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   * **Nicknames or aliases:** Dlyss daughter of [[person:Ybess]] (birth name); the [[chosen:magic:span|Oracle]] (epithet); Telyth ([[person:Zadireth]]'s pet name)   * **Nicknames or aliases:** Dlyss daughter of [[person:Ybess]] (birth name); the [[chosen:magic:span|Oracle]] (epithet); Telyth ([[person:Zadireth]]'s pet name)
   * **Date of birth:** 78 Cloud 21:15   * **Date of birth:** 78 Cloud 21:15
-  * **Place of birth:** [[geopolitical:kassi]], the [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:region:Velestrin]]+  * **Place of birth:** [[geopolitical:Kassi]], the [[geography:sekhaa:region:Velestrin]]
  
 ==== Gender and sexuality ==== ==== Gender and sexuality ====
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 ===== Mentality ===== ===== Mentality =====
 ==== Motivation ==== ==== Motivation ====
-Dlyss is driven by the aim of the dominance of the [[Chosen:]] over [[Avishraa:]], and the extermination of all other [[takma:|takmar]], though it is unclear whether either the [[xtauh:]] and the [[orghysh:]] are similarly targets of her mistrust. All of her actions are, ultimately, devoted toward these intertwined ends, which she believes are the will and intention of the gods.+Dlyss is driven by the aim of the dominance of the [[Chosen:]] over [[universe:mikurmiya:avishraa]], and the extermination of all other [[takma:|takmar]], though it is unclear whether either the [[xtauh:]] and the [[orghysh:]] are similarly targets of her mistrust. All of her actions are, ultimately, devoted toward these intertwined ends, which she believes are the will and intention of the gods.
  
 ==== Virtues, vices, and flaws ==== ==== Virtues, vices, and flaws ====
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 Having superior knowledge of the future, and what she feels is a superior knowledge of the will of the gods, Dlyss long ago came to the conclusion that she is best placed to direct the Chosen to their destiny individually or as a group; others are acting on imperfect information, flawed reasoning, or both, and their opinions and needs are secondary even when they are reasonable. As a result, she has strong autocratic impulses and has no qualms about issuing orders to those who she is able to have obey them. She prefers willing cooperation and understanding, but will resort to deception, fear, or violence as the situation requires. Having superior knowledge of the future, and what she feels is a superior knowledge of the will of the gods, Dlyss long ago came to the conclusion that she is best placed to direct the Chosen to their destiny individually or as a group; others are acting on imperfect information, flawed reasoning, or both, and their opinions and needs are secondary even when they are reasonable. As a result, she has strong autocratic impulses and has no qualms about issuing orders to those who she is able to have obey them. She prefers willing cooperation and understanding, but will resort to deception, fear, or violence as the situation requires.
  
-Her ability to see various futures does not free her of her own biases in choosing which ones are desirable. Peace with the Unchosen takmar is a dream of many Chosen of the [[geopolitical:citadel:]], but Dlyss has done much to minimize the possibility of it, to the extent of deliberately underestimating its likelihood as a future.+Her ability to see various futures does not free her of her own biases in choosing which ones are desirable. Peace with the Unchosen takmar is a dream of many Chosen of the [[geopolitical:Citadel:]], but Dlyss has done much to minimize the possibility of it, to the extent of deliberately underestimating its likelihood as a future.
  
 ==== Intellectual characteristics ==== ==== Intellectual characteristics ====
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 ==== Wealth and possessions ==== ==== Wealth and possessions ====
-Dlyss is quite wealthy, and lives in a tastefully but expensively decorated mansion. The chambers are in the Inner Court, the desirable subterranean quarter of [[geopolitical:citadel:oldstone]]; the mansion is on the Third Level, and therefore not quite as prestigious as the monumental compounds on the First Level, but it marks her as among the Citadel's elite. In order to maintain and protect the property, she retains a number of guards and staff.+Dlyss is quite wealthy, and lives in a tastefully but expensively decorated mansion. The chambers are in the Inner Court, the desirable subterranean quarter of [[geopolitical:citadel:Oldstone]]; the mansion is on the Third Level, and therefore not quite as prestigious as the monumental compounds on the First Level, but it marks her as among the Citadel's elite. In order to maintain and protect the property, she retains a number of guards and staff.
  
 She also owns a number of other properties, particularly in and around Oldstone but found throughout the territory of the Citadel. Currently, much of her income comes from the tenants on these properties, though some of them are devoted to low- or no-cost housing for incoming Chosen refugees. She also owns a number of other properties, particularly in and around Oldstone but found throughout the territory of the Citadel. Currently, much of her income comes from the tenants on these properties, though some of them are devoted to low- or no-cost housing for incoming Chosen refugees.
  
 ===== Personal history ===== ===== Personal history =====
-Dlyss hatched in 78 Cloud in [[geopolitical:kassi]], a lakeside village in the [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:region:Velestrin]], a thickly wooded and lake-dotted plateau in the highlands abutting the [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:region:spine_of_sirdanth]]. Her mother, [[person:Ybess]], was the village priestess; her only father was [[person:Gurass]], a trapper.+Dlyss hatched in 78 Cloud in [[geopolitical:Kassi]], a lakeside village in the [[geography:sekhaa:region:Velestrin]], a thickly wooded and lake-dotted plateau in the highlands abutting the [[geography:sekhaa:region:Spine of Sirdanth]]. Her mother, [[person:Ybess]], was the village priestess; her only father was [[person:Gurass]], a trapper.
  
 From an early age, she had had [[chosen:magic:span|dreams of things that had yet to pass]] - some mundane, some wonderful, some terrible. Her parents paid no heed until Dlyss began to experience visions while awake. Increasingly, she foresaw events surrounding herself and those close to her, and some of them began to come true. As she neared her first cycle of age, she began to be able to direct her inner vision where she willed, to see the distant past and countless futures, each containing its share of horrors. From an early age, she had had [[chosen:magic:span|dreams of things that had yet to pass]] - some mundane, some wonderful, some terrible. Her parents paid no heed until Dlyss began to experience visions while awake. Increasingly, she foresaw events surrounding herself and those close to her, and some of them began to come true. As she neared her first cycle of age, she began to be able to direct her inner vision where she willed, to see the distant past and countless futures, each containing its share of horrors.
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 ===== Relationships ===== ===== Relationships =====
 ==== Family ==== ==== Family ====
-Dlyss' parents are [[person:Ybess]], a village priestess in the [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:region::Velestrin]], and [[person:Gurass]], a trapper. She has not seen either of them since she was very young and, since they are Unchosen, has no interest in speaking with them.+Dlyss' parents are [[person:Ybess]], a village priestess in the [[geography:sekhaa:region:Velestrin]], and [[person:Gurass]], a trapper. She has not seen either of them since she was very young and, since they are Unchosen, has no interest in speaking with them.
  
 She has three husbands: [[person:Zadireth]], [[person:Hejroth]], and [[person:Keihaf]]. While she is cordial with all of them, she appears to exhibit a slightly more close and comfortable attitude around Zadireth. She has three husbands: [[person:Zadireth]], [[person:Hejroth]], and [[person:Keihaf]]. While she is cordial with all of them, she appears to exhibit a slightly more close and comfortable attitude around Zadireth.
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