Fiesive Lineage Notes (925-1621ST)

Brankist Family

When the ruler of the Phraman Lands died in the Ice Summer, Hamer Brankist took the ruler's wife as his own even though she was some 32 years older than him. Hamer then claimed rulership of the lands and the otherwise minor Brankist family became a major force in Lankst politics of the Second Age. He was slain in honurable one-on-one combat by Kalist Meerclaw, God Learner Magus, for speaking out against the Jrusteli.

Marly Brankist, son of Hamer Brankist (950-52)

Hamer's son fought out aginst the Jrusteli for his father's death. Marly incited great riots and invoked a horde of sylphs to annoy the God Learner invaders. The result was an invasion of the Brankist lands by the God Learners, followed by a disbandment of the Brankist family. Marly's spirit was caputred and kept by Kalist Meerclaw as a plaything.

Liam Brankist, son of Hamer Brankist (960-82)

After some time, unrest and difficulty in maintaing control over the Brankist Lands led the invaders to reinstitute the Head of the Family over the land. Liam Brankist ruled firmly and fairly, disallowing any dangerous confrontations with the God Learners in fear for his Family's safety. Liam instituted the cult of Seerstrum, and died on a HeroQuest to meet the spirit.

Lugh Brankist, son of Liam Brankist (982-94)

Initiated riots in the surronding lands and briefly fought off the God Learners, forcing the occupying outposts to retreat. Avenging his grandfather's death he summoned the soul of Kalist Meerclaw and imprisoned it. He won the Riddling Contestheld by the God Learners and earned himself a position on their council. While Lugh abused his position by bringing Lanksti to a position of power he earned the wrath of the Jrusteli. Eventually he broke one too many rules and was forced to flee to the north, never to return. The God Learners, both in desperation to hold onto their power and also in revenge for their humiliation at the hands of a mere barbarian, persecuted the Brankist family.

Lugh Brankist II, son of Lugh Brankist (995-96)

Died fighting the God Learners in a futile war.

Cramel Brankist, son of Lugh Brankist (996-1014)

Hamer Brankist II, son of Farlow Brankist, son of Lucia Brankist, son of Hamer Brankist (1014-1049)

Continued the war against the God Learners and used the resources of the Seerstrum cult to help. The Seerstrum cult was destroyed on a God Learner HeroQuest in the Battle of Tornado Falls, wherein the Brankist Lands were devastated in 1041. However, the God Learner's Iron Ring were all slaughtered, none at the hands of Hamer. Hamer and his Companions plundered the city the God Learners built to oversee Lankst. Hamer died in the beginning of the Great Plague, leaving his people with victory, but with little else.

Vigiof Brankist, son of Hamer Brankist II (1049-51)

Crowned King of the tribe at the age of 15, he was supposedly destined to become a great warrior. he once fought seven agents of the Maw single-handedly. Unfortunately, he died seven seasons later because of the Plague, which was now in full force.

Karal Brankist, son of Hamer Brankist II (1051-59)

When Karal was crowned King he was already showing symptoms of the Plague and his sister, Shyrl, a Chalana Healer of reknown, thought he had little more than a season to live. The proud Brankist family were now living in the ruins of the God Learner city, their own lands uninhabitable and no-one was willing to accept them into their lands. The Plague was killing many all over Lankst. Karal vowed he would not die until a new home had been found, and prayed for the whole of Sacred Time to delay his death. It is said that a messenger of the Winds descended, and took hold of his disease, carrying it away. Karal took his people and marched south, into the Lands of the Dark Folk.

The battles were many and were all long and hard. Karal plowed forwards with his kin. Many Lanksti had tried to escape their homeland by fleeing here, and so the Brankist family found allies against the Trolls. They allied with the Arkati Monastrey of Mt. Fiesieve and with Duncan Brankist's HeroQuest they routed the Uz into Lalia.

