Song of Lorelei (Haven Cove Book 2)

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When they inspected the other rooms they discovered their great aunt Katerine dead, with signs of having been killed while fighting. [10] Lucius proposed to bury her, and Aurra suggested doing it in the woods. [11] Although Benicio protested, they ended up agreeing that the two elder siblings would take care of Katerine's body, and then rejoin the rest. The three younger siblings discovered that the intruders had been living in their rooms, even leaving some weapons in Portia's room, leading them to suspect the intruders were still there. See " Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36) at 0:41:46. Aurra told Benny that she spent many years in the woods. We assume that "many" are at least three. Portia is described as accomplished and driven. She was shown to be very headstrong, demanding to undergo the Taming two years early and charging into a large group of skeletons without knowing if she'd get reinforcements. In this legend, there was a beautiful maiden who lived in the city of Bacarach. Every man who saw her was dazzled by her beauty, and immediately fell madly in love with her. Alas, she had already given her heart to a young knight who went away to war, so she turned away all other advances. The despondent failed suitors threw themselves into the Rhine to drown.

After that the siblings took a small break, during which Portia berated her older siblings for their decision to bury Katerine in the woods, away from the rest of House Lorelei. Aurra, however, defended her decision, saying that the old woman deserved a natural burial, and Lucius pointed out that half of their deceased ancestors were wandering the Cyrengreen Forest as undead anyway; [13] that caused him to notice the censers that were used to raise the dead, and he buried them in the mud to make sure they wouldn't activate again. As he did so, Benny asked if he had promised chastity as a cleric, to which his older brother reminded him that his deity was the goddess of secret romances, prompting Portia to clarify that Lucius had an active love life. [14] The younger brother admitted that if he had known, he would have paid more attention to his Aunt Kat's stories about the Moonweaver, and Lucius took advantage of the moment to reminisce about the deceased woman's teachings, [15] Haldur's lessons, and why the siblings were there, using his Inspiring Leader feat to strengthen them all. Lucius: Do you not remember the stories our aunt told us? The Moonweaver is the goddess of secret trysts in dark places.This is the sort of femme fatale figure: One that is somewhat exaggerated and exploited and lends a sexual connotation to a story," she told DW. History and archaeology student Katrin Kober Image: Privat

The siblings brought Haldur to his chambers, where he explained the whole situation and the truth behind his own mother's death, as well as the identity of the drow as his own father and Geneviève's former lover; he told them to learn from such a dark incident in their family history, asking them to help him seal the tomb again in the coming weeks, [15] and expressing how much he loved his children. [16] After such intense events he fell asleep, leaving Benicio and his siblings thinking about the future of House Lorelei. [17] Relationships [ ] Lawrence Lorelei [ ] Mechanically speaking, Portia uses an outdated version (from Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron) of the abilities of humans with the Mark of Passage, one of the dragonmarks from Eberron. Since these marks are specific to the world created by Keith Baker and do not have an equivalent in Exandria, within Critical Role canon Portia is currently considered a Variant Human, faster than usual and with an innate magical ability. The siblings finally entered the crypt, proceeding cautiously in the darkness, with Lucius casting Light to help them see. Along the way Aurra informed them that she heard someone breathing up ahead, making Portia change into her werewolf form, while Lucius re-inspected the elven dagger with Lawrence, deducing by the inscription, "Silent Message", that it might be from Xhorhas. The Lorelei is a legend that originates from ancient times. Prehistoric tribes along the Rhine would've noticed the pattern in the water and watched on with reverence for its destructive powers.After the German spelling reform of 1901, in almost all German terms, the letter "y" was changed to the letter "i", but some proper nouns have kept their "y", such as Bayern, Speyer, Spay, Tholey, ( Rheinberg-)Orsoy and including Loreley, which is thus the correct spelling in German. [ citation needed] Original folklore and modern myth [ edit ] Lorelei Fountain by Ernst Herter, a Heinrich Heine memorial in the Bronx, New York City Her name is a variant of either aura ("breeze" or "soft wind" in Ancient Greek) or aurora ("dawn" in Latin).

Lucius is a devout man with great regard for his fellow believers, and takes the credit for his magical acts to Sehanine, and sometimes even showing some arrogance for the protection that the goddess offered him. [5] He is respectful of his older relatives, and slightly humorous around his siblings, while maintaining a serious demeanor. She was the Lorelei sibling with the highest initiative in all the battles they were in during the one-shot.

Loreley with sex appeal

In 1801, German author Clemens Brentano began the legend of the woman of Lorelei with his ballad Zu Bacharach am Rheine. In the ballad, a beautiful woman named Lore Lay convicted of bewitching men and murdering them falls to her death from the cliff, leaving an echo of her name behind her. Benicio's love of trouble led to him burning both his arms up to his shoulders in an attempt to prank Lawrence by sabotaging one of his explorations of alchemy. Benicio took one lesson from this experience: "Fire bad". [7] " Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36) [ ] Official art of an undead Geneviève, by Kendra Wells from " Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36). [art 5]

Portia and Yasha Nydoorin are the only player characters that mechanically benefit from dragonmarks, even if lorewise those powers don't come from literal dragonmarks (which are exclusive to Eberron). After that the siblings took a small break, during which Portia berated her older siblings for their decision to bury Katerine in the woods, away from the rest of House Lorelei. Aurra, however, defended her decision, saying that the old woman deserved a natural burial, and Lucius pointed out that half of their deceased ancestors were wandering the Cyrengreen Forest as undead anyway (an effect of one of the intruder's magic). [15] I have the impression that these are stories of old white men who took great pleasure in the suffering of an imaginary female figure and then published it, so that they could make money," she said.Lorelei/Loreley has lent her name to a range of films over the decades,from the 1927 silent German version, to a 2005 Japanese war drama; to a fictional character in Marvel Comic books; to a dog in the 2003 novel "The Dogs of Babel," to the protagonist in the hit TV series "The Gilmore Girls." When they inspected the other rooms they discovered their great aunt Katerine dead, with signs of having been killed while fighting. [12] Lucius proposed to bury her, and Aurra suggested doing it in the woods. [13] Although Benicio protested, they ended up agreeing that the two elder siblings would take care of Katerine's body, and then rejoin the rest. Aurra and Lucius buried their elderly Aunt Kat and couldn't help but cry, since they were the closest to her; the first-born also remembered how the deceased compared her to her sister (grandmother of the siblings) Geneviève, which was what encouraged Aurra to go to the forest instead of following the family rituals. [14]