Bruno the Faint Hearted

Regent of Joraje 417-423
 Predecessor: Jan the Wise
 Pretender: Prokop the Bad
 Successor: Ankred of Lorenvald
INTRODUCTION
Bruno of Rund (regent for Ankred Loren between 417 and his death in 423. During this time he suffered 3 major losses at Rojmberk, Norŝof and Vernberk at the hands of Prokop the Bad.
EARLY LIFE
Born in 379, Bruno grew up in a Vechtese trading town called Rund near Oorbroek on the Khoortish border. His family were descendants of the Leipha family and had a respectable estate near Oŝanek. At the age of 15 he was sent to the court of Jan the wise in Lorenvald where he learnt about Joran values and Werranism. 
REGENCY
Bruno succeeded the Jan the Wise who had started with a bankrupt Loren treasury and had totally reversed the situation by defeating the Jehnidy Lord Hejnrik II at Eshkonitze in 413 thus ending the War of the Golden Seat. Bruno was chosen as regent by Jan himself who did not trust his brother, Prokop, to rule. Affronted by his brother's lack of faith, Prokop launched a contest for the throne known as the Loren Succesion Crisis (417-435) with the support of Gerhard of Vitep and Ulrich of Jehnidy. Bruno soon lost Rojmberk to Prokop in 419 which cost him the loyalties of the Brehsa family who revolted and seized Skawotz in 420. That same year Norŝof was lost in battle and Bruno secluded himself to Ŝteck. He also officially confiscated Prokop's lands in 420. His return in 421 was followed by little military progress or re-capture, but instead a huge witch trial in Beldymhoff and Ŝanik. It was said 300 witches were succesfully burnt at the stake. He continued to forbid Ankred, true heir to the Loren seat, to become duke until Prokop was dealt with. His capture and the Loren defeat at Vernberk in 422 caused many nobles to rise up in protest of Bruno's management, which Ankred soon quelled. The Loren family refused to pay his ransom and so he remained in Pallenburk for 1 year until his death in 423.
WITCH TRIALS
The witch trials of 421-422 saw the brutal murder of 300 women and 40 men in Eastern Karred, centered on the towns of Beldymhoff and Ŝanik. It did little to please discontented nobles and merely was an indirect action to the frustration caused by military failures throughout his reign.
Category:Characters of Juhnvechteya