Marriage to Thjazi Fang
Aranessa married Thjazi near the end of the War of Axe and Vine, when he was a celebrated adventurer travelling with Thimble.
Overview
Introduction
Aranessa is a noblewoman of approximately forty years who arrives at Thjazi’s Farramh in the green and gold carriage of House Royce. She married Thjazi near the end of the War of Axe and Vine, but the couple separated after he joined the Falconer’s Rebellion and she refused his request to run away. Although she has not worn their wedding ring for many years, she has always kept it close and says that she loved Thjazi throughout their separation.
Revealed history
Known History
The Separation
After Thjazi received clemency following his capture, he asked Aranessa to run away with him. She refused, and they remained separated for the rest of his life.
A Fading Faerie Connection
Aranessa says that the doors to Faerie have shut, fewer messages reach the Golden Orchard and she no longer knows how long her inherited name will carry influence.
Story progression
Character Journey
Major events shaping Aranessa.
The Battle of Maharlian Falls
Sir Julien Davinos defeated Thjazi Fang at Maharlian Falls, knocked him from his horse and delivered him into custody.
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- Jacques Malterres calls Julien the hero of Maharlian Falls.
- Julien knocked Thjazi from his horse.
- Julien brought Thjazi into custody or to justice.
- Thjazi later received clemency.
- After receiving clemency, Thjazi asked Aranessa to run away with him.
- Aranessa refused, contributing to their long separation.
- Its placement within the Falconer’s Rebellion is strongly implied but not explicitly named in the account.
The Closing of Faerie
The doors to Faerie closed and the realm vanished from the mortal world, severing Thimble’s connection and weakening faerie-linked houses.
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- Thimble remembers being told that the doors had been closed.
- She saw the doors to Faerie closing and felt her connection to the realm beyond vanish.
- Thimble began ageing like a mortal from that day onward.
- The event is described as the day Faerie vanished from the world.
- Aranessa says that the doors to Faerie are shut and that fewer messages reach the Golden Orchard.
- Thaisha later confirms that the door to Faerie remains closed.
- The date, cause and responsible party are unknown.
The Execution of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi Fang was publicly condemned and hanged beneath the Guardian Wall under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
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- The execution took place at the gallows beneath the Guardian Wall.
- Thjazi arrived in an iron-barred prison wagon under a multi-house military escort.
- House Tachonis soldiers removed him from the wagon in manacles.
- Azune performed the official magical inspection.
- Several parts of the crowd cheered when Thjazi appeared.
- The Sundered Houses used trumpets to silence or overpower the crowd’s response.
- A House Tachonis herald proclaimed the sentence.
- Thjazi was accused of arcanism, theft, skulduggery, murder and sedition.
- The Chamber of Lords-Advisory authorised the sentence to the Revolutionary Council.
- The Photarch spoke on behalf of the Candescent Creed and House Halovar’s changing religious order.
- Wicander expected the Photarch to commute the sentence to life imprisonment.
- The Photarch privately told Wicander that Thjazi had to die.
- Thjazi and Halandil shared final words across the crowd.
- Thjazi saw something in the sky and became visibly panicked.
- Thjazi asked Halandil to help Murray and the Penteveral and said paint waited with Bolaire.
- Thjazi asked Halandil to tell Thimble not to be scared.
- Thjazi declared that the authority condemning him would fall and that he could still hear the falcon’s cry.
- The executioner pulled the lever before Thjazi completed his final mental message.
- The escape intervention did not remove Thjazi.
- Thjazi died by hanging.
- This was the first execution in Dol-Makjar carried out exclusively under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
The Falconer’s Rebellion
A rebellion led in part by Thjazi Fang, during which Azune Nayar and Teor Pridesire fought beside him.
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- Thjazi Fang fought as a leader during the rebellion.
- Azune Nayar followed Thjazi into battle and believed the cause was worth dying for.
- During one battle, Thjazi carried an injured Azune while calling for a medic as arrows and spells crossed overhead.
- Teor Pridesire served beside Thjazi during the rebellion.
- Teor and Azune recognise one another as former comrades from the conflict.
- The people of the Rookery later remembered Thjazi as a hero of the rebellion.
- Thjazi suffered a tongue injury during the conflict.
- Aranessa says Thjazi took up the banner of rebellion two years after their marriage.
