- Motto: “Through Memory, We Endure.”
- Domain: Knowledge, History, Scholarship
- Symbol/Colours: A golden quill crossed with a silver key over an open book, framed by curling ivy and crowned by a rising sun. Colours of parchment gold, aged sage, and inked bronze.
- First Archivist: Lord Theridian Avenloré
Overview
Among the Evergild Fae, where wealth and dominion have corrupted many once-pure callings, House of Scholars stands apart. They are the keepers of memory, researchers of forgotten lore, and guardians of the Evergild’s crumbling intellectual wealth.
Founded in the earliest days of the Evergild, they believe that true power lies not in coin or conquest, but in knowledge preserved and wielded with precision. Through ancient records, lost languages, and whispered secrets, they shape the future from the ashes of the past.
Their influence remains potent, though their focus on history — once the pride of the realm — is now often dismissed as outdated. Yet the scions of House Scholars endure, weaving history, diplomacy, and law into weapons sharper than any blade.
They are both respected and feared, for an archivist forgets nothing — and the oldest grievances are carved into memory deeper than any stone.
Domain
The sprawling seat of House Scholars is known simply as The Library, dominating the city’s oldest and most labyrinthine quarter. Endless towers and bridges, parchment-scented halls, and domed reading chambers stretch across a forgotten landscape of learning.
It is said that the walls themselves listen, and that secrets spoken within the Library are never truly lost.
Beyond the city, however, lies another dwelling tied to the Scholars — The Palace of Vaevessaire. Nestled in the heart of an ancient glade once ruled by trees, not fae, this part-time residence is a place of ceremonial retreat and seasonal splendour. Though it began as a moss-walled cottage built by a quiet branch of the Avenloré line, it has since grown into a gilded echo of the Library’s grandeur — all mirror-lakes, arched halls, and ivy-laced ballrooms. Now technically owned by the head of House Avenloré (currently Lord Theridian Avenloré), it is rarely used by them directly, its halls instead maintained by distant kin. Still, some call it the Cottage, whether with irony or reverence, for Vaevessaire remains a place where memory lives and the past listens back
Notable Subsections
- The Archivists: Masters of history, caretakers of ancient records and forgotten truths.
- The Arcanists: Scholars who study the deep laws of magic, often walking a fine line between law and sorcery.
- The Orators: Experts in rhetoric, diplomacy, and the weaving of law into power.
- The Lexicists: Linguists and translators of lost and forbidden tongues, tasked with unearthing the past one word at a time.
Notable Members
(Note: House Avenloré maintains a strict tradition of using only the Avenloré name; no deviations are permitted.)
- Lady Velarienne Avenloré — Revered former Matriarch of the House; brokered the Pact of Tides, binding coastal realms to the Evergild.
- Gwynviène Avenloré — A bright yet restless scholar, drawn into the secrets and shifting allegiances of the Evergild.
- Lord Theridian Avenloré – Current Patriarch of the Oratorium and head of house.
Whispers of Note
- The Compendium, at the heart of the Library, houses books that bleed or whisper when opened without the proper rites.
- Some among the younger generation seek to break the chains of dusty preservation — to wield history itself as a living, changing force.