Setting:
Two kingdoms are forced to reunite after a bloody civil war between the North and South to defend against the onslaught from the Sand Eaters. Instead of uniting under another war, they decided to bring both houses together through marriage. Brogan Arten and Seralle Loroughe are betrothed for the good of the realm, despite ongoing animosity between them and their families.
Characters:
Name: Delris Salt
Age: Fifty three
House: Salt
Sigil: A black mountain on a red banner.
Abilities: Head of House Salt. Delris is a skilled poisoner and a former agent of the crown. It was he that tended to the tutelage of his firstborn children to ensure that the service of their family continued into the new generation. He is currently wracked with illness and is bedridden. His wits remain, but most believe his time is short.
Name: Freir "Friar" Cayn
Age: Twenty nine
House: None.
Sigil: None.
Abilities: A cutthroat and ne'er-do-well, "Friar" Cayn is well respected in Warrhon's underworld. Possesses many connections in the Thieves' Guild and works closely with House Quinn. Freir is talented in illusory magics, which he uses to confuse or lure his target before striking. He is an ambitious man and values gold over everything. It is rumored that he has fathered countless bastards, that he uses as spies throughout the city.
Name: Pyrra Salt
Age: Twenty two
House: Salt
Sigil: A black mountain on a red banner.
Details: Pyrra Salt is something of an oddity. While it is commonly known in the Southern Realm that she serves as the King's personal minstrel. She is a skilled singer, to be sure, but her true potency lies in her knack for subtlety. Part assassin and part adviser, she is never far from the King's beck and call.
Name: Judam Salt
Age: 22
House: Salt
Sigil: A black mountain on a red banner.
Details: Judam serves the kingdom and his family as a falconer, spy, and keeper of ravens. He prefers to stay with the birds over the company of humans, and tends to associate with those outside his inner circle very rarely. He is Pyrra's twin.
Two kingdoms are forced to reunite after a bloody civil war between the North and South to defend against the onslaught from the Sand Eaters. Instead of uniting under another war, they decided to bring both houses together through marriage. Brogan Arten and Seralle Loroughe are betrothed for the good of the realm, despite ongoing animosity between them and their families.
Characters:
Name: Brogan Arten
Age: 17
House: Arten, prince
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: Strong, skilled in melee combat and military strategy. He wields a pike and shield. Brogan is headstrong and loud, known for rallying his troops into battle against any invading tribes. Though barbaric, he is brave and usually merciful. He is the son of Arten Kingbreaker and his first wife, Lilah Snowshield.
Name: Arten Kingbreaker
Age: Deceased
House: Arten, king
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: Undefeated in combat, he was unsurpassed in ferocity and malice. Known as Little Bear the Kingbreaker, he crippled King Loroughe and successfully ceded the North from the South. He had 4 wives, trophies from each of the kingdoms, though his first wife of the North was his favorite. He died suddenly of a mysterious ailment.
Name: Lilah Snowshield of House Arten
Age: 34
House: Arten, queen
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: Formerly a shieldmaiden and powerful cleric, Lilah now lives a life of relative ease in her castle in the North. She bore Arten Kingbreaker 3 children, two sons and one daughter. She is personally responsible for the education her children received and is highly protective of each of them.
Name: Brom Arten
Age: 16
House: Arten, prince
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: He is a terrible fighter but a brilliant person. Intrinsically nonviolent and just, he struggles very much to fit in with his Northern kin. He is extremely jealous of his older brother, Brogan, and wishes to marry Seralle.
Name: Kyla Arten
Age: 14
House: Arten, princess
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: She is very much in love with the idea of being a princess of the North and South.
Age: 17
House: Arten, prince
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: Strong, skilled in melee combat and military strategy. He wields a pike and shield. Brogan is headstrong and loud, known for rallying his troops into battle against any invading tribes. Though barbaric, he is brave and usually merciful. He is the son of Arten Kingbreaker and his first wife, Lilah Snowshield.
Name: Arten Kingbreaker
Age: Deceased
House: Arten, king
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: Undefeated in combat, he was unsurpassed in ferocity and malice. Known as Little Bear the Kingbreaker, he crippled King Loroughe and successfully ceded the North from the South. He had 4 wives, trophies from each of the kingdoms, though his first wife of the North was his favorite. He died suddenly of a mysterious ailment.
Name: Lilah Snowshield of House Arten
Age: 34
House: Arten, queen
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: Formerly a shieldmaiden and powerful cleric, Lilah now lives a life of relative ease in her castle in the North. She bore Arten Kingbreaker 3 children, two sons and one daughter. She is personally responsible for the education her children received and is highly protective of each of them.
