Lorsh
Varlot
You are Artos Terryn, Lord of Terryn Castle and a knight of the realm. Your family are vassals of the Tuwold Barony.
You come from a recently ennobled family that is popular with the commons of the region. Your family has also had some influence on the residents of the Norwood Freehold, an autonomous community of foresters and descendants of the region's early woods-tribes. Your predecessors had convinced some of the farmers to move north, leading to the foundation of Norwood Vill, who have since become loyal Terryn subjects.
Norwood Freehold remains less than a day's walk away from your holdings. There is not much farmland, so the settlement essentially takes free reign of the forests. The poaching has, at times, led to noble hunting parties from House Strongwood (the Stromwood cadets out of Gremotte) lynching Norwoodsmen. Before you were born, Strongwood men-at-arms attacked the freehold itself, and the arising territorial dispute nearly escalated to a small feudal war between Terryn and Strongwood.
Your main landholdings are Meadowton, Stonesfield and the aforementioned Norwood Vill. Meadowton mainly produces meat and wool from its sheepfolds. Stonesfield has stonecutters and roving quarrymen working among the lowland boulder fields, along with many vegetable gardens. A past Terryn commissioned the construction of proper stone roads between all his domains, even Norwood Freehold.
Most of the corn and other grain comes from Norwood Vill, which has hamlets and plots extending out towards the hills near Cotarhill Castle. Though much of the lordship's food comes from them, there are times when it isn't enough to feed everyone in the domains. When you were a very young child, the village of Oak Motte was abandoned when there was a particularly bad harvest which led to starvation. These years, whenever there isn't quite enough to comfortably feed everyone, Terryn subjects gravitate to the 'freeholders' for poached game, or ask their lord's consent to make a journey to buy foodstuffs from Howesbury. This incidences are becoming rarer due to your father's efforts to implement proper crop rotation in Norwood Vill.
As for your personal residence, Terryn Castle is a small stone castle staffed by servants who mainly live and work out of the hovels and wooden lodge built outside the walls. Your servants and household soldiers farm the surrounding area, with most land being owned by the most trusted commoners that came to serve your family as serjeants. One of these men is Garrens, the grizzled captain of the guard. In addition to him, your are counselled by your steward and uncle, Sir Fulco Terryn, and Anna, one of the Motherly Clerics.
It is an early morning at the castle. Shortly after the rooster crows, one of your young servants appears before you. "My lord," he begins. "There is a group of freeholders here to see you. They have something... very strange."
COFFER
Coin: 2210
BUTTERY
Foodstuffs: 501
Ale: 190
Wine: 100
STOREHOUSE
Wood: 0
Stone: 0
Iron: 0
Cloth: 0
Leather: 0
Wagons: 8
ARMORY
Spears: 20
Halberds: 0
Hand weapons: 10
Bows: 10
Crossbows: 2
Shields: 6
Padded Jacks: 5
Mail Shirts: 0
Coats-of-Plates: 0
PENS
Warhorses: 3 (3 in use)
Riding Horses: 8 (8 in use)
Oxen: 9
Cows: 19
Population: 65
Officials & Family
Lord Artos Terryn (Lord)
Sir Fulco Terryn (Steward) *Uncle*
Mother Anna (Cleress)
Garrens (Captain)
Lady Alise Terryn *Sister*
Servants
[Retainers]
8x Terryn Veteran Horsemen
2x Terryn Veteran Footmen
10x Terryn Footmen
9x Terryn Veteran Archers
10x Terryn Archers
21x Terryn Servants
[Indentured]
34x Bondsmen (Outskirts)
Lordship Population
Total: 1444
Freemen: 239
Serfs: 1140
SETTLEMENT: Castle Terryn
POPULATION: 65
OFFICIALS: You (lord)
SETTLEMENT: Stonesfield
POPULATION: 547 (450 serfs, 97 freemen)
OFFICIALS: Sir Dalston (master), Sir Watts (bailiff)
PRODUCTION: Gardens, quarries, temple
TAX: Normal
SETTLEMENT: Meadowton
POPULATION: 499 (434 serfs, 65 freemen
OFFICIALS: Sir Asworth (master), Squire Asworth (bailiff)
PRODUCTION: Farms, shepherding
TAX: Normal
SETTLEMENT: Norwood Vill
POPULATION: 333 (256 serfs, 77 freemen)
OFFICIALS: Sir Merrick (master), Grayjan (bailiff)
PRODUCTION: Farms, lumber mills
TAX: Normal
SETTLEMENT: Freehold
POPULATION: 85
OFFICIALS: Yeoman Grast
PRODUCTION: Tanning, Lumber Mills
TAX: Low
Reports
-You have 1 household knight, Sir Fulco Terryn, your uncle
-You have 3 knightly vassals, Sir Dalston, Sir Asworth and Sir Merrick Terryn, your cousin. Together, they have 3 squires.
