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Martial Disciplines: Armed and Unarmed

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## The Seven Schools of the Servant's Love

The Seven Schools are a collection of seven disciplines that the cast majority of all drow warriors have used since the Dawn Era, collected and condensed into seven distinctive battle styles that require the mastery of at least one weapon type. All nobility is made to study and begin the journey to master at least one of these schools in order to ensure they survive inevitable challenges to their authority by force. Though in 1024AE this notion began to change, not only due to the de-militarization that would slowly encroach on the world weary mountain elves, but also due to the fact that industrialization ensured that the Aradian Civil War would be the last war to use predominantly melee combat, as the growth of firearms and the need to replace the use of magic gained steam quickly.

Regardless, these studies have done well to temper many aspiring youths to this day, and rather than use them as they were actually intended, the philosophies began to take precedent instead, granting a large amount of people some level of education and emotional growth through following the understanding of the dark elven military mindset, but not having to engage in actual combat with it.
Nakura Dul-Sansiska

Neilus Lorka (Uncle)

Olivia Erenai (Aunt)

Unnamed Dul-Sansiska(Aunt)

Some Elf (Father)

House Dul-Sansiska (Agent)

Nakura is a Spider Cultist who apparently has been serving under Dorvan Arkon for a number of years, enough to be counted as trusted to be a Hand. In reality she was shunned by wood elf society for communing witht heir ancestral enemy and found purpose in witchcraft and indulegences of learning about the Spider Queens. While she doe snto serve under them, as they are fueled by hunger and little else, she admires their tennacity and has been basing her spells and knowledge around information gleaned from her time in The Wilds.

On a pure power basis she's one of the strongest in the family, and due to her long and storied history of combat with monsters and enemy spiders, elves, and witch hunters she's grown accustommed to battle. However her greatest strength is her mind and having been able to insert herself into a positin where she can finally end the darker influences of the drow for good. For now she just acts the part of a loyal, if not dismissive, hand however this will not last for too much longer as Arkon awakens itself liek a lumbering beast to begin executing its plot.

Shestill feels quite hurt that nobody wante dher int he past, even her mother was more obssessed with killing spiders than raising her. However she stil feels the familial ties that bond and understands that all of their lives have been hard and it simply will not get any easier. The best way to deal is to push forwards and bring this chaos to the ground for good. Hopefully then, she can finally relax and be allowed ot carry on with her admiration for the spiders in peace.
House Corcoran

**The Ancient and Most Noble House of Corcoran** are a vassal house to the Knoxes and are considered the backbone of their liege-lord's military strength. Chivalry is an extremely important concept to those who inhabit the foggy mountain ranges of Mistvale Island, from the most meagre of peasants to the highest of lords. Many famous knights have come from the region; the founder of the house, a peasant soldier named Corcoran, was an example of this. He rose to fame when a group of Senate Ambassadors were accosted by bandits in the night; Corcoran had been sleeping in his hut nearby, and yet when roused by the sound of the conflict, his intervention proved fierce enough to drive the attackers off. For this he was granted a keep and lands of his own by the grateful Senate. Corcoran's descendants eventually partnered with House Knox and were raised to the nobility, and have served their masters with distinction ever since. However, by 1014AE, the House is in danger of dying out; the leader of the family, Aloysius Corcoran, is a recluse in his keep who has no wife or sons. While his brother Sir Barra Corcoran is a famed knight with a daughter of his own, the two are the last of the male line, and with no heir apparent, Mistvale is expected to pass to the daughter's husband Preston Knox.

The Knox-Blackthorne War was harsh upon the Corcorans. Sir Barra Corcoran was captured and later in killed in captivity by Jacques Blackthorne following his defeat at the Fourth Battle for Nchurdamz. Aislinn was captured as well, and is currently being held by Talia Blackthorne at the Sabre Villa. Aloysius remains a recluse in his keep, as ever.
Human

(l to r) male and female humans

### Members

Nestor Knox, Mancel Ludlow, Freyr Vennett, Rivka Vennett, Attia Sabre, Amarika Ludlow, Casim Ludlow, Claire Ludlow, Rasheba Heartstone, Amayl Heartstone-Rodin

**Humans** are the most common and widespread race in all of Aradia. They are considered the "norm," with their characteristics being baseline enough that they are often used as an example when describing distinguishing features of other peoples. Human adaptability and versatility has enabled them to become the main population of the realm, working in all manner of roles within society, from simple laborers to highest aristocracy. The fact that they are able to cross-breed with other races (except Orcs) has led to the belief that they will, one day, be the *only* race in the realm.
Dinth Vennet

Dinth Vennet (nee Alion) was the wife of Freyr Vennet and the mother of Rivka Vennet. She was born in 965 AE to House Alion, a vassal to House Vennet.

Her marriage to Freyr was arranged by Felix Vennet and Divankul Dul-Sansiska. Rivka was born to her and Freyr in 999AE, while their son Donnell'Tor was born 1003.

