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 +====== Uvereth ======
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-THE SOLDIERS: Now the fight is won, and the [[person:ilvrith|treacherous one]] is dead! Here upon this [[item:foundation-stone|Stone]] let it be shouted to the corners of the world: a new House is risen! Uvereth shall be our [[avishraa:community:empire:empress|Empress]]!+THE SOLDIERS: Now the fight is won, and the [[person:ilvrith|treacherous one]] is dead! Here upon this [[item:foundation_stone|Stone]] let it be shouted to the corners of the world: a new House is risen! Uvereth shall be our [[geopolitical:empire:Empress]]!
  
 UVERETH: No, it shall not be so. UVERETH: No, it shall not be so.
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 THE SOLDIERS: What could you mean? Who then shall rule? THE SOLDIERS: What could you mean? Who then shall rule?
  
-UVERETH: I shall return to [[avishraa:community:inaar|Inaar]], where the bones of my foremothers lie. There will I rule, and preserve it from harm. But I shall choose no Empress, myself nor any other.+UVERETH: I shall return to [[geopolitical:Inaar]], where the bones of my foremothers lie. There will I rule, and preserve it from harm. But I shall choose no Empress, myself nor any other.
  
 THE SOLDIERS: Will you then allow the Imperial horn((A coiled horn, stylized to various degrees, is a symbol of sovereignty in Imperial and post-Imperial cultures; in the Imperial period, the Imperial horn was restricted to the use of the empresses and those operating under their direct authority, somewhat like crowns in human monarchies.)) to be contested by rebels and traitors? THE SOLDIERS: Will you then allow the Imperial horn((A coiled horn, stylized to various degrees, is a symbol of sovereignty in Imperial and post-Imperial cultures; in the Imperial period, the Imperial horn was restricted to the use of the empresses and those operating under their direct authority, somewhat like crowns in human monarchies.)) to be contested by rebels and traitors?
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 A dagger-stroke to my back, and others aimed at my daughters: is that not impiety? A dagger-stroke to my back, and others aimed at my daughters: is that not impiety?
  
-You speak of impiety! How impious is the [[avishraa:community:empire:|Empire]] that allows such acts, against all that is taught to us by the [[culture:mythology:imperial_religion:siathar:|gods]]?+You speak of impiety! How impious is the [[geopolitical:empire:]] that allows such acts, against all that is taught to us by the [[mythology:imperial_religion:siathar:|gods]]?
  
 And for what has been done, I have slain her to whom my allegiance was owed! Is that, too, not impiety? And for what has been done, I have slain her to whom my allegiance was owed! Is that, too, not impiety?
  
-Hear me: if I am impious, then so are we all! Indeed this is an [[history:vigil_era:|impious age]], where all that was good and true is brought to ruin; and all that we may do is save what can be saved. The Empire is not yet gone, but it is dead! The impiety of which you cry is the stink of its corpse, which has been propped up as a puppet for cruel entertainments! But the puppeteers are dead, and the corpse is freed from their strings; therefore let it be buried and the stink cleared away, and the [[culture:mythology:imperial_religion:lamnar:bauk|Bone-Eater]] judge us all!+Hear me: if I am impious, then so are we all! Indeed this is an [[history:vigil_era:|impious age]], where all that was good and true is brought to ruin; and all that we may do is save what can be saved. The Empire is not yet gone, but it is dead! The impiety of which you cry is the stink of its corpse, which has been propped up as a puppet for cruel entertainments! But the puppeteers are dead, and the corpse is freed from their strings; therefore let it be buried and the stink cleared away, and the [[mythology:imperial_religion:lamnar:bauk|Bone-Eater]] judge us all!
  
 //Uvereth brings down her hammer on the Foundation Stone, shattering it to the cries of the soldiers.// //Uvereth brings down her hammer on the Foundation Stone, shattering it to the cries of the soldiers.//
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   * **Nicknames or aliases:** the Stonebreaker, the Destroyer   * **Nicknames or aliases:** the Stonebreaker, the Destroyer
   * **Date of birth:** 20 Vigil   * **Date of birth:** 20 Vigil
-  * **Place of birth:** [[avishraa:community:inaar|Inaar]], the [[avishraa:place:heartlands|Heartlands]]+  * **Place of birth:** [[geopolitical:Inaar]], the [[geography:sekhaa:region:heartlands]]
   * **Date of death:** 3 Cloud   * **Date of death:** 3 Cloud
-  * **Place of death:** [[avishraa:community:inaar|Inaar]], the [[avishraa:place:heartlands|Heartlands]]+  * **Place of death:** [[geopolitical:Inaar]], the [[geography:sekhaa:region:heartlands]]
  
 ==== Gender and sexuality ==== ==== Gender and sexuality ====
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 ==== Heritage and identification ==== ==== Heritage and identification ====
-  * **Species:** [[takma:|Takma]]+  * **Species:** [[Takma:]]
   * **Race:** [[takma:start#variations|Riparian]]   * **Race:** [[takma:start#variations|Riparian]]
-  * **Ethnic origin:**[[culture:ethnicity:imperial|Imperial]] +  * **Ethnic origin:**[[ethnicity:Imperial]] 
-  * **Native language:** early [[language:imperial#vernacular_imperial|Haatar Imperial]] +  * **Native language:** early [[language:imperial:start#vernacular_imperial|Haatar Imperial]] 
-  * **Other languages spoken:** [[language:imperial#classical_imperial|Classical Imperial]]+  * **Other languages spoken:** [[language:imperial:start#Classical Imperial]]
  
 ===== Physical ===== ===== Physical =====
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 Uvereth's most famous aptitude was that for military command. She had a natural grasp both for strategy and tactics, made all the keener over time by both experience and study. While it would, perhaps, be bold to cite her as the greatest general in history, by the end of her career she was certainly among a select few that might be thought the greatest of their era. Uvereth's most famous aptitude was that for military command. She had a natural grasp both for strategy and tactics, made all the keener over time by both experience and study. While it would, perhaps, be bold to cite her as the greatest general in history, by the end of her career she was certainly among a select few that might be thought the greatest of their era.
    
-She was known to be a fancier of music, and was a particular devotee of the //[[item:instrument:othtin|othtin]]//, a sitar-like instrument. Although she did not play the instrument herself (at least not well), she is known to have composed several pieces for it. Though the pieces themselves have not survived, they were apparently considered unusual in their use of rapid changes of tone and tempo. Uvereth is recorded as having said, in response to a question about this, "Both music and war bring swift changes; it is as well to be ready for them."+She was known to be a fancier of music, and was a particular devotee of the //[[item:instrument:othtin]]//, a sitar-like instrument. Although she did not play the instrument herself (at least not well), she is known to have composed several pieces for it. Though the pieces themselves have not survived, they were apparently considered unusual in their use of rapid changes of tone and tempo. Uvereth is recorded as having said, in response to a question about this, "Both music and war bring swift changes; it is as well to be ready for them."
  
 ==== Morality and philosophy ==== ==== Morality and philosophy ====
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