A list written by the traveler Louis Allen, detailing the lovers he had on his travels across Jemine, Elarquie, and Avelous, spanning over 22 years. He wrote it at the request of his son Juno, the fruit of one of these love affairs. Juno took this list and set off on the same route his father had taken all those years ago, trying to find every person listed, offering services to everyone along the way.
The letter supplies the name and species of the lover, as well as the location where Louis had met them. He then lists anything of note of that particular person.
Historical Details
Background
Louis was a privileged man, being the son of a wealthy merchant. As a boy, he became enamoured with pleasure and enjoyment, and, believing that it was all he needed, embarked on his travels, drinking and partying and making love at every city and town and everything in between he visited. He never stayed for more than a few months, leaving at least one lover behind. This hedonistic lifestyle went on for 14 years.
In many cases, Louis also left behind a child. One of such children was Juno, the half-elf son of Louis and New Karresian elf Mave. Mave raised Juno through much hardship, and she wrote many letters to Louis talking about their son. One day, only three years in the past, Louis decided to pay a visit.
He told Juno that he wanted to get to know him, but Juno wanted nothing of it. He pointed out that Louis had been living only for his own pleasure and not thinking of others, especially all the struggles of the other children he had sired.
"Do you even remember the others?" he demanded. "The names of the other lives you dipped in and out of? The names of the hearts you've broken?"
Louis insisted that he remembered the name of every lover he had ever had. So Juno had asked for the list.
A list of every being I have ever loved
A list of every being I have ever loved
by Louis Allen for his son Juno
37 y
Grace Newman. Human. Arya. My first love; I was but 13. The only one of my lovers I knew more than a year.
29 y
Ann Farell. Human. Arya. A dancer, wild and free. Showed me the ways of pleasure.
Dorey. Elf. Arya. An ambassador originally from Serkles. Our love was a scandal. We both left Arya afterwards.
Arianna Lazlo. Human. Jyke. Curvy girl. Phenomenal cook.
28 y
Bella Moreci. Human. Pinewater. An absolute beauty. She loved to paint, though she wasn't the best at it.
Aedrin. Orc. Freelands. A sweetheart. Swept me off my feet. She cried when I left.
Lucy. Human. Lȳt Middel. I knew her only a week.
Laney Fox. Human. A camp outside the Silver Horn. We traveled together for a month. She was fiery. Wrote me a letter telling me she was pregnant. I never replied.
Lise. Dwarf. Elarquie. We drank and made love every night for 57 nights. I counted.
Pesh. Elf. Elarquie. She was short. Loved to laugh.
27 y
Nala Nakad. Human. Elarquie. A writer. Said she'd write me into her novel. I found it years later. I was a villain. I gave her a daughter.
Lille. Dwarf. Inn in the Elarquien countryside. We were kicked out of the inn.
Maurecia. Human. Tearre. She was married. I met her son once.
26 y
Lune. Half-elf. Tearre. Reluctant at first. Looking back, I think she had the right idea.
Nix (Richard Arruda). Human. Farm a few kilometres from Tearre. The first man I ever loved. I stayed at his farm almost a year. He proposed. I disappeared.
25 y
Roze. Elf. Serkle. A poet. He called me beautiful. He was the first and last to do so.
Mave. Elf. New Karres. A student. She sent many letters of our son together. One day, I decided to meet him. The list I write is for him.
24 y
Torinn. Dwarf. Eberron. Married. His husband almost killed me.
Dahlia. Dwarf. Eberron. A nurse who cared for me after the aforementioned almost getting killed.
Julie Chase. Human. Relie. Blonde, blonde hair. An actress. There has never been and never will be anyone else as extravagant and beautiful as she was.
23 y
Daphne. Siren. The north coast of the Bright. I was charmed by her voice, but it's her dancing that haunts my memory after all these years. It mocks me. But perhaps I deserve that.
Andie. Pandean. The north coast of the Bright. I saw her for a shorter time than I would've preferred. It is probably because I was sleeping with her brother.
Auggie. Pandean. The north coast of the Bright. Loyal lover. Not so loyal brother.
21 y
Marcus. Half-elf. Ia. He was dying. I held him as he breathed his last. For once, my lover left me.
18 y
Thea Daly. Human. Erio. A fighter. She and I were arrested for starting a riot.
Lori. Orc. On the road from Erio to Dus. A fellow adventurer. We fought off bandits together.
17 y
Anton. Human. Dus. He found me three years later and told me he'd born me a child.
Cory Sans. Human. Ethio. Politician. There were endless news reports about us.
Galeduse. Gnome. Alta. The day we met, she tried to kill me. The day I left, she nearly succeeded. It was our daughter who reached out to me years later--she, unsurprisingly, also tried to kill me.
16 y
Maya. Harmilken. Married. Her husband was the innkeeper. One can imagine how that went.
15 y
Elio Pedersen. Imp. Road from Harmilken to Pinewater. He was the one who approached me for a change. Charmed me with his eyes and lips. Our love was so emotional. So real. I woke up one morning and he was gone.
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