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| − | + | '''Anastasia Cassia of Halstaig''' also known as ''Azariah of Halstaig'' was a renowned warrior of humanity, Countess of Halstaig, and lady of many firsts in city government during her lifetime. She was born on the 11th of Snow’s Maiden, 1770, of the [[House of Rourke]], was born in [[Owynsburg]], [[Commonwealth of Kaedrin|Kaedrin]]. She lived a revility peaceful life until age thirteen when she left home and picked up a proficiency in marksmanship and dueling. For a time, she went by the name Azariah and assassinated people for coin until she was caught by the Haeseni Royal Army who then delivered her to the [[Imperial State Army]]. After some compromising with [[Joseph Clement, Duke of Helena]] she was forcefully conscripted into the I.S.A in 1786. During the span of the next five years she re-united with her family, ran for Alderman and become a city clerk of [[Helena]] until her fathers untimely passing in 1791. | |
| − | Following her | + | Following her father’s passing, she was made the Countess of Halstaig, having been the eldest child of her sonless father. Anastasia continued to climb the ranks of the [[Imperial State Army]] while fighting in the [[Inferi War]]. In 1796, when the descendant population evacuated [[Arcas]], she established a small town on the Daeperician Archipelago. Upon arriving on [[Almaris]], Anastasia with the help of her grandfather, [[Jonah Stahl-Elendil]] constructed Erin Hall in the new lands of Halstaig. In additional she returned into the world of politicals, becoming the first female Alderman of Providence and first female Speaker of the City Assembly. After eight years in the city assembly, Anastasia left and become the Head City Clerk of Providence. |
After a six year period had passed, [[John VIII, Holy Orenian Emperor]] had made Anastasia the first female Magistrate of Providence and thus she resigned from Head City Clerk. Over this period of time, Anastasia partook in the [[Sedan Rebellion]], the [[Providence Cold Front]] and [[Tenth Nordling War]], all of which, led her to becoming a Lieutenant in the [[Imperial State Army]]. In 1826, Anastasia resigned from the army and moved west, back to her lands of [[Halstaig]]. | After a six year period had passed, [[John VIII, Holy Orenian Emperor]] had made Anastasia the first female Magistrate of Providence and thus she resigned from Head City Clerk. Over this period of time, Anastasia partook in the [[Sedan Rebellion]], the [[Providence Cold Front]] and [[Tenth Nordling War]], all of which, led her to becoming a Lieutenant in the [[Imperial State Army]]. In 1826, Anastasia resigned from the army and moved west, back to her lands of [[Halstaig]]. | ||
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=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
| − | Anastasia O'Rourke was born into [[House of Rourke|House O'Rourke]] to [[Padraig O'Rourke]] & Illaena Elendil. For the first few years of her life, she was moved between [[Aeldin]] & [[Arcas]]. Being constantly moved around gave her precious little time to make friends in either | + | Anastasia O'Rourke was born into [[House of Rourke|House O'Rourke]] to [[Padraig O'Rourke]] & Illaena Elendil. For the first few years of her life, she was moved between [[Aeldin]] & [[Arcas]]. Being constantly moved around gave her precious little time to make friends in either realm which led her to lock herself in her room, reading & writing until she would fall asleep. She started to become more introverted & rejected the idea of going outside. |
In 1783, the young Anastasia was awakened by a crude knock at the door by a house servant who came bearing a request for her presence downstairs. Peaking through a window in her room, she spotted a well-maintained carriage bearing the crest of an [[Aeldin]] house. Knowing full-well what this meant, she climbed out of her second-floor bedroom to the ground, seeking to escape. Almost seconds after her feet touched the soil the sound of a door splintering rang out from her bedroom prompting Anastasia to flee. | In 1783, the young Anastasia was awakened by a crude knock at the door by a house servant who came bearing a request for her presence downstairs. Peaking through a window in her room, she spotted a well-maintained carriage bearing the crest of an [[Aeldin]] house. Knowing full-well what this meant, she climbed out of her second-floor bedroom to the ground, seeking to escape. Almost seconds after her feet touched the soil the sound of a door splintering rang out from her bedroom prompting Anastasia to flee. | ||
