Red Family

Protector of the Kingdoms

The most noble **Red Family of Fox Den** formally **Gens Paullus** is the current Royal Family of the Kingdom of Redmont since they conquered and ended the Lobster Dynasty's 1000 year reign 289 years prior to the current events. The Red Family are currently the one of the most powerful families in Redmont gaining their wealth from their fertile lands and regions very dense and large population.

Their seat is Fox Den in the city of Red Town the traditional castle of the Red Family built to house the royal family and court after the conquering, they rule The Royal Lands directly from the Royal Throne.

## Background

#### Origins

The Red Family originates from the eastern Oronai Empire (now the Batii Senate) where they were originally known as Gens Paullus and were a well respected and wealthy noble family, Founded by Sosicles the son of a farmhand he was granted the position of Governor after he saved the life of the Emperors son from a pack of sand lions.

Sosicles and his decedents ruled as Governors of Tolosa for a century until 14 OE when the once powerful Oronai Empire began to break apart as rebellions and riots broke out across the empire. Raiders from the Mahii isles began plundering the costal towns and cities and slaughtering their populous, knowing that their rulers couldn't protect them the common people rose up in rebellion against all noble families across the empire, the corrupt leaders began sending their guards into homes and killing suspected rebels after this common people began rallying behind new local rulers from their own population and were arming themselves with plundered weapons. They began to enter the manors of the local elites and murdering anyone they could find, servants, guards and noblemen and women were slaughtered and their heads mounted on pikes and paraded around the cities.

The Emperor and his government in the capital were rallying any troops still loyal to them that they could find to try and put down the rebels, but in 12 OE the capital city and senate were overrun and many senators and noblemen were killed, the royal family fled the capital and sought refuge in the Safar Sultanate. With the emperor overthrown and nobles being killed across the empire the current head of Gens Paullus, Artorius hired mercenaries from the Kingdom of Pavona to protect him and his family, having them patrol around the city to keep them from rebelling. The citizens of Tolosa began to grow increasingly restless until they eventually broke out in rebellion and managed to kill most of the new guards patrolling around the city the citizens grouped around their new leader a blacksmith Lorarii where they stormed the Bibaculus a prison towering over the city in which they killed the guards and Eleusium the Governor of the prison and mounted his head on a pike, the rebels managed to get hold of the weapons being stored in the prison and headed towards the Paullus manor.

In desperation Artorius gave his son Immissau all the remaining guards and told him to flee the city with his sisters Baebia and Olcinia. With the rebels outside the gates of the manor Immissau and his sisters escaped through a passage built underneath the manor where they got onto a ship and sailed down the river towards the city of Anavio. Artorius and his wife Aelia remained in their manor with a few guards and their personal attendants, the rebels eventually breached the gates of the manor and made their way trough the gardens and towards the main building where Artorius and his wife remained, making their way into the manor the rebels proceeded to slaughter the families guards and servants who still remained until they reached the family who they immediately massacred along with their personal attendants and all their heads were removed and placed on pikes which were placed outside the city walls.

Immissau and his sisters arrived in the city of Anavio two weeks after the fall of Toloso and were welcomed by the newly instated ruling family of the city as Anavio had also fallen to the rebels, eventually the three left the city and sailed south and arrived in the city of Myodos in 10 OE, where Immissau learned about the fragile state of the Kingdom of Redmont. As after the death of his parents and the fall of the Oronai Empire Immissau wanted revenge, Immissau made a plan to conquer Redmont and form his own kingdom to take back the Oronai Empire, with the help of the Prince of Myodos and the marriage of Immissau to his daughter Princess Amphithoe Nelpus, Immissau managed to rally 30,000 troops and a fleet of 300 war ships to begin his conquering of Redmont.

#### Conquering of Redmont

At this time Redmont was currently fractured into independently governing regions that were constantly at war with each other from territory, Immissau made his plan to land strategically at the city of Red Town on the western coast as that is where the fractured kingdom's largest city was located Immissau arrived at the city of Red Town in 2 OE, the city was currently in the hands of the wealthy and powerful Stokes Family a daughter of the family Emma Stokes was currently Queen of Redmont due to her marriage to King Raymond III Lobster of the Lobster Dynasty. Immissau found the Kingdom in a state of corruption as Emma's father who had heavy influence over King Raymond was currently being manipulated by the High Priest of the faith, Leo III, who was a corrupt man who only wished to further his families wealth and power. After Immissau's arrival at the city Lord Stokes was convinced by the High Priest to meet with him which he did sailing out to Immissau's ship after a lengthy exchange Lord Stokes returned to Red Town and had his captain of the guards prepare the city for a siege, the High Priest warned Lord Stokes not to allow Immissau to begin his siege instead sending out his own fleet to destroy his.

