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.

As a God+, Cordir is extremely active in the running of quests: Coded & uncoded scavenger quests, Trivia, Cat & Mouse, Bug Hunt, and other challenges. She also has a standing promise to auction off something "interesting" whenever 15 or more players are online (at the same time she is).

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).
  
• 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.)
• While she was a mortal member of the Silver Fellowship, Cordir served as its Silver Witch. Because of her dedication, Gryphon gave her the informal title of Paladin, as he said she was doing more for the following than their (actual) paladin, Wren.
• During her quest (given by Khore) to gain permission to wed Deamhan An-Shalach, Cordir completed certain the tasks while carrying "a small infant" instead of wielding a weapon.
• As a mortal who was known as the "Ebon Bard," Cordir was more than a little irritated that Jerald took "Bards" has his following concept. Her irritation was such that he declared to his followers that she was to be treated as if she was Evil aligned, in a board note. [ 2] Jerald: Cordir. \ Fri Jun 19 17:12:21 1998 ] To followers of: Jerald \ Since Cordir has made it clear that she feels I am a 'farce' and takes exception to my existance and sphere of influence, you are to treat her as though she were evil, or better yet have nothing to do with her.
• 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.
• 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.
  
• Cordir gave her following many internal quests. For one, she challenged them to write of how their life would have been, had they not joined Fate. She joined them in this task, writing of an alternate life, had one decision been made differently: Weaver Embraced

Immortality Petition(s)

• 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 & WHO list titles, visit: Cordir - Descriptions

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.