House Maddox

**House Maddox of Oakenstead** is the Great House of The Marshlands. The leader of House Maddox holds the title of Lord of Oakenstead and Lord Paramount of the Marshlands. The sigil of House Maddox is a green oak tree on a brown background.

## History

### Robert Maddox's Rebellion

House Maddox became the primary military power behind the first meaningful rebellion against House Beaufort. Spearheaded by Robert Maddox as vengeance for the death of his father who served and later died as Clovis Beaufort's leading general during the Nazari Rebellion. After the rebellion was put down, Clovis Beaufort appointed his own daughter to serve as an interim Lady of Oakenstead, while he took Robert Maddox's last surviving son as a ward in order to ensure the loyalty of House Maddox in the future.

### Beaufort Civil War

During the Beaufort Civil War, House Maddox, along with their vassals, joined The Alliance in support of Maximilian Beaufort. House Maddox and House Blackstone comprised the bulk of the Alliance's muscle in the conflicts that occurred in the western region of the realms such as seizing control of The Moon Keep from House Clareworth and providing troops for the largest battle of the war: The Battle of the Brothers. Additionally, House Maddox joined forces with House Lothair to cripple The Coalition and remove House Reyne from the war.

### War of the Heirs

Before the War of the Heirs, Lady Lynette Maddox was Jacques Beaufort's Master of Whisperers but left The Small Council when Scipio Arx was removed from his position as Hand of the King and proclaimed his wife as the true Ruler of the Realms. Lynette returned to Oakenstead and rallied House Maddox to support the claim of Queen Emelia Arx. Despite House Maddox's allegiance to Emelia, the Marshlands were fractured in their alliances with House Wynn supporting Raphael Beaufort and House Mason supporting Jacques Beaufort. This disharmony proved to be disastrous for House Maddox. The combined forces of House Blackstone and House Mason ambushed the Maddox army and killed Lord Seth Maddox before his forces could travel east and bolster Emelia's forces. Consequently, the new Lord George Maddox was forced to abandon Oakenstead and flee The Marshlands alongside his family and remaining troops to seek sanctuary with Emelia Arx at The Citadel. While George Maddox's limited remaining forces were able to fight in the subsequent conflicts of the war, they were not enough to make any meaningful impact. After the war, Lord George Maddox attended The Great Council as the de facto leader of Emelia Arx's remaining supporters and Lynette Maddox once again returned to The Palace of the Kings as one of Emeric Beaufort's regents.

## Notable Members

* Queen Katherine Maddox- Wife of Louis Beaufort and First Queen of the Realms
* Lord Carl Maddox- Served as both Hand of the King and Master of War to Louis Beaufort
* Lord Robert Maddox- Lead a rebellion against House Beaufort, but was eventually executed for treason.
* Lord Brendan Maddox- Served as Maximilian Beaufort's Master of Ships
* Lady Lynette Maddox- Served as one of Emeric Beaufort's regents and was a member of his Regency Council.
* Lord George Maddox- Veteran of the War of the Heirs and later served as Hand of the King to Emeric Beaufort.
* Lord Byron Maddox- Served as Laurent Beaufort's and Bastien Beaufort's Master of Whisperers