House Kilburn

House Kilburn died out in 1014 AE, but lives on in the veins of other noble houses. 
== History ==
=== Origin (-100 BE - 0 AE) ===
House Kilburn was first recognized around -100 BE as its own political entity. The small noble house were prolific hunter/gatherers and were well-known suppliers of meat and hides towards the Everglow project. The first lord's name was Cylla (-135 BE - -53 BE). The homestead that would eventually build up into a keep and surrounding village was named Burnholme.
Over time, the house dipped into animal husbandry and by the time Everglow City was established in 0 AE, House Kilburn had a small monopoly on livestock and hunting located in the meadows and forests along Whiterush and Vinland Strom. 
They gained something of a reputation for wandering across house borders on their hunting expeditions. Although they were a successful house, many considered them to be uncouth and barbaric in their rough ways of living, leading to another reputation of the men taking who and what they wanted when they crossed borders and the women being free and easy. In truth, such 'untoward' interactions happened very rarely.
* Cylla (-135 BE - -53 BE) > (-105 BE - -28 BE) > (-81 BE - -4 BE) > (-30 BE - 36 AE) > (-3 BE - 65 AE) 
=== Many Sons (1 AE - 143 AE) ===
House Kilburn was a fertile one. Each lord had many sons and daughters, each in turn having many of their own offspring. The family stayed close and there was known to be some cousin-marriages (and rumored to have some even closer relatives marrying). 
* (25 AE - 99 AE) > (57 AE - 140 AE) > (78 AE - 144 AE) > (107 AE - 144 AE) > (138 AE - 193 AE)
=== The Demon War (144 AE - 280 AE) ===
When the Void ripped open in 144 AE, demons spilled across the lands in massive hordes. House Kilburn withdrew into itself, putting home and family first. But something else odd happened - many of the Kilburns gained magical abilities. Although small and hardly useful at first, study honed some of these abilities into destructive magics. 
As of 149 AE, there were known to be a fair number of undisciplined battlemages in House Kilburn. Most remained to protect the home, but some offered their services to other houses about the mainland.
* (173 AE - 234 AE) > (226 AE - 267 AE) > (260 AE - 319 AE) 
=== Post-Demon War (281 AE - 949 AE) ===
* (286 AE - 374 AE) > (319 AE - 378 AE) > (339 AE - 378 AE) > (365 AE - 423 AE) > (400 AE - 469 AE) > (418 AE - 490 AE) > (484 AE - 534 AE) > (514 AE - 592 AE) > (539 AE - 614 AE) > (590 AE -
=== 580 AE ===
Kana Kilburn, mother of Basil Holdenhome, and one of the many dead wives of Oswin Holdenhome, died in 580 during childbirth (age 18). She was the granddaughter of Lord _ Kilburn and niece of the later Lord _ Kilburn. Basil died (age 41) in 621 AE without progeny.
=== Extinction (950 AE - 1014 AE) ===
Lord Godric Kilburn was married to a commoner named Hild. She bore him two daughters - Millendra was born in 950 AE, Margeret in 956 AE, and their younger brother Isegrim was born in 960 AE. 
Millendra wed Greyson Rodin in 970 AE, at the age of 20, and gave birth to their only child in 972 AE - Ealthe Rodin. 
Margaret wed Harold Umbridge in 971 AE, at the age of 15, and gave birth to their only child in 976 AE - Arthur Umbridge. 
Godric died in 995 AE (age 64), his title passing to Isegrim. But Isegrim was murdered only two years later in 997 AE (age 37) - it was suspected he never wed or produced progeny due to his closeted sexuality, which may have also been the reason for his murder. Millendra died that same year (age 47), due to ovarian rupture. Hild would die to illness in 1006 (age 72).
House Kilburn died with Margeret Umbridge in early 1014 AE (age 58), cause unknown. 
=== Legacy ===
Both Millendra and Margeret's descendants still live on through other noble bloodlines, including Rodins, Knoxes, Heartstones, Umbridges, and Ludlows. Although there are no Kilburns by name, it is suspected that many more of the bloodline are spread throughout Aradia due to the high fertility rates of non-titled relatives prior to and during the First Demon War. 
Category:Noble Houses