Belgrave Family

The Belgraves are a family who originate from Haven. It was founded by Neon Belgrave, and for a couple months the Belgraves were known as a "one man show". Around the time when Neon was ruling the country of Chevkri he fathered the 3 children Mary, Sen and Nova. The rest is history.
The Belgraves have spread to all continents of Rathnir, and as of right now there are almoast as many family members in Syltor as in Haven. Many nations have had Belgrave leaders and we pride ourselves on having competent members without overexpanding like the dynasties of McSpiegel or Luon.
== Notable Members ==
==== Trion of Belgars Grave ====
Trion was the child of a prostitute. His father was unknown, but his mom wasnt a nobody. His mom was Rhea Rothbreed. The Rothbreeds were a very notable family in the early history of Haven and her father Belgar Rothbreed was the king of a petty kingdom. 
The tale goes that Rhea was pregnant with Trion and got the message that her father was ill. As she rushed hom and found that her father was already dead the additional stress caused her to give a premature birth where she died in childbirth. This is where the Belgraves get their name as Trion was born by Belgars Grave.
==== Nearon Belgrave ====
Nearon was the son of Trion. He grew up among the Rothbreeds as they had been his fathers caretakers. As the conquest was raging in the Cat's Claw Trion saw was what coming and pledged alligence to Meram and House Qeshbago. They were after this made stewards of Meramhold.
==== Neon Belgrave ====
Neon was born to Trion Belgrave II and Lira Belgrave in Kartek. He was travling back to Haven with his family, but their ship was caught in a storm and both his parents died. Neon fathered three children. Mary, Sen and Nova Belgrave.
Neon lived in Volkstadt where he met his wife Alice at a ball. He also made powerful friends that led him to be elected as Minister of Immigration in the Chevkri Republic. To make recruiting easier he founded his own city of Anikas, which has sine been the home of the Belgraves.
Because of his sucess as MOI he was later elected as Apex (King) of Chevkri. He had a lasting effect on the country, especially turning it into a monarchy. He abdicated his position as Apex when his wife Alice died and he went into a great mourning.
After his abdication Neon was found to be plotting a rebellion. He togheter with his son Sen was exiled to Savernia. In Savernia he founded the town of Holsatia where he lived out his last years and died.
==== Beowulf an Kajnezit ====
Beowulf was the cousin of Neon as Neons mother Lira was born an Kajnezit. Beo and Neon were close friends and they worked togheter in many projects. Beo was the head architect of Anikas and a high councillor in Chevkri under Neons reign. Beo was disatisfied with Chevkri and when Neon and Sen was exiled he joined them in Holsatia.
==== Mary Belgrave ====
Daughter to Neon and Alice Belgrave. The middle child of three sibilings. She had a long career as a diplomat, beaurocrat and leader. She birthed 6 children with 3 different men. Being the common ancestor of all living belgraves she would in her later days be known as "the mother" or "the elder". She became 57 years old, dying in captivity thinking her familiy and their story was lost.
==== Sen Belgrave ====
Son of Neon and Alice Belgrave, and the youngest of three siblings. Sen had a long and fruitful career as a architect and shipbuilder. The families politics tore him apart has he just wanted a happy family. Dissapointed in the direction Chevrki he joined his father and uncle in their exile and settled into the quiet life he wanted, sadly without his sister and brother. Something that saddened him all his life.
==== Aeron Bolodrav-Belgrave ====
Son of Mary Belgrave and Renitsu Morningstar. He was originally known as Aeron de Escharien cause of his white hair, this due to his nieden ethnicity from Ren. Aeron was legitimiced by Neon and after that became a public figure in East haven. He was one of the founding members of Dara-Lumonde, and later served as its leader until his death. He was married to Zorah Bolodrav-Belgrave and had three children with him.
==== Conrad Bolodrav-Belgrave ====
Son of Aeron and Zorah Bolodrav-Belgrave. He was the middle child of three brothers. Conrad was known as a cunning and smart man. He made an excellent beurocrat and politician. Even though Aeron was his father he usually sought to Conrad for advice. Conrad never married, but he had two sons. Conrad used his time not only in Haven, but also in Syltör where he had major positions in Bardonia and Credia. There are no written records of him after the destruction of Rathnir.
==== Elide Venies Bolodrav-Belgrave ====
Adopted daughter of Aeron and Zorah Bolodrav-Belgrave. Elide was adopted as a teen because of her talents. She was the leader of the Duchy of Dearman for many years as her biological father Mathias Venies. She married Prime Aqule, who was the prince of Ruska, making Elide its princess. They had four children togheter. Later in life Conrad and Elide united their states into the Belgrave Crownlands. This was the last state with Belgrave leadership
== Family Tree ==
The Belgrave Family is per. now made up of 72 members, stretching 10 generations, across almost 300 years. 
You can take a better look at the family tree using this link: https://www.familyecho.com/?p=CUVB8&c=vxn6c8vh9zx7yc5h&f=793067082251365230
== History ==
=== Pre-History (0-100 AJC) ===
The Belgraves as a noble family is only around 200 years old. They originate from Meramhold and was made stewards of House Qeshbago for their loyalty during Meram's Conquest around 0 AJC. When the Qeshbago Dynasty fell without an heir the Tukkers, who were conquered by Meram earlier took over Meramhold. Beacuse of the Belgraves loyalty to the Qeshbago Dynasty they were sent away. No longer nobles of any land or citizens of their own home.
=== Early Modern History (100-150 AJC) ===
==== Early life of Neon ====
The modern history of the Belgraves start in Kartek with the birth of Neon Belgrave. His father was a Belgrave by blood, but was the third generation of Belgraves that had not stepped foot in their homeland. His name was Trion. Trion had clear goals. The tales of the old dynasty in his homeland aws gone and different men were in power. He was gonna try to take his family home. When Neon came of age Trion was ready to take him home. Just before reaching the shores of the Cat's Claw their boat was hit by a storm and ripped apart. The only person that made it ashore in Haven was Neon.
