Cordir

Cordir (I)
Lady of Fate
Goddess
Created	Fall of 1995
Status	Active
Race	Human
Hometown	Midgaard
Classes	Mage
Spouse	Keller Amberlin D'Augustine Deamhan An-Shalach
Partner	Abe (See Trivia)
Children	Mireya An-Shalach
Areas Written	Tier Sh'Halen Dessert Island Kharad-Delving
Immorted	AMBSDR: Jan 10, 99 ATTNDT: April 14, 1999 DEMI: June 21, 1999 LESSER: Dec 31, 1999 Suspension: Oct 23, 2001 AMBSDR: Oct 26, 2001 ATTNDT: Nov 6, 2001 DEMI: Dec 3, 2001 LESSER: May 22, 2002 RETIRE: June 29, 2008 GODDESS: January 22, 2011
Following	Chosen of Fate
Admin Duties	TFC Website Admin (1999-2000)

Cordir, Weaver of Fate

Cordir - Deamhan - Mireya

• Led the Chosen of Fate from 1999 - 2008.
• First Demigoddess Temple: Within the Tapestry of Fate
• Second Demigoddess & Lesser Goddess Temple: The Sanctuary of Fate
• As a Goddess, the door to her office can be found somewhere out in the world by mortals, and is unlocked when she is in residence.

Mud Contributions:

Cordir is the author of the zones Tier Sh'Halen, Dessert Island, and co-authored Kharad-Delving with Tokugawa. She also wrote several Immortal temples, including: the The Temple of the Rose for Majere, Within A Grand Hunting Lodge for Katrana, Within The Light for Tiax, The Fortress of the Brethren for Athorne, The Slave Den for Kim, Bathed in Moonlight for Bliss, The Glade of the Wardancers for Solanthas, A Hidden Meadow for Torchbearer, The Refuge of the FoLK for Clue and was co-author of The Tiger Den with Tripper and Tokugawa's Library with Tokugawa.

Cordir wrote item descriptions for the majority of the unique clothing, as well as the Tarot readings performed by Bethany the Fortune Teller in the Adventurer's Inn, a zone written by Molo, and designed two sets ("evil" and "good") of +Charisma wedding clothing for general use by the mud, which is held by Tokugawa. She was also passionate about the creation of character descriptions and restrings, and personally documented the authoring of well over one hundred of each.

As an Immortal (both Active and Retired), Cordir was extremely active in hosting storytelling competitions, scavenger hunts and trivia contests, both large and small. She hosted "Fateful Hours" - a role-play focused gathering of her followers (and other guests) on a semi-monthly basis for several years. She also crafted individual personal challenges such as The Great Race, Triat Mastery Quests, and co-authored Class Mastery Quests.

Trivia:

• When Thaygar was promoted to God, during the span of time between when the Ebon Hand was disbanded and his office was removed, he gave Cordir the key to the temple and his altar. She was able to unlock it and obtain the holy symbol of the Ebon Hand at will.
• There are three mobs named after Cordir's player - one, using her legal name (zone written by Molo), another using her nickname (zone written by Foolkiller), and a third using a younger version of her legal name (zone written by Cordir).
  
• Cordir received mentions in the 2000 BlissPoll: Most Enigmatic Immortal, Most Lovable Immortal, Best Immortal Entrance to a Room, and Best Immortal Departure from a Room.
  
• Cordir's daughter (Mireya An-Shalach was in Isolas' following, and Isolas' son was in Cordir's following. This was as much from the rebellion of the children as it was the deep trust that the immortals had in one another to safeguard each other's progeny.
• Gwyrdain (I) was engaged to Cordir when she was a mortal member of the Silver Fellowship (Approximately 1997). For various reasons, the wedding never occured. (This information is not common knowledge and is currently obscured from Gwyrdain's memory. No reference to such should be made in-character unless the PC in question has direct knowledge and cruelly intends to start a cascade of events that could result in the restoration of Gwyrdain's memory - and incurring Cordir's wrath.)
• Cordir had every intention of being a Nashite Immortal, and had permission from Sirak to do so. However, she was Excommunicated as an Ambassador when she wed Deamhan An-Shalach, a non-believer.
• Petitioned for Immortality twice, once in 1997 and once in 1999:

