Jericho Bronte

### Relatives

Eris De Luna née Bronte-Half-sister Achilles Bronte-Brother Julius Bronte-Father Calliope Bronte-Mother

Jericho Bronte is the current Patriarch of the Bronte Family and The Prophet, father, and leader of The Holy Order Of Entitism and its resident Religion, Entitism.

## Background

Jericho was born the middle brother of a small middle class family somewhere in the mainland. Jericho mysteriously shrouds much of his past including where he came from and the size of his actual family.

## History

At the age of 16 Jericho would see a vision of a Dwarf by the name of Worvaldson. It is from what he had seen in this vision that would make for the basis of Entitism, at the time called UlMotKungism and later called the Faith of The Three Entities. He would continue to have visions similar to this throughout his life, often proving inconvenient and taking up much of his time. Him and his siblings would try to spread their newfound faith with little success on the streets of rich cities and streets. They decided it would be best to leave another family member behind on the mainland to look over Entitist matters there and for Jericho and his siblings to sail for the relatively unknown island of Askalar.

### Establishing Entitism

The way to Askalar was found to be frought with danger, with Jericho arriving late to the island as compared to other founders already on the island, and his family still behind on their fleet. To create a place for them to find he built the basis of the Old North Church and made introductions across the island, building a relationship with Tyrakir, and having a moment of divine intervention from the god Narvakald in the far south.

Upon the arrival of his siblings they began the work of spreading their faith and message of free knowledge across the lands, establishing friendly relations with most societies and trade relations. They were relatively unsuccessful with spreading the religion, with Alek Dondarian treating them as common cultists and the only followers achieved were the Libertians just minutes before the Battle of the Greenlands. After the arrival of Dale Myer however, he was found by Jericho and was made a devout follower of the religion, having donated the city he oversaw the building of to the Entitist religion. Furthermore, when the settlement of Solitudinem was abandoned, the King would allow the Entitists to take the abandoned town for their own.

### The Council

As tensions in the north were rising after the death of Alek Dondarian, and the Jarl of Tyrakir, as well as the destruction of Stengar, Jericho decided that he must do something to prevent the wars across Askalar before they happen and ordered the construction of a council hall and invited all major nations to attend. Before the council would take place though Jericho entered a deep vision, and in his stead Dale Myer would lead a force of Merkan mercernaries to aid Kordon in the Sack of Kordolinska, despite their failure this would sour relations with the other nations of the world, making the public image of an Entitist as nothing more than a petty raider. Just before the council was to happen Jericho would awaken from his vision and would attend the council, with Dale assuring that he would hold the First Council of Merka himself and would have Jericho record what was said. It was in this meeting that Jericho would find out was Dale had done in his stead, and the Council rapidly deteriorated with the many disapprovals of the hosts and the common interruptions of members of Morioh and Rooksrest. Many left the council early and Jericho was left in a state of shock afterward, he had believed he had failed his mission of peace and silently, without letting anyone know, Jericho and his brother Achilles sailed home to the mainland for a small recuperation and to bring back an artifact of great importance to Askalar and as a potential secondary plan of bringing peace to the island.

### His Return

Jericho returned to Askalar 2 years later with the artifact in his possession, but having left his brother behind on the mainland to educate and guide the mainland Entitists, and quash a small philosophical Entitist civil war happening within their ranks regarding the Artifact. Jericho would immediately be met with multiple representatives and leader who required his attention, allowing the new Stengarian people to destroy the Old North Church, making it clear to the alliances that he had nothing to do with the apparant raids happening in the lands, finding out about the existence of Valagence and Qatal, and giving a sizable donation for the renovation to the latter, and found out that his sister Eris was no longer with Merka and had relocated to Hippolytus and was to be wed to Alfonso De Luna, which he would see as good news and would be appointed as the priest of the ceremony for it would take place in the Temple of Belyle.

Jericho entered into many visions leading up to the marriage, and when the time came he composed himself well enough to hold the marriage, with even his brother in attendance from the mainland to oversee the wedding, and successfully wed Eris and Alfonso. After the wedding he had learned of a incident that happened in Qatal that had unfortunately resulted in the death of his friend, Dale Myer, he chose to forgive Qatal and resume a relationship as allies with them despite the incident.