- Aranessa’s grandfather sided with the Halovars and Tachonises against Thjazi’s cause.
The Farramh of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi’s family and community gathered at the Fang home for an orcish Farramh beginning on the day of his death.
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- A Farramh begins on the day of death or as soon afterwards as possible.
- The deceased is placed for viewing so family and community can gather.
- Shadia prepared the Fang home before the body arrived.
- Azune carried Thjazi inside and placed him for viewing.
- The body was covered with a white Candescent funerary sheet before the family arranged their own rites and offerings.
- Loza performed an Old Path farewell beside the body.
- Guests brought food, flowers, liquor, coins, jewellery and personal treasures.
- The gathering included family, veterans, arcanists, occultists, nobles and criminal associates.
- Thjazi’s scimitar was returned to Halandil during the ceremony.
- Representatives of House Halovar and the Candescent Creed entered despite hostility from the household and neighbourhood.
- Aranessa mourned her estranged husband and confronted House Halovar’s claims.
- Vaelus arrived seeking the Stone of Nightsong and was persuaded to respect the grieving family.
- The ceremony remained underway when Episode 1 ended.
The War of Axe and Vine
A past war whose closing years produced the heroic adventurer Aranessa remembers marrying and may also have included Halandil Fang’s brief military service.
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- Thjazi Fang emerged from the end of the war with a reputation as a dashing heroic adventurer.
- Aranessa married Thjazi after that period.
- Two years after the marriage, Thjazi took up the banner of the Falconer’s Rebellion.
- Loza believes Halandil may have fought near the end of the war.
- Halandil did not remain a mercenary after his military service.
- The war’s cause, belligerents, locations and outcome remain unknown.
Personal connections
Relationships
Bonds, loyalties and conflicts as they develop across the campaign.
Estranged Spouses
FamilyYour role: Estranged Wife And WidowWidowed Estranged
Aranessa and Thjazi married after the War of Axe and Vine but lived apart for many years.
Latest development · Episode 1Aranessa Says Goodbye
View full relationship evidence →Aranessa kisses Thjazi’s body and admits that she loved him throughout their long separation.
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Aranessa remembers marrying Thjazi when he was a celebrated adventurer with Thimble beside him.
Family Through Thjazi
FamilyYour role: Sister In LawActive
Aranessa remains legally Halandil’s sister-in-law despite her long separation from Thjazi.
Latest development · Episode 1Aranessa Confides in Halandil
View full relationship evidence →Aranessa warns Halandil that Faerie’s influence is fading and wonders whether she should have run away with Thjazi.
Old Childhood Friends
PersonalYour role: Childhood Friend And Protected NobleActive
Julien is one of Aranessa’s oldest childhood friends and accompanies her to Thjazi’s Farramh.
Latest development · Episode 1Julien Accompanies Aranessa
View full relationship evidence →Julien comforts Aranessa during the carriage journey and promises to protect her, while she insists that her grief remains hers to feel.
Lady of House Royce
OrganisationalYour role: Lady And MemberActive
Aranessa is a noble representative of House Royce.
Latest development · Episode 1The Royce Carriage Arrives
View full relationship evidence →Aranessa arrives in the Royce carriage wearing the green of her house.
Estranged Spouse and In-Law
FamilyYour role: Estranged Spouse And In LawWidowed Affiliate
Aranessa remains legally connected to the Fang family through her marriage to Thjazi.
View full relationship evidence →Unanswered questions
Mysteries
Open and resolved questions connected to Aranessa.
Why Did the Doors to Faerie Close?
Who or what closed Faerie, what is happening beyond the doors and can the connection be restored?
Faerie vanished from mortal reach, severing Thimble’s connection, reducing messages to the Golden Orchard and weakening faerie-linked legacies.
Latest developmentThe Door Remains Closed
Thaisha confirms that Julien’s political manoeuvring has not restored the connection to Faerie.
What Happened to Dol-Makjar’s Revolution?
How did Dol-Makjar change from the city Teor remembers, and what remains of its revolutionary institutions and ideals?
Returning veterans find a revolutionary city transformed by Sundered House power, the Candescent Creed and an expanding Chamber authority.
Latest developmentHalovar and Tachonis Continue to Grow Stronger
Aranessa warns that the two Sundered Houses are gaining power while faerie-linked influence diminishes.
