Lord of Turns

The **Lord of Turns** was a title given to the *de jure* governors of the historical fief of Turns, or *Turnyes*, near the city of Euritas in the Kingdom of Ahremia.

The fief of Turns was originally a small duchy ruled separately from the City of Euritas, and was located just southwest of the original city. However, as Euritas grew, the city expanded into the already small area of Turns. Already by about 700 SY most of Turns was relatively urban, and the actual power of the Lords had been relinquished, and the "Lord of Turns" title was a mere ceremonial title given to those in favor of the rulers of Euritas.

## Fief of Turns

The earliest records of a *Turns* have it spelt *Turnyes* (Tern-yays). The earliest Lords of Turns were Ahremian nobles who separated themselves from the heavily Zedianized early Euritas. At about 0 SY, Euritas was (though for the time big) a modest settlement which was strung along the Euritas delta and expanded little to the south or west. Turns was established as a fiefdom (a jurisdiction between a city and a county) by 200 SY.

Turns was ruled separately from Euritas, as a collection of farming towns, for about five hundred years. By 700 SY, however, the growing city of Euritas began to expand into the land of Turns and the powers relegated to the Lords of Turns came to be possessed by the lord-mayor of Euritas and the royalty of the kingdom of Aesterbyen. In the 900s SY, the already weak lordship position disappeared, as Turns ceased to exist even as a ceremonial regions, and all of the fief of Turns came to be apart of Euritas. However, the title "Lord of Turns" was still used sparingly by both descendants of the original family or as a ceremonial title awarded to those in good standing with the king.

In the modern Kingdom of Ahremia, the memory of Turns has effectively faded in its entirety. The Lord of Turns title, even ceremonially, was last used in the 1300s SY. All of what was then Turns is now within the modern walls of the city of Euritas. The main way Turns survived to the present day is through the Palace of Turns, Turns Square, and the 2nd Lord of Turns. The Palace of Turns, now a major royal complex, is located In historical Turns and was gifted by Permonn Dyichy, the 2nd Lord of Turns and most famous holder of the title. Turns Square received its name for the palace, and is a local market square located nearby.

## Permonn Dyichy, 2nd Lord of Turns

### Affiliation

Fiefdom of Turns, Kingdom of Ahremia, Euritas

## Biographical information

### Place of death

Euritas, Province of Ahremia

**Permonn Dyichy** was born in about 1010 SY in Hwewe (Huey), a now non-existent village outside of the city of Euritas. He was born to Fhiall Dyichy. His surname was Birgol, suggesting relations to that country. Fhiall died when Permonn was a young man, leaving large empty tracts of land to him located in and around modern Euritas.

Permonn enlisted in the Ahremian regiment of the Exelon Legions in about 1028 SY. He spent the next fifteen years fighting in Lietuva and Buthenia on-and-off, eventually becoming knighted by count of the vassalized County of Euritas. Upon returning home he ran successful farms around Euritas, even as the city's growth threatened his mostly rural land. He served as a magistrate in Euritas as well as a advisor to the Exelonian governor of Euritas, and briefly as the steward for the governor, for a period of about a year. He received the Lord of Turns title after this stewardship. By the 1060s, Permonn was an influential and respected man in Euritas.

In that same decade Permonn donated one of the larger pieces of his property to the city of Euritas. It was a skinny piece of empty land located along the northern banks of Euritas River. This empty of land became the site of castle, which was destroyed, then eventually the Palace of Turns, a massive royal complex and the second-largest royal residence in the Kingdom of Ahremia.

Permonn Dyichy died in about 1086 SY, leaving behind several children. the House of Dyichy still exists in some capacity, though not as influential as it was under Permonn. Today he is best remembered for his namesake palace.