Albus Lowden

"**If life gives lemons, add vodka!**" - **Lord Lowden**.

Layla Ashford; wife

Donothor Lowden; uncle

Aaron Lowden; son

William Lowden; son

Tyene Lowden; daughter

Daeron Lowden; son

**Albus Lowden** is a noble lord and Lord of Lowden's Deep, and Founder of House Lowden. He is the **Vice Roy of Silverhill** and loyal bannermen to House Serry and House Hearth. During his travels, Albus learned the art of sailing, seduction, intimacy, manipulation, trade, smithery, and swordsmanship.

## Background

### Origins

His descent can be traced back to his maternal grand-uncle, Emilio Fleetway, who is also the nephew of Lord Yann Fleetway. His descent can be traced through his mother's aunt.

Born **Albus Waters** in River Town, he faced hatred among his townsmen. His father was a knight who died in battle, while his father was killed by noblemen. After the death of his mother, Albus traveled east with his uncle to the Free Cities when he was 11-years-old.

### Knighthood

During his early travels to Seville, Albus was prisoned until his execution for killing a city guard. In prison, Albus became acquainted with inmates, Antos Dorean and Oliver Pluck. Albus fought in a trial by combat, where killed two opposing fighters and let free, he adopted his nickname "**Lowden**", given by the Lord of Seville, meaning Flame in **Andal Tongue**, referred by the lord for his spirit in fighting to life. After his freedom, he reunited with **Antos Dorean**, and the two grew close over the years.

Sometime in 210 CE, Albus travelled with Antos to Tyrinia, where on route he saved the life of the daughter of an aged Frank Knight against outlaws. For his bravery, he was knighted by the aged man, a known figure in the land, remaining with the **Franks**, and joining the order.

### Trial of Six

In 213 CE, Ser Lowden travelled west with the **Company of Frank Knights** to the Sternlands, where he acquainted with a young knight, Ser Jack Potter. The company was invited by **Lord Otto Ashford** for assistance in the Siege of Ashford.

Following the aftermath of battle, Lord Otto held a tourney celebrating the victory that following month at **Castle Ashford**, where the company of frank knights stayed. In the Tourney, a maiden of a branch house of House Ashford was mistreated by knights of House Marshall, which led to an ensuing fight between the noble knights of Westernlands and Easternlands, after which two knights of the accused were killed in cold blood. Found guilty by court, Ser Anderson Ashford demanded a **Trial by Six**, an old roman law introduced in the First Century CE as trial redemption for one's crimes decided by the gods and skill of sword.

In the Trial of Six, Ser Anderson was joined by Ser Thomas Serry, **Ser Lowden**, and Ser Fredd Blount, completing the six knights circle. During the trial, Ser Thomas and Ser Anderson single handedly killed two knights each, while Ser Fredd killed a knight, while Ser Lowden killed the other knight.

### Household Guard

Following the Trial of Six, Ser Lowden entered into service of Ser Anderson during the Frank Knight's stay in Castle Ashford. He was joined by **Ser Jack Potter**.

### Siege of Westford

In Late 214 CE, Ser Lowden accompanied Ser Anderson along his company of knights for Fort Westford. Ser Lowden and the Frank Knights served as City Guards under Ser Anderson, who was appointed **Lord Commander of Fort Westford**.

During Early 215 CE, fight broke among the knightly houses of Crakehall, Barrister, Abbott, Rogers, Stockwell, Goodwill, and Cayne. Following which, the Houses Barrister, Rogers, Stockwell, and Goodwill sided for the crown, while Houses Crakehall, Abbott, and Cayne sided against the crown as rebels, following which the **Siege of Westford** waged for nearly a year, until finally ending by the Fall of 216 CE, when Ser Anderson killed the **Lord Cayne** in battle, ending the battle as Houses Crakehall forfeited, while House Abbott retreated to their keep, where another siege took place led by the Frank Knights and Ser Lowden. In the siege, Ser Lowden managed to disarm the Lord Abbott, and kill the Commander of the Siege, ending the siege in it's early stage.

House Abbott stripped of its titles and lands, exiled from the south-western region, House Abbott travelled east to its eastern region of lands and titles. Whereas, the two castles that belonged to House Abbott, covering the region were distributed to two major noblemen, **Ser Albus Lowden**, as his formal name went, and Lord Ambrose Serry, also known as the "**Knightslayer**".

