House Of Eversong

#### Origins

The Eversong family can trace their roots as far back as mid 3rd era. The surname received its origin from the Eversong Bards Guild that was a traveling band of gypsies that roamed Senios exchanging news for shelter and entertainment for food. During a time of famine and plague the guild dwindled down to 6 individuals 5 female 1 male Alexander Batfitz. Alexander was a bastard and never knew his parents, so he decided to marry what was left of the guild but hated his disgraceful bastard surname, so he changed it to Eversong. Fadila, Myrul, Glimmy, Yenna, and Plume Eversong were the 5 wives of Alexander who had nearly a dozen children with each. By EIII 2400 the traveling guild was a combination of caravans and guild halls throughout the continent. They were largely penniless and relied on their immense family size of 800 to support eachother. Eversong was associated with begging, prostitution, incest, and on a positive note singing; this caused the surname to degrade into Eveson due to most of the families going ons happening in the evening. By EIII 2500 there was nearly 5000 Eveson's on the continent, many of the less fortunate or orphaned would adopt the name to join the community that did indeed help care for eachother. The actual surname Eversong was only kept by one blood line at this point who largely removed themselves from the community. Everson at this point could be used in daily speech both as an insult or term of endearment depending on whom you were speaking to. This growing population of Eversons as you would imagine definitely muddied the waters as far as the actual blood line goes. The line that kept the original spelling would make it a point to discourage anyone from adopting the name, they tried to live by the original Eversong commandments, and to live a modest life above the riffraff their non ancestors have created.

#### The Wheel Of Fortune Turns

In EIII 2587 Alabax Eversong came of age in a world where there was only 8 Eversongs but tens of thousands Evesons. His family lost the tradition of story telling and singing, but gained the tradition of monster hunting and swordplay. Alabax was particularly adept at sword fighting having 32 tournament first placements, and 2 king's tournament top 10 placements, by the year he turned 17. His father Dougless Eversong was sent after what was described as a sundemon but never returned. Alabax concerned at the loss of the leader of the family, grabbed his uncle Wiley and cousin Piniich and ventured into the mountains of Senios in search of his father. On the 47th night, with little hope left and in the intense cold they found Dougless's wagon and oxen still alive. His supplies were there as well but there was no sign of Dougless, just a trail leading to a large cavern that only a Dwarf wouldn't think twice about entering. In that cavern only a couple things are known for certain...

1) Dougless was never recovered

2) Wiley & Piniich never returned home

3) Albax and his father's cart returned home filled with about 300 golden dragon scales each weighing 10 lbs, which were worth nearly 50,000 gold in their weight of gold alone, let alone being sold under the context of coming from a dragon.

There is no definitive proof of these scales ever existing and no cave has ever been found with the rest of a dead golden dragon in the area Albax described. But it is proven without a shadow of a doubt that after Albax left and came back, the Eversong family became one of the wealthiest families in the known world.

There is really two main schools of thought when it comes to the Eversong's sudden wealth.

The first is that Albax and his family fought with a Golden Dragon named Eskron and only Albax as a skilled warrior survived. Eskron is the name prescribed the dragon because according to EII Dwavern legends there was a then elderly golden dragon in the mountains of Senios who traded all his teeth for a permanent home and an agreement to be left alone for all eternity. This lack of teeth and elderly age could be how Albax bested Eskron, Dwarves particularly hate the Eversong family because in their eyes Albax broke an ancient oath of peace that is unforgivable. There is a long history of supposedly dragon tooth crafted armor and weapons linked to the EII Dwavern kingdoms. So if it was any dragon that night, Eskron has the most evidence behind it. Albax would then of sold the scaled and started his families Dynasty as they used the wealth to expand into various ventures.

The second is that Albax and his family stumbled upon a treasure or dwavern treasury shipment, instead of splitting it Albax killed his family members and returned home with a fortune that was all his. No body has a golden scale they can prove is from that night, many point to the fact that a scale like that would be melted down or possibly even used for magic. The possible and popular third option with the same theme is that it is proven that Albax started several business ventures when he returned home, perhaps his family never went with him at all or was even involved and he simply traveled looking for investors for his ideas. Perhaps he finally found a backer and started several very successful businesses there forth.

Regardless of the truth, the Eversong family from that point forward became a prominent family in Senios, and the connection with the Eveson slur has long been severed.

#### The Crest

The Eversong Family, while not as big as when they were travelers, has several branches that all display different backgrounds for their coat of arms. The crest is kept consistent with a blue steel harp sigil. This sigil was chosen for two reasons, the first being the most obvious was that music and in fact a bard college was the origin of the surname, but also that after the downfall of the family lineage they felt a harp was be a persistent reminder to remain cultured and be diverse in skillsets. The color of blue steel was meant to represent endurance as well as the Senios steel forges that are world renown.

It is pointed out often that the family did not choose a Gold Dragon as their sigil which many point out as evidence that the myth is just that a myth.

#### The Eversong Code

The Eversong Code was created by Alexander Batfitz Eversong when he was the last of the guild. He combined the traditional bard guild codes with what he believed would keep his family alive as they adopted a traveler lifestyle. It is still held on to this day, although some more closely than others.

1. Blood first
2. A Eversong will never betray, harm, threaten, cast out, or dishonor another Eversong.
3. What belongs to one Eversong belongs to all Eversongs
4. Do not turn away strangers in need, but do not give without receiving either.
5. Marriages must be approved by the eldest immediate family members
6. A sword must be balanced with a quill
7. Forsaking of the Eversong name, will be eternal exile for the traitor and all decedent's