It is said that the night Karal made an agreement with the monks, the messenger of the Winds returned and gave back what it had taken. As was foretold.

Duncan Brankist, son of Hamer Brankist II (1059-1102)

King Duncan was the epitomy of all the Orlanthi virtues. He was a solid worker before he left Lankst, a fighter of great skill (notably taking the head of the current Ultal of Lalia at that time), a HeroQuester who stole the Dark Folk's magic at a crucial moment, and a scholar. His virtue was truly demonstrated when he discovered his first wife and his own sons were, in fact, ogres. He slew them with no hesitation. His second wife bore him three great children. Duncan became a wise ruler and to keep his family heritage (and after the incident with the ogre) disallowed any Brankist member to marry outside the family. He died in bed, at the age of 82, after more trials, tribulations and adventures that any of us will know.

King Macbeth, son of Duncan Brankist (1102-13)

He went one step further than his father in an attempt to prevent opponents from making a bid to rule the family by claiming Macbeth was unfit to rule Fiesive as his half brother was chaotic. Macbeth proclaimed he was pure and underwent six rituals to prove it. He then proclaimed it was against virtue for royalty to marry outside royalty, meaning the Brankist family nobles could now only marry within themselves. His fanaticism to prove his anti-chaotic nature led to his abdication in 1113 ST closely followed by his inauguration into the cult of Bemurok. He died fighting Mallians.

King Gunn, Son of Duncan Brankist (1113-32)

Gunn organised the release of the Southern Lands, including Valantia from the heathens there. The families that took over Valantia were glad to begin trade agreements and alliances with Fiesive. When Gunn met his future wife, Maryal Brankist (also his second cousin), he vied for her hand in marriage with Elatha Brankist, his cousin by Shyrl Brankist. He suceeded in wooing her by enacting the Hells Cupboard Quest. A bitter hatred arose between Gunn and Elatha.

Before his assassination in 1132ST Gunn erected the Middle Wind Pillar in the center of Otkorion, which was destroyed in 1314 ST.

Queen Maryal, daughter of Cael Brankist (1132-47)

She flaunted her position and power upon her husbands death, and a large amount of Gunn's immediate welath was frivolously spent. She ignored the advances of Elatha Brankist for many years, before seemingly falling in love with him - although most claim she merely exhausted her treasury and her position was now threatened by various pretenders to the throne.

King Elatha, son of Shyrl Brankist (1147-1163)

When Elatha maried his childhood sweetheart, the Queen, she abdicated the Throne to him. Elatha first started by casting out all the Elmali from Fiesive - and then proclaimed war on the Aetheric Church of Galin. Many reasons for this unprovoked action have been speculated, but the two most likely are hereditary insanity (which became readily apparent in later generations) or that Elatha believed they were in possession of a powerful Orlanthi artifact known as the Wind Ring - which became evident in 1616ST when the Aetheric Church returned it to the Otkorioni as a sign of peace.

Elatha has his wife executed in 1161 ST when he discovered it was she who had organised her husband's assassination because Gunn's immediate family had persecuted her immediate family for decades. Old hatreds for Gunn put aside, Elatha fought for justice for his old love rival and had he slain by crushing.

Elatha was killed in the short civil war of 1163 ST when Maryal's family sought recompense and stormed the palace, alongside various disgruntled Elmali. The battle lasted four days and out of the 23 dead, Elatha was one of them. This was a sign of the coming problems.

King Farlow I, son of Elatha Brankist (1163-71)

Younger than his brother Sian, it should have been his sibling who took the throne, but Sian was - unfotunately - a victim of excessive inbreeding of four generations previous, and was mad. Farlow allowed the Elmali back into the lands, and broke off the Galini war. He slaughtered the family responsible for his father's death. He married his half sister (also his second cousin) much to the growin dismay of the Orlanth cult.