[112] Cordir: Immortality Petition (Part 1 - sorry)// Sun Feb 16 20:40:31 1997 // To: Immortal
Long have I known that Fate held a strong hand in my life, and that nothing is truly "chance" - from fleeing my home in Southshire, hearing the voices of the Triat in my mind and heart, and subsequent service to Lord Thaygar, to my being taken by the Arch-Lich, to Gryphon's acceptance of my service. Now, much of who and what I am to be has been made clear to me, and I can see the fullness of that potential just out of my grasp, waiting for one last bridge to be crossed before its full bloom. Therefore, I, Cordir, would hereby petition to be granted Immortality to pursue what I believe is the destiny and purpose of my life - the service and protection of others and the tending of the Tapestry of the Pattern Web of Fate. I respectfully await your decision. - Cordir
[113] Cordir: Petition Part II: Out of Character // Sun Feb 16 20:45:57 1997 // To: Immortal
OK.. here's the nitty gritty stuff... what the heck I"d like to do "upstairs". (Just FYI, I plan on having very strong links to the following of another individual who is seeking Immortality, and more will be added if/when she applies and is accepted, as well)
Order Name: The Strands of the Web
Order Alignment: Good
Aspect/Sphere of Influence: The Life Aspect of Fate
Title : The Weaver of the Web, also "The Grey Lady"
Nashite Title (if accepted by the Council) : The Oracle of Nash
Holy Symbol : (tattooed)(writhing) The Sigil of the Web
Follower Title Keyword : Web
Order Dictates: Service to all. Honor in all things. Forgiveness and Growth.
My temple description is complete, as are the requirements for entry, personal description, web page info, entry/exit strings, you name it. All of these can be submitted for approval whenever you wish. Once more, thank you for your consideration of me as an Immortal Applicant. I can be emailed at (email address removed) or paged at (pager number removed) with any questions. (RL name removed)

[14] Immortality Petition
From: Cordir
Subject Immortality Petition
Date: sun Jan 3 l0:50:l7 1999
To: Immortal
Long have I known that Fate held a strong hand in my life, and that nothing is truly 'chance' - from fleeing my home in Southshire, hearing the voices of the Triat in my mind and subsequent service to Lord Thaygar to my being taken by the Arch-Lich, to Gryphon's acceptance of my service. Now, much of who I am and what I may yet be has been made clear to me, and I can see the fullness of that potential just out of my grasp, waiting for one last bridge to be crossed before its full bloom.
Therefore, I, Cordir, would hereby petition to be granted Immortality to pursue what I believe is the destiny and purpose of my life the service and protection of others, through leadership and guidance of a following. I am aware that it is both an honor and a burden, a great responsibility and trust, and feel I can shoulder it with grace.
I respectfully await your decision.
Cordir

Current Description:

Cordir stands before you.
She is not impressive, physically: a slight build - almost waifish, really - 
and short of stature. Long silver hair cloaks her form, as if she was wrapped 
in a spider's web, and her hands are bare of any weapons. Her eyes are an odd
shade of blue, like still, deep pools of indigo.  Scars crisscross her flesh:
her hands, in particular, bear the mark of many a blade on the palm.  Crimson
blisters dot her fingertips. Visible through the delicate fabric of her gown,
the blackened mark of a Lich's grasp. Upon her breast, Covenant and Sigil are
ever-moving, shifting, living within her flesh. One hand steals upward to cup
a small locket hanging about her throat and she tilts her head to one side, a
calculated gesture that lets her hair fall such that it hides her expression,
and those thoughts that might be mirrored in her eyes.

