House Rocke

House Rocke of Ravenglass is one of the Great Houses of Aqoris. It has ruled over the Lakelands for over a millennia, originally as the Kings of the Lake and more recently as the Wardens of the Lake under the Boyce Dynasty. The head of the house is Lord Kayl Rocke. 
Their lands are in the central west of the continent and are comprised of deep forests, swamps and rivers. The sigil of House Rocke is a white sunburst on a dark green field and their words are "Roots of Honour". 
== History ==
=== Background ===
For a millennia, House Rocke ruled the Lakelands as Kings of the Lake, having carved their Kingdom in the Age of Fire after the collapse of the Old Kingdom. House Rocke aimed to stay neutral in the many wars that gripped the continent and remained in the Lakelands, rarely ever warring with the neighbouring Kingdom of the Hills and the Kingdom of the Fields. Following the defeat of both the Kingdom of the Hills and the Kingdom of the Fields during Barden's Foundations Wars, King Barden I Boyce turned his eyes west to the Lakelands. House Rocke and the Lakelander Houses, using their home terrain as their advantage, withstood the Boyce invasion for over a year. They were eventually defeated by King Barden Boyce in a historic battle called the Battle of the Lake. King Jaxar VII Rocke surrendered to Barden and was made Warden of The Lake due to the very honourable and competent fight the Lakelanders put up. 
Lord Wyllam Rocke was the first to oppose King Dannis I Boyce, "the Cruel", and side with Prince Kaegan in The War of The Bears, the Boyce civil war. House Rocke led the Lakelands into battle to stop Dannis' tyranny. Lord Wyllam led forces south after the fighting in the Lakelands stopped and broke the Siege of Arkridge before joining with the other armies to take part in the Battle of Newcastle. Following the Rebel Victory, House Rocke resumed it's duties as Wardens of The Lake in the Golden Age. When King Harlow I made his southern expedition in 380 AF, House Rocke was among the few who did not send troops to join, but allowed their vassals to decide. 
House Rocke is the largest contributor of the Lakelands Houses in the Lakeland Insurgency against the Brotherhood of Wolves. Lord Anron Rocke began the Lakeland efforts against them and died in 400 AF to be succeeded by his son, Kayl Rocke, who took charge of the efforts. Despite the best of the Rocke efforts, limited participation from the other Lakeland Houses have not provided great results. 
 
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