## Rise to Power

### Lordship

Following the defeat of House Abbott, Ser Albus Lowden took up residence in the fortified stronghold, renaming it Lowden's Keep. This served as military ground for the company of frank knights that stuck with Ser Albus aside from the frank knights that left back for **Tyrinia**. The company of frank knights that resided in Lowden's Keep became known as "**The Mustard Knights**" led by Ser Albus.

Following a royal decree, Ser Albus was raised to lordship, taking control of the patch of land from the **Mustard River** up to the **Westford River Bank**, calling it **Lowden's Deep**, taking the titles of **Lords of Lowden's Deep** and **King of Mustard Knights**. Following his lordship, Lord Albus inducted his blood brother, Ser Jack Potter as into the Company of Mustard Knights and thus, appointed him as a member of the City Guard of **Lowden's Keep**.

### Early Alliances

In 217 CE, a Westernlands Council was called, where all the noble and lesser lords, as well as knightly and noble houses gathered. Following the reemergence of the houses, the rebellions, and shifts in power, the **Great House of Westernlands**, **House Westernling** mastered a great host, closing borders of the Westernlands to the kingdom, sending word to the Capital in Greenlands of the independence for much was sacrificed for the crown, with none debt paid.

This led to the **Second Battle of Independence**, fought between the **Crown** and **Westernlands**, waging for nearly two years, after nearly thousands of men dead, and women widowed, the Westernlands became independent, and the **Kingdom of Westernlands** was founded in 219 CE, with **Lord Richard Durand** ruling as King of Westernlands, King Richard I Durrand.

Following which, Westernlands was divided into five provinces, **Durrandon**, **North-Western Province**, **West Capital**, **Portia**, and **Randor**, each ruled by their respective **Lord Bishop**. **Lord Arnold** of House Wellington was appointed Lord Bishop of West Capital, who subsequently formed the **Capital's Council of Six**, where Lord Albus was appointed **Defender of the Deep** and **War Lieutenant of West Capital** as well as a Lieutenant in the **Capital's Legion**.

To take allegiance of the Thompsons, House Hearth offered an alliance of Matrimony by marriage of the second daughter **Lord Eddward Thompson**, a known war veteran and lord of the fourth richest house in **Easternland**, with **Lord Albus Lowden**.

### Foundation of House Lowden

Following his marriage with House Thompson, Lord Albus Lowden with blessings of Lord Otto founded House Lowden of Mustard River in Late 220 CE, and Ser Jack Potter was appointed the City Guard Captain of **Lowden's Keep**, while anointed knights Ser Alys, Ser Green, and Ser Oliver were inducted as members of **Lowden's Keep's City Guard**.

### First Siege of River Thames

Following the allegiance of Eastern Houses with the Westernlands, Green River came under attack by the Southern Eastern Houses, House Cayne, House Clayford, House Longbottom, House of Pyne, and House of Peaseburrow, rebelled against the Eastern Warden, resulting in the Siege of River Thames, and a host of one thousand men marched to the **Battlefield of Green River**, allying beside the **Easternland Noble and Lesser Houses**. The Siege ended with the **Territory of River Thames** being sub ruled by a **Lord Bishop of Easternlands**, House Byrch of Green River.

During the Battle, Lord Albus led a vanguard of sixty men, twenty mustard knights and forty cavalry riders, charging at **House Clayford's Camp**, ambushing the army at its beginning march, ending in one third of the rebel army defeated, for which House Lowden's sixty men became anointed knights of the Westernlands, and **City Guard** of **Lowden's Deep**.

### Order of Mustard Knights

With three years of passing to the birth of House Lowden, **Lord Albus Lowden** formed the Order of Mustard Knights, a holy order of knights following the advice of Father Don Carlo, Priest of Monastery of Fort Ravenhill and Lady Elizabeth Wellington, consisting of the best fighters of **South Westernlands**. The Order of Mustard Knights served as Protectors of Lowden's Deep, The Capital, Ravenhill (Fort Ravenhill and its Monastery, located on the **Mount of the Hill**), and Wellington's Seat.