Farlow was forced to order the Orlanth Thunderous cult to leave their temple and seek new holy grounds when Farlow agreed with Valantia to build a temple to Humath. During this time a growing rift between the Throne and the Orlanth cult became noticeable.

Farlow was slain when his brother incited a riot against the nobility with no apparent reason. Sian was killed by Elsie Brankist, Farlow's wife, when she assumed the cult of Bemurok's Quest to slay Ragnaglar the Mad One.

King Saxel I, son of King Farlow I (1171-1209) and Queen Amber I, daughter of King Farlow I, (1181-1211)

The reign of these two rulers signalled the fall of the Brankist lineage. In 1179 Saxel was forced to agree to a request of the Humathi installed in Fiesive by his father. In return for helping in the unceasing wars against the Lalian trolls, who were now raiding Fiesive Lands, Saxel agreed to let the Humathi enact the Lead Cross Quest.

This caused an outrage, especially among the influential Turral Family Line, all descendants of Saxel's Great Uncle. The Turral Family were all Healers of the White Lady, and prime targets for the Humathi. At first, all Healers refused to have anything to do with the nobility in protest, but when Saxel did not change his edict, and more Healers died, all Healers abstained from having anything at all to do with Fiesive.

Meanwhile his sister, Amber, was equally outraged. She organised her own private army and mustered her resources. In order to gain the support of the Orlanth cult she personally funded the building of an enormous Orlanth temple atop Fiesive (that remains until today). In 1181 she forcibly held the palace and was appointed Queen by the Orlanth cult.

This sparked a three year civil war between the supporters of Amber and Saxel. Saxel, hoping to rely upon the Humathi, discovered they wished to remain apolitical and had nothing to do with it. Saxel, at the end of the three years tried to force the Humathi to join sides with him by revoking their rights to the Lead Cross Quest. The Humathi, amazed that a King would break his word of honour, joined Amber's forces. The King was forced to admit defeat.

Amber and Saxel came to an agreement and worked out a simple treaty, agreeing to work in harmony with each other, ruling the Throne together. It was too late for the Turral Family line who were all but decimated by five years of attrition. Amber and Saxel married to seal their bonds.

In 1208 ST, the last Turral died and Saxel laid claim to it. His pious sister-wife was infuriated, commanding him to return it to the rightful inheritors. Again, a war broke out and old feuds erupted - even minor disagreements between Fiesive citizens became reasons to pick up a sword and kill. In 1209 Saxel was struck down by a Spirit of Reprisal, but the war continued led by his son, Ethlinn, who slew his own mother in 1211 ST when she led a charge on the palace.

King Ethlinn I, son of Amber and Saxel Brankist (1209-1238)

Ethlinn was to be the last of the Brankist family line to hold the throne. The Turral Wars - now fought over no more than a sqaure acre of mud and pig shit - escalated. Ethlinn, who revered his father, slew his own mother and then forced all of her supporters out form the city and into the Lanksti lands of Surkorion.

With families, cities and religion divided the future of Otkorion looked set in doubts. Intrigue and border skirmishes played havoc for fifteen years before an invasion force of Lalia trollkin swept forth, barbarously devouring the outlying farms and communities. When Ethlinn and the Valantian royalty had rallied forces, the trollkin were almost within the close environs of Fiesive. Ethlin battled them away, but in the process was captured. Ethlinn returned days later to a city in political disarray - his claim being that he had heroically escaped certain devourement.

The trollkin force disbanded and routed into Lalia once more. Ethlinn, for a time, was a hero. For the period between 1224 and 1226 St peace ruled in Fiesive and settlements over the Turral Wars seemed immenient. Then Ethlinn began showing signs of madness, stumbling around the palace grounds gibbering or hollering. Soon the Iron Ring grew worried. Reports of Ethlinn forcing himself on his sister Shalya became widespread. He married her in 1228 and had their first, and only, child two seasons later. Ethlinn then began sending huge supplies of equipment and food into Lalia and rumours of dealings with the Uz became known as well. Ethlinn's condition declined, and in 1234 he raped his other sister in the Council chambers as an act of defiance against Orlanth. He was excommunicated, and so exiled the priests - then committed bigamy by amrrying his other sister. In the midst of the strife the Surkorioni he exiled struck, and war ensured.

