Fhiele Dhoesone

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Arms of Fhiele

Female Hanner Sidhe Noble 6; CR: 6
Baroness of Dhoesone
Lineage of Royalty
Major Bloodline of Reynir, 46
N Medium Humanoid (augmented)

VP/WP
Init
Languages Anuirean, Sidhelien

AC
Fort + , Ref + , Will +

Speed'
Melee Atk
Ranged
Base Atk  ; Grapple

Abilities Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0), Int 15 (+2), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Feats: Combat Expertise, Leadership, Point Blank Shot, Weapon Focus (Rapier)
Skills: Administrate +7 (6 ranks +1), Diplomacy +8 (6 ranks +2), Gather Information +8 (6 ranks +2), Knowledge (Northern Marches) +9 (7 ranks +2), Lead +9 (7 ranks +2), Listen +6 (6 ranks +1), Ride (Horses) +8 (6 Ranks +2), Swim +7 (6 ranks +1), Warcraft +6 (4 ranks +2)
Special Qualities: 1st favored region (Northern Marches), 2nd favored region (Heartlands), Born to lead, Coordinate +2, Inspiring Leader, Resources x2
Description:
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Fhiele Dhoesone
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Typical Dialogue:
"The guilders court disaster for us all. Have they no sense? My brother, Fhileraene, has shown his determination, and he is considered by many in his court to be too moderate. The guilders will be the death of us all."
"Your Ambassadorial Excellence, tell the Prince that I am aware of my duties and take every action that will further our purposes. I humbly will accept an embassy from the wizard of Talinie if he desires it. I cannot see what he will be able to accomplish in these matters."
"Helaene, I've ogres in the downs, the Blood Skull Barony always seeks pillage, the goblins of Thurazor can't be counted on to put their pillaging ways behind them. Bireon constantly plots my downfall. Holtson knows the price of everything and the value of nothing, the elves consider my reign a failure and want to unleash their armies to break the guilds, and we both know that any such thing would spill over into racial war, and with so many realms interested in my forests and moors, such a war would threaten to become a general slaughter of both humans and elves throughout Anuire. How can I be expected to bear it?"

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Biography:
Two generations of men past, the guilds offended the sidhe nation of Tuarhievel. The haters of men among the elves clamoured for war against Dhoesone. Wiser heads counselled a more subtle path. The Baron of Dhoesone was presented with an ultimatum. Either he surrender his daughter, and heir, to the elves to be raised in the sidhe court, or Queen Ibelcoris Llyrandor would unleash the army to settle the abuses of the humans in the forests. The Baron, in order to protect both his family and his realm, accepted with deep grief at the loss of his infant daughter. The Queen adopted the infant child as her own, and the long upbringing in the Rose Court altered the young human. She was given the name Fhiele in honor of Fhilerwyn Llyrandor, Ibelcoris' late husband and the author of the most recent attempts to find a modis vivendi with the humans. In 1511 of the human calendar (HC), the Queen was assassinated for her conciliatory policy towards the humans, that is her willingness to work through sidhe-trained agents like Fhiele Dhoesone, Savane Mhoried, and Torele Anviras rather than resorting to war. The new prince of Tuarhievel, Fhileraene found himself in a difficult possition. The gheallie Sidhe was thought responsible for Ibelcoris' murder, and Fhileraene could not afford to outrage this bloody faction of the Rose Court. So, the laws forcing the gheallie Sidhe were repealed and relations with Sielwode were repaired. Even still, Fhileraene protected the elf-changed humans, even giving Fhiele a place at court and some dominion in Tuarhievel. When the old Baron of Dhoesone died, Fhiele's time had come.

Fhiele Dhoesone

Fhiele emerged from Tuarhievel to assume the title of Dhoesone under dire circumstances. The realm was beset by its natural enemies, the humanoids of Thurazor, the Giantdowns, and the Blood Skull Barony. Further, the ruthless guilders had become more powerful than ever, and the elves, even those least desirous of hostilities with the humans, were outraged. At first the worst offender was Storm Holtson, but the rise of the Northlands Exchange under Mheallie Bireon supplanted Holtson as the most effensive. Holtson was still subject to pressure by the druids, both in Dhoesone and Stjordvik, though he was skilled in out manouveuring their attempts to reign him in. Bireon relies on the Northern Reformed Church of Sarimie, a faith with no regard for the land and covetous of wealth. For the past eight years, the preternaturally young Baroness has tried to reign in the guilders while dealing with the humanoids, but mostly to no effect. Fhiele's political skills are best applied to sidhe politics, and dealing with the guilders has eluded her. She has forged a close alliance with both the druids under Archdruid Bjorhtwald Olafsson and Haelyn's Chief Hierarch James Ardannt. The doctrine of Holn's Companionship is strong here, as the faiths of Haelyn and Eric put aside their differences to combat Sarimie and the rapacous guilds. Haelyn's Bastion of Truth follows the teachings of Fitzalan and is closely connected to the Northern Imperial Temple. The Oaken Grove receives its doctrine from its headquarters in Halskapa. Fhiele has good relations with the realms of Mhoried, Stjordvik, and Talinie. The Baroness has also arranged a pact with Thurazor in which she hoped to channel the guilds into a purpose useful to the barony, but it has not proved to solve either problem. Thurazor has abandon its raids and receives trade instead. The goblins also provide mercenaries which the Baroness can use against the guilders without putting Dhoesonean families at risk.

Fhiele is served by her cousins, two wizards who will do whatever they can to aid her without helping the other. Clumine and Daeric are both dedicated to the realm, but their magical abilities are weak. A more potent lieutenant is Helane Dosiere, who served her father as Chancellor and continues under the Baroness. Helane is a lawpriest and one of the reasons that the guilds are not more powerful than they are. She has learned from her many failures to thwart the guilds and is now a capable opponent of theirs. Among those who are devoted to Haelyn, she is regarded as a saintly figure and is beloved. The realm's captain general, Rhuimach Taeline was once a human druid, but spent 80 years under the tutelage of Fhilerwyn during his reign and is now regarded as more fey than man. He has also become a powerful warrior in the sidhe style of the spellcasting fighter. He returned to Dhoesone after the death of Fhilerwyn and after driving back a horde from the Bloodskull Barony he was rewarded with the lordship of Taeline. It is believed that Rhuimach is as old as Prince Fhileraene. It was Rhuimach who presented the old Baron of Dhoesone with the the ultimatum that he surrender the infant Fhiele or face war with the elves. His intuitive grasp of strategy has kept the Giantdowns inhabitants from overrunning Dhoesone a number of times.

Fhiele is proud, yet pragmatic. She regards herself as navigating a half dozen responsibilities; maintaining Dhoesone, reducing the threat of the humanoids, keeping peace with the elves, combating the influence of the guilders, wining friends among neighboring realms, and forestalling any number of disasters that loom iminantly on Dhoesone like so many swords of Damaclese. She largely keeps to the heavily forested province of Sonnelind, where much of the land is administered by the druids of the Oaken Grove. Occasional sojourns to Tuarhievel revitalize the exhausted Baroness.