Knowledge(nobility&royalty)
[sblock=LORD BAIRAN]
[sblock=DC5]Bairan Roetir was bestowed his land and titles after heroic actions taken in the Battle of the Meadows. His house sign is the blue bear on a field of white and his men call him "The Bear". He has only had his title for three years most of which he has spent clearing out his new lands of monsters and rebuilding Settler's Keep, which was once haunted till Bairan and his companions made it habitable. [/sblock]
[sblock=DC10]It is said that King Haspen was resuced by Lord Bairan and his companions after they learned of an ambush plot. The earl Bronsk was present but manage to escape, a few days later Bairan and company found him and brought him before the king for justice. Soon after Bairan was givin a Barony on the fringes of Pesh and he and his friends left to their new home. The wildlands of Pesh proved no match for Lord Bairan's sword and he beat back the northern gnoll tribes till they fled further into the forest. The undead at Settler's keep proved to much for most of Lord Bairan's company of the four members only Lord Bairan and a wizard named Dellex (DELL-Lexs) survived. [/sblock]
[sblock=DC15]Lord Bairan is a kind and benevolent ruler, though he has not spent alot of time governing the few edicts and proclamations that have come from him have been seen as fair and just. He has since returning from his battles with the gnolls helped build up most of the villiages and towns defenses. It is know that strange people come and go from Settler's Keep, but it is contributed to his early adventuring days. Most stay on as advicers or to train the army, it is rumored that a dwarf from the south is among those who Lord Bairan calls friend.[/sblock]
[sblock=DC20]Lord Bairan did not take to being a noble, he is still a wild young andventure at heart, it is said that most of the governing is done by his advisor Dellex who is firm and demanding. With Bairan concentrating on recuriting and training the army, Dellex has been taking care of the day to day of the barony. It is rumored that one day Bairan may just give his title over to the wizard so he can go off again to fight gnolls. Early this year it is said Lord Bairan expelled many of the men he had as advisors including the dwarf Martomum Stonebreaker. They were all set up in lower postions.[/sblock][/sblock]
[sblock=DELLEX KILGRANE]
[sblock=DC5] Once and "adventure" Dellex has become advisor to Lord Bairan after he was givin a title. He is known as a strict but fair man.[/sblock]
[sblock=DC10] Recently he has been offered a postion in Siere as King Haspen of Pesh's advisor. Although he has stayed with Lord Bairan it is not known if out of loyalty or other motives. But Dellex's has traveled to Siere often. [/sblock]
[sblock=DC15] After the first attacks by the Treylor, Dellex was dispatched to Pesh to rally the lords of the land and send them on to join the Great King's army. When arriving at the estates of Lord Bairan he was give the job of seconded in command by Lord Bairan and took this posting seriously. He has been doing most of the order issuing ever since.[/sblock][/sblock]
[sblock=Valorn Family][sblock=DC5]
The Valorn family colors are green and white. The their crest is a green tree on a feild of white to one side partially hidin is the sun and on the other is a crest moon. The Barony of Valorn is young the first baron died not long ago and the second (and current baron) is the late baron's son.[/sblock]
[sblock=DC10]
Vir Valorn is the current head of the Valorn family, he reside's in Harkon Manor which was renamed after his late father. Harkon Manor was founded in the northern most reaches of the Kingdom of Pesh to both start trade from the elven realm of Greenleaf and to defend against a northern invasion. The barony is self-suffient and sends trade goods of wool, grain, and steel weapons to all parts of the Five Kingdoms.[/sblock]
[sblock=DC15]
Within the past year the elves of Greenleaf have stopped trading and communicating with Harkon Manor, they just stopped suddenly and without warning. In the past elves would bring craft goods (wood carvings and the like) and fine woven cloth to Harkon for trade. Emissaries have been sent to speak with the elves but they are never found, some believe the elves moved from the area. It has been over a year since the last time anyone saw an elf.[/sblock]
[sblock=DC20]
Rumor has it that Vir's sister gave birth to a half-elf and this is one of the reasons the elves have withdrawn into their forest. Even if the rumor is untrue the threat of such a thing happening could cause the elves to forgo human contact. The area around Harkon Manor is full of hostile creatures and areas. It has survived do to it's never give up nature and the strong arm of Vance Valorn (Vir's younger brother) a capable warrior who has faught gnolls, monsters, and even the dead. The Valorn family is a tight knit group that knows it is best to work together to accomplish a goal, living out on the northern frontier has made them all very close. [/sblock][/sblock]