Head of the House of Scholars
Patriarch of the Oratorium, School of Rhetoric and Law
Son of Lady Velarienne Avenloré, Lord Thamior Avenloré
Husband of Lady Virella Avenloré
Father of Aestrelle Avenloré, Mirelyn Avenloré
Brother of Lady Syraëlle Avenloré, Lady Celarienne Avenloré
Lord Theridian Avenloré rules with the cold certainty of a ledger’s ink — precise, unyielding, and absolute. As the eldest of Lady Velarienne’s children, he inherited not only the title of Head of House but the heavy mantle of expectation that came with it. Where others might have wavered under such weight, Theridian became steel.
He is widely viewed as a harsh and exacting leader, more concerned with the expansion of the Avenloré legacy than the wellbeing of those within it. Beneath his leadership, The Library’s reach has grown, its influence sharpened into a weapon of knowledge and control. Titles are earned through alliances and strategy, not merit or sentiment. Emotion is considered weakness. Compassion is a footnote. His decisions are rarely questioned, not because they are just, but because they are immovable.
To his siblings and extended kin, Theridian is a distant figure — a presence felt more through policies and directives than familial warmth. Yet some, with kinder eyes, suspect the roots of his severity lie not in cruelty, but in the relentless pressure to live up to the iron standards of their mother. Raised beneath Lady Velarienne’s stern gaze, Theridian was shaped into the very image she desired: a ruler who would not falter, who would never be questioned, and who would ensure the Avenloré name never dimmed.
Whether he is feared or respected depends on who is asked — but none would deny that Theridian is effective, and in the eyes of the House, that is often enough.