Steven
Charity Lane
Sol, Terresol

"I left home looking for resources, something to help Sevdant, because when I left there was still a war going on. Well I say 'war' but it was really just the standard feuding of the islands of the Southern Isles. Not long after I received word that someone from another islandd had united the Isles under one banner. My reason for leaving was no longer valid, but I didn't want to go home and live under the rule of another island, so I stayed here in Terresol. I built this for myself to live in. Technically illegally at the time. It's small, but it kept the dangers away."

"I became a prominent member of the Sol community doing odd jobs around the city and helping out other citizens of Sol. It was around this time I met a man named Bolt Vostro, who talked about monarchies being a parasite on civilized society. The man was a bit silly in nature, maybe also a bit extreme but some of what he said resonated with me. I mostly kept those views to myself though as I grew in popularity around the city. What really lead to me taking power was Vronti Kelwynd, after he poisoned nearly the entire Vortigern family. I stepped up my game, I called in some favors, followed up with contacts, and rallied the city against Vronti. For my efforts I was assigned an official peacekeeping position."

"Basically all the government was at that point was me, Caderyn, and Carney, both holding positions that kept them from taking the crown. I held the military back for what was perhaps too long, keeping them to protect the capital. But I finally relented and let Carney and Caderyn go after Vronti, it was an initially successful campaign. But it was a combination of an unusual drought, unusual rain in said drought, Ibethelian mercenaries, and Carney's arrogance that led to the decimation of the military in the swamplands that you likely passed through in your travel. Both princes made it out of the battle, but went into self-exile after a council named me acting queen until the Vronti situation was dealt with. It became a bit more permanent because of the exile, and the deal I made with Vronti."

Charity felt just a tiny bit exhausted from the retelling of her whole life's story. "Up until I was elected Queen I lived here, and for awhile afterwards, my twin siblings lived here too. One day they just kind of left though. They left a note but didn't say where they were going."
Bessie
Anyanka Durkhan
Sol, Terresol 

She hadn't expected a story like that. She'd expected something about, well, she didn't know. But certainly not something so heartbreaking to hear. The exhaustion at letting the story flow out wasn't mistaken, and Anyanka gave a small nod. The past wasn't the best thing to talk about in most cases, and she couldn't lay a finger on a place in that story she wanted to unpack that wouldn't lead to a months worth of story telling. So she settled on an easier topic. 

"Do you miss them?"
Steven
Charity Lane
Sol, Terresol

"Well we weren't very close, they just lived with me because they didn't want to stay at home. Even though I always knew it was temporary, and that they'd move on sooner or later, I did enjoy having them around and do miss them. But I also know that they're better wandering wherever they are than being couped up in a keep or a small shack in the woods. Maybe they'll pop up again some day."

Thinking about her twin siblings led Charity to think about all of her siblings and cousins. She had quite a few. She began to wonder something, "Do you have any siblings, Anya?"