-You have 1 feodal officer/advisor, Captain Garrens
LORDLY RETINUE (Commander: Lord Artos Terryn)
54 men
Lord Artos Terryn [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Mail-Barded Greathorse]
Sir Fulco Terryn [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Mail-Barded Greathorse]
Captain Garrens [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Mace | MOUNT: Mail-Barded Horse]
8x Terryn Retainer Cavalry [ARMOR: Padding, Mail | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Cloth-Barded Horse]
2x Terryn Retainer Veteran Footmen [ARMOR: Padding, Mail | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Spear, Sword]
10x Terryn Retainer Terryn Footmen [ARMOR: Padding | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Spear, Sword]
9x Terryn Retainer Veteran Archers [ARMOR: Padding, Mail | EQUIPMENT: Buckler, Bow, Arrows, Sword]
10x Terryn Retainer Archers [ARMOR: Padding | EQUIPMENT: Bow, Arrows, Sword]
LOCAL MILITIAS
Sir Merrick [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, War Axe | MOUNT: Mail-Barded Horse]
Sir Dalston [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Mail-Barded Horse]
Sir Asworth [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Mail-Barded Horse]
Squire of Asworth [ARMOR: Padding, Mail, Plates | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Cloth-Barded Horse]
Squire of Merrick [ARMOR: Padding, Mail | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Lance, Sword | MOUNT: Cloth-Barded Horse]
Squire of Dalston [ARMOR: Padding, Mail | EQUIPMENT: Shield, Sword | MOUNT: Horse]
FALLEN
† Terryn Retainer
NAME: Artos Terryn
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: A man of grandeur, Artos often presents himself in fashionable attire. He stands at five feet and ten inches and sports a slim-toned build. Flowing from the top of his head and down to his shoulders is a respectable amount of curly blonde hair. He makes a big deal of showmanship and often over-exaggerates everyday occurrences as if they were a part of some grand tale. His image is of the upmost importance to him. On the outside, he appears to be a happy, good-natured leader. He might seem a little full of himself, but what lord isn't? But under that mask lies someone much different. Someone only few truly know. He has aspirations of advancing his status, gaining more power, writing his name into history, and all the sorts. Many lords have these same ambitions, but Artos is willing to do whatever it takes. Underneath that mask is a cunning and ruthless bastard, indeed.
AGE: 24
SEX: Male
ETHNICITY: Boldic
HISTORY: The Terryn household is not one with ancient origins. It is true that the family has lived in nobility for a few generations, but the origin of the house comes from a knight who suffered mortal wounds while defending his lord from an assassination attempt. If he had not intervened, then the lord would have surely been dead. The whole ordeal affected the lord, as in return for loyalty, he raised the knight's family, primarily his son, to lower nobility. Ever since then, the Terryn family has found ways to constantly improve their status, while upholding good ideals and morals as they work towards the betterment of the realm. That is until a new lord was crowned head of the household. Artos Terryn may seem quite similar to his predecessors on the outside, but there is much more to this one.
NOTABLE RELATIVE(S): Andreu Terryn (father, deceased, died from complications with an illness), Fulco Terryn (uncle, living), Alise Terryn (sister, living)
COAT OF ARMS: A solid black background made home by a large white oak.
HOUSEHOLD WEAPON: Falchion
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