When Neon washed up on the shore all he could see was sand. There was no trace of his family or the wreckage. He walked for 7 days and 7 nights and arrived upon the doorstep ofa town called Volkstadt. The townspeople were welcoming to him and he even made friends with the Duke. He grew his prevelence and popularity in this town, a town that was central to the country of Chevkri. When Elections came around for Chevkri he ran for the Minister of Immigration and got the position with no opposition. Used right this position could give him a lot of power, but not in Volkstadt. So he got the blessing of the Apex (King) to settle his own town.
==== The start of Belgravi Nobility ====
In the jungles of Optima Saltu Neon settled the town of Anikas. Anikas would grow into a prosepering town under the leadership of Neon. The growth of Anikas would give Neon more and more influence within Chevkri. When the Apex William Rothbreed decided to retire Neon was pushed by the Volkstadt elite and the Rothbreeds to be the next candidate for Apex. Neon won the elections for Apex which would launch the Belgrave family into fame and nobility.
Soon after Neon becoming Apex his first child Nova was born. Mary and Sen was soon born within few years. Neon's time in office was not a happy one. He worked away from Anikas and grew further and further apart from his family. His oldest son Nova had gotten a position in the government alongside his father. Mary and Sen were still too young. 
Neon wanted to secure his families future in Chevkri and as the state had grown further away from its origin as a democracy he declared that it would become a monarchy. He made the Belgraves the royal lineage and sent them into a status of royals in the 2nd largest country in Haven. This declaration also sent Chevkri into turmoil. It broke the country into pro and anti monarchy factions. It also broke Neons realationship with his daughter Mary. Maybe she was just a rebellious teen, but she was anti-monarchy and eventually fled to the shores of Zhaitker-Klend were her father had once arrived to Chevkri. Here she quickly fell in love and married Måne Umbra. They soon after had a daughter named Hati.
Neon worked hard to stabilize the country and eventually it calmed down with the implementation of a pro-democracy right hand called Vandoro, but he was tired. His family was broken and most of his friends were gone. The last straw that broke him was the death of his loving wife Alice. He could not keep working and abdicated. The leader of the province of Dande, Chid Calderian was chosen as the new Apex.
==== A Switch in Power ====
Since Mary had been loyal to the democratic cause during her fathers reign she was now the Belgrave representative in govrenment. She was given more and more power within Chevkri and Vandoro looked at her as his succesor. Mary was given the position of head diplomat and focused on fixing relations between Chevrki and other countries in Uldarash.
After some time a plot was uncovered in Chevkri. A lot of people did not like the new direction of the country, one of them were Neon. The rebellion was stopped and the people involved were exiled. Mary stood by the state has her father and youngest brother Sen was sent away. This forever changed the power dynamic within the family.
==== A New Haven ====
Ever since the Uldarash Civil War from before Mary was born, the continent of Haven had been unstable and the powerdynmaic of the continent was ever-changing. Neon and his followers had settled into the quiet life in Savernia, but Mary had a lust for power. With her large ambition there were no limits to what Mary did to get more power. Travelling around Haven as a diplomat Mary met Rakia Ganeffs a man of high Auroran nobility. They had a very good tone, but their realationship stayed a secret. Mary was alraedy married to Måne Umbra and Ganeff rose to the position of Regent Emperor of Uldarash, where having an affair with a married woman would ruin his legitimacy.
Due to her persistance and connection with Ganeff, Mary made it onto the Uldarashi High Council, but at that point the empire was already in shambles. Only weeks later Uldarash fell apart. Haven was now a thousand different nations, all with different goals. This was truly a new chapter
==== The Union ====
In the aftermath of the collapse of Uldarash lots of new factions formed, the largest of which were the Union of Haven. Based of the principles of the former loyalist states of Alfheim and Montroig with Ganeff at the head. During this time the realationship between Mary and Ganeff was well known, even though it was neither official or public. They had a son named Igor, who was sent to trusted friends in Sparwood due to Mary and Ganeffs responsabilities.
Stability and trust in the Union was not long-lasting. Mary faced here own problems in Chevrki as the Apex, Chid Caldarian stepped down. Chevrki's collapse quickly ensued as different provinces had different alliagences. This collapse also took a big toll on Ganeffs, which was at this point an old and experienced leader. Due to his health he would soon after step down as leader of the Union.
Mary, now more or less alone as her friends were split across multiple states or gone completely had to navigate the political landscape. She found her fellow councillors in the Union were only seeking power for themselves, not wanting the best for the Union as a whole. She found comfort in a new man. Renitsu Morningstar. Head of the Union's military. The only part of the Union she believed was functional. They had a rough and unaffectionate realationship, only fufilling eachothers basic needs. During this realationship she birthed two sons named Heinry and Aeron.
As the Union continued to crumble Mary started pivoting towards her fromer Chevrki friends new ally, the Vinovian Horde. This faction was mostly made up of familiar faces and their leading figures were togheter because of their fellow friendship. She was continuously coming in contact with them as she had to mediate between the Union and the Vinovians.
the Union's collapsing reason would be one of representation. The states within the union were more concerned for themselves the the Union, and on the matter of representation none of them were happy. the nail in the coffin would be the disbandment of the senate which was to lead to the disbandment of the democratic system. Mary quickly uncovered this and mere hours before the disbandment of the senate she would gather all former chevrki states to leave the Union for the Vinovian Horde. This led to the collapse of the Union of Haven before it had the chance to become something else.
=== The Horde and the Emigration (150-200 AJC) ===
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