Details of Barrayar I have forgotten

[beatrice_otter]

Do we know what Padma's Da's name was?  We can presume his father's name was Ivan, as Ivan would have been named after him.  Do we know what Aral's older brother's name was, or Aral's middle name?

What are the Vorbarra colors?  Are they red-and blue like the colors of the imperium, so that Barrayaran soldiers in parade dress are in fact wearing Vorbarra livery?  Would there then be a difference between livery and a military uniform?  I'm pretty sure we only see Gregor wearing nice suits and military uniforms, we don't see him ever wear his House uniform.  Of course military uniform usually trumps House uniform, but it doesn't always seem to.

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[dira]

There isn't solid text evidence for any of those things, although lots of people have pet theories. (Vorbarra livery is mentioned from time to time, I think Gregor even wears it once or twice, but the colors are never actually named--it's just referred to as Vorbarra livery, or the Vorbarra colors.)

From what I've read, Lois's standard operating procedure is to leave details like that as unspecified as possible unless they become story-necessary, so that she has maximum maneuvering room later on. Also she hates making up character names. :)

[via_ostiense]

Yep, the Vorbarra livery is mostly mentioned in passing, as in "an Armsman in Vorbarra livery," but the colors are never specified.

[lannamichaels]

Wow, I never realized that. When Gregor is being four years old and wearing dress uniform, Kareen is wearing a black and silver dress. Maybe it came from there?