Addendum II

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The Lorian Lords

Known families & titles around 192 NC (part II –expanded)

Volume I (Regia)

KINGDOM OF REGIA

The Old Families

(Regia was splintered into fiefdoms afore King Lucius I wars of conquest. Members of the King’s Council.)

A) The Aldenus – commonly known as the Alden. (Blacktiger Head, ‘By the sword’)

Great Principality of Cartagen

Cartagen (Capital city)

Cartaport (One of two big ports facing the Lorian Gulf, the other being Cediorum. Ruled by High Baron Max Valens.)

Two Rivers Castle (Lord Curtius Vendor. The two Barons helped with the running of Cartagen when both the King and Queen were away. While not common, it had happened.)

Elysium Fort (An old fort and mausoleum. Rebuilt by the Third Legio)

*Novesium (semi-autonomous large port city between the mouths of Misty and Emerald rivers)

Nova Sium (Archaic -sleep)

Moon’s Haven (village, later small town and Barony)

Sand Bay Manor (Walled village port facing Nattas Cove)

Grand Duchy of Alden (Archaic Al’ Den)

Alden (walled city- the five tower city. An agricultural center. The Lord Heir always ruled over it.)

Aldenport (nearby city port in Alden Gulf)

Demon horn Castle (Fort deep in the Blacktiger Forest)

Sabretooth Castle (Massive desert castle guarding the road to Riverdor and Scaldingport)

Vinterfort (Castle on the Carcass Plateau, deep in the Alden Desert on the road to Aldenfort and Asturia)

Aldenfort (A fort on the south bank of the Canlita Sea and the road to Asturia)

Duchy of Aegium (A red tiger strolling on the White Sands)

Aegium (Rather wealthy city and port in the Salt Coast.)

Saltville (Large village at the base of the plateau and massive quarry called Aegium Salts)

King Alistair Alden the ‘Stalwart Tiger’ (Long reigning king and general. Injured gravely in an assassination attempt during the ‘Conference of Lords’ in 190NC at Riverdor. Succumbed to his injuries in the city of Alden a month later)

King Jeremy the Third, ‘the Lacking’ (Alistair’s third son from Queen Vacia. The Queen died delivering him. Lord of Alden and Cartagen, succeeded Alistair after an interim period.)

Praetor Augustus Lucius Aldenus the ‘Legatus’, ‘Bloody Tiger’, ‘Gods keep him’ (Personal crest a snarling Blacktiger head. Legitimate Heir and claimant to the throne of Regia. Famed ‘Bloody Tiger of the South’. A Knight of Tyeus. Multiple tourneys champion. Lost only one time in a tourney, a forfeit to his brother Sir Ralph in Riverdor. Respected Academic, Engineer, Architect, city builder and Strategist. Renowned poet and writer. Lord of Greater Kas. Whereabouts unknown, somewhere in the North?)

Sir Ralph the ‘Valiant’ (Famed knight and jouster. Multiple tournaments champion. Killed in Riverdor 188NC by Prince Radin in the ‘princess tourney’. His only loss.)

Lady Silvie (Murdered at her betrothal –aged only six- to Prince Heir Casper during the ‘Virgins Wedding’ on the later part of 189NC)

Roderick Aldenus the ‘Lion cub’, ‘Lord Tigon’ (Lucius firstborn from Lady Faye Alden)

Lord Doris (Duke of Aegium, Master of Treasure. Alistair’s second cousin)

Sir Deimos (KIA in 190NC during the ‘Battle of the Turncoats’, Lord Commander of the First Legion)

Lady Jeanette (Late Duchess of Asturia. Lord Holt's first wife. Lord Holt had ‘taken’ her back with him after a vacation trip to Aegium and she arrived there heavily pregnant. Lord Doris’ father had disowned the young then Jeanette despite efforts from King Alistair to put a positive spin on the sudden ‘marriage’. Lord Holt upon learning it, had never forgiven him and kept a sour relation with his heir Lord Doris for the better part of three decades.)

Queen Regent Miranda (Former Queen of Regia. Former Queen Regent. Alistair’s second wife and cousin, then widow. Lord Doris’ younger sister by his late father's second wife. Age unknown, it is rumored she ‘bled’ after a year of marriage. The ‘young & pretty, but Cold Queen’ had her reputation ruined in the later years. Rumors of her delivering an out-of-wedlock child after the King’s demise never stopped circulating, despite a military decree forbidding gossip on the matter signed much later.)