A plague in 1004 would be the cause of Dinth and Donnell'Tor's deaths.
Coriolinus

Coriolinus with his rider, Gwenavere, in Bastion City

Big Lummox (by Gwen)

Stupid Idiot (by Gwen)

The Dog (by Gwen)

**Coriolinus**, more often called **Kitty**, is the bonded Griffin of Gwenavere Blackthorne. He was given to the young crown-princess as a gift from her father on her eighth birthday. He has accompanied her almost everywhere since, and in 1086AE, he serves alongside her as a circus act while keeping a protective eye on her daughter Iris. Kitty was nicknamed as such as the infant Iris was unable to pronounce his given true name.

Kitty is the last progeny of the Monarch's Griffin Garahel, before that noble beast died in 1070AE. He was sired from an unnamed wild she-griffin who was turned loose and allowed to return to the Thunderclap Mountains once she laid the egg that would become Coriolinus; it is unknown if his mother still lives. Through his father, Kitty has many half-siblings; at least one of these, the vicious Morrigan, is thought to still be alive.

## Appearance and Character

Kitty stands at 6' at the shoulder, with a 20 foor winsgpan at full extension. He has a rotund build exaggerated by his fluffy plumage. His feathers are brown, though a streak of white runs from below his beak down to his stomach. His eyes are golden-yellow, rounder and closer to the front of his head than his common for most griffins.

Coriolinus has an exitable and playful temperament similar to a puppy, plus clumsy mannerisms and a tremendous appetite for mutton, which is often a source of great frustration to his rider when these traits end up getting the group into trouble. His bumbling demeanour masks the combat-ready temperament natural to all Griffins, and he is able to defend is charges with lethal intensity with a mere command from Gwen.

## Skills and Abilities

Coriolinus is a trained killer in the sky or on the ground. He can easily take on entire groups of soldiers at once, fighting with beak, wing, and talon, overwhelming targets with great strength, plus surprising swiftness and precision. He is highly durable, presenting great resistance to conventional weaponry including bullets. He can reach modest speeds for a Griffin of up to 100MPH in the air, though years of exile have made him unused to flying at full tilt.

Gwenavere claims her Griffin has the greatest appetite of all his kind, and can devour entire flocks of sheep single-handed. She does not consider this to be a positive trait.

## Trivia

Kitty's nickname was provided by Kotorchix, and the longer name Coriolinus extrapolated from that.
Blackthorne Royal Family

Banner of the God-Emperor, its likeness worn as an armband by their followers

### Title

"Their Royal Highness X, Y of their Name, By Aradia's Grace the High King O'er All The Isles of Aradia, Lord of House Blackthorne, Lord-Paramount of the Thunderlands, High Chancellor of the Everglow Senate, Defender of the Faith & Father of the Realm"

### Died Out

1075AE (temporarily)

The **Blackthorne Royal Family** are an offshoot of House Blackthorne, a branch created by Lord Dominic Blackthorne in 1015AE to serve as the sovereign rulers over the Everglow Senate and by extension the entire Isles of Aradia. This noble house is considered extinct with the death of the monarch Gordon I, and the death or exile of his progeny. However, several members of the family survived the 1077 Revolution and are believed to still be alive as of 1086AE.

With the ascension of the God-Emperor in 1091AE, the Blackthorne Royal Family was restored, though their territories were reduced and focused mainly upon the Western lands of their ancestors.

## Known Members

The known trueborn surviving members of the family as of 1086AE;

* Baroness Valoria Blackthorne, daughter of Queen Talia I
* Theodor Blackthorne, son of Queen Talia I
* Ethan Blackthorne, son of King Gordon I
* Gwenavere Blackthorne, daughter of King Gordon I
House Fairmane

Placeholder shit, Fairmane was founded by a master smith of the human capital located around Lake Tranquil I still never named. Lots of craftsmen and artisans followed and they made a settlement in the holdings and used the coastline to trade with the easterners, though it was nothing compare dot what would eventually come from Everglow.

Fairmane were always pretty good people, and they were so rich that they had a custom made ruby hammer and sapphire anvil designed for them by elvish crasftmen, no real purpose but as a statement of the importance of the smith and the craftspeople. Fairsmith's population suffered greatly int he Demon War but were resolute till the end to keep arming the empire, working night and day to arm everyone they could and melting down their great treasuries of silver to make blades capable of holding mana to deal with the plague of voidspawn.

Fairmane would be rewarded upon Jason's arrival, being granted the honor of firing up their forges once more at the conclusion of the First Demon War and helping to fuel reconstruction. This prosperity didn't last, and Lord Morgan 'Crestfall' Fairmane would back the wrong side in the Blackthorne Civil War, finding Jarvis a vicious choice of a lord, who didn't deserve the throne, and wound up supplying many arms and armors to Agravain's forces. Morgan himself was a far cry from his ancestors and was a cruel tyrant in his own right, but felt Jarvis was a greater threat if allowed to command House Blackthorne.

Naturally, upon the loss of the war, Fairmane resolved to simply accept things and-never mind Morgan rallied an army and sailed on Darkharbor, managing to use a void ritual to blast past the defenses of Stormrise and begin marching through the city to attempt to breach Eyrie Peak. Jarvis managed to get back in time to do battle with the new adversaries at his door and with a battalion of stormtroopers he managed to break Morgan's army and capture his officers. Jarvis himself disarmed Morgan in a pitched battle, leveraging the power of the Redwing to outmatch Morgan's voidspawn gifts.

