House of Hornwood

### Allegiance

House Poole {formerly}, House of Graycott {formerly}, House Goodworth {formerly}, House Marshall, House Daisy of Riverside, House of Fork

## Strength

### Military

150 men; 50 guards, 60 cavalrymen, 40 archers

### Navy

30 ketch ships

**House of Hornwood**, commonly called **House Hornwood** is a knightly house from the Eastshire that holds fealty to House Ivanstar following the **Royal Rebellion of 160 CE**. Founded in 127 CE following the **First Battle of Pole Town**, where a group of lesser and knightly houses defended the **Eastern Shores** from pirate mercenaries, after which, the houses became known as the Noble Houses of Eastshire, and those families and fighters who sided with the crown were rewarded, with gold, ships, or land. Among them was Ser Gregor, rewarded with a patch of land and a farmstead, upon which he founded **House Hornwood**.

During the Royal Rebellion, the ruling head sided with the Royals, Prince Araxes against Prince Oliver. Following the death of the princes, the late king's nephew Prince Doran succeeded as King and decided to pardon most noble, lesser, and knightly houses whereas the head of the house alongside few houses rebelled against King Doran to avenge the Royal Family, for which the members were either killed or executed, or fled the land beyond the Blue Sea to which they were replaced by loyal knights to the new crown, and in this case, loyal distant blood relatives. But in 160 CE, when Prince Foltest retook the crown in the **Name of House Royne** and succeeded as the Sixth **King of Valmont**, the former loyalist family returned as Lords of Hornwood.

## History

### Origins

During the pirate attack on the Eastern Shores on 124 CE, a group of lesser and knightly houses banded together in defending the **Eastern Shores** from pirate mercenaries. The battle waged on for two years, after which they were finally defeated in Late 126 CE, and the houses were granted small domains in the region to rule as the Noble Houses of Eastshire, while all those families and fighter who sided in defending the lands for the crown were rewarded, some in ships or land, while others in gold and/or knighthood. Two of these fighters were sellsword brothers Gregor and Elton, who were rewarded with knighthood and gold.

The Noble Houses of Eastshire included Houses Marshall, Valmore, Smallrich, Ivanstar, Poole, Blount, Landerman, Thompson, Brune, Roosevelt, Whent, Goodworth, and Evermore. House Marshall took command of the domain stretching from the Southeast River to the Forrest Belt called "**Hornwood**". During an outlaw skirmish in Hornwood, a band of sellswords assisted House Marshall in crushing the outlaws. The band was led by two knighted sellsword brothers, who served as Lord Otto Marshall's sworn swords along with their band of sellswords, being provided living quarters at Fort Marshall, the **Seat of House Marshall**. The band of sellswords would go on to make the town they saved in a previous outlaw skirmish as their home, and built a farmstead that would intercept a market route, building a toll on the crossing, earning money, aside from being sworn swords to Lord Otto.

In **Late Summer of 127 CE**, a revolt took place in the Eastside Ports, where Houses **Marshall**, **Poole**, and **Goodworth** fought, Ser Elton would go on to die defending a wounded and crippled **Lord Otto Marshall**, who was nursed back to health following the battle, while Ser Gregor defended the knight, Ser Edmure Poole, a defenseless knight of House Poole and brother-in-law of Lord Otto Marshall. For their valor in battle and loyalty to House Marshall, Lord Otto rewarded Ser Gregor with a patch of land covering the Forrest Belt, called **Hornwood**, and thus **House of Hornwood** was founded following the battle in 127 CE, with Gregor's Stead as the **Seat of the Knightly House**.

