County of Lion's Reach/History
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The County of Lion's Reach has seen it's fair share of history on grid. Here's a recounting of both important incidents, and some people who were found around the county.
People
Countess Kelira ni Gwydion (NPC)
This former Countess of Radiant Hope (now known as County of Lion's Reach) left on a voyage into the Deep Dreaming, abandoning her County Seat (the Rhapsody Freehold/Faerie Market) in search of Faerie Immortality. She returned many years later with her army of chimera and her extreme viewpoints even more prominent. While initially she reclaimed the County, her proclamations of madness and ludicrous demands soon had her stripped of her title by the Duke. The title was handed over to Count Leras and Countess Ionae, who is said to have put in her place. This is when she decided to wage war on the Duchy, inhabiting the island of Fort Lodestone. In a mass undertaking, Kithain came together, and managed to capture her without loss of life, handing her over to the Duke to handle. It's unknown what happened to her in the end.
Count Leras and Countess Ionae
Former nobles of Lion's Reach who held the reins of leadership for a few years, rising quickly upon the ladder of nobility. They brought the area together, lead them against Kelira, and saw peace for a while. The couple left Prospect for the Kingdom of Apples during the summer of 2013 to take up the once Eiluned-led Duchy of Ebon Rivers. The move surprised and infuriated many.
Countess Naevys Eloen ni Gwydion, Giant-Slayer of the Battle at Moon's Crossing, Dragon's Hope Peacemaker (NPC).
She is fearless, bold, proud, ferocious in battle. She is a somewhat traditional Gwydion, and yet very Commoner friendly. She deals with all fairly, be they Kithain or Kinain, Noble or Commoner. Unseelie, though, may see her as a bit gruff in manner. She detests Shadow Court. She upholds the Escheat rather strictly - anyone caught breaking it, better beware.
She has fought in countless battles across much of Concordia. She seeks out lies, bringing them to light. She detests the Shadow Court, and the games they play even more than some of her House might dislike those of Unseelie natures.
Upon Dyson and Alala abandoning their duties, She was granted the Title of Countess (though is more the adventuring and protective Knight at heart). She does what needs to be done, both serving the kingdom and House. Between her House command, and her friendship with Duchess Dahlia Rengstorff La Fleur ni Fiona, Naevys has given a Freehold and County to oversee. She has done much to polish the smear to House Gwydion that the late Countess Kelira left behind, from ensuring that Balefires find proper Holders to establishing an actual Kithain College in order to educate new Chrysalids and their Kinain cousins on matters of Fae Arts and Courtly Etiquette. After the murder of her protegee, Gliadrachan ni Gwydion, at Midwinter 2020 she chose the Redcap Baron Ethan Sienna ap Danaan to be her successor to the County. He was to assume his new Title of Count come Imbolc 2021, but took off for parts unknown.
Countess Melyn Silver Tongue ap Eiluned (NPC)
Having served in the court of the County of Lion's Reach for several years, it was a natural fit for the Duke to elevate Melyn into the position of Countess after the disappointment of the previous attempts at succession for the Countess Naevys. Countess Melyn took to it like a duck to water, leading the court with a firm hand. While there has been much upheaval, she has made inroads with most of the Barons and Baroness' of the county. Considering her previous role in the court as the secretary, she runs a tight ship yet is open for new ideas.
Timeline of Events
This is not complete! If you know of any other major events, please add!
- May 2012 - A few Changelings trickle into Prospect. They discover the abandoned Rhapsody Freehold with it's guardian. A few include the then Sir Leras and Dame Ionae, Aisling Foster. (If you are one of the first Fae, please add your name!)
- Summer 2012 - Leras and Ionae are raised to Baron/ess after establishing an unusual freehold and handling several issues within the County.
- ??? - Lost in Time Market was established.
- August 2012 - Countess Kelira returns to her county, deep in bedlam, to find it recently given to Leras and Ionae. She mounts an attack, retreating to The Loadstone Islands where she made herself a castle and raised troops.
- September 2012 - The mad Countess Kelira is taken by a variety of forces and handed over to the Duke and Duchess to deal with.
- August 2013 - Count Leras and Countess Ionae depart for the Kingdom of Apples, and a duchy given to them.