The Weaver stands before you.
Her Manifestation is overpowering, the weight of Her gaze staggering  - almost
more than mortal senses can bear. Her eyes are shifting pools of Ebon black, a
shifting Pattern of Threads visible within. The Triat Weaver is. Was. And ever
shall be: Weighing. Measuring. Persevering.

For 13+ years of Mortal & Immortal Descriptions, visit: Cordir - Descriptions

Mortal Titles:

Hum [ Ma:16             ] Cordir walks an ebon road alone. Wyrm. 3rd Circle.    (August 1996)
Hum [ Ma:24             ] Cordir, Witch of the Black Conclave [Apprenticed]     (December 4, 1996)
Hum [ Ma:25             ] Cordir: Fellowship Witch. Triat Nashite. ...padl      (Date Unknown)
Hum [ Ma:30             ] Cordir: Fellowship Witch, Triat Master, NewbieHelper  (Oct 26, 1997 - 3x install)
Hum [      Questor      ] Cordir Fellowship Witch, Ebon Bard, Triat Master      (December 14, 1997)
Hum [       Ma:28       ] Cordir: Ebon Bard, Triat Weaver, Fellowship Witch     (December 28, 1998)
Hum [       Ma:29       ] Cordir and Mireya An-Shalach, Fellowship.             (January 1999)
Hum [       Ma:30       ] Cordir: Crosses her fingers and prays.                (January 1999)

Immortal Titles:

Hum [     Ambassador    ] Cordir: how can I help you?                           January 10, 1999
Hum [     Ambassador    ] Cordir, Lady An-Shalach, Ebon Weaver                  March 20, 1999
Hum [     Ambassador    ] Cordir An-Shalach, Oathed to a Kindred. Ebon.         April 2, 1999
Hum [     Attendant     ] Cordir An-Shalach, serving Balance.                   April 14, 1999         
Hum [     Attendant     ] Cordir An-Shalach, Ebon Weaver serving Balance.       Jun 21, 1999
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir really, really wasn't expecting that           Jun 21, 1999
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir An-Shalach, Weaver Incarna, Mistress of Fate   June 28, 1999
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir An-Shalach, Lady of Fate, Webmistress          August 24, 1999
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir An-Shalach, Lady of Fate, Webmistress.         December 31, 1999
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir: Karma, like Fate, never forgets. *D*          August 19, 2000 
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir An-Shalach, Lady of Fate.          *D*         September 9, 2000
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir An-Shalach, Lady of Cookies. Er...Fate.        January 23, 2001
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir, bereft Lady of Fate.                          March 3, 2001 (1)
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir: Judge Me by My enemies. *Fate*                August 10, 2001
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir wears mourning black. Weaver of Fate.          September 11, 2001
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir: Penitent Ebon Weaver of Fate.                 October 10, 2001
Hum [     Ambassador    ] Cordir, penitent weaver, teacher of the young         October 28, 2001
Hum [     Attendant     ] Cordir seeks her Dark, Shadow y Night                 November 10, 2001
Hum [     Attendant     ] Cordir: Booga-in-training. Dark Shadowed Night.       November 22, 2001
Hum [     Attendant     ] Cordir goes bump in the dark                          December 3, 2001
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir: Fate reborn, arisen from ashes.               December 3, 2001
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir, Lady of Fate, UberGeek.  *Stormreaver*        February 25, 2002
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir, bereft. Fate.                                 March 19, 2002 (2)
Hum [    Demigoddess    ] Cordir: Fate & chocolate chip cookies. *Stormreaver*  May 22, 2002
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir bounces and grins. Fate. Stormreaver.          May 22, 2002
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir: Fate. Stormreaver. Beware of snakes.          July 15, 2002 (3)
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir has bad CTS, not typing much. Fate. :-(        August 17, 2002
Hum [  Lesser  Goddess  ] Cordir, Fate's Weaver, Ebon Bard *Stormreaver*        December 21, 2002
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir Lady of Fate, Weaver Incarna *Stormreaver*     March 9, 2003
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Fate|Oook Groupie|Oathed to the Stormreaver   May 11, 2003
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate, oathed to the Stormreaver       September 15, 2003
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir is in the shower.                              October 10, 2003
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: seeking Khore. Fate. Stormreaver. Ty-TMQFC    December 11, 2003
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady Fate. *Stormreaver* Ty-TMQ-FC            January 3, 2004
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of the Chosen of Fate, Ebon Bard *Abe*   April 11, 2004
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir wears black in mourning.  *Fate* *Abe*         April 22, 2004 (4)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Mrs Musk Ox, loves her Hubby & her Fate.      May 16, 2004 (5)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate. (or something) *Abe*            November 13, 2004
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate.    *Abe*    10k Club.           January 3, 2005 (6)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: Not cute. Just Scary. *Fate* *Abe*            September 4, 2005 (7)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: Is ready to run a team quest! Any takers?     January 7, 2006
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate.    *Abe*    11k Club.           February 9, 2006
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir is hoping to speak to a god+ Tells pls.        February 2, 2007
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir wants spell scores for Cadee. Fork em over!    August 1, 2007
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate. *Abe* 12k Club.                 January 8, 2008
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate, Ebon Bard, Triat Master         March 2, 2008
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir burns...                                       April 28, 2008 (8)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir is content.                                    April 30, 2008 (8)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir, Lady of Fate, Ebon Bard, Triat Master         June 22, 2008 (9)
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: Ebon Bard, Triat Master. Weaver|WYRM|Wyld     February 6, 2009
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: Ebon Bard, Triat Master. Weaver|Wyrm|WYLD     February 12, 2009
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: Ebon Bard, Triat Master. WEAVER|Wyrm|Wyld     March 15, 2009
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir: Just Visiting. (Abe/Fate/Ebon)                July 18, 2010
Hum [    Triat Weaver   ] Cordir is looking for Tynian. (Abe/Fate/Ebon)         July 24, 2010
Hum [      Goddess      ] Cordir, Lady of Fate, Ebon Bard, Triat Master         January 23, 2010
Hum [      Goddess      ] Cordir, TFC Amateur Historian. Ebon|Fate|Abe.         January 24, 2010