Morgan Fairmane would be hanged until death, but promised with his last breath he'd return for his vengeance, technically he did not lie but was handled by Divankul Dul-Sansiska some several hundred years later in 1014AE with little fanfare. House Fairmane would be launched into obscurity form that point on wards and would only be able to slowly make amends over time and gain back a fraction of their former standing. Avery Fairmane was meant to present a silver warhammer to Jaster Blackthorne upon his wedding to Rivka Vennet, but was killed by the revenant Morgan Crestfall, however when a bastard heir Mark Silver took back the seat he set Fairsmith back on track and repaired the reputation of House Fairmane with the help of his midori wife.

By 1086 Fairmane and Fairsmith as powerhouses of industry and are leading manufacturers of just about every industrial component used in the mainstream factories and workhouses, not only that but they are a massive hub of well crafted goods and are the greatest mainland population center for Midori people.
Aradian Calendar

The official Aradian calendar year consists of twelve months over the span of the four seasons. These months are consisted of thirty days each and are consistent with the cycle of the moon. They are in order:

1. New Moon
2. Lover's Moon
3. Soldier's Moon
4. Fool's Moon
5. Herald's Moon
6. Lady's Moon
7. Drake's Moon
8. Harvest Moon
9. Hunter's Moon
10. Demon's Moon
11. Obscura's Moon
12. Last Moon

There is merit and history behind each name of the month for it's historic implications. This is the basic cycle that all Everglowian-related Houses follow officially.

See Also: Timeline

## Holidays and Honored Days

19th - 23rd of Lady's Moon is the Everglow Festival.
House Rookwood

**The ancient and most noble House of Rookwood** are bannermen of House Blackthorne. Among the most ancient Houses currently in existence, the Rookwoods are said to descend from the union between a Storm King's daughter and the ruler of a now-extinct Wood Elven tribe who had made their home in the great western Shadowwood. They have held the forests there for as long as any written text can detail, with the timber they produce being vital for the region's economy. The Rookwoods hold a notoriously combative relationship with fellow Blackthorne bannermen the Thormunds. Unusually, they are also the only House to have bannermen of their own in the form of the Falmars. Their seat is the sinister marble tower named the Shadowwatch, and they blazon their arms with two battling ravens colored charcoal-grey and orange, on a counterchanged divided field of charcoal and orange. Their incumbent Lord is Amadeus Rookwood, who succeeded his uncle Johann Rookwood. Other significant members of the House include Amadeus' twin sons, Sigmund and Siegfried, and his other uncle, Sebastien Rookwood, who was part of the first expedition to the Untamed Isle alongside Sir Bedivere Blackthorne, and had a daughter Ameline.

By 1015AE, Siegfried Rookwood has assumed the Lordship following the deaths of his brother at the Everglow Tourney and his father at the Fourth Battle of Nchurdamz. He is counciled in all matters by his mother, Barbrey Mannister.

   Siegfried died during the Final Battle for Everglow City. With no living issue, he was replaced by his cousin Ameline, who married Sir Indoril Druun. They had three children; when Ameline died in 1059AE of consumption, she was replaced by her eldest son Caradoc who still leads the family as of 1086AE. He is noted for vastly transforming the family into an industrial powerhouse through his company, Blackthorne-Rookwood Industries. Caradoc has a nephew, Klaus Rookwood, and a niece, Sofia Rookwood. While Klaus is heir apparent, Caradoc plays the two against each other, making them compete to inherit his business empire; all the while he runs his political office as an MP for the Industrialist party as well as his monetary dealings from a pleasure barge that sails the Sorrows.
Isles of Aradia Wikia

## Welcome to the Isles of Aradia Wikia

   A wikia for the RPG Isles of Aradia, detailing its characters and mythos
## Writers' Characters

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## Organizations & Houses

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Aoidhghean Mac Uighlilin

Mac was born to immigrants of Everglow City who came to Caybourne shortly after its establishment. His parents came from the Half-Moon District and ingrained a quick sense of community into their son. They taught him to never take friendship or the next meal for granted, although he was born into better circumstances than they had come from.

Mac worked as a kitchen hand in the Heartstone Estate from the age of ten in 997AE. With the money he made there, his parents were able to move to Lawoae and begin working as tradesmen.

In 1009 AE, when Mac was 22 years old, he was put forward as a replacement for the former Heartstone Estate Coordinator, an elderly woman named Darla Rockbutton who died of old age.

Due to his friendly nature and willingness to jump in and work alongside his employees, Mac has gained a great amount of respect among the servants of Heartstone Estate. It also helps that he regularly brings baked goods to work for anyone to help themselves.

