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Asphodel is a sentient mutated flower, presumably a kind of asphodel given xyr name. Xe is the Earl of Omonporch, not by appointment or inheritance, but because xe "proclaimed it so" and "there was no Earl to tell [xem] otherwise". According to {{favilink|Yurl}}, xe was able to do this due to "some precedent of law established in Abram's time", though xe wasn't the first Consortium member to have this idea. | Asphodel is a sentient mutated flower, presumably a kind of asphodel given xyr name. Xe is the Earl of Omonporch, not by appointment or inheritance, but because xe "proclaimed it so" and "there was no Earl to tell [xem] otherwise". According to {{favilink|Yurl}}, xe was able to do this due to "some precedent of law established in Abram's time", though xe wasn't the first Consortium member to have this idea. | ||
Asphodel appears to be generally disliked throughout Qud, particularly by the [[Barathrumites]]. {{favilink|Aloysius}} refers to Asphodel as a "self-important churl"; {{favilink|Mafeo}} refers to xem as "the so-called Earl" and claims he is "loath to recognize nobility to begin with"; {{favilink|Dardi}} says he has "little to say about self-appointed nobility" and believes that the Barathrumites should "simply appease Asphodel and leave xem to xyr fantasies"; and {{favilink|Otho}} refers to xem as a "troublesome merchant" and encourages the player to "dispose" of xem if they are not able to successfully negotiate for the Spindle. | Asphodel appears to be generally disliked throughout Qud, particularly by the [[Barathrumites]]. {{favilink|Aloysius}} refers to Asphodel as a "self-important churl"; {{favilink|Mafeo}} refers to xem as "the so-called Earl" and claims he is "loath to recognize nobility to begin with"; {{favilink|Dardi}} says he has "little to say about self-appointed nobility" and believes that the Barathrumites should "simply appease Asphodel and leave xem to xyr fantasies"; and {{favilink|Otho}} refers to xem as a "troublesome merchant" and encourages the player to "dispose" of xem if they are not able to successfully negotiate for the [[Spindle]]. | ||
Even the Consortium of Phyta seems to have a distaste for the Earl; Yurl refers to Asphodel as a "socialite" and a "scoundrel" and says of xem: "You can hate xym -- and I do -- but you have to admire xym (I don't)." Additionally, Yurl claims that Asphodel would feel pressured to agree to the player's terms if they were loved by the Consortium, as "xe has enough enemies among phyta", and tells the player to "sharpen [their] shears" if negotiation falls through (they then wink with one of their leaves somehow). | Even the Consortium of Phyta seems to have a distaste for the Earl; Yurl refers to Asphodel as a "socialite" and a "scoundrel" and says of xem: "You can hate xym -- and I do -- but you have to admire xym (I don't)." Additionally, Yurl claims that Asphodel would feel pressured to agree to the player's terms if they were loved by the Consortium, as "xe has enough enemies among phyta", and tells the player to "sharpen [their] shears" if negotiation falls through (they then wink with one of their leaves somehow). | ||