Arlyn Laverath

Arlyn Giarde Laverath is the current empress of Laverathia. She is Reides’ mother. Of common birth, she is fiercely clever and quite unpredictable. More empathetic than her husband, she is very much viewed as the "heart" of the empire. However, she is far from harmless, and those who underestimate her usually come to regret doing so.

Appearance
Arlyn has a slender build and is of average height for a triton. She has blue skin and long green hair that is usually held back in a loose braid. Her olive eyes are surrounded by black sclera. She wears a lot of long, flowy shawls made out of high quality seaplants, cosmetic shells and the like. Her demeanor is very warm and welcoming.

Personality
Arlyn is very easy-going and whimsical. She doesn’t carry herself much like an empress. This earned her the scorn of a lot of nobles when she first began courting Khavas.
 * Strengths: Nurturing, clever, cunning
 * Weaknesses: Flighty, blunt, calculating

Despite her sweetness, she’s very cunning and excellent at manipulating the odds so that they're in her favor. Most nobles wouldn’t dare gossip about her now.

Background
Arlyn is 69 years old and grew up as a commoner in Aquos. She collected food for its people as a scavenger and is no stranger to rogue-like work. When she began courting Khavas, many suspected that she had ulterior motives for doing so. However, she genuinely fell for him. Arlyn's love for Khavas never wavered, even in the face of the court's criticisms and attempts at sabotaging her. Her work as a scout equipped her with the skills to thwart whatever plots they threw her way. She met the particularly ruthless ones with plots of her own and, in the process, slowly lessened her enemies' political influence. Over time, her sharp mind garnered her a wide assortment of staunch allies and a great deal of respect.

Arlyn is very proud of her past and makes no effort to hide it. Even when she was new to the Citadel, she would tell stories about various hunts that she took part in without batting an eye. She had a way of dispelling people's doubts with a quick comment, as if she knew exactly what to say in order to keep her authority unchallenged. Her presence in the court helped immensely with lessening the divide between the social classes in Aquos. Furthermore, Arlyn made an earnest effort to raise her children without the prejudices of traditional Laverathian nobility. She saw success with this, as Viglis, Reides, Dhudus and Lotlyn each grew up with an unbiased view of the people within their empire. She knew that her children faced criticisms for not being entirely traditional, but she tried not to coddle them too much with it, as she wanted them to gain their own strength to face the court. Reides and Dhudus met the most flak in particular; secretly, Arlyn did her utmost to protect them from the very worst of it.

Arlyn enjoys having political influence and is a good empress to her people. She offers a fresh perspective to the political sphere and is very transparent about her bias towards meeting the commonpeople's needs before the nobility's. That being said, she knows about her husband’s temper and tries to avoid making it flare up for no good reason. At times, it seems like she sees a side to him that no one else possibly could. Arlyn has no qualms with this; she finds a great deal of comfort in knowing that she knows her love best of all.

Reides' Homecoming
(tba)

Goals
Arlyn's major goal has always been to keep her family and Laverathia safe. When Aquos fell in 598, she tried to keep a level head and remained calm despite the tense circumstances. She knew the strain it took on Khavas - a strain that worsened when Ryl'dhagt began using their daughter as a means of keeping him out of a leadership position - and was always at his side, ready to de-escalate any situations that riled him up further. In particular, she protected Viglis and Reides from Khavas' temper and tried to get them to see his perspective as best as she could. This was especially noteworthy when Reides brought the Champions Valoris to see Khavas, as Arlyn was able to calm Khavas down and convinced him to allow the surfacers to help.

Once Aquos was retaken following the Siege of Coralpeak Citadel, Arlyn seemed to busy herself with rebuilding efforts and was hard at work in the royal gardens. She was sympathetic to Dhudus' situation and, at some point, was able to convince Khavas that Reides deserved to become the ambassador of Laverathia. She seems to believe that the family can heal from this point onwards and loves them as she always did.

Abilities
Arlyn was a very talented Laverathian scout. She very rarely assists on the battlefield now, but she could if the situation ever demanded for it. She swims very quietly and very quickly, and the way she thinks is naturally strategic. She is also the only person who can calm Khavas down and has a great deal of insight into Laverathia's inner workings.

Arlyn and Reides
thats her baby

Arlyn and Khavas
thats her lovey

Arlyn and Dhudus
thats her baby2

Arlyn and Lotlyn
thats her baby3

Arlyn and Viglis
thats her baby4

Quotes

 * "People can say what they will about the Storm Prince. I know the truth about my little boy."
 * (About Khavas) "Oh, please. That man can't keep anything from me."

Trivia

 * Arlyn loves making garments. She always designs and crafts her own shawls.
 * She taught Reides how to shuck oysters and gut fish.
 * Reides admitted that seeing shells on the surface always reminds him of Arlyn. As such, he had his shell earrings made because they reminded him of her.