Lord Stokes ignored the High Priests demands and prepared Red Town for a siege as scouts spotted 100 ships landing not far down the coast and marching north towards Red Towns gates. Lord Stokes sent word to his daughter Emma ,who was residing at the current capital of Redmont the city of Crab Sea, to send reinforcements to Red Town. Emma sent 200 war ships manned with 15,000 crossbowmen to aid in the defence of Red Town. However before they could reach the city Immissau's scouts spotted the ships heading towards the city and Immissau ordered 10 of his sips loaded with gunpowder to be sent into the fleet and ignited blowing up in the centre of the Royal Fleet which promptly destroyed 190 of the ships killing most of the men sent by Queen Emma.

Immissau then ordered for his fleet to advance on Red Town, as well as the 5,000 men that were outside the city gates, Archers on the walls of Red Town fired arrows down at the advancing men and others began trying to drop large rocks on the men below, who began setting up ladders and climbing up the walls, on the west of the city Immissau's fleet advanced up to the ports of Red Town and began launching boulders into the city and burning the Red Fleet. This attack sparked panic on the population of the city who began trying to flee the city many heading towards Stokeburry Castle where Lord Stokes and his family were sheltering. The unprepared city fell within the day allowing Immissau's forces to enter the city while the remaining men aboard the ships began firing on Stokeburry causing immense damage to the castles keep, eventually three of the castles towers collapsed, two falling towards the city causing heavy civilian casualties and the largest crashing into the castles central keep destroying the great hall and killing many people sheltering inside including many members of the Stokes family. With the castle destroyed and the city overrun with Immissau's men Lord Stokes fled with his remaining family to the Great Temple of The Three seeking refuge with the High Priest.

Immissau hearing that Lord Stokes fled into the Great Temple ordered his men to storm the Great Temple and retrieve Lord Stokes and his family, doing so Immissau broke the sacred law of The Three as many of the High Priests men were killed inside the temple. Lord Stokes and his family were still captured however and brought back to Stokeburry where Immissau ordered Lord Stokes to hand over Red Town to him or else him and his family would be put to the sword. Lord Stokes still refused as Immissau had broken the sacred laws of The Three by sheading blood in a temple. Lord Stokes, his wife and their children were all put to the sword and the rest of the Stokes Family were left in the cells where many of them died from illness, starvation or infection. The High Priest after Immissau had broken the sacred laws and had Lord Stokes and his family killed rallied his own men in the form of Morsars Army and attempted to have Immissau removed from Red Town which promptly failed and the High Priest and several others in the faith were also put to the sword.

Emma quickly heard of the fate of her father and the rest of her family, unwilling to have her family suffer the same fate she asked her husband to raise his bannermen and meet Immissau before he could reach them, Raymond reminded Emma however that their entire fleet was already destroyed after she had sent it to aid in protecting her father. Leaving the royal family trapped on Crab Isle and with only 2,000 men to protect them. Emma tried to raise the other lords herself but they were all unwilling to help the royal family the despised, only a few minor lords joined their cause bringing 700 men between them. When Immissau and his fleet arrived on the shores they quickly entered the city of Crab Sea and captured the royal castle, Queen Emma, King Raymond and their children were all captured and brought before Immissau who demanded they surrender the throne to him or suffer the fate of the Stokes Family. Queen Emma begged for mercy for her and her children but King Raymond refused to surrender.

Queen Emma and her children were granted mercy and were exiled, and King Raymond was put to the sword. The execution of King Raymond was to be a public event and nobles from across the kingdom attended to celebrations and pledged their allegiance to Immissau, the next day Immissau was crowned King of Redmont in sight of many nobles in Claw Castle.

## Vassals

#### Great Families

* Ayre Family of Six Towers
* Gardener Family of Gold Rose
* Halpin Family of Sirens Keep
* Lowe Family of Hartly
* Osborne Family of Woodworth
* Sunn Family of Suntrap
* Vargis Family of Winters Home

#### Royal Land Families

* Acott Family of Kings Hill
* Anchor Family of Deep Anchor
* Beesly Family of Honeycomb Hall
* Buckle Family of Cannersly
* Champagne Family of Three Maid
* Copper Family of Copperguard
* Crab Family of Crab Sea
* Davidson Family of Lobspear
* Durham Family of Sipdon
* Frye Family of Pernstow
* Gates Family of Tornbridge
* Goodhall Family of Charhelm
* Grant Family of White Fish
* Hale Family of Baldon
* Hoffman Family Boot Hold
* McClain Family of Boggs Ball
* Notfelde Family of Notfelde Hall
* Pick Family of Woolfield
* Pinewood Family of Woodsford
* Rose Family of Rose Thorn
* Smith Family of Smythington
* Sourwyd Family of Lemon Tree
* Tuttburry Family of Redramble
* Wheeler Family of Wine Port