Episode: Paved With Good Intentions
Posted by Story on 01/09/19
The Crownlands, eastern Northlands, or the Mourning Isles don't see an immediate uptick in Abandoned raids, which is much appreciated, though this hasn't spared them from all issues. The Valdossa Clan of Abandoned raiders were particularly nortorious several decades ago for sacking Wyndhall, the ancestral home of House Warwynd, a barony sworn to House Navegant. In decades since, House Warwynd attempted to hunt down the Valdossa and drive them from the Isles, with costly skirmishes killing two of the Baron of Wyndhall's sons, including one married to the cousin of the duke of Helianthus, the third ducal house of the Mourning Isles. It was believed the Valdossa had been completely eradicated and had paid for their crimes, but apparently the grandson of the old warchief had been an unknown thrall under House Thrax, and was released by the recent reforms forbidding inheriting war debts, and he fled the Isles to join his hiding clan near Crovane lands in the coastal Northlands.
The first the Islanders heard of Valdossa's survival was news that their new young leader had decided to bend the knee to House Crackneck, a county sworn to House Blackwood, as the hiding clan feared that the Great Road might bring war between Abandoned and the Compact. The new union would be sealed by marrying their new clanlord to the sister of the Count of Coastside, and the Baron of Wyndhall sent a threatening missive warning House Crackneck from accepting 'Valdossa criminals' as new vassals. House Crackneck ignored the warnings, proceeded to the marriage, and several hours into the night the entire wedding celebration dropped dead from poison... including the visiting Marquessa of House Longwood, a march sworn to House Bisland, who was a long time friend of the also now deceased Count of Coastside. House Warwynd in response to the murders have declared a week of celebration, House Helianthus said it was a sign of the lack of wisdom of allowing criminals to bend the knee and perhaps it was shavs responsible, and House Grimkin, a march sworn to House Grimhall, made a proclamation in Arx saying that the Northlanders, "apparently choked on Justice." This is not going over well with House Longwood and the surviving relatives of House Crackneck. Both houses have called their banners, and are looking to commission more ships.
The first the Islanders heard of Valdossa's survival was news that their new young leader had decided to bend the knee to House Crackneck, a county sworn to House Blackwood, as the hiding clan feared that the Great Road might bring war between Abandoned and the Compact. The new union would be sealed by marrying their new clanlord to the sister of the Count of Coastside, and the Baron of Wyndhall sent a threatening missive warning House Crackneck from accepting 'Valdossa criminals' as new vassals. House Crackneck ignored the warnings, proceeded to the marriage, and several hours into the night the entire wedding celebration dropped dead from poison... including the visiting Marquessa of House Longwood, a march sworn to House Bisland, who was a long time friend of the also now deceased Count of Coastside. House Warwynd in response to the murders have declared a week of celebration, House Helianthus said it was a sign of the lack of wisdom of allowing criminals to bend the knee and perhaps it was shavs responsible, and House Grimkin, a march sworn to House Grimhall, made a proclamation in Arx saying that the Northlanders, "apparently choked on Justice." This is not going over well with House Longwood and the surviving relatives of House Crackneck. Both houses have called their banners, and are looking to commission more ships.