He clashes regularly with Crisben Bennett who is known for losing his temper with servants.
Maegor Thormund

Maesun Thormund (son)

Maerwald Thormund (son)

Rhaemund Thormund (son)

Aemon Thormund (son)

Gaeus Thormund (son)

Daena Thormund (granddaughter)

Rhaegar Thormund (grandson)

Lord **Maegor Thormund** was the head of House Thormund until his death in 1014AE, whereupon the leadership passed to his nephew Valus. Maegor was a brave and blustering man, given to jollity but also possessed of a short temper and an easily wounded pride. He was a fine warrior in his youth with a powerful physique, but grew obese in his old age. He had a bald head and a distinctive grey walrus mustache, and owned a suit of magnificent silver armor with a matching war mace. Maegor was killed by Preston Knox's men during the Ambush at Dimhollow Mire.
The Bee Gees

## genres

* folk rock
* pop rock
* British Invasion
* soft rock

## significance

* one gold album with two platinum and *Still Waters* going double platinum with several others also being hits
* three gold compilations with *Their Greatest Hits* going platinum and *Greatest* going double platinum
* both live albums went platinum
* Their soundtrack to *Staying Alive* went platinum, their soundtrack to *Saturday Night Fever* famously went diamond, and their soundtrack to The Beatles film *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* was also a hit
* numerous hit singles, many going at least gold
* Barry Gibb received knighthood
* Their name is short for "The Brothers Gibb", after the last names of the members

## recommended songs

* You Should Be Dancing
* Night Fever
* Stayin' Alive
* If I Can't Have You
* Jive Talkin'
* More Than a Woman
* How Deep is Your Love
* Tragedy
Estelle Waynrite

Daxter Waynrite (brother)

Axl Waynrite (brother)

Jaxon Waynrite (brother)

Jacques Blackthorne (son)

Geoffrey Blackthorne (son)

**Estelle Blackthorne**, née Waynrite, is the wife of Lord Dominic Blackthorne and the mother to his heirs Jacques and Geoffrey Blackthorne. She was the eldest child of Lord Orys Waynrite and his wife Teressa Emmerett. Her mother died when she was still a child after birthing triplet sons. Orys was good friends with Giacomo Blackthorne, who was known to be open-handed with rewards to those closest to him. Orys tried to have Estelle married to Giacomo's eldest son Arthur, but instead received a match to the secondborn. Their union was a joyous one, for the Bloodhawk took no pleasure from women, and although their marriage was consummated, they regularly shunned each others' company. It is often rumored that her sons were sired by another man with Stormborn blood, and even that Dominic paid this man in order to ensure that he would have heirs without having to bed his wife. Estelle is not beautiful, described as having a stern and matronly appearance with grey hair, a sharp nose and weak chin. She is a spiteful and petty person, known for nursing grudges, and treats her children harshly. She currently resides at Everglow City with her husband and sons.
Jacques Blackthorne

Geoffrey Blackthorne (brother)

Arthur Blackthorne (uncle)

Jaster Blackthorne (cousin)

Talia Blackthorne (cousin)

Sir **Jacques Blackthorne** is a knight in service to House Blackthorne, and cousin to Lord Jaster of that name. He is the supposed son of the formidable Sir Dominic Blackthorne and his wife Estelle Waynrite, though due to his father's alleged disinterest in women, it is commonly believed that he is bastard-born. His father showed little interest in Jacques' rearing, which caused the boy to develop unpleasant behavior. These bad habits were exacerbated by the fact that he spent his teens squiring for the dishonorable knight Axl Waynrite. Despite being younger than Axl's friends, he soon became the "leader" of their group, an unpleasant facet of the Blackthorne ranks known for the cruelty they showed. Jacques was knighted young and is a talented fighter, preferring the use of ranged weapons, the crossbow in particular. In terms of appearance, he shares his father's coloration, but little else. He is of average stature and is quite thin, with "weaselly" facial features that seem permanently arranged into a condescending smirk. Jacques has a petulant, arrogant, abrasive nature and while he is a capable soldier, he is far too rash to make a properly effective politician, preferring to rely on what brawn he has rather than brains.
House Falmar

**The ancient and most noble House of Falmar** are by far the smallest noble house in the Thunderlands. They trace their descent to a Stormlord king's daughter who wed a sheep farmer. They lived as modest crofters for years, but the Rookwoods and Thormunds squabbled constantly over the farming island of Fallowfield upon which they lived, and during a harsh winter in 432AE, Lady Gwenyvere Falmar swore fealty to Pyotr Rookwood in order to ensure the survival of the family, thus making the Falmars the only lordly house in the Thunderlands to be subservient to another. The Falmars are often mocked and looked down upon for their origin and lack of accomplishments, and thanks to their small share of land they cannot be considered wealthy. Their hold is the manor house named Green Gable, and they blazon their arms with a white ram on a green field. The reigning lord is Kavin, only son of Osbert. As Kavin is young, unmarried and thus childless, it is believed the House will pass to his cousin Gereon should he die.

By 1015AE the Falmars have provided a paltry part to the Blackthorne war effort. Kavin's mother Lenora manages Fallowfield from the seat of Green Gable, while her son stays on the Bloodhawk's councils as a representative and ally of Lord Siegfried Rookwood. Kavin's 10-year-old cousin and heir Gereon Falmar dwells at Green Gable as well. His elder sister Valoria Falmar is the long-suffering wife of Sir Jaegar Warthorne, the Knight of Nchurdamz, and his other sister Annabelle is married to Arthur Mannister who went missing on the first voyage to the untamed isle.
House Warthorne

The **Knightly House of Warthorne** are a notable cadet branch of House Blackthorne, currently standing as one of the longest-lived lesser branches of that ancient and powerful dynasty. The institution was founded in 623AE by Sir Warren Blackthorne, who was given the command of holding the old Storm King tower Nchurdamz, which is a key foothold of Western power on the mainland. Warren defended the tower and the villages that surrounded it his whole life, and ensured that his sons and grandsons would serve as capably as he had. Warren's descendants became known as "Warren's Blackthornes," similar to "Hawley's Blackthornes", and would go on to hold their seat for nearly 400 years. In all this time they have never been raised to nobility; while Nchurdamz is a grand fortress worthy of a lord, the surrounding lands have been barren and desert-like since the first demon wars and thus the family has little wealth with which to buy Senate influence or further holdings.