### Pirate Attack of Caster's Keep

In June 225 CE, a pirate fleet of one hundred ships consisting of sellsail, sellswords and pirates under Pirate Captain Andy, grandson of Pirate King Monte Reis and younger brother of Captain Edyr attacked Caster's Keep, located on the southwestern coast of the **North-Western Province**, to which Lord of Caster's Keep, Lord Allister Caster requested help of the Noble Houses of Westernlands, mainly House Pendragon, House Westernling, House Ashford, House Wellington, House Spyre, and House Manderly, the most noble and strongest of all, after the Great House of Durrand. To which the Lord Bishop of the North Western Province, Lord Arnold Pendragon responded with a host of **forty knightsmen** under his older son, Lord Tommen Wellington and fleet of **fifty ships** under his nephew, Lord Captain Edgar followed by his vassals with their bannermen counting **fifty footmen**, House Dondarion, House Brandy, House Dayne, House Gilbert, and House Darry. Whereas, Lord Bishop of the Capital, Lord Arnold Wellington assembled a host of **sixty footmen** under his brother-in-law, Lord Jacob Crowrich, including his banners, his vassals and their bannermen, such as Houses Lowden, Serry, Merryweather, Padbury, and Barrister, while a small fleet of **twenty ketch ships** under his niece, Captain Ellen and the Flags of House Slade and House Crowrich. Other houses, likes of the Nobles of Easternlands also marched to defend the stronghold such as Houses Cornfield, Toyne, Blount, Hornwood, and Greystone, while two **Order of Knights** also participated, the Mustard Knights and Garth Knights. Notable Lords of Westernlands also participated, such as Lords **Albus Lowden**, Otto Hearth, Albus Rodney, Elton Cornfield, Robb Hornwood, Darry Blount, Sean Toyne, Oswell Dyke, Bosewell and Olston.

Following the Battle, Lord Albus became closely acquainted with Lord Allister Caster and befriended him. Friendship of these two lesser lords grew over the years, to the milestone where these two friends became relatives when **Lord Albus Lowden** married Lady Alanne Serry in Late 227 CE, who was also the sister-in-law of **Lord Allister Caster**, allying with House Serry, following the death of Lady Jane Thompson in 224 CE.

### Andal Invasion

In Late 228 CE, the **Kingdoms of Sternlands** faced an all-land threat, following which, the **Kingdoms of Greenlands, Easternlands, Westernlands, Vale, the Southern States, and the Highlands** faced Andal Invasion, where the Andal Kingdom attacked after allying on peace treaty with **Kingdoms of Roma and Egyxos**, as well as the Free Cities after conquering the **Kingdoms of Tymeria, Tyrinia, and the Umber States**.

Following which in 229 CE, after the **Highlands-Andal Invasion** and **Southern-Andal Invasion**, the Easternlands formed a peace treaty with the Andal Kingdom known as Treaty of Estonia, leaving the Greenlands and Westernlands facing the Andal Invasion, who joined forces and together defeated the Andal Armies after a six-year long war, known as War of Godsgrace, following which the **City of Godsgrace** was founded in Early 235 CE, with House Royne as the **Lord and Defender of Godsgrace**. During the **War of Godsgrace**, the Battle of Toleston, where four multiple battles took place in 234 CE, where House Lowden defended the Deep strongly, ending in the Victory at Cider's River, whereupon Lord Albus Lowden started the construction of Cider Hall, the new seat of **House Lowden**, following the battle in September 234 CE.

In the In the Summer of 235 CE, during construction of the great hall of House Lowden,

## Marriages

### Marriage

#### Lady Yana Covaci

In Early Times, then known as **Ser Albus Waters**, Ser Albus served the Order of Frank Knights, bound in service to the order, taking oath of no marriage, no titles, and no lands. But sometime in Late 211 CE, Ser Albus accompanied a Company of Three Hundred Frank Knights to Ethos, where assistance was called upon to fight a mercenary-pirate attack. During the campaign, Ser Albus travelled southeast with one hundred frank knights to the **Ruins of Mount Roare's Feet**, where they stayed near the **Town of South Brandy**, at the Ivy Bush Inn. At the Inn, all the knights, even the lord knights forgot their oaths as the performed intimacy and intercourse with the prostitutes of the inn, as it served as a brothel in the basement of the inn. During the lustful acts, Ser Albus intimated with a young and expensive prostitute, spending all his money, and made true love that night.