### Execution and Fall of House Hornwood

With the Death of King Anders Royne in a military campaign along with his eldest son and crown prince, Drane Royne, Prince Araxes, the king's second son and firstborn from his second marriage succeeded as king, which led to a rebellion led by the head courtier in the Court of Late King Anders, Lord Oswell, with half the court siding for Prince Araxes, while the other half siding for the thirteen-year-old Prince Oliver, the younger brother of **King Anders**. In this period of rebellion, the ruling head of **House Hornwood**, Lord Umber Hornwood sided with the **Royals and Newly Crowned King Araxes**, leading to his house's betrayal to the Graycott Family and Houses Valmore, Smallrich, Brune, and Evermore, leading to the Battle of Jeffery's Town, where Lord Umber along with his two elder sons and eldest daughter died in battle while his wife and remaining children (except for three who managed to escape) were executed at Fort Marshall along with the Members of Houses Marshall, Landerman, Roosevelt, and Goodworth, while Houses Ivanstar, Poole, Blount, Thompson, and Whent were stripped of their titles and lands, and banished. The **Hornwoods** were replaced by their blood relatives and crown traitors, commonly called the bastard bloodline by the Hornwoods.

### Rise in Leadership

In Early 160 CE, a company of sellswords led by spirited fighter from across the Blue Sea named **Robb** aided with a cavalry of twenty riders from his aunt, he led a successful victory against the **Hayfords** by retaking the captured Castle Poddington, naming it as his seat and the patch of farmland surrounding it as **Robb's Hold**. But in Summer of 160 CE, when Prince Foltest retook the imperial command and the crown in the **Name of House Royne**, succeeding as the **King of Valmont**, the former loyalist family returned as Lords of Hornwood, and all the former traitors were beheaded by King Foltest in the Imperial City, the **New Capital of the Kingdom**. With the death of his father and elder brothers, Robb took over the Lordship of Hornwood, naming **Castle Poddington** as his seat.

Followingly in 162 CE, a revolt led by exiled knights and banished lords, originated in the City of Bull Town, a **market of blacksmiths and wood**. This task was initially led by the knightly houses of **Hornwood**, Landerman, Abbott, and Macewood, but were reinforced by Houses Padbury and Evermore that led to a faster victory in crushing the revolt. This revolt was also known as the "**40-Day Revolt**" by jesters, scholars, nobles, and soldiers alike. After the revolt, the following **bannerlords of the crown** were rewarded with riches and titles, among them were Lord Robb who was appointed Sheriff of Bull Town, giving **House Hornwood** edge over the market of steel and wood, leading to the growth of the house in terms of military and naval power, and wealth.

## Members

**Founder of House Hornwood** & the **First Ruling Lord of Hornwood**, Ser Gregor of Hornwood.

### Members before the Royal Rebellion;

* Lord {Umber Hornwood}, the Lord of Hornwood and Sheriff of Fort Marshall. Died in **King Araxes' Military Campaign**.
	+ Lady {Anna Bradley}, his wife. Lady of Hornwood and Castellan at Hornwood. Executed at Fort Marshall.
		- Lord {Brandon Hornwood}, their eldest son. Knight of Hornwood and Garrison Commander at Hornwood. Died in **King Araxes' Military Campaign**.
		- Dame {Rina Hornwood}, their elder daughter. Knight of Hornwood and City Guard Captain of Hornwood. Died in **King Araxes' Military Campaign**.
		- Ser {Donnel Hornwood}, their second son. Knight of Hornwood and Townsguard Captain of Jackville. Executed at Fort Marshall.
		- Ser {Ronald Hornwood}, their middle son. Knight of Hornwood and Garrison Sergeant at Hornwood. Executed at Fort Marshall.
		- Lady {Rosa Hornwood}, their middle daughter. Maiden of Hornwood. Executed at Fort Marshall.
		- Master {Robb Hornwood}, their fourth son. Survived Execution.
		- Young Master {Oliver Hornwood}, their younger son. Survived Execution.
		- Young Mistress {Colette Hornwood}, their younger daughter. Survived Execution.
	+ Lady {Ola Kettleback}, his concubine. Died in childbirth.
		- Lady {Mary Kettleback}, their daughter. Survived Execution.
		- Ser {Tomwell Kettleback}, their twin son. Garrison Captain at Jackville. Died in **King Araxes' Military Campaign**.
			* {Brandon Kettleback}, his firstborn. Executed at Fort Marshall.
			* {Daena Kettleback}, his secondborn. Survived Execution.
			* {Adam Kettleback}, his thirdborn. Executed at Fort Marshall.
		- Ser {Samwell Kettleback}, their twin son. Townsguard Sergeant of Jackville. Survived Execution.