By 1015AE, Sir Geralt Warthorne is the reigning patriarch of the cadet branch. He was named Castellan of Griffin's Peak in his fortieth year and thus remains on Stormrise Isle, watching over the castle as the current Lord, Dominic Blackthorne, is away. Geralt has been married twice. By his wife, the dwarf Felsi, he has two sons. Sir Jaegar Warthorne, the firstborn, currently serves as the Knight of Nchurdamz in his father's absence. Jaegar is married to Valoria Falmar and has three fierce daughters by her--Isolde, Lynesse and Joanna. They are currently expecting a fourth child, and are all staying at Everglow City. Geralt's younger son Sir Gaheris Warthorne holds Nchurdamz in his brother's absence. Gaheris' bastard daughter, Ygraine West, was sired off his favorite paramour, Ilana from the House of Blossoms; she is still an infant and is kept with her mother at Nchurdamz.

Sir Geralt Warthorne had a sister, Morgause Warthorne, who married into House Holdenhome and had two children: Ann and Richard. She died in 1006 due to illness at the age of 50. Her daughter Ann would be partly responsible for the revival of House Rodin.
Kiliel

Kiliel circa 1000AE

Arilas Du Lac (father)

Arianne West (daughter)

Zara Moon (granddaughter)

**Kiliel** is the handmaiden of Lady Shiera Karhall, and a servant of House Karhall. She is of royal lineage, a granddaughter of Argiliac, the last King of Brecilidia. Her mother was the youngest of the monarch's progeny, and died when Kiliel was still an infant as part of the downfall of Brecilidian power at the hands of House Blackthorne and House Knox. She was raised mostly by her father, a fierce freedom fighter and High Elf separatist knight named Arilas Du Lac, living an impoverished life on the road amidst other Hrow soldiers. When Kiliel was only 10 years old, she saw her father die, killed by Blackthorne outriders. The western soldiers took the child and sent her to Frostfall where she was named as a handmaiden to Shiera Karhall.

Years later, she met Shiera's nephew, Arthur Blackthorne. The two began a dubiously consensual affair, as Arthur was only 17 and she was technically a servant; Kiliel became pregnant from their time together and gave birth to a child she named Arianne. Raising the child herself, she frequently clashed with her daughter, who was spirited and willful in a way that clashed with Kiliel's values of obsequiosness and obedience that she learned as a young runaway.

Kiliel remained at Frostfall after Shiera's capture and death as a part of the Aradian Civil War. She oversaw the keeping of the lands as a sort of castellan, as her daughter, now Ser Arianne Wildthorne, had been given mastery of the castle. She contracted the High Elven Rot disease in the 1060s and died in mid-1070. It is unknown at present whether she ever reconciled with her wayward daughter.
Fourth Battle for Nchurdamz

Sir Jacques Blackthorne
Lord Amadeus Rookwood
Sir Axl Waynrite
Sir Jaegar Warthorne
Lord Willem Worcester
Sir Oedipus East
8 other knights
Sir Barra Corcoran (prisoner of war)

The **Fourth Battle for Nchurdamz** was a conflict that occurred during the Knox-Blackthorne War of 1014AE, so named due to it's being the 4th time that the Storm King tower-fort of Nchurdamz has been laid siege to in modern Aradian history. At the outset of the war, Lord Oswald Knox commanded that Nchurdamz should be taken from the Blackthornes as it is a key foothold for their power on the mainland. Sir Barra Corcoran was entrusted with the task. The venerable knight assembled a large standing army comprising of many Corcoran and Worcester bannermen, as well as a Knox contingent led by Lord Oswald' unimpressive youngest son Cadmus. Together they marched on the fortress, expecting to encounter little resistance, but were instead met in the open field by Yven Monmoth's Western army who had marched from the Marshlands to meet them. The battle lasted for days beneath the tower's shadow; famously, Barra Corcoran engaged 10 western knights at once and slew 8 of them (including Amadeus Rookwood) before finally being brought down by Yven Monmoth and Jacques Blackthorne. The Old Lion was taken prisoner, and a raid on the army's baggage train saw his daughter get captured as well. Sir Willem Worcester, now Lord due to his brother's death at the Riverford, led a retreat into the Marshlands, where he joined Preston Knox's forces to make a new army that would later clash with the Blackthornes again in the Battle at Medger's Spine. Cadmus returned to Three Towers. The Blackthorne host marched back to Everglow City where they received a hero's welcome.
Ealthe Rodin †

Ann Rodin (wife)

Wynmae Elassore (wife)

Carndas Rodin (son)

Nimbe Elassore Rodin (daughter)

Ealthe was the son of Greyson Rodin and Millendra Rodin. He married Ann (nee Holdenhome) Rodin and had a son with her: Carndas Rodin. After her death, Ealthe had a daughter with Wynmae Elassore: Nimbe.