Name: Brom Arten
Age: 16
House: Arten, prince
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: He is a terrible fighter but a brilliant person. Intrinsically nonviolent and just, he struggles very much to fit in with his Northern kin. He is extremely jealous of his older brother, Brogan, and wishes to marry Seralle.
Name: Kyla Arten
Age: 14
House: Arten, princess
Sigil: A black bear on a white background, on a field of golden stars. In one paw, the bear holds four arrows (one for each kingdom) and in the other, he holds a shield. He stands upon a broken crown.
Details: She is very much in love with the idea of being a princess of the North and South.
Name: Lorgan Ogreson
Age: Forty
House: None
Sigil: None. Though he chooses to fly house Arten's sigil.
Details: A battle-brother of Arten Kingbreaker, Lorgun is a warrior who has survived many campaigns against the Southern Realm. He is a massive, brutally ugly man that wields a heavy axe in battle. His size is surpassed only by his loyalty to his people and his hatred of southerners. Fond of poetry and songs as well as melee combat.
Age: Forty
House: None
Sigil: None. Though he chooses to fly house Arten's sigil.
Details: A battle-brother of Arten Kingbreaker, Lorgun is a warrior who has survived many campaigns against the Southern Realm. He is a massive, brutally ugly man that wields a heavy axe in battle. His size is surpassed only by his loyalty to his people and his hatred of southerners. Fond of poetry and songs as well as melee combat.
Name: Boralle the Deadwife
Age: 30
House: None, formerly Loroughe
Sigil: None
Details: Kidnapped during the final battle of the Civil War and taken forcefully as one of Arten's wives, she lived in the North for decade. As part of reparations between both kingdoms, Boralle and her child were returned to the Southern castle following the announcement of Brogan's and Seralle's betrothal. She is considered to be of broken mind, and speaks only to her son.
Name: Grey the Stolen
Age: 15
House: None
Sigil: None
Details: Grey was born in the North by the name Grey Southernbear, but was returned to the South when formal hostilities ended. He hates Arten and his family for what was done to his mother, and sides completely with the South. Like many Southerners, he has learned how to manipulate and lie to get his way. However, he is trained (like all his brothers) in melee combat. A few think of him strictly as his mother's hand.
Age: 30
House: None, formerly Loroughe
Sigil: None
Details: Kidnapped during the final battle of the Civil War and taken forcefully as one of Arten's wives, she lived in the North for decade. As part of reparations between both kingdoms, Boralle and her child were returned to the Southern castle following the announcement of Brogan's and Seralle's betrothal. She is considered to be of broken mind, and speaks only to her son.
Name: Grey the Stolen
Age: 15
House: None
Sigil: None
Details: Grey was born in the North by the name Grey Southernbear, but was returned to the South when formal hostilities ended. He hates Arten and his family for what was done to his mother, and sides completely with the South. Like many Southerners, he has learned how to manipulate and lie to get his way. However, he is trained (like all his brothers) in melee combat. A few think of him strictly as his mother's hand.
Name: Kirs Bloodstone the Sand Eater
Age: Deceased
Tribe: Bloodstone
Sigil: None
Details: She died giving birth to her one daughter to Arten, after being abducted from the East. She was rumored to be of noble birth.
Name: Miahh Bloodstone
Age: 12
Tribe: Bloodstone
Sigil: None
Details: Miahh ran away from the North after she learned the war was over. She fled across the wall to the East, and has joined a group of nomadic Sand Eaters. It is rumored that she was abducted by the South in penance for Boralle and Grey, though this is untrue. She has all the ferocity of her father and all the wildness of her mother. Though unlearned, she has the potential to be very skilled in magic.
Name: Griah Sandwysper the Stormcaller
Age: 36
Tribe: Sandwysper
Sigil: None
Details: Griah is a powerful priestess and devout of the Great Worm. She is known as a stormcaller, and can summon sandstorms. It is said that she can speak directly to the Great Worm, and as such is regarded as the religious leader of the Sand Eaters. She rides a worm queen whom she calls Gnaw.
Name: Jehyr Ashtongue
Age: Twenty six
Tribe: Ashtongue
Sigil: None
Details: A master of Sand Eater mysticism and martial combat, Jehyr has risen quickly in status since being accepted into the Ashtongue clan. He is a solemn and quiet man, often seen riding at the vanguard of his tribe's warparty; a cruel sword clutched in one hand, the reins of his Armored Sand Worm in the other. While he obediently participates in the Sand Eater jihads, at the behest of the stronger tribes, he is more interested in the accumulation of power than the glorification of his religion.