Lady Sandra (An Alden from Aegium. The ‘Petite Rhodium Rose’. ‘The Coast’s Splendor’. Third cousin to Lucius. Her mother was Lady Magdalena Riveras of the known Flauegran family the most ‘expensive & gorgeous bride ever sold’ according to the rumors of the time. Celebrated beauty herself right out of her cradle. Sandra was barely eight years old in 192NC when young Sir Virgen Davenport proposed to her in court and then killed himself not bearing her abrupt rejection. It is rumored a stunned Lord Doris had considered the idea –the Davenports of the remote Levacum Castle could have brought him a personal alliance- so young Lady Sandra fearing she’ll have Miranda’s fate decided to act for herself.)

The Twins (Yet unnamed, Jeremy’s children with Queen Janneke, of Scaldingport)

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B) The Holts, or Brevis from ancient Hortolanus – Gardener (Naossis emerging naked from the waters. ‘Fair Lady never forgets’)

Grand Duchy of Asturia.

Asturia (Big, very wealthy city and lake port in the Canlita Sea. Near the island of Valeria. Busy Canlita Sea trade hub servicing Tollor, Pascor and vice-versa. Major tourist destination for most of Kaltha and Regia due to its excellent weather, the mild winters and cool pleasant summers. Only city with a dedicated priesthood to Naossis and a relaxed stance on its hard-working disciples.)

Anorum (Semi-autonomous city built by the Legion near the sources of Ruinal River. Home of the famed military academy of Regia. A population of mostly retired officers and legionnaires with their families. The Legion’s permanent Castrum and recruitment center located a mere two kilometers away. The birthing place for the hero cult of Lucians.)

Whitetiger Castle (large castle guarding the bridge over Ruinal River)

Islandport (Big tourist, trade and fishing port in the Canlita Sea facing the island of Valeria.)

Valeria (semi-autonomous large island and very-rich village port in the Canlita Sea. Home of the Academy of Senses, a massive temple dedicated to the goddess Naossis. Ruled by its High Priestess Flavia. The last night of summer it hosted the Bacchanalia, a festival reminiscent of the older Valimae Lilt Imperial holiday. For that week, the saying went, Valeria’s population dwarfed many prominent cities of the mainland)

Holt’s Stables (Large town in the Green Plains and the road to Tricorn Heights. Breeding ground for warhorses)

Lord Hunter Holt, the ‘Old Shield’ (Duke of Asturia, Alistair’s Shield for over thirty years. Former Lord Commander of the Lorian Legion. Veteran of the ‘Warbands Rebellion’ war. Twice widowed.)

Sir Rupert, the ‘Stout’ (Known tourney knight and champion. Lord Holt’s second son from Lady Jeanette)

Sir Marcus, the ‘Knight of Roses’ (Lord Holt’s firstborn. KIA in Yepehir in 174NC on his eighteenth named year. Youngest tourney champion afore Sir Lucius won at sixteen in Badum)

Lady Anne Holt (Anorum. Married to Baron Clifford Prior of Anorum.)

Bernard Holt (Asturia. Third son of Lord Holt by his second wife Lady Lucia of Islandport.)

Lady Monica (Valeria, or Asturia. Second and youngest daughter of Lord Holt with Lady Lucia. Her mother died giving birth to her. A rumored priestess of Naossis something forbidden for noble women and a practitioner of Sapphism which was also frowned upon heavily.)

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C) The Sula (A sun rising over God’s Peak mount in silver and gold. 'Under its shade, we stand'.)

Grand Duchy of Demames

Demames –jargon either from ‘Demon’s mess’, or brevis from the archaic demean –to humble oneself. Rumored spot where ‘Demon’ -Lord Delius Sula’s warhorse- had drown trying to cross the river two hundred and forty years in the past. (Very wealthy City and port near Gods Peak at the banks of Crying Hag’s River. Only city funding a military school and a standing army)

West Silver Mine (A big village and mine in West Godswood)

East Silver Mine (A big village and mine in East Godswood)

Weeping Ville (Large fishing and timber village on the west bank of Crying Hags River)

Dev’s Mother, or Devil’s Mother (Small trade town and caravan stop on the road to Aegium)

Knuckle Tower (A tower overlooking the Knuckle Peninsula)

Lord Paulus Sula, the ‘Brusque’ (Duke of Demames, Keeper of Godswood Forest)

Sir Opiter, (Lord Commander of Demames Regulars, Lord Sula’s firstborn)

Captain Delius (Commander of Demames Flotilla)

Lady Ateia (Demames. Lord Sula’s daughter with Lady Salonia Cato, sister of his Shield Sir Rinus Cato, Baron of Dev’s Mother.)