- May 2014 - With business taking the Duke from Prospect, he appointed Naevys as the new Countess and handed Caer Buillemilis over to her as the new County Seat for Lion's Reach.
- October 2017 - Two commoner Kinain, Balance and Nova, the Redcap Ethan Sienna and his Dreamer successfully prevent destruction to the County by a Jabberwock while also destroying the threat to the Dreaming presented by the mad nocnitsa the Dread Scourge and his minions. In recognition of his actions, Balance is Squired, and eventually Knighted, by Baroness Ambrosine of Barony of the Shadowed Souls.
- October 2017 - Sir Richard Sterling ap Fiona obtains the Barony of Divertimento Dithyramb Dance.
- December 2017 - Ethan Sienna Oaths Guardianship to the Balefire at Barony of the Ebon Watchtower, making it a Commoner-held Mew.
- February 2018 - Sir John 'Balance' Rushton ap Beaumayn and Ethan Sienna become the proxy Guardians of Rhapsody Freehold, handling everyday matters for its Dragon Holder.
- Autumn, 2018 - Several members of the Countess' Household, as well as the Redcap Ethan Sienna and Gliadrachan ni Gwydion are captured and imprisoned by the Dauntain Michael Danton, who had been engaging in experiments to permanently Undo Kithain by means of an experimental drug. The Kinain Chastity and Sir John 'Balance' Rushton ap Beaumayn team up to Rescue their beloved friends and Truehearts. Gliadrachan eventually strikes down the Dauntain in righteous, Gwydion fury, sending the entrapped Fae soul back to Arcadia to await rebirth.
- October 2018 - Nemaine ni Scathach becomes Holder of the Balefire at the Grove of Tethys, with Artegal Tomson ap Gwydion as her Steward.
- February 2019 - With the blessing of High King David, the Countess Naevys authorises the establishment of Covey-Fychell College, a College of Kithain Arts and Courtly Etiquette, and its inaugural banquet is held on Imbolc, with firebrands arriving from Tara-Nar to light the College's balefire and greet its first student cohort. The College's Headmistress is the Court Seer, Lady Ella Bunsythe ni Gwydion, and its faculty is made up of various local Kithain and Kinain. It also features a visiting lecturer, Blaze, from the Inanimae Empire of Flames.
- May 2019 - In a stunning blow and loss to the County, the Countess' protegee, Gliadrachan ni Gwydion , is assassinated by a Dauntain operative. Adding to the pain, Her Grace's Scathach Cousin, Nemaine ni Scathach, Holder of the Grove of Tethys, is likewise killed when the plane she is piloting goes down. In an unprecedented move, the County holds a memorial service for both Sidhe, this break with tradition sign of Her Grace's sorrow. The Kinain Artegal Tomson ap Gwydion keeps his position as Steward of the Grove of Tethys, assuring its Balefire's safety.
- December 2020 - At the Midwinter Ball, Countess Naevys makes her announcement that she is abdicating the County at the behest of the Duke and High King David, with Her Grace taking up the literal reins at Greyhawk Ranch, the riding school on the outskirts of Lion's Reach that had belonged to her protegee, Gliadrachan ni Gwydion. She selected Baron Ethan Sienna ap Danaan to take her place as the new Count of Lion's Reach, come Imbolc 2021.
- April 2022 - After a year of confusion, the Duke stepped in and shook up the County of Lion's Reach, removing many titles, and bringing in new blood for many of the baronies. As the chosen Count, Baron Ethan Sienna ap Danaan disappeared before he could take his title, the Duke elevated the Marquis, now Countess Melyn Silver Tongue ap Eiluned to the position. In a sweeping change, he named Baron Marsennio Tordwil ap Gwydion, to the Barony of the Ebon Watchtower, Baroness Lavella di Esperra ni Eiluned, to the Barony of Divertimento Dithyramb Dance, and Baron Rothia Dandyll ni Gwydion, to the Barony of the Astral Seas.
- March 2023 - After several years away from the Duchy, Baroness Mereid Gwenent ni Dougal, was asked to return by the Duke, and assumed the position of Baroness for the Barony of Divertimento Dithyramb Dance, as the Baroness Lavelle was called to another Duchy.