Age: Deceased
Tribe: Bloodstone
Sigil: None
Details: She died giving birth to her one daughter to Arten, after being abducted from the East. She was rumored to be of noble birth.
Name: Miahh Bloodstone
Age: 12
Tribe: Bloodstone
Sigil: None
Details: Miahh ran away from the North after she learned the war was over. She fled across the wall to the East, and has joined a group of nomadic Sand Eaters. It is rumored that she was abducted by the South in penance for Boralle and Grey, though this is untrue. She has all the ferocity of her father and all the wildness of her mother. Though unlearned, she has the potential to be very skilled in magic.
Name: Griah Sandwysper the Stormcaller
Age: 36
Tribe: Sandwysper
Sigil: None
Details: Griah is a powerful priestess and devout of the Great Worm. She is known as a stormcaller, and can summon sandstorms. It is said that she can speak directly to the Great Worm, and as such is regarded as the religious leader of the Sand Eaters. She rides a worm queen whom she calls Gnaw.
Name: Jehyr Ashtongue
Age: Twenty six
Tribe: Ashtongue
Sigil: None
Details: A master of Sand Eater mysticism and martial combat, Jehyr has risen quickly in status since being accepted into the Ashtongue clan. He is a solemn and quiet man, often seen riding at the vanguard of his tribe's warparty; a cruel sword clutched in one hand, the reins of his Armored Sand Worm in the other. While he obediently participates in the Sand Eater jihads, at the behest of the stronger tribes, he is more interested in the accumulation of power than the glorification of his religion.
Name: Hystra Talltree
Age: 40
House: Talltree
Sigil: A tree on a black background with a golden sun.
Details: The last of Arten's four wives, Hystra is the oldest. She comes from the forests to the West. She is extremely maternal and gentle, often caring for the other children when Lilah was on raids with Arten and hand feeding Boralle. She birthed many children, but only one lived.
Name: Orenn Talltree
Age: 9
House: Talltree
Sigil: A tree on a black background with a golden sun.
Details: Young and naive, Orenn is still very much a child. He still clings to his mother, but looks up to his brothers Arten.
Age: 40
House: Talltree
Sigil: A tree on a black background with a golden sun.
Details: The last of Arten's four wives, Hystra is the oldest. She comes from the forests to the West. She is extremely maternal and gentle, often caring for the other children when Lilah was on raids with Arten and hand feeding Boralle. She birthed many children, but only one lived.
Name: Orenn Talltree
Age: 9
House: Talltree
Sigil: A tree on a black background with a golden sun.
Details: Young and naive, Orenn is still very much a child. He still clings to his mother, but looks up to his brothers Arten.
Name: Seralle Loroughe
Age: Sixteen
House: Loroughe, princess
Sigil: A golden circle containing a golden eagle, set against a backdrop of deep blue. Outside and above the circle sits a crown. To the left a sword. The right a shield. Beneath is a set of scales.
Details: Intelligent. Skilled in the use of magic. She particularly favors lightning when casting. She is rather adept at picking locks and slipping away undetected. Sera does know a bit about potion/poison brewing. Spends much of her free time acquiring new, practical hobbies.
Name: Piervue Loroughe
Age: Forty three
House: Loroughe
Sigil: A golden circle containing a golden eagle, set against a backdrop of deep blue. Outside and above the circle sits a crown. To the left a sword. The right a shield. Beneath is a set of scales.
Details: A capable domestic leader and just king, though unskilled, himself, in the ways of war. He is a skilled diplomat and negotiator. Runs the Southern Realm. Crippled by Arten Kingbreaker.
Name: Annarisse Loroughe
Age: Thirty seven
House: Loroughe
Sigil: A golden circle containing a golden eagle, set against a backdrop of deep blue. Outside and above the circle sits a crown. To the left a sword. The right a shield. Beneath is a set of scales.
Details: Deceased.
Name: Ruarc Hinn (the King's bastard)
Age: Fifteen
House: Hinn
Sigil: None
Details: King Piervue's bastard son, though it is not a thing that is commonly known. Most are amazed at his continuing presence in court. He is employed, unofficially, as Seralle's bodyguard. He is a large lad; strong of arm, but gentle of heart. He rarely goes anywhere without his armor (chainmail), even if it is beneath his clothes, or the hand and a half sword he was gifted (in secret) by his father. Ruarc is a capable combatant, but prefers to use his size and skill in defense of others; rather than in the pursuit of violence. His name is adopted from the farming family that agreed (in secret) to take him in at the King's request.