He died from a monster attack in The Wilds. He was a merchant traveling mainland Aradia.
House Unferth

Former owners of Untergrad, House Unferth is otherwise known for having a daughter of Jarvis Blackthorne marry in. Mallory had been wed to Lord Eustace Unferth in exchange for a plot of valuable land; she had died trying to birth an heir in 350AE. Lord Eustace was the last Unferth and died in 357AE to old age and the last of his lands were auctioned off.
Marina Dul-Sansiska

Marina Dul-Sansiska, 600AE-1016AE, was the eldest of the sisters born to Volia Dul-Sansiska and was also the most conniving and dead set on power within the family, she was raised as the hand to her mother, and was herself a potent politician, however when he mother fell and Divankul Dul-Sansiska, her uncle, took command, she was rendered incapable of handling him, only her mother had ever managed to keep him on a leash and thus she grew to resent him heavily. She would eventually plot a coup, utilizing assets donated by House Arkon in a vain attempt at weakening the Central Drowlords, and using her nice, Maria Mabusa as a scapegoat and figurehead. The plan backfired because of the tenacity of her Uncle and the cunning of Maria, forcing Marina to admit defeat and surrender, exiling herself to the Northern Wastes to mull and mope until she was asked to donate her power to the defense of Terros in 1016AE. Though hesitant to give up her life, she ultimately decided that her view of her Uncle had been misguided and she understood that the current situation was partially her own fault for working in Arkon's machinations. Thus, as an atonement, she would willingly give up her life in order to safeguard the mortals she was sworn to protect.

As of 1086AE, she is remembered as an effective politician and as a dutiful servant of her faith, her house, and the defense of the realm, and no mention of her coup has survived, leaving her record for the family near spotless as a shining example of duty and dedication.
Agravain Blackthorne

Yelena of the Silkwood (mother)

Jarvis Blackthorne (uncle)

Ffion of Brecilidia (wife)

Irene & Eraena Blackthorne (twin daughters)

Agravain Blackthorne was the son of Gawain Blackthorne and his wife, Yelena. His father died before he was born, making him first-in-line to inherent House Blackthorne from his grandfather, the celebrated hero Jason Blackthorne. Agravain had a great deal of Wood Elf heritage on his mother's side which subjected him to some prejudice within High Elf aristocracy; but as he grew, Agravain became a charming and affable man who found it easy to win friends to his side, and this soon quelled much adversity he faced.

He was also an extremely powerful terramancer, capable of manipulating storms and the elements with ease. As he was bonded to his father's griffin, Tempest, he seemed a natural heir to the Stormlord dynasty. However, sadly, this was not to be.

When Jason died in 341AE, Agravain's heirdom was disputed by his uncle Jarvis, and this dispute sparked the First Blackthorne Civil War. The "Royalist" supporters of Agravain's claim included House Karhall and King Argiliac I of Brecilidia; they marched under the traditional "blue" banner of Jason and were thusly known as "Blue Griffins."

Agravain was happily married to Argiliac's youngest daughter Ffion and during the war she gave him twin daughters.

The civil war dragged on for the better part of a decade, with no clear victor on either side. The tide only turned when Jarvis' rebel spies managed to steal the blade Redwing. No longer deterred by the threat of magical reprisal, the Black Griffins stormed Blackthorne Manor. Jarvis personally killed and defiled Agravain, his wife, his children and their hatchling Griffins. With them ended the legacy of the Storm Kings.
House Kothore

Paper, pencils, pens, ink, graphite in general, lead, other common raw materials that can be useful in writing and documentation, have been sturdy little industrialists for the past few thousand years frankly, never rising up too much but never faltering-always supplying high quality goods for the realm at a comparable cost to their excessively good quality.
Knights Order of the Maiden's Shield

The Knights Order of the Maiden's Shield a selection of knights throughout all the Dul-Sansiska and associated Banner lands. These are all decorated soldiers who hold some small parcels of land throughout the combined swaths of land and serve as the main security body of the Maiden Shield's Trust Bank. However, after recent evens the Order has seen troubles as the banner split has seen these knights retire to their homes in following their Lords' and Ladies' rulings. Regardless, new knights have been called into service and men at arms throughout have been offered ample salaries to desert from the traitor banners replenishing the the numbers once seen.

The main duties of the Order are the transfer and security of funds to and from Vaults, Keeps, and Trust branches, as well as ensuring the security and functionality of all branches, typically with added security teams underneath them provided. The efficiency of this order is so well known, and people feel so safely with their earning being kept in the Trust system, that nearly all competitors cannot do more than act as intermediaries between the banks and remote locations.

The Knights can also be called in to arrest individuals for crimes against House Dul-Sansiska, providing armored escorts to their patrons and generally acting as the most flexible arm of the House's military. They serve directly under the Lordship of the House.

