House Vörös
A small but ancient noble house closely allied to the Todorov family. Its Aparator is Benedek X, Pârcălab of Medam near the foothills of the Antasian Mountains.
Personalities
Violeta of Meliboea
Bishop of the Diocese of the Farseer in Western Dracia
Violeta of Meliboea was born into House Vörös, a small but ancient Dracian noble family, in 1312 IC, weeks before the end of the Dark Times and the return of the Old Gods. She was raised in [[Bistrovia|the Vojvodina of Bistrovia and entered the Church of Meliboea at a young age (some say to avoid a political marriage to an elderly member of House_Marušić). As an Acolyte of Meliboea, she became involved with a merchant's son that was apprenticed at the Temple and gave birth to a bastard son, Branimir, in 1327 IC. Despite the difficulties of balancing motherhood and her training, Violeta was a natural in combat and possessed an insight into her theological instruction that surprised her instructors. In 1331 IC, she was raised to the Order of St. Frančiška the Avenger and named Palatinus (Paladin) of Meliboea. As palatinus, she gained a reputation of being quick to action, but not rash, with an almost instinctual understanding of who was just and who was unjust. She alternately became known as an ally to the nobility of Dracia, partially because of her own noble birth, and a thorn in their side when she sensed their injustice. More than a few times, Violeta was rebuked by the Church of Minos in Dracia for acting against the mercantile interests of the Church while also being lauded for her defense of the Pokladna (Treasuries) of Minos in Boljova against human and ogre raiders.
In 1348 IC, at the relatively young age of 36, Violeta became Bishop of the Diocese of the Farseer in Western Dracia. When the Boljovan Legions rose in defiance of the Dracian crown over taxation in 1353 IC, Violeta joined their movement, fighting alongside the rebels against Queen Magdalena Vtalasav and the Voievod of Boljova, Ljupcho of House Lyubka. When the rebellion was defeated, Violeta was reconciled to the secular government and pardoned by the Voivode (it is said over the private objections of the Queen herself). As part of that reconciliation, Bishop Violeta was made one of the Voievod's spiritual advisors. Though she only periodically attends to her secular political duties, she always seems to be present when a conflict is being discussed and joined the Voievod in war against Murgosia in the Dracian defense of Waldavia.
The Bishop Violeta is a study in contrasts: quick-to-act but rarely rash, fiercely independent but always dutiful to her Diocese and goddess, a warrior and an advisor and a mother and a spiritual guide. Her only true constant is her passion for justice, whether that comes within the bounds of the law or without. Her allies know she can be counted on to support them when they are just, but they also know they can quickly become her foes should they act unjustly. Her son Branimir, nicknamed "The Farseer's Bastard", is an able warrior in his own right and is never far from his mother, serving officially as her Custos (Custodian).