Age: Sixteen
House: Loroughe, princess
Sigil: A golden circle containing a golden eagle, set against a backdrop of deep blue. Outside and above the circle sits a crown. To the left a sword. The right a shield. Beneath is a set of scales.
Details: Intelligent. Skilled in the use of magic. She particularly favors lightning when casting. She is rather adept at picking locks and slipping away undetected. Sera does know a bit about potion/poison brewing. Spends much of her free time acquiring new, practical hobbies.
Name: Piervue Loroughe
Age: Forty three
House: Loroughe
Sigil: A golden circle containing a golden eagle, set against a backdrop of deep blue. Outside and above the circle sits a crown. To the left a sword. The right a shield. Beneath is a set of scales.
Details: A capable domestic leader and just king, though unskilled, himself, in the ways of war. He is a skilled diplomat and negotiator. Runs the Southern Realm. Crippled by Arten Kingbreaker.
Name: Annarisse Loroughe
Age: Thirty seven
House: Loroughe
Sigil: A golden circle containing a golden eagle, set against a backdrop of deep blue. Outside and above the circle sits a crown. To the left a sword. The right a shield. Beneath is a set of scales.
Details: Deceased.
Name: Ruarc Hinn (the King's bastard)
Age: Fifteen
House: Hinn
Sigil: None
Details: King Piervue's bastard son, though it is not a thing that is commonly known. Most are amazed at his continuing presence in court. He is employed, unofficially, as Seralle's bodyguard. He is a large lad; strong of arm, but gentle of heart. He rarely goes anywhere without his armor (chainmail), even if it is beneath his clothes, or the hand and a half sword he was gifted (in secret) by his father. Ruarc is a capable combatant, but prefers to use his size and skill in defense of others; rather than in the pursuit of violence. His name is adopted from the farming family that agreed (in secret) to take him in at the King's request.
Name: Delris Salt
Age: Fifty three
House: Salt
Sigil: A black mountain on a red banner.
Abilities: Head of House Salt. Delris is a skilled poisoner and a former agent of the crown. It was he that tended to the tutelage of his firstborn children to ensure that the service of their family continued into the new generation. He is currently wracked with illness and is bedridden. His wits remain, but most believe his time is short.
Name: Freir "Friar" Cayn
Age: Twenty nine
House: None.
Sigil: None.
Abilities: A cutthroat and ne'er-do-well, "Friar" Cayn is well respected in Warrhon's underworld. Possesses many connections in the Thieves' Guild and works closely with House Quinn. Freir is talented in illusory magics, which he uses to confuse or lure his target before striking. He is an ambitious man and values gold over everything. It is rumored that he has fathered countless bastards, that he uses as spies throughout the city.
Name: Pyrra Salt
Age: Twenty two
House: Salt
Sigil: A black mountain on a red banner.
Details: Pyrra Salt is something of an oddity. While it is commonly known in the Southern Realm that she serves as the King's personal minstrel. She is a skilled singer, to be sure, but her true potency lies in her knack for subtlety. Part assassin and part adviser, she is never far from the King's beck and call.
Name: Judam Salt
Age: 22
House: Salt
Sigil: A black mountain on a red banner.
Details: Judam serves the kingdom and his family as a falconer, spy, and keeper of ravens. He prefers to stay with the birds over the company of humans, and tends to associate with those outside his inner circle very rarely. He is Pyrra's twin.
Name: Forthel Quinn
Age: Nineteen
House: Quinn
Sigil: Three silver coins on a backdrop of black.
Details: A schemer and dreamer, Forthel Quinn is an initiated member of the Scribe's Guild and the King's personal scribe. He often sells the information he gathers through his father's network of spies and cut-throats. Forthel wishes to see a new family sit upon the throne and often conspires with his father.
Name: Terrin Quinn
Age: Thirty seven
House: Quinn
Sigil: Three silver coins on a backdrop of black.
Details: Head of the Scribe's Guild and a former thief, Quinn earned himself a lordship and lands by serving the King's interests during the first Northern Incursions. Since taking his seat, he has done little but work against he crown; using his underworld connections and influence to sell royal information, gather allies and prepare constantly to overthrow King Piervue and secure his own seat of power. He is devious, intelligent and cautious. He holds a certain amount of prestige for being the Speaker of the Scribing Guild of the Southern Realms and uses this power to further his own goals.
