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The sigil of the De Letoirneau family. The golden eagle (along with the Givrais Thunder Bird) is one of the representative animals of the family - graceful, yet powerful and readied to fight. Behind it sits the blue background of the sky, representative of the family and their distinct Ithanian heritage, in addition to a fan pattern below. Beside the ornate golden imagery in display of wealth and power are positioned three distinct flags, from bottom to top representative of the Ithanian Sovereignty, the Loiree-Bas County and the Regalian Empire in which both reside.
D'Ithanie
'Avec fierté et honneur, force et sagesse, nous montons comme une.'
Common
'With pride and honour, strength and wisdom, we ascend as one.'
House de Letoirneau is a reborn house, however one with considerable tradition and history to its name. An ancient Ithanian house that truly gained its power following the events of the Mars de l'Orchidee, however was cast asunder and brought to ruin within just over a century. The family found itself splintered into multiple descending, minor branches: some of these became strong families in their own right, while others were dissolved, incorporated into other families or adapted over time to changing circumstances, yet none were able to return to the true glory and standing the prior house of de Letoirneau had held at its peak. Recently, three such descendant branches of this family - Celyreos, Du Polignac and Alaire - have convened together once more and, after discovering their shared heritage by certain means, have made the decision to unify and reform this long-lost family as three branches under a single banner, however as the family drifted apart, the du Polignac branche remained at the heart of the family, now resembling the true spirit of the de Letoirneau.
De Letoirneau: Sky Blue, Silver and Black
The family is one of Ithanian culture, and in its entirety sees considerable influences of this throughout all branches of the family. As in the days of the renewal of the family, other cultures were allowed to show their colours, a hard handed approach made sure that the only culture the family adheres to is the true Ithanian culture.
In terms of faith, the family could only reasonably be ascribed to as Unionist. While hardly zealous in their beliefs, they still hold strongly to the tenants of their faith. Certain members of the family, would more likely than not consider themselves of the Priscelle orientation of the faith, although this is seen more so behind closed doors due to the reduced and weakened status of the sect.
In terms of business, the family proves to be highly mercantile in orientation, involved in numerous areas within the commercial and financial markets. Primarily the family trades in traditional Ithanian goods, connecting the highly wealthy and abundant produce of their Ithanian homeland and the Vixhall lordship to the vast markets that exist within the archipelago, and especially the crown isle. Primarily at the top of this is the produce of fine wines (as would be expected of an Ithanian family), in addition to a huge range of Textiles - silks, velvets, taffetas, etc.
In terms of holdings, the De Letoirneau family has lost mosts of their lands through to fighting with local governments and families, as their absence created a demand for more present rulers, putting them out of their game. However, in Regalia the family still holds some prominent houses througout the city, decorated in the finest ithanian products the market has to offer.
Overall, the family is distinctly Liberal in its political beliefs, as is often seen from the Ithanians of the Empire. It finds itself in a position of supporting the Ithanian Courts in exile and Lobbies that exist, standing with them upon numerous matters, especially with the decline of Liberal prowess. The family is less pacifistic in orientation to the Ithanian Court, and is also devided on the rigid systems of matriarchy, where some members are seeing them simply as inefficient and restrictive, others believe it to be the only way forward.
Overall, a generally similar appearance is seen amongst the family. Hair colours are usually fairer, in addition to a variety of blues and greens gracing most of the irises of the De Letoirneau lineage. Paler skin tones are common as would be expected from a family of Ithanian origin, although this is more significantly due to a porcelain fair skin being identified as a fashion staple amongst the wealthy Ithanians. Heights are fairly spread however are usually seen to be quite average, with most ladies varying between 5'4 and 5'7, while the men of the family starting at 5'7, tend to fall just short of 6 foot as of a maximum. Ladies are usually discouraged from intense physical lifestyles or an emphasis on combat, and so most have a graceful curvature to their figure - they are instead usually encouraged into fields of social significance, or an intellectual/high-skilled pursuit; business, statesmanship, medical training or even scholarly studies are common. Men will almost always be in some way combat-capable and trained, although this does not mean they are denied similar opportunities for intellectual studies to the females.
The de Letoirneau family finds her roots in the earlydays of the regalian empire, when the family took part in governing the Ithanian realm. Along with money, wealth and power came the struggle for the family to keep control of all it's members.
A family that had lasted ages, suddenly split apart into three different branches, each searching their own way forward.
It was many years later that these three families saw potential and reviving their old name. Making their way back to the place their name once held in society.
Sophia de Letoirneau
Matriarch of the house de Letoirneau
Unless otherwise discussed, your De Letoirneau character should be your main, and you should preferably not be involved in any other noble families/groups of high commitment that may divert too much attention. While I will of course accept OOC inactivity if real life issues persist, consistent (but more importantly uninformed inactivity) will result in your character being shelved.
Family members should not IC or OOC seek to become Sanguine, Silven, Mages, or anything else of the sort. This circumvents the point of being involved in a family. Characters should also adhere generally to Unionism, and to Ithanian culture (unless permitted otherwise) - the latter especially is a major aspect of the family, and if you don't care for it, you probably shouldn't apply.
Blatant OOC disregard for the family and its member will not at all be tolerated. This applies IC too - anyone attempting to purposely ruin the family/pull drastic stunts (without my permission, of course!) will simply be removed. Ruining this family for everyone involved is not acceptable.
No toxicity OOC at any level, at all, ever. Friendly discussion, or even debate over a topic is fine. Blatant insults are not. Exceptions will be given for this, but consistently toxic players who harm our own reputation and the experience of everyone involved will be removed. Without hesitation.
Most importantly, make sure you enjoy yourself! If your character causes you issues, you are free to adapt them to keep them interesting to you (although I'd prefer you did speak to myself first). Most importantly we are a family and an RP community - getting involved with each other and those around us is what we do! This does go both ways however; I will strongly discourage anyone joining the family who doesn't care for the internal interaction, or who wants the character for their own selfish means.
IGN:
Time on MassiveCraft, and overall experience:
How active would you say you are?:
How knowledgeable are you on lore? (This especially applies to lore resulting around Regalia, Ithania/Ithanian culture, and Ailordom in general):
What are your RP strengths and weaknesses?:
Character name/chosen:
Any ideas for the character? These can be discussed and tweaked later, if you're not sure or would like ideas:
Any references to vouch for your RP? They can be whoever you'd like, as long as they're aware of being chosen as vouchers - Members of the family would be exceptional here:
Be honest! I will not usually outright reject people solely based on what is put here. I would much prefer people be honest here and improve as a family member, than lie/exaggerate for whatever reason.
Right now the family is hiring members of staff for the following ranks:
Guards & Handmaidend.
We will require you to fill in the following:
IGN:
Time on MassiveCraft, and overall experience:
How active would you say you are?:
How knowledgeable are you on lore? (This especially applies to lore resulting around Regalia, Ithania/Ithanian culture, and Ailordom in general):
What are your RP strengths and weaknesses?:
Letter of application send to the house, adressed to Monsieur Debbeur, head of staff.
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