Baron Drusus (Lord of the Mines, Sula’s first cousin)

Prefect Virgo Sula (KIA in 190NC during the ‘Battle of the Turncoats’, Lord Sula’s second cousin. Prefect of First Legio)

Legatus Nonus Sula (Commander of the IV Legio, Prefect Sula’s third son. In Lucius army.)

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D) The Brakis (A Trident. ‘Salted we rise’.)

Duchy of Illirium

Illirium (Large city and fleet anchorage overlooking the Trident Peninsula and sharing the Salt Coast with Aegium. The Admiralty building stood bigger than the Duke’s palace.)

Bronze Mines (Labor town. Large quarry and mine at Bronze Plateau at the edge of Alden Sands)

Rosebush (Wealthy picturesque village on the coastal road to Old Maiden’s River and the city of Alden)

Admiral Sissena ‘Stan’ Brakis, the ‘Loud’ (Duke of Illirium, Regia’s Master of Sea. A famed baritone.)

Captain Peter Brakis, the ‘Young Kraken’ (Lord Brakis only son.)

Lady Elvira (Novesium. Wed to Lord Ursus.)

Lady Octavia (Illirium. Papia’s twin sister)

Lady Papia (Illirium. Octavia’s twin sister)

Lady Claudia (Illirium. Lord Brakis youngest daughter.)

Baron Proclus Sextus-Brakis (Bronze Mines. Lord of Bronze, Cadet House of the Brakis, from Sextus Brakis legitimized bastard of late Duke William Brakis, the admiral’s father. The Sextus-Brakis had mixed-breed blood in them as Duke William had ‘a thing for the darker Issir women’ according to the admiral himself.)

Sir Vel Sextus-Brakis, the ‘Black Trident’ (A skilled knight in a family not known for them and commander of Illirium’s marines. Despite the moniker he didn’t carry a black trident. Whilst having blond hair, Sir Vel’s skin was that of a pure-bred Issir.)

Other Lords.

The Ursus (A palm tree. ‘Ever different’.)

*Grand Barony of Novesium

*Novesium the ‘Palm Trees City’ (semi-autonomous large port city between the mouths of Misty and Emerald rivers. An alternate travel and trade destination. Close enough to Cediorum to absorb some of Cartaport’s trade. Despite being originally part of Cartagen it grew too big to control and was elevated to a Duchy by King Alistair’s father. Alistair himself kept it under High Baron Valen’s of Cartaport’s loose jurisdiction, which enraged Lord Ursus and perhaps armed his hand.)

Nova Sium (Archaic –sleep. Large village on the road to Demames.)

Moon’s Haven (village, later small town and Barony. Rebuilt by Baron Nattas.)

Sand Bay Manor (Grew into a walled village port facing Nattas Cove. The almost hidden behind the outer fortifications main building facing the small picturesque beach and port, was made out of expensive -much sought after- pale-pink and white Gold Wall Peak’s marble, like the royal palace in Cartagen and the famed Academy of Senses Temple in Valeria. As a prominent visitor commended sourly ‘one can’t pour so much gold in a building on a civil servant’s salary’. His words a reaction to the small mausoleum’s epitaph phrase.)

Lord Barus Ursus (High Baron of Novesium, later Duke by King Jeremy's decree.)

Sir Gillmor (Commander of Novesium’s guards. Lord Ursus son with Lady Elvira Brakis.)

Mayor Victor (Lord Ursus younger brother)

The Nattas (The Kraken)

Baron Storm Nattas, the ‘Abominable Cripple’, ‘Principal of Secrets’. (Lord of Moon’s Haven, Ruler of Turtle Isles and Keeper of the Golden Forest. Former Regia’s Master of Silence. Queen Regent’s Shield. Autodidact. A very rich Lorian. Never married.)

Lady Maja Nattas (Moon’s Haven. Lord Nattas older legitimized daughter. Unknown mother, but the rumor she was a prostitute came to no one’s surprise. In a matrilineal marriage with Sirio Veturius, the famed Historian. The latter strangely rumored to be a homosexual.)

Parkor Nattas (Alden. Lord Nattas nephew and his late sister’s son.)

Silvio Nattas (Moon’s Haven. Either Maja’s and Sirio’s son, or another of Lord Nattas extramarital spawns. Either way Lord Nattas’ legitimate heir.)

*Novesium was declared an independent Duchy by King Jeremy before 191NC. Lord Sula and Lord Holt refused to recognize the King’s decree. Lord Sula openly raided Aegium soon after.

** It must be noted that King Jeremy was unable to visit the capital since his ascension. The two Barons kept running the principality until they were ordered to assist Lord Ursus against Lord Sula and still they slow-walked it until circumstances rendered the order null and void.