### Members after the Royal Rebellion;

* Lord {Dyke of Hornwood}, Lord of Hornwood and Sheriff of Fort Marshall. Poisoned to death.
	+ Ser {Doran Hornwood}, his firstborn. Knight of Hornwood and Castellan at Castle Jackville. Killed in a revolt.
	+ Ser {Albert Hornwood}, his secondborn. Knight of Hornwood and Garrison Captain at Hornwood. Poisoned to death.
	+ Lady {Sarah Hornwood}, his thirdborn. Maiden of Hornwood. Whereabouts unknown.
	+ Ser {Ramsay Hornwood}, his fourthborn. Knight of Hornwood and Master Sergeant of Castle Jackville. Poisoned to death.
* Lord {Olto of Hornwood}, Lord of Hornwood. Killed in revolt
	+ Lady {Polly Goodworth}, his wife. Lady of Hornwood. Executed at Castle Jackville.
		- Ser {Jason Hornwood}, his firstborn. Knight of Hornwood and **New** Castellan at Castle Jackville. Poisoned to death.
		- Ser {Elliot Hornwood}, his secondborn. Knight of Hornwood and Guard Captain at Castle Jackville. Killed in revolt.
		- Ser {Isaac Hornwood}, his thirdborn. Knight of Hornwood and City Guard Captain of Hornwood. Killed in revolt.
		- Lady {Lucinda Hornwood}, his fourthborn. Maiden of Hornwood. Whereabouts unknown.
		- Lady {Adaline Hornwood}, his fifthborn. Maiden of Hornwood. Executed at Castle Jackville.
		- Ser {Lancel Hornwood}, his sixthborn. Knight of Hornwood. Whereabouts unknown.
* Ser {David of Hornwood}, Knight of Hornwood and Garrison Commander at Hornwood. Executed at Castle Jackville.

### Members after the Return of King Foltest;

* Lord {Robb Hornwood}, Lord of Hornwood and Sheriff of Bull Town.
	+ Lady {Miranda Stone}, his wife. Lady of Hornwood and Castellan at Castle Poddington.
		- Ser {Bradford Hornwood}, his twin firstborn. Knight of Poddington and City Guard Commander of Castle Poddington.
		- Lady {Roslin Hornwood}, his twin firstborn. Maiden of Poddington and Lady of Port Gregor.
		- Ser {Jacopo Hornwood}, his secondborn. Knight of Poddington and City Guard Captain of Castle Poddington.
		- Lady {Tyene Hornwood}, his thirdborn. Maiden of Poddington.
		- Lady {Scarlett Hornwood}, his twin fourthborn. Knight of Poddington and Captain of the Hornwood Huntress' Guild.
		- Ser {Hansel Hornwood}, his twin fourthborn. Knight of Poddington and Captain of the Hornwood Hunter's Guild.
* Dame {Mary Kettleback}, his older half-sister. Knight of Poddington and Garrison Commander at Castle Poddington.
	+ Ser {Tylar Kettleback}, her son. Knight of Poddington.
* Lady {Colette Hornwood}, his younger sister. Maiden of Poddington.
* Master {Oliver Hornwood}, his younger brother. Steward at Port Gregor.
* Captain {Brandon Bradford}, his middle uncle. Sheriff of Port Gregor.
* Ser {Osmund Bradford}, his older uncle. Garrison Lieutenant at Castle Poddington.