(1) March 3, 2001: Deamhan An-Shalach fades from this world. (2) March 19, 2002: Cordir releases Nyx as her Ordained. (3) July 15, 2002: Cordir names Myronides an Enemy. (4) April 22, 2004: Cordir wears black, mourning the loss of several who retire all at once, including Kerriariadne and Bliss. (5) May 16, 2004: The day before, Cordir and Abe marry in RL. (6) January 3, 2005: Cordir hits 10,000 hours of play. (7) September 4, 2005: In response to Mystaya's title (Mystaya, Insanely cute and extra scary!). (8) April 28 - May 5: Nunya bidness. (9) June 22, 2008: Retirement.

Character History:

Cordir - History: The Mortal Years

Personal Timeline:

Cordir - Timeline

Player Information:

I've been playing TFC since Summer of 1995, with an intermittent break after Retirement in June of 2008. My ex-room mate introduced me (and several of our friends) to mudding. My first character was a cleric in Coleman's Mirth, and my second, a Kindred Vampyric under Khore. Not surprisingly, I have never played an active PK'er, although some of my mortals HAVE gotten debt through one mad-cap roleplay or another. It was meeting Thaygar in the winter of 1995 that inspired me to create Cordir, who would become my primary (and highest level) character. When granted the privilege of Immortality, my deepest enjoyment of TFC blossomed. I had the joy of leading the Chosen of Fate for nine wonderful years; a better group could not be hand-picked from the heavens. Each and every one of them have my thanks for the contribution they brought.

I've had the delight of meeting several dozen TFC'ers from all over the USA at multiple GTS in Los Angeles and Arizona, and spoken to some on the phone (and video) from across the globe. Several meetings bloomed into friendships that I treasure still today - and one became the love of my life and my husband.