House Arus

Edvard Arus was the grandson and namesake of Edvard IV, Earl Arus of Arus and the son of Mikael Arus and Rubina Voogerstrom. He was seventeen years old and as a student at the exclusive Threadmore and Whittle's College for Young Gentlemen, had been living in Takshendal for six months. At the time of his murder, eighteen months of scholarship still awaited Edvard.

Edvard's grandfather; Edvard IV, Earl Arus of Arus, is a typical high standing Skavvian noble, and like the society over which he reigns, is strict in religious and moral authority. Eighty seven years old, he out lived his first wife (young Edvard's grandmother; Rosa Peregrino d'Castilicus) with whom he had four children (Mikael, Viktor, Mercuria & Julia) and as according to custom, he took a second wife; Melody Vandervaal, with whom had two children (Oriana & Ivar). Edvard (the murder victim) was the fouth child of Mikael.
It is highly unlikely that Edvard knew of his grandson's sexuality, as homosexuality is regarded as highly immoral in Skavvian society, where the Church of Holy Law preaches against it.

Edvard's father; Mikael Arus, was a warrior noble who took it upon himself to become the instrument of his father's political will and ambition. After winning many battles, age finally over took him and he met his match at the Battle of Veder in 1619. He was fifty two at the time (and young Edvard was ten). It is widely said that Lord Edvard received the news of his son's death with majestic indifference, and simply dispatched his second son Viktor (and two thousand seasoned warriors) to bring revenge upon Mikael's nemesis, which he dutifully did. The relationship between the young Edvard and his father is not widely known, but he was it seems, closer to his mother than the father he so seldom saw.

Edvard's mother; Rubina Voogerstrom-Arus is from a family of wealthy merchants from Takshendal. She married Mikael Arus when she was very young, and as a consequence, is still only forty seven years old. She lives in Arus. By all accounts Rubina was very close to  Edvard and it was by her instigation he came to Takshendal to receive an education.

Edvard Arus had several family members who live in Taksehdal, these are; his uncle, Viktor Arus and his wife Esmeralda Bullfrost-Arus. Viktor is Mikael Arus's brother. He is now a merchant and lives at 12 Hope Road. Viktor and Esmeralda have four children. The elder two are both sailors working for their father on his ship Esmeralda and the younger two are the twin sisters Felicity and Viktoriana, both of whom are fourteen years old.

Also residing in Takshendal are Sir Wendel Weathermoss and his wife Oriana Arus-Weathermoss.Oriana is the first born child of Earl Arus's second marriage, and is thus Edvard Arus's half aunt. Together they have three children; Arman (half-brother to Edvard Arus), Gurli. and Lisle (half-sisters to Edvard Arus).