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'''Gorōntoh Kōtele''' /gɑ'rɔːntə kɔː'tɛlɛ/ (1803-1879) was a famous [[singer of lore]], seer to [[Meerō Dolysoh]] and later a close confidant to [[Brone Forod]]. She was known as "Forod's slayer", as she was suspected of murdering many enemies of Forod. She also poisoned [[Olboloh Joleeloh]], another singer of lore and seer, whose fame and influence she was jealous of.
'''Gorōntoh Kōtele''' /gɑ'rɔːntə kɔː'tɛlɛ/ (1803-1879 [[FR]]) was a famous [[singer of lore]], seer to [[Meerō Dolysoh]] and later a close confidant to [[Brone Forod]]. She was known as "Forod's slayer", as she was suspected of murdering many enemies of Forod. She also poisoned [[Olboloh Joleeloh]], another singer of lore and seer, whose fame and influence she was jealous of.
She married [[Naamon Pyr]] who became the pōntim serving in the [[Hogloh_vy_Aanua#Oora|Chamber of Honor]].
== Early life ==
== Early life ==
There has been considerable speculation regarding the dynamics between Forod and Kōtele, with Porteek suggesting that Kōtele forced Forod's hand. He argues that Forod was not known for such brutal tactics before his imprisonment and that he was generally considered to be a fairly conventional courtier, loyal to the Gole and exhuming decency, empathy and honor in the way he held himself with others.
There has been considerable speculation regarding the dynamics between Forod and Kōtele, with Porteek suggesting that Kōtele forced Forod's hand. He argues that Forod was not known for such brutal tactics before his imprisonment and that he was generally considered to be a fairly conventional courtier, loyal to the Gole and exhuming decency, empathy and honor in the way he held himself with others.
Later research, specifically by [[Mlan]], reveals that Forod forced Kōtele's marriage to [[Uroh Naamon Pyr]] and that she had been abused at the hands of her husband. Mlan argues that had Kōtele the amount of control that Porteek assigns to her, this would've been an unlikely turn of events.
Later research, specifically by [[Mlan]], reveals that Forod forced Kōtele's marriage to [[Naamon Pyr]] and that she had been abused at the hands of her husband. Mlan argues that had Kōtele the amount of control that Porteek assigns to her, this would've been an unlikely turn of events.
However, Mlan also generally agrees that Kōtele frequently acted independently in what she understood to be the interests of Forod, and that the first murder caught Forod by surprise. But both Porteek and Mlan agree that Forod quickly adapted to his accomplice's methods and learned how to direct Kōtele against people that he wanted removed. In fact, it is possible that the dynamics of their relationship was not static and that her forced marriage was the result of Forod reclaiming some level of control over his unruly aide.
== Later life and death ==
Kōtele held her position as the Royal Seer up to 1870, when [[Beejetoh Dolysoh]] ascended to the throne. Kōtele's removal was a disappointment for her. Forod died two years prior, so although she was feared, she also had no allies in the royal household and was not able to find her way back. By this time her involvement in various murders became somewhat of a steady whisper among the nobles of Gaskal.
She lived out the remainder of her life in seclusion and was found dead in her mansion in March of 1879 [[FR]], having apparently died from starvation. Porteek reports a story that circulated in Gaskal: that a relative of someone she had murdered locked her in the room as revenge. Another story suggested that she predicted her own death in poverty, and since she was exorbitantly wealthy, she had to do something to make the prophecy come true. Porteek hastens to point out that there is little evidence for any of these stories and, in fact, even for the circumstances of her death. He suspects that the circumstances of her death were embellished:
'''Uroh Reemoh Dedlos'''
"It's so unquestionably disappointing that the life of a mass murderer would end in her dying peacefully in her sleep. Our sense of justice demands a death as gruesome and macabre as the life she had lived."
== Alleged victims ==
[[Reemoh Dedlos]] was a [[Oora#Oora_ranks|pōntim]] who served in Meerō Dolysoh's court, serving as the principal of the Chamber of War in the Court of Ooron. He disappeared after a posh dinner organized at his mansion where he spoke of a trip to Kees. Later investigation revealed that he never left his mansion and was probably killed that same evening. His body was never discovered. Alongside him three of his close servants also vanished. The body of one of them was later found in the Molosoh river.
[[Reemoh Dedlos]] was a [[Oora#Oora_ranks|pōntim]] who served in Meerō Dolysoh's court, serving as the principal of the Chamber of War in the Court of Ooron. He disappeared after a posh dinner organized at his mansion where he spoke of a trip to Kees. Later investigation revealed that he never left his mansion and was probably killed that same evening. His body was never discovered. Alongside him three of his close servants also vanished. The body of one of them was later found in the Molosoh river.
[[Dovyn Glay]], a [[Hogloh_vy_Aanua#M.C5.8Drtoh|Mōrtoh]] elder, [[Mosk-Sopoh Dolysoh|Mosk Dolysoh's]] mentor. Along with [[Olboloh Joleeloh]], he became an informal advisor to Meerō after Forod's imprisonment. Forod's return did not significantly reduce the influence of Dovyn Glay, who was also seen as Forod's replacement when Mosk Dolysoh would ascend to the throne. The elder was beheaded with an axe. His headless body was found outside of the royal palace gates. Uroh Lorkyn claimed that a skull he had seen in Forod's chamber was that of Glay.
[[Dovyn Glay]], a [[Hogloh_vy_Aanua#M.C5.8Drtoh|Mōrtoh]] elder, [[Mosk-Sopoh Dolysoh|Mosk Dolysoh's]] mentor. Along with [[Olboloh Joleeloh]], he became an informal advisor to Meerō after Forod's imprisonment. Forod's return did not significantly reduce the influence of Dovyn Glay, who was also seen as Forod's replacement when Mosk Dolysoh would ascend to the throne. The elder was beheaded with an axe. His headless body was found outside of the royal palace gates. Uroh Lorkyn claimed that a skull he had seen in Forod's chamber was that of Glay.
[[Uroh Mysoh]] was a Maad noble. She was the daughter of one of the princes from the Kingdom of Maad and was married to [[Beloh Pyr]], who became the negotiator for the Kingdom of Maad. She was found dead in the attic of the mansion when Beloh Pyr returned from a lengthy trip, with the servants of the house assuming that she left with her husband.