Duchy of Deranne

The **Duchy of Deranne** was a country in Lencenor.

## Settling of Deranne

In 860 AA a Gerudian tribe of reavers lead by Derhilde (later known as Reaverqueen) after raiding the western coast of Lencenor settled in modern Deranne, at the time part of the Kingdom of Enteben.
After a series of skirmishes, the king of Enteben allow the reavers to stay in exchange of vassallage, carving out the duchy of Deranne from the duchy of Darom.

## Conquest of Lencenor & War of One Rose

There wasn't much loyalty from Deranne however as in 863 AA during a battle against the Kingdom of Redwood Derhilde betrays her liege during the battle, routing both armies, and proclaims the Kingdom of Deranne with herself as queen. Deranne then start rapidly expanding, taking Rewanwood from Redwood, most territories of Enteben and march to Redfort.

In 869, after the 2 years long siege of Redfort, Derhilde crown herself with the Ruby Crown and proclaims herself High Queen of Lencenor. Her reign would not last long as in 878 a coalition formed by the Kingdom of Enteben, the Kingdom of Redwood and the Kingdom of Carneter-Dameria declared war on Deranne to liberate their homeland. The war does not go well for Deranne as it loses land battle after battle, being pushed back to the western shores.

In 885, despite winning the Battle of Daromath, the Lorenti coalition is broken by Carneter-Dameria occupying Redfort and its king proclaiming himself High King, so to focus on the new eastern threat, the kingdoms of Enteben and Redwood make peace with Deranne in the Treaty of Daromsfort, allowing it to continue to exist in its reduced form, ie the land of the duchy of Deranne and of Darom.

Derhilde would die in 892, with her firstborn Askel being elected by the derranic nobility to succede her. To secure Deranne position in Lencenor, Askel would ally with Redwood (and later Lorent) by betrothing his daughter Anna to Lorevarn II's heir Rewan.

## After the War of One Rose

In 910 Askel younger brother's Gunnar comes back to Deranne after raiding for decades in the Divenhal sea, been given the duchy of Darom for his accomplishments.

When Askel dies in 912, the derranic nobles decide to elect Gunnar as king, skipping the king's firstborn Maurice as they did not like the "lorenti ways" of the king and his children. Maurice, feeling slighted as the crown that was his right being usurped, challenged his uncle to a duel for the crown; the duel would ends up however to be a victory for Gunnar, with Maurice dying in the process. Fearing for the safety of her remaining brother Tomar, Anna convince Lorevarn to secure him and bring him to Lorent where he would be come a ward of Lorevarn.

Despite the fears of Lorent the relationships with Deranne under Gunnar were largely peaceful, but with his death in 924 and the ascension of his son Hjialmar as king war would break out between Deranne and Lorent after a failed attempt of assassination on Tomar. The war would end in 927 with Hjialmar surrending and with Tomar being installed as king of Deranne.

Tomar decided to show mercy to his cousin, deciding to have him stay alive and keep the duchy. Hjialmar however still coveted the crown, and after his scheming got discovered in 930 he was execute for treason and the duchy was passed to his brother Haakon.

## Lilac Wars

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Deranne sided with the Moon Party, honoring the alliance with Dameria thanks to the marriage of the duke's daughter Calassa and Vincen "the Old Owl" Silmuna's heir, Adénn "Skylance".