### The Merka Deposition

After the wedding Jericho would be called to the temple a few short days later by Alfonso. Upon his entrance guards would take their places by the doors and Alfonso would begin to speak to Jericho. Alfonso told Jericho that Eris would be the official countess of Merka and had heard that Ragner and Jericho mean to displace her from this position in favour of their own goals. Jericho, however, was thrilled to hear this news and let Alfonso continue to speak. Jericho began to have second thoughts though when Alfonso started to press the countesses claim further in saying that Merka would become annexed as a county under the Duchy of Kordon, and futhermore that Solitudinem would be destroyed due to the Duchy viewing it as an eyesore. Jericho, seeing no room for argument in his current position due to the guards, was forced to concede to Alfonso's demands with the requests that he and his brother keep their homes and that Merka remain as the holy city of Entitism. Alfonso agreed to his requests and appropriated Merka, its armoury, and its treasury. This sent Jericho into a year long depression over his failure to keep his people and his city in the hands of Entitism.

### Meeting the King

A year later, after the coronation of Duke Alexandre Televara as king, Jericho and his brother Achilles would come to him to hold an audience in the newly founded barony. Jericho asked that his family be recognized within Kordon as a noble house as further compensation for the appropriation of Merka and to legitimize the claim of Eris De Luna over the county of Merka. Jericho's timing however was inconvenient due to the King just seconds before having House Vidovich become a noble house. The King informed Jericho that the population of the Kingdom was simply too low at the time to support another noble house and sent him along his way. This give Jericho a large drive to prove his family as a noble house in order to claim the glory they once held in Askalar in the past.

### Bronte Brothers Books and Banking

The Bronte Brothers immediately began getting to work, buying a property within Kordolinska from which to start their business. In the next few months Jericho would help on projects within the county of Varnava and would buy a property there as well. Jericho also improved his relations with Ragner Osluf of Qatal to help continue the Entitist faith, eventually calling upon him to complete multiple rituals relating to the healing of Eris De Luna. Jericho contributed more to the community of Kordon and assisted in the growth of its religion while still maintaining his own. His influence stagnated though once Flynn's war had been declared with the return of Flynn Stewart, and he was pressed into service by oath to serve Alfonso de luna as one of his bannermen as part of the oath he had once taken during the Merkan Deposition which also made him a citizen of Kordon. Jericho was sent to the Grandrein valley in 499 A.E to have a part in the Siege of Vorr Steggr Fortess. He was proud to represent his family on the battlefield in the place of his brother who was too sick to leave Kordolinska at the time, and dutifully helped within the battle, proudly claiming a few lives during each phase of battle and pushing into the fortress.

### Second vacation

After the Siege of Vorr Steggr Jericho was called back to the mainland by Achilles in order to root out pagan Entitists still practicing blasphemous rituals. This hiatus from the island would be much longer though, with Jericho not being able to return until 11 years later in 510 A.E. Jericho arrived in the port of Merka shortly after the Siege of Qatal, and saw the removed Entitist symbols and church from the city he once called home. He would head for Kordolinska to see the state it was in where he heard of the Siege of Qatal and saw the newly crowned emperor, his old associate Alfonso de Luna, executing political opponents. He packed his things and hidden valuables at once and left the city, he came across a young boy along the road though who stopped him. The boy informed him that he was Iroh Osluf, son of Ragner Osluf, and proceeded to judge Jericho for his absence at the Siege of Qatal, until finally forgiving the prophet for his reasoning. Jericho re-explored the land to see Askalar one last time until deciding to leave. He gathered lost Qatalian refugees and stormed the Merkan docks for them, manning a flagship and leaving. He found that one of the children that boarded the ship was also another Osluf child and revealed the reason for his visit. The Entitist council had decided that if they had returned to Askalar and found that Qatal had fallen, they would take all the Entitists that they could off of the island to recuperate back on the mainland, vowing that the Entitists would one day return to Askalar to claim it for their own.

## Personality

Jericho is known for is forgiving and polite demeanor, even when faced with stressful moments. His verbosity is found in every conversation he holds. He is known to be protective and secretive of many parts of his past and the past of his family, not having revealed what his youth was like, where his family comes from, his interests, his families size, and what his supposed vision entail. He seeks to bring knowledge to as many people as he can, and hopefully teach them about Entitism

## Location

Jericho found his way off of Askalar back onto the mainland.