Age: Nineteen
House: Quinn
Sigil: Three silver coins on a backdrop of black.
Details: A schemer and dreamer, Forthel Quinn is an initiated member of the Scribe's Guild and the King's personal scribe. He often sells the information he gathers through his father's network of spies and cut-throats. Forthel wishes to see a new family sit upon the throne and often conspires with his father.
Name: Terrin Quinn
Age: Thirty seven
House: Quinn
Sigil: Three silver coins on a backdrop of black.
Details: Head of the Scribe's Guild and a former thief, Quinn earned himself a lordship and lands by serving the King's interests during the first Northern Incursions. Since taking his seat, he has done little but work against he crown; using his underworld connections and influence to sell royal information, gather allies and prepare constantly to overthrow King Piervue and secure his own seat of power. He is devious, intelligent and cautious. He holds a certain amount of prestige for being the Speaker of the Scribing Guild of the Southern Realms and uses this power to further his own goals.
Name: Elmun Kayd
Age: Fifty three
House: Kayd (Patron)
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Elmun is a wisened and battle-hardened veteran. He is distrustful of those of the Hinterlands and is rather against the joining of the kingdoms. As a council member of the Kaydguard Elders, Elmun has a considerable say in what happens to his family. He is an able tactician and diplomat.
Name: Serraphi Kayd
Age: Forty six
House: Kayd (Matron)
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Shrewd and cunning, Serraphi has enjoyed a seat amongst the Kaydguard Elders since she married into the family. She is a masterful strategist and known supporter of the royal family's decision to rejoin the kingdoms.
Name: Lyen Kayd
Age: Twenty five
House: Kayd
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Eldest son of Elmun. A holy man, following in the traditions of the old Kaydguard. He is a Paladin of the Eternal Sun and, as such, often utilizes fire in his offensive magics. Lyen is a capablewarrior and leader of men. Often, he is seen using a warhammer in battle. He is a branch leader for one of the Kaydguard's infantry divisions. He is currently deployed to fight against the Sand Eaters.
Name: Stone Kayd
Age: Twenty one
House: Kayd
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: An accomplished hunter and tracker, Stone leads a branch of the Kaydguard's scouting parties. He is an expert archer and adequate swordsman, whether it be from horseback or on foot. Currently, he is fighting against the incursion of Sand Eaters on the eastern border of Warrhon.
Name: Redrea Kayd
Age: Seventeen
House: Kayd
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Youngest child of Elmun and Serraphi Kayd and the most recent addition to the Kaydguard. Curretly deployed to fight against the Sand Eaters. Wields a spear in battle and prefers to fight from horseback, though she is considerably fearsome on foot. She is a member of Stone's scouting party.
Age: Fifty three
House: Kayd (Patron)
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Elmun is a wisened and battle-hardened veteran. He is distrustful of those of the Hinterlands and is rather against the joining of the kingdoms. As a council member of the Kaydguard Elders, Elmun has a considerable say in what happens to his family. He is an able tactician and diplomat.
Name: Serraphi Kayd
Age: Forty six
House: Kayd (Matron)
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Shrewd and cunning, Serraphi has enjoyed a seat amongst the Kaydguard Elders since she married into the family. She is a masterful strategist and known supporter of the royal family's decision to rejoin the kingdoms.
Name: Lyen Kayd
Age: Twenty five
House: Kayd
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Eldest son of Elmun. A holy man, following in the traditions of the old Kaydguard. He is a Paladin of the Eternal Sun and, as such, often utilizes fire in his offensive magics. Lyen is a capablewarrior and leader of men. Often, he is seen using a warhammer in battle. He is a branch leader for one of the Kaydguard's infantry divisions. He is currently deployed to fight against the Sand Eaters.
Name: Stone Kayd
Age: Twenty one
House: Kayd
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: An accomplished hunter and tracker, Stone leads a branch of the Kaydguard's scouting parties. He is an expert archer and adequate swordsman, whether it be from horseback or on foot. Currently, he is fighting against the incursion of Sand Eaters on the eastern border of Warrhon.
Name: Redrea Kayd
Age: Seventeen
House: Kayd
Sigil: A snake coiled around the hilt of a golden sword. White background.
Abilities: Youngest child of Elmun and Serraphi Kayd and the most recent addition to the Kaydguard. Curretly deployed to fight against the Sand Eaters. Wields a spear in battle and prefers to fight from horseback, though she is considerably fearsome on foot. She is a member of Stone's scouting party.
