Varin de Sou, Le Vicomte de Narrenturm
A patron of Drudenfuss, The Order For The Reclamation Of Antiquities, the nefarious Vicomte is believed to have developed a morbid fascination with dungeons through his friendship with the Marquis des Madelonettes, though his standing within the Court has fallen after the latter's
mysterious disappearance.
The Vicomte had been obsessed with getting revenge upon Hieronymous Erde - casting him together alongside all his associates into the deepest dungeon imaginable.
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Le Vicomte Varin de Sou, in league with the jealous court musician Arbeau of the Feathered Flute, finally achieved their triumph by accusing Hieronymous Erde of presenting a false, dancing and preening Elf before the Beauteous Beldame, the Contessa and Maiden Knight Ysentrud of the Church Of Envy:
-The aforementioned Elf made a grievous error, mistaking the Beauteous Beldame for the Belsire, calling her a he.
-Furthermore the wicked Elf was also unmasked as a treacherous agent of Imperial Langkasuka Of The Lotus And Cannon, or in the words of Le Vicomte, "A spying spy, I say! No Elf! No ELF! I say!"
As a result the Beldame proclaimed Derogeance upon Hieronymous Erde and banished him from the Court. All Elfes across the realm were declared Ugly.
The fate of this Elf and his wicked accomplices remains unknown.
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An ELF is possibly also an Extended/Emergency Lending/Liquidity Facility, Expanded Loan Facility etc.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mainstreetlending.htm>Nonprofit Organization Expanded Loan Facility (NOELF)https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2020/december/fed-emergency-lending-programs 