They number in 5,000.
Lori

Lori Maizen, Circa 1086

Lori Maizen, Head of Arcane Engineering in Maiden's Shield, was entrusted with the command of the Dul-Sansiskan forces at the Battle for the Riverford, due to her monitoring the test firing of the Spirit Cannon.

Lori is a highly respectable woman who managed to move up the ranks of the military due to her fascination with old magical technologies. She saved the bulk of her forces from certain death in the Riverford, rescued not only Drake Morvala and Mossa Dul-Sasiska, but escape the battle relatively unharmed. She was and is a loyal member of the Drow Alliance and Surial Government, and when the Void was sealed, she pivoted and began keeping Maiden's Shield operation with the new status of the great industrial wall having shifted. She didn't want to change all aspects of the ancient fortress city, mostly because nobody knew how since it was built during the time of the Empire of Dusk, but she did want ot ensure that whatever happened, it would remain operation to some capacity.

As of 1086, she's a relative footnote, taking a backseat to Xenovich and the industrialization of the world, stuck in the past with her love for magical integration. However, with the death of Divankul Dul-Sansiska and the unleashing of the Void, she feels that this is the time to get everything back up and running and advocates for a return to form for all Drow, but this point is overshadowed by other pressing matters.

While not a proficient user of all magics, Lori has proven she can at least use moderate spells of the fire and ice elemental categories, and knows a few exorcist spells. Her main skillset is her intelligence, but she is no stranger to battle and still knows she can be there to safeguard others when they are in need.
Drow Engineering Corps

The Drow Engineering Corps is an interesting arm of the Dul-Sansiska, founded by Divankul it was designated under his unique control for research and development purposes as well as special assignments. Due to the unilateral control Divan had on them during his stint as Lord, not much is known about their processes- as even now in his absence they refuse to take any orders from current leadership and are acting on protocols put into place before Divan's departure. They are the ones behind the revival of the Spirit Cannon and other technological marvels coming form the drow in recent memory, while they are not the full team do magical scientists and other staff that work on all of this their aim is shifted toward a militarist viewpoint of application.

They number at 75 peoples.
Allison Blackthorne

Edward Blackthorne (brother)

Balin Blackthorne (brother)

Fiona Highcliffe (daughter)

Hephaesus Knox (grandson)

Lady **Allison Highcliffe** was the eldest child and only daughter of Lord Allister Blackthorne by his wife Phaedra Platanaget. She was doted on highly by her father and named in part after himself. As she grew she became highly sought-after as a marital match due to her father's wealth as well as due to her great physical beauty; she shared the exotic features of her Gilded Isle heritage, with streaks of gold in her hair and similarly golden-colored eyes. Allister was immensely choosy with who he would allow his beloved Ali to wed, mainly out of love for her, but also possibly because he was trying to leverage Lord Vonostra out of control of the Great Riverford with promise of his maiden daughter as a match. Her father's plans were dashed when Allison met and fell in love with the older nobleman Humphrey Highcliffe. Allister was loathe to deny his favorite child anything she wanted, and it did not hurt that the House Highcliffe owned a substantially wealthy trading port either, and so the Golden Griffin agreed to the match.

Allison bore a daughter for Humphrey named Fiona, but after stillbirthing a son, Healers warned her that she would not be able to bear any more children safely. Humphrey loved his young bride dearly and was content to make his brother Royce his heir. He eventually arranged a match for Fiona with his cousin's son, a young knight named Sir Theseus Knox. Their son and Allison's grandson, Hephaesus Knox, would go on to be a significant figure in Aradian history when he married Allison's great-niece, Lady Jayne Blackthorne.

Allison herself lived a happy life to the age of sixty-four, dying to winter fever. Her husband, though ten years older, did not long outlive her. They were buried together at the Highcliffe.
Naria Loghain

Jason Blackthorne (husband)

Jarvis Blackthorne (son)

Jaster Blackthorne (son)

**Naria Blackthorne** was the second wife of Jason Blackthorne, and the mother of Jarvis Blackthorne.

She was born as the only daughter of the wealthy Lord Caleb Logain of Calanta. When she was a young girl, she saw her elder brother Jarvis die in a duel with the future King Argiliac II. This caused her to develop an extreme resentment towards the High Elf people.

When Jason's first wife Antigone died, the Stormlord found himself beset by marriage offers on all sides. He was a friend to Lord Caleb, however, and eventually accepted the offer of his daughter's hand. Naria resented Jason's ties to the Elves, and she never truly loved him, but dutifully gave him two sons. The younger of these was named Jaster, and he died young. The elder would grow to be a very significant figure in Aradian histories.

Jarvis Blackthorne, named for the brother Naria had lost, was born without any kind of gift for magic. For the son of a Stormlord this was something of an aberration, but his mother doted upon him. From the time he was young until he became an adult, she filled his head with tales of resentment, telling him the Elves were taking over these lands, that they had no true right to it, that they would oust him from power if he was not careful. You did not need magic to be powerful, she told him; you only needed wealth.

Jarvis would grow to loathe elves and magic and would destroy them wherever he saw them. Naria lived to a ripe old age, long enough to see her great-grandchildren take control of a transformed House Blackthorne. It can be argued her influence on her son led to the decline of magic in the world, and may have eventually doomed the High Elven people for good; it is said that she knew this, and she died peacefully with a smile on her face.
James Umbridge

Gwynneth Fairbairn (mother)

James Umbridge was born in Westgate in 998AE. He is the bastard son of the Westgate heir, Arthur, who died a year after James' birth. Lord Harold Umbridge officially declared James his heir and renounced his bastard status.