Transcript-backed claims
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Transcript-backed statements concerning Aranessa, with testimony and uncertain claims kept distinct from direct depiction.
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A gleaming green-and-gold carriage of the Sundered House of Royce approaches the Fang home, drawn by four snow-white horses.
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Julien and Aranessa · A Carriage of House Royce
Aranessa rides towards the Farramh in tears while holding the wedding ring she has not worn for many years but has always kept close to her person.
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Julien and Aranessa · Aranessa’s Wedding Ring
During Thjazi’s execution, Julien sat within the nobles’ gallery beside an empty seat intended for Aranessa. He knew that she was nearby but could not tell whether she witnessed Thjazi’s final moments.
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Julien and Aranessa · An Empty Seat Beside Julien
While retrieving a cloth for Aranessa, Julien reveals that his left hand is completely enclosed within an intricate, dark-silver metal gauntlet whose size appears disproportionate to his slender frame.
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Julien and Aranessa · Julien’s Silver Gauntlet
Julien tells Aranessa that the man executed was no longer the man she once loved. He argues that Thjazi would not have reached the gallows had he remained that person.
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Aranessa remembers marrying Thjazi near the end of the War of Axe and Vine, when he was a dashing adventurer with a pixie companion and magic in his eyes.
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Julien and Aranessa · Aranessa Married a Hero
Aranessa says that two years after their marriage, Thjazi took up the banner of rebellion while her grandfather sided with Houses Halovar and Tachonis.
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Julien and Aranessa · Two Years Later, Thjazi Rebelled
Aranessa recalls Julien knocking Thjazi from his horse and bringing him into custody. Thjazi was granted clemency following that earlier capture.
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Julien and Aranessa · Julien Brought Thjazi to Justice
After receiving clemency, Thjazi asked Aranessa to run away with him. She refused, creating the separation that continued for the remaining years of his life.
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Julien and Aranessa · Aranessa Refused to Run Away
Aranessa says that she loved Thjazi throughout every year of their long separation. She hid during his death because she could not bring herself to watch, explaining that love remains even when people turn away from one another.
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Julien argues that Thjazi chose his pride over Aranessa’s love and has now paid for that decision twice over.
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Julien takes Aranessa’s hand and promises to protect her, including from what he considers unnecessary emotional pain.
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Julien and Aranessa · I Have Got You
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Aranessa gently rejects Julien’s attempt to protect her from grief, warning that people can hurt themselves while trying to avoid pain and insisting that her feelings belong to her.
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Upon reaching the Fang home, Aranessa asks for a moment alone in the carriage to compose herself. Julien respects her request and enters the Farramh ahead of her.
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Julien and Aranessa · Julien Enters Alone
Thaisha causes the jasmine and greenery around the Fang home to grow lush for Aranessa’s arrival. When Julien steps from the carriage, she commands every plant around his feet to wither.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · No Green for Julien
Aranessa awkwardly embraces Halandil upon entering the Fang home. When she sees Thjazi’s body upon the table, she apologises to Halandil for failing to save him.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Aranessa Embraces Halandil
Aranessa greets Wicander with barely concealed rage and sarcastically remarks upon the burden House Halovar must have carried in allowing justice to be served when it supposedly desired another outcome.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · What a Burden It Must Be to See Justice Served
Wicander insists that House Halovar did more than merely wish for Thjazi to be spared and claims that the family actively worked towards a different outcome.
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Complicated By Conflicting House ActionAranessa reveals that she visited Villa Aurora the previous day to speak with Wicander’s mother but was left waiting for approximately two or three hours without receiving her attention.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Aranessa Was Kept Waiting
Sensing that Aranessa’s confrontation is becoming politically dangerous, Thaisha urges Tyranny to get Wicander away. Tyranny vomits and insists that they must leave immediately.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Tyranny Creates an Exit
Aranessa remarks that House Royce and House Halovar are now aligned and represented together upon the Chamber of Lords-Advisory, despite the divisions associated with the Shapers’ War.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · The Houses Have Aligned Since the Shapers’ War
After Wicander leaves, Aranessa criticises the Candescent Creed as worship of a divinity without the inconvenience of possessing a voice or perspective.
