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|books=[[The Emperor's Soul]] |
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| + | '''Kurshina''' was the wife of Emperor [[Ashravan]] in the [[Rose Empire]] on Sel.{{ref|b|tes|day|98}} She was killed when assassins from the [[Glory Faction]] attempted to murder Ashravan. Kurshina had red hair, which was one of the things that made Ashravan fall for her, his first love from a storybook had red hair as well.{{ref|b|tes|day|85}} It seems that Ashravan really did care for her, as one of his first questions upon gaining his new soul was about her, and the grief on his face was visible when he remembered her death.{{ref|b|tes|day|98}} |
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| − | '''Kurshina''' is the former Empress of the [[Rose Empire]] on [[Sel]].{{tes ref|98}} |
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| + | Kurshina's death was what allowed the [[arbiter]]s from the [[Heritage Faction]] to keep Ashravan's condition secret from the empire.{{ref|b|tes|day|2}} He was allowed to have one hundred days of seclusion in mourning, so this was the time [[Shai]] used to make Ashravan's [[Essence Mark]]. |
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| − | ==Appearance and Personality== |
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| − | Kurshina has red hair.{{tes ref|85}} Little else is known about her, but she is likely close in age to her husband, Emperor Ashravan, who is forty.{{tes ref|2}} |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | During an assassination attempt against Ashravan by the [[Glory Faction]], Kurshina was killed and Ashravan sustained a brain injury that put him in a vegetative state.{{tes ref|2}} Kurshina's death allowed the [[arbiter]]s from the [[Heritage Faction]] to keep Ashravan's condition secret from the empire, since tradition allowed him to have a mourning period of one hundred days.{{tes ref|2}} The arbiters publicly claimed that Ashravan had sequestered himself while he mourned, enlisting [[Shai]] to try to make an [[Essence Mark]] and fix Ashravan's mind before the end of the mourning period.{{tes ref|2}} |
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| − | During Shai's detailed research into Ashravan's life, she discovered that Ashravan's first love from a storybook had red hair; Shai believed that this subconsciously drew him to Kurshina.{{tes ref|85}} She also discovered that Ashravan once nearly had an affair.{{tes ref|85}} |
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| − | After Ashravan was stamped with Shai's Essence Mark and woke up, he remembered Kurshina's death. Shai could see that this caused him intense grief, although he hid it quickly.{{tes ref|98}} He later vowed to punish his wife's murderers.{{tes ref|101}} |
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| − | {{complete|[[User:Big Smooth|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth|talk]]) 22:15, 18 August 2019 (UTC)}} |
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