[Discuss] On adventurers and their "noble relatives"

[Timothy Collett]

On Nov 5, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Gloria Santos wrote:
> She wrote a letter claiming this adventurer is related to her.  Does
> this mean that "her Majesty" is not really of noble blood?

It is perfectly possible for a noble to be related to any number of  
commoners through blood.

If, for instance, Lord Yoyopants has 12 bastard children with his  
lady's maids, and one legitimate full-blood heir, it's entirely  
possible for said heir to recognize his 12 siblings, even if they are  
not officially acknowledged.

Whether he would talk about them publicly is another matter, and I'm  
not sure of all the repercussions of it.  However, I can imagine that  
he *might* be kindly disposed toward them, and attempt to intercede  
on their behalf if they got into trouble, so long as it didn't cost  
him much.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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"All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do  
nothing."
~ Edmund Burke




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