Archard is my most unusual creation, in Arref Mak's Empire of the Gleaming Banner . Archard has been through two conventions now, and some associated material, which I am slowly but surely turning into a readable form. Though he is a Trump Artist, the fact that he is from nowhere near to Amber or Chaos means that his point of view and personality are quite different than any of my other characters.
Archard is the younger son of Dristi, the daughter of Canthraal, second daughter of the Empress. So, the high and wise Lora, Empress of the Empire, is great grandmother to Archard. He is currently turning twenty six years old.
Within the EGB world, Archard is not alone. He has an elder sister by two years, Rakhi, who now holds the impressive post of Acting Imperial Advocate (and theoretically, somewhere in the line of succession to the Empress, may her health be preserved). This position was, unfortunately, vacated by their grandmother Canthraal for medical and health reasons.
Archard also has an aunt younger than himself, named Jubilee. This teenage daughter of Canthraal has a heritage and life quite different than Archard.
Recently, Archard was introduced to a hitherto unknown younger unknown cousin, named Arbonne.. Arbonne, he has discovered, like himself, is one of the few Trump Artists in the Royal Family. Arbonne's mother has been away from the Empire almost as long as Archard has been alive, and thus Arbonne has never seen the sunny capital of Darrheabarr until now.
Archard is short, only 5' 6", and has the almond skin of his grandmother. His eyes are amber flecked with copper. He wears his black hair short, ceasar style. He weighs in the neighborhood of 130 pounds.
Archard's colors are Midnight Blue and Ghost White. His symbol is a rectangle at about 30-45 degrees from face on, in ghostly rainbow colors.
Visit the Snippets Page for some quasi-campaign material hashed out live and on chat.
A full fledged story of Archard is also available for your perusal. A vacation gone wrong leads Archard to investigate a Point of Divergence.
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