House of Rivera

"**Fire of Our Hearts, Wealth of the Sea**. These are our words." - Ser **Egbert Longtale** said at the **Battle of Christopher Mount**.

## House of Rivera

### Sigil

Fire on Field of Yellow Gold and Dark Grey

## Background

### Titles

Defenders of Eastern Watch, Knights of East Hills, Masters of Ships, Lords of Cape Town.

## Information

### Heir

Miller Rivera, Fabel Rivera, Esme Rivera, Torres Rivera

## Strength

### Navy

15 ships

**House Rivera** is a vassal house to **House Ivanstar** on the Eastern Watch Bank where their seat lies, a port city, **Cape Town**, that serves as the Gate and Defender of the North-East Hills. House Rivera is a house of landed knights, raised to lordship by Lord **Leonard Ivanstar**.

## History

### Background

In 231 CE, after the death of King Patron II of Estonia due to plague, he was succeeded by his second eldest son and heir, Prince **Christian II of Estonia**. The following year, the Battle of Christopher Cross took place, where the king's younger brother, **Prince Teoford** was saved in battle by a sellsword named **Egbert Longtale**. For reward of his valor, the king knighted him and rewarded him with gold. During his time in the Easternlands, he became acquainted with Prince Teoford and the circle of his knights, Ser **Leonard Ivanstar**, Ser **Fabious Belgrave**, Ser **Boremont Belgrave**, and **Ser William Archer**. Ser Egbert served Prince Teoford in the **Elite Knight's Guard**, a company of knights that serves as a royal guard to the Royal Family of Estonia.

In 234 CE however, a military coup took place where King Christian II was captured and imprisoned along with his supporters. Commander Oston Longbottom, second-in-command of the royal armies attempted to coup and took the crown. The Loyalists to King Christian attempted two civil wars during this time, and formed the Alliance of the North, a council of the loyal houses to the crown and attempted to recapture the crown and place King Christian back on the throne. In 236 CE, the **Siege of Neville's Castle** took place, where the Alliance of the North captured Neville's Castle, the seat to **House Starrick of East Hills**, and an ally castle to King Oston Longbottom. In 237 CE, following the capture of **Neville's Castle and Fort Moore**, supporters of King Oston fled and surrendered, while King Oston was assassinated by the Elite Knight's Guard under disguise by Ser Fabious Belgrave, Ser William Archer, and Ser Egbert Longtale. For their service in restoring King Christian to the throne, Ser Egbert was rewarded by lordship, a smallholding, and lands, upon which he founded **House Rivera of Cape Town**. A house that served as vassal to **House Ivanstar** and the **Crown of Easternland**, especially the **Royal Family of Estonia**.

### Fall of East Hills

In 243 CE, after King Christian II's assassination, a second coup took place, and the Royal Family of Estonia was butchered on command of a loyal-turned-rouge general and dictator, **General Cato**, with only two members of the royal family remaining that escaped in secret by loyalists to the only remaining ally, the **Kingdom of Tyrinia**.

The following year, **Easternland** fell into rebellion with each major house fighting for its own region against the military coup, not as one alliance. The remaining region of the Easternland under General Cato was renamed as the **Kingdom of Estonia**, with other regions representing their own kingdoms like **North-East Hills**, **Southern Capital**, **Kingdom of Christopher Mount**, and the **Island of Estonia**. Following the Fall of the Royal Family of Estonia, the North-East Hills Kingdom was formed in 243 CE, and House Rivera of Cape Town became a noble house from then on, serving as Defenders of the Eastern Watch, and the Leaders of the Naval Fleet of North-East Hills.

## Members

* Lord {**Egbert Longtale**}, head and founder of House Rivera.
	+ Lady {**Ella Archer**}, his first wife and Lady of House Rivera.
		- Lord {**Miller Rivera**}, his firstborn and elders son. A knight of House Rivera and **Commandant** of **Castle Rutherford**.
	+ Lady {**Dyane Moore**}, his second wife, and Lady of House Rivera.
		- Lady {**Anna Rivera**}, his secondborn and only daughter.
		- Ser {**Fabel Rivera**}, his secondborn and younger son. A knight of House Rivera and Captain of Cape Town's City Guard.
	+ Ser {**Fredred Longbottom**}, his adopted son. A knight of House Rivera and Guard Captain of **Castle Rutherford**.