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Countess Kelira ni Gwydion
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 ap Danaan to be her successor to the County. He will be assuming his new Title of Count come Imbolc 2021.
Count/Baron Ethan ap Danaan.
It is rumored that the fledgling Count will be relocating the County Seat to the Barony of the Ebon Watchtower while granting the current Household at Caer Bullemills the ability to maintain their residences there. It will likely fall under the stewardship of (NPC) Lady Ella Bunsythe, the Court Seer for Countess Naevys and Headmistress of Covey-Fychell College.
