The Sieg Knights of Catarina

Catarina is home to one of the most noble and bravest families in the whole world, those of the Sieg Knights. Clad in their iconic onion shaped armour, the family name has persisted since the appearance of the First Flame.

## **Lore**

### History

The first of the Sieg Knights was that of Sieghart, who at the beginning, fought against the dragons alongside the first King of Catarina, Aldricius and ever since, each child of the Knights has been born with the prefix of Sieg.

Over thousands of years, the Leader of the Knights has wielded the famous Storm Ruler sword, once wielded by Sieghart. The Leader of the Knights has been chosen by the winner of the Ascension tournament.

When the previous Sieg Knight leader has died, the children of the next generation take part in the tournament to determine the next leader and wielder of the Storm Ruler. So only one child from each generation can become a Sieg Knight leader and considering Catarinians can live for over 160 years, the Ascension Tournament can be a once in a lifetime event to witness, drawing crowds from all over the world to come witness and take part in the festivities.

### The Family Tree

Due to the Sieg Knights dating back to the beginning of the Age of Fire, plenty of Knights have come and gone, but a family tree was kept at Castle Sieg along with the records of the dates of birth and death along with their names of each generation.

### The Ascension Winners and Leaders

In total there has been 31 generations of Sieg Knights including that of the first Sieg Knight, Sieghart. With each of these generations, according to the laws of the Knights having their own leader and ascension winner with a couple of exceptions. The Leaders and Winners are as follows:

1. Sieghart - Unknown/At Least Prior to 40FA - Deceased 173FA - First Leader
2. Siegmara - Born 120FA - Deceased 210FA Second Leader
3. Siegmira - Born 120FA - Deceased 217FA Third Leader
4. Siegwulf - Born 139FA (Son of Siegmira) Deceased 233FA Fourth Leader (First Ascension Winner)
5. Siegmora - Born 173FA (Daughter of Siegwulf) Deceased 45FY Fifth Leader (Second Ascension Winner)
6. Sieglock - Born 17FY (Son of Siegloch) Deceased 145FY Sixth Leader (Third Ascension Winner)
7. Siegvald - Born 110FY Son of Sieglinar Deceased 217FY Seventh Leader (Fourth Ascension Winner)
8. Siegfried the Unshaken - Born 182FY Son of Sieglinus Deceased 276FY Eighth Leader (Fifth Ascension Winner)
9. Siegfrieda - Born 225FY (Daughter of Siegfried) Deceased 353FY Ninth Leader (Sixth Ascension Winner)
10. Siegfridra - Born 279FY (Daughter of Siegfrieda) Deceased 397FY Tenth Leader (Seventh Ascension Winner
11. Siegthild - Born 373FY (Daughter of Sieghelm) Deceased 499FY Eleventh Leader (Eighth Ascension Winner)
12. Siegarin - Born 460FY (Son of Siegmarie) Deceased 562FY Twelfth Leader (Ninth Ascension Winner)
13. Siegral - Born 549FY (Son of Siegarin) Deceased 678FY Thirteenth Leader (Tenth Ascension Winner (by Default), official winner in 582FY on 20th Anniversary of Siegarins death\*)
14. Siegodd - Born 646FY (Son of Siegrosa) Deceased 759FY Fourteenth Leader (Eleventh Ascension Winner)
15. Siegtag - Born 710FY (Son of Siegasta) Deceased 838FY Fifteenth Leader (Twelfth Ascension Winner)
16. Siegfreud - Born 805FY (Son of Siegreep) Deceased 901FY Sixteenth Leader (Thirteenth Ascension Winner)
17. Siegluff - Born 884FY (Son of Siegtrout) Deceased 1012FY Seventeenth Leader (Fourteenth Ascension Winner)
18. Siegbleda - Born 967FY (Daughter of Siegluff) Deceased 1080FY Eighteenth Leader (Fifteenth Ascension Winner)
19. Siegolof - Born 1024FY (Son of Siegbleda) Deceased 1189FY Nineteenth Leader (Sixteenth Ascension Winner)
20. Siegvar - Born 1172FY (Son of Siegolof) Deceased 1236FY Twentieth Leader (Seventeenth Ascension Winner
21. Siegvret - Born 1232FY (Daughter of Siegwrett) Deceased 1342FY Twenty first Leader (Eighteenth Ascension Winner\*)
22. Siegbunn - Born 1301FY (Daughter of Siegvret) Deceased 1478FY Twenty second Leader (Nineteenth Ascension Winner)
23. Siegpladd - Born 1481FY (Son of Siegfoll) Deceased 1593FY Twenty fourth Leader (Twenty first Ascension Winner)
24. Siegmard - Born 1575FY (Son of Siegredyr) Deceased 1637FY Twenty fifth Leader (Twenty second Ascension Winner)
25. Siegward - Born 1605FY (Son of Siegmard) Deceased 1649/1697FY Twenty sixth Leader (Twenty second Ascension Winner)
26. Sieghalder - Born 1647FY (Daughter of Siegratt) Deceased 100AD Twenty seventh Leader (Twenty third Ascension Winner\*)
27. Siegoldyr - Born 39AD (Daughter of Sieghalder) Deceased 169AD Twenty eighth Leader (Twenty fourth Ascension Winner)
28. Siegpoldr - Born 141AD (Son of Siegoldyr) Deceased 279AD Twenty ninth Leader (Twenty fifth Ascension Winner)
29. Siegheldr - Born 243AD (Daughter of Siegpoldr) Deceased 356AD Thirtieth Leader (Twenty sixth Ascension Winner)
30. Sieghilda - Born 318AD (Daughter of Siegheldr) Deceased 382AD Thirty first Leader (Twenty seventh winner by Default\*)
31. Siegwyn - Born 362AD (Son of Sieghilda) Deceased 450AD Thirty second Leader (Twenty eighth Ascension Winner by Default\*)

13\*When Siegarin died in childbirth, the children of the next generation were too young to take part in an Ascension, so a tournament was instead held on the twentieth anniversary of Siegarins death.

21\*From the years 1234-1239, a Great Black Sickness swept across Catarina, decimating the population and the Sieg Knights leaving only two survivors. Siegvret and Siegvelt and Siegvret both took part in an ascension following Siegvrets twentieth name day and Siegvret won the tournament.

26\*Following Siegwards death at the Profaned Capital in 1649FY, the Storm Ruler was lost. When news of Siegwards apparent death reached Catarina, it was determined that when all of the children born up til Siegwards death were old enough, an ascension would be held and in 1669FY it was won by Sieghalder, but did not inherit the Storm Ruler for the first time in history. When Siegward became unkindled and resurrected by the firekeepers as they knew of his affiliation to Yhorm the Giant, he first returned to Catarina much to the surprise of Sieghalder. Sieghalder let Siegward keep the Storm Ruler so that Siegward could fullfil his oath. Siegward however was mortally wounded in the fight against Yhorm and so the Ashen One promised him that he would return the Storm Ruler to Catarina, which he upheld.

30\*Sieghilda was an only child of that generation, so she won by default.

31\*Both Sieghilda and Sieglynx died in the Battle at the River Drang in 382AD, leaving Siegwyn as the only child of that generation and last Sieg knight alive.