Acting Archduke, Grand Duke
Lark's brother. Ally of MB. Has enchantment magic on him (Maya?).
medium straight auburn hair, fairskinned, green eyes
Lark's older brother. Allegedly, he and Lark got along well when they were younger. In their past, Lark often pranked him, such as tampering with one of his favorite blades before a big event which left him not in his top form. Lark later got in trouble for that, but he was still happy with it. He also played a game with Edmund at the masquerades for Edmund's birthday. Anytime Edmund pointed someone out, Lark had to charm them for the night. It was a bet of theirs; if he couldn't get with that person in the end, Edmund wins. If Lark lost, he had to do whatever Edmund said. Lark lost only once out of 5 times. At one point, they were racing on horses and Edmund tripped Lark's horse. Lark fell and broke his shoulder. Lark then stated that he always loses to Edmund, but also looks up to him and copies what he's doing. Lark then revealed that he stole Edmund's partners often and was always there to console him for it, but wouldn't do it to all of them in order to avoid suspicion. It wasn't all pranks, however. Lark described that they had a dog named Clover, and Edmund prided himself whenever she learned new tricks. Otherwise, he spent most of his time sparring/jousting with horses, or studying in the library.
There was a period of time in which Edmund convinced his parents to go on a vacation for one week to the mountains for mountain climbing. It was likely that this was when Edmund took the opportunity to go to New Sonas. He went to the college for a book, needing information on something, though it's unclear what. Apparently Edmund managed to get into the dean's office by flaunting his status.
The Storyteller revealed that he has a Diamond of Faronian Knowledge (S120).
At the masquerade, he was announced, to which he thanked the attendees and explained his father's illness, as well as his mother's absence. He then welcomed special guests from Goldthrone (the council) and elsewhere (MB), to which Alistair stood up. He then smiled and walked behind the curtain as the floor opened for socializing. Lark could tell he was loving being in power. We all placed our gifts for him (see Locations>Establishments>Yarrin>Misc Shops), signed with our full fake names except for Nia only using a first name. After some socializing, he made another announcement, letting everyone know that food and drink would be available in an hour and that this was a celebration of life for his brother, Larkspur, instead of for Edmund's birthday like usual. He then introduced his fiance, Maya. This reveal led to a glass shattering from Asher (Lark).
Edmund and Maya then returned to the VIP area.
When an argument between Arabella and Vermillion broke out, Edmund intervened. After Vermillion and Soteria recounted what happened, he had Arabella thrown out and then apologized to Soteria, who merely nodded back. He then returned to Maya, who called him a strong man and squeezed his arm.
Sindri later noticed Edmund talking to Alistair. Maya and Isa then approached him while he looked as if he was looking for someone. For the beginning of the dance, he stayed in the VIP area with Maya and Alistair.
Later, he spots Maya dancing with Lark and slams his hands on the table in shock before trying to get a better view. Nerio interrupted, inviting him to dance. Cedric hyped them up to seem like a big deal, which works. He compliments their outfit and they advertise Enoran. He compliments their dance form and they flirt. As they talk, he claims to blame himself for not getting to Lark faster when he died, though he caught the perpetrator. He looked guilty as he spoke, and Nerio told him not to blame himself. As they talk, Nerio claims to be a traveling baker that largely resides in Goldthrone at the moment. Edmund offers to fix that, as there are few competent bakers in Yarrin. He also claims to be distracted by familiar faces, referencing Lark. Nerio then asked about the rumors of the deal going on and he denied sharing details until everything was signed. After their dance concluded, Nerio continued watching him dreamily. He later signs something with Alistair and then makes an announcement. His brother's death was due to the lack of protection against magic, and thus he has decided to legalize magic in Yarrin once more to ensure the safety of the people in Yarrin. He's spoken with the Midnight Black and is giving noble status to Alistair equal to his own, making Isa a duchess, and Lucian and Benedict Lords.
Afterwards, Maya called out to him to get him to turn around in time to see Lark revealing his face to get Edmund's attention. Lark tells him that he has an explanation for everything, but Edmund calls for the guards to take him away. Lark begs him to recognize him, recounting the times they were thrown in jail, to which Edmund snarled about his brother being dead for 6 months and calling Lark out as an imposter. He calls out that it must be that tiefling that ate his brother and took his memories before calling the guards to take him away for execution. Finas tries to intervene but Edmund glares and he backs down. Alistair detects illusion magic, which Lark cites as his clothes, but then Maya dispels the transformation and her charm, and his tieflign form is revealed. Edmund calls for his execution immediately and Lark apologizes, calling him Eddie and asking him to take care of their parents. However, his execution is halted when Sindri vortex warps him under a Corbyn and Opal's table and Lark cast Darkness. In that time, Soteria teleported herself and Lark to safety.
When Lark couldn't be found, we proceeded to the end of the masquerade, with Edmund having the midnight black leaders screen everyone for disguises.
At the Wizard Towers in Yraytos, Fonian revealed that he'd met Edmund before in New Sonas.
The Storyteller revealed that he has a Diamond of Faronian Knowledge.