On the Mountain Clans of the Dragonspine and the Keswick Fells

On the Mountain Clans of the Dragonspine and the Keswick Fells – their history and their culture – as set down by Wyndrake Winterheart, of the Noble House of Winterheart, Duke of Keswick and Lord of the Fells The region is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, forests, pine-covered hills and snow-capped mountains, speckled with tiny…

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Legal Precedent – Assassination

Assassination Clarification of the status of the Stewards Guild, 1099 At the Harts Grand Council of 1099, Lerianneth Penhaligon of House Karlennon petitioned the Throne to clarify a matter of Albion Law; namely, the status of the Stewards Guild and their rights within Albion when carrying out the business of assassination. Her Majesty, Elspeth clarified…

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Peace Terms With The Empire

With the surrender of the Dragons faction to the Empire at the Heartland Games of 1105, imperial troops began to withdraw from Cymrija. This action, although not the Emperor’s intention, served to all-but fulfil the terms of Lord Chancellor Tristain Hroc’s original declaration of war (that all Imperial troops should leave Britannia). Although many Harts…

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A History of House Corvidae

In the reign of the young Arthur II the commander of the King’s forces had been one Hroc, known as Rook. He became the King’s Lord Chancellor and was succeeded by his son; the position quickly became hereditary although not always from father to son, sometimes one would stand aside for a more capable cousin…

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The Birth of the Harts Faction

In 1094, the Lions were the Faction of Albion and the Harts did not exist. Then Lord General Corvus Corvidae of the Lions declared himself King of Albion without the blessing of his people. Corvus had no right to do this as he was a caretaker of the Throne, along with the other Lords General…

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The Line of Albion Monarchs

Born Ruled Died Arthur I 527AF 542 561 Arthur II 562 578 630 Arthur III 582 630 637 Matthew 612 637 661 Stephen I 633 661 689 Beatrice 651 689 700 Stephen II 679 700 726 Arthur IV 705 726 766 Stephen III 730 766 790 Igraine 756 790 803 Edward 755 803 836 Frederick…

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A History of the Heartlands

Librarian’s note: These studies were gifted by the Unicorn faction, their provenance is unknown but the data seems broadly accurate. The Elder Race Wars The elder races lived long and prosperous lives on the world of Erdreja. Elves, Dwarves and Fairy folk all lived in relative peace for millennia. When the younger races came to…

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The Incantation Device

The Incantation Device The Incantation or Mordred device was apparently created by the humans who would eventually form the Tebrionian Empire (possibly with aid from the forces of chaos) during the wars of the races immediately preceding the formation of that empire. It has been suggested it was based upon the powers of incantation as…

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The tale of House Karlennon

Taken from a letter to Martaine Quarrier of Winchester I’ll tell you a bit more about House Karlennon, then you’ve got more to base your decision on. About 350-400 years ago, the last kings of Albion were lost in an accident at sea. There were rumours of an heir that survived, but these came to…

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History of the Tribes of Albion – Solstice

Whilst we were in the Mists choosing the Trinity for Albion a number of documents were found, one was a complex script explaining how to assist those struck down by lack of faith whilst within the mists. The remainder of the documents used a simple script, but encompassed many mant pages. Cawd compiled these documents…

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