Following the night, Ser Albus, member of the Night Rangers travelled patrolling South Brandy, where he along with the night rangers captured a group of mercenaries abducting prostitutes of the inn, which turned out to be a bargain as payment of protection, which resulted in the Skirmish of Ivy Bush, where eighty scout mercenaries were killed whilst two night rangers died. After this, Ser Albus along with forty night rangers and twenty frank knights remained at Ivy Bush, after Ser Albus convinced Lord Knight Alton to make encampment by the inn for causing trouble, and the region came under protection of the order. Followingly, Ser Albus under Lord Knight Alton remained with sixty knights at Ivy Bush, building the townhall of Ivy Bush in the coming days, where knights likewise worked as the peasants in building the townhall and a small wall surrounding the area, for better control. In no time, Ivy Bush became a small encampment of frank knights and minor town. During this time, Ser Albus became closer to his prostitute lover, a former maiden slave, Yana of Covaci Clan.

Sometime in February 212 CE, following the Battle of South Brandy, the Frank Knights remained in Ivy Bush, making it their permanent residence and military encampment. During this time, Ser Albus and Yana came into intercourse on the night of the battle, ending with her getting pregnant, as the oath of the order went, no knight could father children or marry unless he was gifted with slave and property, upon which Mentor of Ser Albus and many frank knights, Lord Knight Alton gave him residence of the townhall in Ivy Bush, making Ser Albus a lord knight, and subsequently he married **Yana Covaci** in Late Spring of 212 CE.

#### Lady Jane Thompson

Following the **Independence of the Kingdom of Westernlands**, five provinces, **Durrandon**, **North-Western Province**, **West Capital**, **Portia**, and **Randor**, were formed each ruled by their respective **Lord Bishop**. As **Lord Otto** of House Hearth was appointed Lord Bishop of West Capital, he formed the **Capital's Council of Six**, whereupon Lord Albus was appointed **Defender of the Deep** and **War Lieutenant of West Capital** as well as a Lieutenant in the **Capital's Legion**. To strengthen alliances, and take assistance of the riches of Easternlands in Building the Kingdom of Westernlands, the matrimony alliance between House Hearth and House Thompson took place, where Lord Albus Lowden married Lady Jane Thompson, the second daughter of **Lord Eddward Thompson**, a known war veteran and lord of the fourth richest house in **Easternland** in 220 CE.

Following the death of **Lady Jane Thompson** in 224 CE in childbirth, Lord Albus was broken to core. He temporarily retired from the rebel wars in the kingdom, living in his keep, fostered back to health by his daughters, Tyene Lowden and Miranda Lowden, as his eldest son and heir, Aaron Lowden served as Castellan of Lowden's Deep.

#### Lady Alanne Serry

When Caster's Keep fell under the Pirate Attack of June 225 CE, located on the southwestern coast of the **North-Western Province**, Lord Allister Caster requested help of the Noble Houses of Westernlands, mainly House Pendragon, House Westernling, House Ashford, House Wellington, House Spyre, and House Manderly, the most noble and strongest of all, after the Great House of Durrand. To which the Lord Bishop of the North-Western Province, Lord Brynden Pendragon responded with a host of **forty knightsmen** under his older son, Lord Tommen Wellington and fleet of **fifty ships** under his nephew, Lord Captain Edgar followed by his vassals, whereas, Lord Bishop of the Capital, Lord Arnold Wellington assembled a host of **sixty footmen** under his brother-in-law, Lord Jacob Crowrich and **twenty ketch ships** under his niece, Captain Ellen with his vassals. Notable Lords of Westernlands also participated, such as Lords **Albus Lowden**, Otto Hearth, Albus Rodney, Elton Cornfield, Robb Hornwood, Darry Blount, Sean Toyne, Oswell Dyke, Bosewell and Olston.

Following the Battle, Lord Albus became closely acquainted with Lord Allister Caster and befriended him. Friendship of these two lesser lords grew over the years, to the milestone where these two friends became relatives when **Lord Albus Lowden** married Lady Alanne Serry in Late 227 CE, who was also the sister-in-law of **Lord Allister Caster**, allying with House Serry, following the death of Lady Jane Thompson in 224 CE.

## Household

* {Donothor Lowden}, his uncle. City Guard Commander of Lowden's Deep.
* {Yana Covaci}, his first lover and first wife.
* {Jane Thompson}, his second wife.
* {Alanne Serry}, his third wife.

To Be Continued...