Ethlinn was slain by Caer Rolymer and his siter in the climax of the Turral Wars. Ethlinn's dealing with the Uz were unveiled and more battles occured, five years of long bloody strife. The Brankist family were eventually all slain by Caer and his kin, who had previously supported the Brankist family. The Turral Wars were blamed mainly on inbreeding.

Rolymer Dynasty

A Rune Lord-Priest of Humath who slew the last descendants of the Brankist family for their ineptitude and failure in the Turral Wars alongside his sister, a priestess of Vinga and Kolat who was slain by an assassin's dart. Caer joined Orlanth Rex and claimed the head of the Iron Council of Fiesive, there were no dissenting voices. Caer was violent and overbearing, he named the best of his concubines' children as his own rather than taking a wife. He died in 1298 from Whittling Consumption.

Queen Amber II, daugher of King Caer (1279-1314)

A valiant heroine who followed in Care's footsteps. She fought the males trying to claim her position as rightful heir, since her younger brothers were too young to take it for themselves. Amber never married, and was infertile due to Humathi rites. She allowed her brother at the age of 16 to marry the most beautiful woman in the city to produce heirs for her. She died in 1314 from the same disease as her father.

King Niall I, son of Brant Rolymer (1314-1319)

Began the crusade to purge the Whittling Consumption Plague from the ranks of nobility. He was slain by a Mallian assassin in 1319, but not before he completed his mission.

King Caer II, also known as the Long Lived, son of Brant Rolymer (1319-1411)

He married a dryad named Anagra, and passed a dangerous ritual called the Eternity Spiral, which gave him his longevity. He had 92 years of reign and each year mated successfully with the dryad. Out of the 97 children born, she kept 92, one for each year of extra life. He was responsible for the removal of Fiesive from the Jorstland Kingdom and under his tutelage brought family ties and religious ties together. It was in his reign that Humath became Humakt and a Church to Great Arkat was built. He expired from old age.

King Padraig I, son of King Caer II (1411-1457)

The only surviving son or daughter of King Caer II by the time he died. He himself was aged 52. He too married the dryad Anagra and, knowing that for him to have children he must also become long lived, he walked the Eternity Spiral. Though he suceeded his 46 years of rule were not enjoyable. He longed to travel to the Land of the Dead where both his family and his past true love lay. He died in 1457 when he felt his time had passed and he marched into the Salantia Forest, never to return.

King Niall II, son of King Padraig I (1457-63)

A magical child whose blood was hald dryad, half human. he too carried on to marry Anagra, but did not walk the Eternity Spiral, after seeing his father's misery. He only ruled for six years, but managed to ahve three children. He died in 1463 fighting broo in his mother's lair - both he and Anagra were devoured by chaos.

Queen Niamh II, daughter of King Niall II (1463-88)

Crowned at the age of three, she was already a priestess of Ralia, Ernalda and had been in Voria. She attempted to bring the Earth cults and Storm cults closer, trying to equate Babeester Gor with Vinga, Maran Gor with Urox and Ty Kora Kek with Humakt. The revulsion was widespread. She abdicated and became the embodiment of the Fertility Rune for Otkorion instead.

King Leoban I, son of King Niall II (1488-1501)

Fought in the Seventh Slime Gorp Invasion from Lalia. Was a notable member of the spirit cult of Kustrum Warpheart, which died out shortly after the end of his reign.

He wielded the Saracen Sword, which was an artifact of the Warpheart cult. It now resides in the hands of the family Mannishad. He died in 1501 when he choked to death on a chicken bone.

