#shard lore

"Now I know she'll never leave me, even as she fades from view."

- Evermore sung by Dan Stevens, Beauty and the beast (2017)

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Information:

Known as one of the most prominent noble families in twisted wonderland, the house of Shard continues to sit on their throne as an important member of noble society.

For centuries, the clan has birthed some of the most successful historical figures, spouses of historical figures, and children of historical figures.

Many nobles say that the thing that sets the clan apart from other noble families are their sense of "ambition". And being able to achieve said ambition.

But at the same time, their ambition led to to the demise of several members of the clan. Most famously being Amarantha Shard. Yet at the same time, members of such a clan embrace their ambitious ways despite how much it could cost their lives.

Another thing that set them apart was the conspiracies regarding their beauty. For whatever reason, the Shards used to always managed to fit the beauty standards of their respective time periods. Of course for whatever reason, this stopped after Alcina's reign as the matriarch.

As of now, the house of Shard continues to flourish under the tenacious rule of Florian Adelio Shard and his wife, Vivian Athanasia Marigold. And as said by many, it seems the future of the house lies within its "resident villainess",

Victoria Shard.

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{ Quotes that fit the house of Shard }

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"If you know someone's fear, you know them."

"Anyone can betray anyone."

"The truth is what you make it. I can set this world on fire and call it rain."

- Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard

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"If I can't become them, I will become so much worse."

"You've only seen the least of what I can do."

"Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear."

- The folk of the air, Holly Black

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"Better terrible truths than kind lies."

"Suffering is like anything else. Live with it long enough. You'll learn to like the taste."

"Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times. And it will still return."

- Six of crows duology, Leigh Bardugo

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"Everything's a game. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win."

"Secrets, lies, all I despise. The tree is poison, don't you see? Its poisoned S and Z and me. The evidence I stole, is in the darkest hole. Light shall reveal all I write upon the..."

"A very risky gamble,"

- The inheritance games, Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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"Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway."

- The one, Keira Cass(Third book of the selection trilogy)

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{ Songs }

The family jewels

Money money money

Everybody wants to rule the world

Oh no!

Are you satisfied?

Skyfall

House of memories

Enemy

Doin' time

National anthem(Money is the reason we exist)

Young and beautiful

Look what you made me do

Below the surface

Teen idle

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Members(Most known, not including spouses) (also not in order)

Ramona, Aubrey, Renée, Amarantha

Reginald, Derrick, Leonard

Cheryl, Annabella, Alcina

Grimhilde, Florian, Victoria( Heiress )

Species

Glass Faerie

Humans mixed with glass fae blood

Fae mixed with witch blood(1st generation)

Humans mixed with witch blood(short-lived 2nd generation)

Violet was peacefully just wandering her realm, trying to find any humans who were unfortunate enough to end up wandering the forests.

But then it suddenly started to rain... Which is odd considering the fact that, there is no weather in this realm. Only night and day exist.

"Hm? Rain? How could it possibly be raining??? It's not like some random cosmic deity just showed up to specifically make it rain- oh. Nevermind that makes so much more sense now."

As she finishes her thought, she found an arm resting on her shoulder, with a man(?) standing next to her.

"Nice weather we're having. Finally put it together did ya Violet?"

"Yes, I did. Believe it or not, not many people cause rain wherever they go."

"I know! I keep tellin' em' that the rain isn't bad at all! But they keep saying I'm biased and that the rain is terrible and does nothing, yada yada. I swear some deities think, 'Oh I'm a deity, I have to be serious and can't have any fun!', it's stupid, really. Glad you aren't like that though."

Violet huffs and begins walking, the mysterious figure quickly speeding up to follow her.

"Well, as a jester, I have a character to maintain. It'd be boring if I was a jester that couldn't have fun don't you think?"

"Ah ha! That's the logic I like to hear Violet! You're a great friend!"

They then walked together in silence for a few minutes, the only sound being their footsteps and the rain tapping against the leaves of the trees and ground.

"Say, Violet... Have you ran into any children lately?"

"Hm? Children? I guess there's this one the Shade insisted that I let live, even though she's just going to be a bother..."

"Shard, right?"

"Yes...? How did you know the name of the random human child Shade found?"

"Yeah, that 'random human child'? She's my daughter."

Violet recoiled in shock at the words that the man just said.

"WHAT!? You have a human child???"

"Ha! Don't be ridiculous! And no, she's not adopted, she is my legitimate child."

"How did you, have a human child??? Neither you nor your wife are human! Also, when were you going to tell me that you had a kid!?"

"Woah, woah there Violet, once question at a time. Well, easiest way to tell you, she's not human, I just have a barrier around her that makes anybody that has very good perception percieve her as a human. Secondly, I wasn't going to tell you until she was an adult because honestly, I didn't see a reason for you to know."

"Huh. You never cease to surprise me Rain."

The man, now identified as Rain, laughs at Violet's words, obviously quite pleased.

"Perfect! Thats the response I wanted to hear! Anyways, where is she anyways? Is she with Shade? I've heard they have become quite acquainted with each other."

"Yes, they should be together, considering I told Shade to not let Shard leave his sight or I'd rip him apart."

"Well, lucky for you, I can sense that they are still together, so no punishment for Shade. Woohoo!"

Violet sighed slightly at Rain's overly enthusiastic response to her statement before continuing.

"Do you wish to go there? I can bring us there very quickly."

"Hm, sure, Shard's never really seen me in person, that was her mother's thing. But she's been very busy the last decade, so I suppose Shard should finally meet her actual father."

"Very well!"

Violet throws a juggling ball as it explodes into a purple portal.

"Let's go then!"

"Sweet.

If you want to talk to Rain.

Hope you enjoyed it!

-> @rain-the-storm