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Aranessa approaches Thjazi’s heavily adorned body, kisses his cheek and lips, and finally accepts through tears that he is gone.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · He Is Gone
Thaisha contrasts the Candescent teaching of returning to the Light with her own belief that Thjazi has returned to the story and song of the world. Halandil adds that Thjazi changed everyone who knew him.
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Aranessa tells Halandil that the doors to Faerie have shut and that fewer messages are reaching the Golden Orchard. She fears that her name and inherited influence may soon cease to carry meaning.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Fewer Messages Reach the Golden Orchard
Aranessa warns that Houses Halovar and Tachonis appear to become stronger with every passing day while Faerie’s connection to the mortal world weakens.
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Facing an uncertain future and Thjazi’s death, Aranessa wonders aloud whether she should have accepted his invitation to run away with him years earlier.
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Halandil takes Aranessa’s hand and says that the whole world is getting away from them. Aranessa agrees that the world is changing.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · The World Is Changing
Julien says that his only regret is that he could not watch Thjazi die twice, then spits upon the corpse and walks away.
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Violation of the Farramh · Julien Spits upon Thjazi
Halandil explains that he grew up in the Rookery but not in the current Fang home. Thjazi lived with their father and Thjazi’s mother near the neighbourhood’s edge.
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Thaisha confronts Julien outside the Fang home. Julien says that his friend is grieving and that he needed to close his history with Thjazi in person.
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Thaisha Confronts Julien · Why Are You Here?
Thaisha warns Julien that neither he nor his lady patron will protect him if her son is harmed.
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Aranessa recognises that Vaelus has come from the Mournvale, and Vaelus confirms that she travelled for weeks.
Vaelus tells Aranessa that the man on the table had become very different from the husband she remembered.
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Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · The Man Here Was Different
Murray says that some mourners may be able to help Vaelus but asks her to lower the hostility in front of the grieving family.
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Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Murray Calms the Confrontation
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Campaign 4, Episode 1
7 scenesEpisode 1
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Mourning
Preparing the Fang Home
28:23–37:038 min 40 sec
Halandil returns to his home in the Rookery, where his daughter Shadia prepares the house for Thjazi’s Farramh. Hal comforts her before his old friend and business partner Olgud Akarat arrives to help receive the mourners.
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Character Arrival And Flashback
Julien and Aranessa
3:14:04–3:26:5812 min 54 sec
Wicander returns Thjazi’s scimitar to Halandil as Sir Julien Davinos escorts Thjazi’s grieving estranged wife, Aranessa, to the Farramh. Their journey reveals Julien’s role in Thjazi’s earlier capture and Aranessa’s enduring love for her former husband.
9 relevant moments
03
Funeral Confrontation
Noble Tensions at the Farramh
3:26:58–3:44:0117 min 3 sec
Loza asks Wicander to help Teor find work after her retirement. Aranessa then confronts House Halovar’s claims that it tried to save Thjazi before mourning her estranged husband and warning Halandil that Faerie’s influence is fading.
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04
Funeral Violation
Violation of the Farramh
3:50:39–4:00:5410 min 15 sec
Julien secretly spits upon Thjazi’s body while the mourners are distracted. As he later leaves the Fang home, Bolaire perceives that the Old Path protection surrounding Thjazi has been crossed and that a small shadow-like presence is following Julien.
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05
Hostile Confrontation
Thaisha Confronts Julien
4:00:54–4:05:314 min 37 sec
Thaisha confronts Julien outside the Farramh over his hatred of Thjazi, his past betrayal of his family and his position as teacher to her son. She warns that no patron or recovered status will protect him if her child is harmed.
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Ominous Arrival
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri
4:05:31–4:19:2513 min 54 sec
An unnatural cold falls across the Rookery as Vaelus, an elven Sister of the fallen goddess Sylandri, arrives from the Mournvale. She accuses Thjazi of stealing the Stone of Nightsong and demands that Halandil return it.
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Lore Revelation And Cliffhanger
The Stone and the Silver Box
4:19:25–4:27:027 min 37 sec
Bolaire recalls the funerary purpose of the Stone of Nightsong while Thaisha retrieves a silver box connected to Thjazi. When Vaelus speaks Thimble’s name, the box opens and shattered black clay begins forming a mask resembling Bolaire’s.