The Union of Eastern Middleborough

The Union of Eastern Middleborough, also known as "The East-Fist Union" was an Acting-War Council of the Eastern Middleborough, holding fealty to the King of Valmont. It was founded as an emergency war council in a State of War or in the absence of the Sheriff of Eastern Middleborough. But in later times, it served as a hidden War Council of Five Knightly Houses of Eastern Middleborough, shaping the power dynamics of the region.
=== Background ===
In 217 CE, as the Sheriff of Eastern Middleborough fell ill, exiled knights gathered around, attacking outposts near the Northwestern Borders, but the real attack took place when the Sheriff fell victim to pox, being replaced by Lord Crawford, a corrupt knight and war sergeant of Lord Grimwald Eastborn. The new sheriff engaged in failed campaigns against the Northerners and Hill Tribes, leading to a major attack on the Saint Isaac's Citadel, one of the four important cathedrals of the region and the third strongest garrisons of the Order of Saint Christoph.
Lord Roderick called arms and met with the lord knights of the region and various Heads of Knightly Houses, such as Lord Giovanni of East Port, Lord Egbert of Fort Christoph, Ser Everett Lincoln, Lady Adéle Stalmart, Ser Eustace Goodworth, and Lord Walton of Wardford. Together, they formed the Union of Eastern Middleborough, an acting-war council in case of the absence of the Sheriff or State of War.
=== The Five Seats ===
* House Caville of Middleborough.
* House Lincoln.
* House Stalmart.
* House Goodworth.
* House Carlos of Wardford.