James' mother is a former chambermaid, Gwynneth Fairbairn. She has been accepted by the family and worked as a Lady-in-Waiting to Lady Margeret Umbridge while she still lived. James has been raised by his grandfather and late grandmother, being prepared to inherit Westgate.

From an early age, James has been training in the art of battle and is a proficient swordsman. For his age, he has an intimidating aura due to his size and piercing stare - most would mistake him for a man ten years his senior. He has a strong physique from regular exercise, training, and his pastime of climbing Westgate's cliffs.

He knows that if his grandfather takes a wife now and she bears a child, he may lose his inheritance.
Moksikh

**Special Commander Moksikh**, an imposing Vrow necromancer and leader of what the terrestrials call *The Ghost Fleet*. In actuality it is an assorted armada and task force to ensure the success of Dosagik Arkon and his strange plan to aid Mordaghast's ambitions. Wounded heavily in the First Demon War, fighting as a young adept in a similar task force under a different Demon General, he has living metal for arms, as well as a neck guard made of the same compound. His entire lower body has also been coated in the strange material and has aided in his durability over the years.

Moksikh is augmented with four high density mana gems, that allow him to siphon off mana from other demons, whether by choice or by force, to empower his own magic. This negates the issues of regulating the expending of mana too quickly. This even allows him to rapidly regenerate from catastrophic wounding, and survive multiple fatal wounds as long as he can drawn enough power from other voidborn or is in connection to The Void. Moksikh is an experienced specialist, who is trusted because he has a proven track record even with his mutilation at the hands of Xanmar, to the point that even if it causes his death, he will ensure the mission succeeds regardless of what it will cost him.

Moksikh is a grandmaster of necromancy, and currently has two disciples, Tresa Arkon and her son Mathais Arkon. Tresa is a prodigy and is more than fit to weave between the lines of life and death in a seamless manner, creating resplendent shows of mastery. Her son on the other hand, is just a sadistic rapist who enjoys using his skills to revive young women, after savagely taking them till they died from exhaustion or other means. Both are useful in their own ways, when one needs a scalpel and when one needs a hammer as it goes. Moksikh is still superior to them in terms of magnitude, and he can unconsciously control the entirety of his Ghost Fleet, provided he isn't being attacked. This is not his only skillset, as he is a strong battlemage and a skilled enough staff combatant to hold off multiple enemies at a time with little drop off in magical focus.

Beyond his necromancy, he can cast high level combat spells, such as disintegration and implosion; as well as he has an affinity for spatial magics and vorpal attacks ,when he wants to mutilate his enemies as a tax for his own disfiguring. Moksikh can teleport short distances, cast illusions, and enhance his metallic body with spell infusions if the need calls for it. He is a deadly freak of a demon, and terrifies his own clansmen for his complete and utter lack of any amount of caution when placed on the warpath. There's only two ways to go in his mind, all or nothing, and his past successes reveal that at least for him, it is always giving it his all.
Maru Portais

Maru is a well known Slaver known as Diamond Fist for his powerful enchanted ring, the Carbon Road. Marus works with the Dama Slavers, as part of the larger conglomeration of syndicates who still risk their lives engaging in the highly illegal business of human trafficking.

Maru is well feared for his ring, and without it he's really only left with his sub-par strength and brash attitude. He's not some accomplished fighter or an end all be all caster. No he's a simple Tropics native who wants to emulate what Mac Tir did before him. Backstab his family, go around with a boatload of criminals, and tear people away from their families to be sold off in secret auctions and transfers around Aradia.

The only things he fears are Blackthorne's growing power in the regions, The Pirate King, and demons ruining everything. But then as long as he's making money the risk is worth it.
Kai Cogworth

Quella Cogworth (sister)

Caelia Cogworth (sister)

Cynthia Cogworth (sister)

Karlon Cogworth (son)

Cletus Cogworth (son)

Cecily Cogworth (daughter)

Lord **Kai Cogworth** is the reigning head of House Cogworth. He is one of the principle bannermen to Lord Dominic Blackthorne. The Cogworth family are known as experienced shipwrights and engineers, and Kai has determined to follow that legacy with his policies focusing on industry and gunpowder production. He is a gaunt, pale man, with swept-back grey hair and dark eyes. His thin face is accentuated by a circle beard that covers his mouth and chin but leaves his cheeks and throat bare. Kai often dresses in his Houses' signature bronze coloration. In combat, he wears a suit of bronze-colored armor with a ragged black wolfskin cloak. He wields a one-handed war axe as his weapon of choice.

In 1014AE, as part of the Knox-Blackthorne War, Kai's son Cletus was killed during the Ambush at Dimhollow Mire. Kai took his liege-lord's permission to return his son's corpse to the Cogfort. As of 1015AE he is residing in Coldharbour while overseeing the construction of the new flagship of the Blackthorne armada, which has been renamed from *Lady Rivka* to *Stormbreaker*.