King Tulier I, son of King Leoban I (1501-20)

A useless old fool. He did little other than raise taxes and monitor economic growth. While this feeded the treasury, we were being eaten from the inside out by the Thanatari Heresy and the Church screamed for more resources to be given to them than the Farmer Caste. He was forced to abdicate in 1520 ST.

King Maran I, son of Queen Niamh II (1520-31)

He defeated and slew his brother Argrath Rolymer in a battle for the Throne. In the battle he was struck twice, once removing his left hand, and the second severing his manhood.

He created a new Iron Ring, slaying those who threatened his position. He instituted a small group of Watchers who kept an eye on the cult of St. Lhankor Mhy, watching for Thanatari heretics. For every heretic founbd, Maran gave every man, woman and child in the city an Orb.

While his tactics were seen as heavy handed, he virtually wiped out the heresy in his city with his reign of eleven years. He was slain when he went on his fourth mission into a Thanatari complex, stabbed through the heart twice, but still fighting until he had slain his murderer. His body immolated itself and scorched a Wind Rune into the floor as a sign of his virtue. The area is still visited by pilgrims even today.

He had no wife, being unable to satisfy any woman properly.

Queen Kristine I, daughter of Queen Niamh II (1531-37)

An antithesis to her violent brother. She and her followers used feminine guile to claim control of the Throne, much to the distate of Argrath Rolymer who had already attempted to claim it during the previous King's reign.

She, too, managed to expunge the Thanatari heresy for three years of her reign, but the spread of the heresy elsewhere meant they returned later.

Her gentle nature, and sexual power, was well known. However, when her brother attempted to claim the throne from her she demonstrated her powers of emotion such as anger and fury and cast him off the temple walls and down the plummeting descent to the bottom of Mt. Fiesive. She married no man, taking a woman as her bride instead. Through magic they had many children.

She was slain by her wife, in a fit of jealousy, that she felt for the Queens many conucbines.

King Leoban II, son of Queen Kristine I (1537-62)

He assumed the throne after his mother's death and his other mothers exile. While he repelled the Guhani INvasion of 1550 ST, he was no politician or warrior. He failed to make any great impression on history. During his lifetime saw the death of the Thanatari Heresy when the Church called a Crusade against it and instituted the Inquisition of St. Lhankor Mhy.

King Leoban II adbicated in 1562 ST to lead a more peaceful life. He did, however, fight for the joining of the two cities' churchs as one Henotheistic Church of Otkorion. His failure to complete the creation of the Cradle of Fiesive is also noted.

King Maran II, son of Balar Rolymer, son of Queen Kristine I (1562-95)

This king tried to make a play for the throne of Valantia. his first wife was Ruth Finshad, a very close relative of the current King of the Valantian throne. He hoped that either his direct heirs, or perhaps their descendants, would inherit the Valantian throne. His first child, Salomer Rolyermer, became a member of the Valantian Iron Council and later made his fame by declaring his fathers actions illegal.

Since Maran himself was perpetually guarded by an intelligent sylph, those Valantians who tried to retain the throne assassinated his wife, somesay on the orders of the Valantian King.

Maran took a second wife, chosen from the successors in a St. Ralia contest. He fought bitterly for political power with the Valantians and finally stress overcame him in 1562 ST.

King Learest I, son of King Maran II (1595-99)

Assumed the mantle of his father. He courted a woman who later married his successor for, unfortunately, when Learest announced that he was to call an inquisition into necormancy in the nobility, he was assassinated.

King Leoban III, son of King Maran II (1599-1619)

Continued his brothers inquest into necromancy, delcaring the nobility clear of any wrongdoing.

In his two decades of rule he led himself and his private group of sages, mystics and warriors into various chaos inhabitations all over Ralios. He died in mysterious circumstance sin 1619 ST, with the rumours being his was slain by a Demon of Thed.

King Leoban IV, son of King Leoban III (1619-??)

Current King. Married his own sister.