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By nightfall, Anastasia found herself lost in the woods. Without a compass, she settled down, slumped against a tree to sleep the night away. The next day she was harshly awoken by the sounds of horses. A [[Kingdom of Norland|norlandic]] patrol had spotted her. The riders introduced themselves & befriended the young girl, asking her questions about where she was from. Not desiring to return to her home in [[Commonwealth of Kaedrin|Kaedrin]] she lied & said [[Full History of Curon|Curon]]; a former kingdom of [[Holy Orenian Empire|Oren]] that was destroyed over a decade prior. | By nightfall, Anastasia found herself lost in the woods. Without a compass, she settled down, slumped against a tree to sleep the night away. The next day she was harshly awoken by the sounds of horses. A [[Kingdom of Norland|norlandic]] patrol had spotted her. The riders introduced themselves & befriended the young girl, asking her questions about where she was from. Not desiring to return to her home in [[Commonwealth of Kaedrin|Kaedrin]] she lied & said [[Full History of Curon|Curon]]; a former kingdom of [[Holy Orenian Empire|Oren]] that was destroyed over a decade prior. | ||
| − | Feeling sympathetic for her, the Norlanders took her back to their home in [[Morsgrad]] & raised her until the age of sixteen. Through these three years, they taught Anastasia how to fight, hunt & ride. During this period of time, Anastasia picked up a job as a sell-sword; a sword for hire. On the 10th of Sun's Smile, one of her assignments took her to [[Helena]], the capital of The [[Holy Orenian Empire]] where she was to distract the guards of the city so a small raiding party could kidnap an imperial nobleman. She was successful in doing such & due to that success, she was hired to do the same thing multiple more times throughout the same year until she was captured by a | + | Feeling sympathetic for her, the Norlanders took her back to their home in [[Morsgrad]] & raised her until the age of sixteen. Through these three years, they taught Anastasia how to fight, hunt & ride. During this period of time, Anastasia picked up a job as a sell-sword; a sword for hire. On the 10th of Sun's Smile, one of her assignments took her to [[Helena]], the capital of The [[Holy Orenian Empire]] where she was to distract the guards of the city so a small raiding party could kidnap an imperial nobleman. She was successful in doing such & due to that success, she was hired to do the same thing multiple more times throughout the same year until she was captured by a Haeseni soldier & handed over to imperial authorities. |
Once in custody, she was given the choice of death or joining [[Imperial State Army|the Imperial State Army]] by [[Joseph Clement, Duke of Helena|Joseph Clement, The Duke of Helena]]. Without a second thought, Anastasia chose the ladder. She spent the next two years in basic training which she completed with ease having already been training in combat since a young age. | Once in custody, she was given the choice of death or joining [[Imperial State Army|the Imperial State Army]] by [[Joseph Clement, Duke of Helena|Joseph Clement, The Duke of Helena]]. Without a second thought, Anastasia chose the ladder. She spent the next two years in basic training which she completed with ease having already been training in combat since a young age. | ||
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Her next few engagements with inferi forces came through small skirmishes on the south coast of [[Arcas]] & scouting expeditions into the demonic territory. During this period of time, one of Anastasia's friends; Viktoriya was captured by inferi forces. Viktoriya's husband, Alaric DeNurem; the head of the military intelligence brought Anastasia, an imperial fire mage & a band of mercenaries to free the imprisoned Vik. Initially, the group attempted to negotiate with the inferi but the attempts at bringing the situation to a peaceful resolve were shot down. Hostile methods were tried shortly afterward & unfortunately for liberators, they were pushed back with no success from their initial mission. | Her next few engagements with inferi forces came through small skirmishes on the south coast of [[Arcas]] & scouting expeditions into the demonic territory. During this period of time, one of Anastasia's friends; Viktoriya was captured by inferi forces. Viktoriya's husband, Alaric DeNurem; the head of the military intelligence brought Anastasia, an imperial fire mage & a band of mercenaries to free the imprisoned Vik. Initially, the group attempted to negotiate with the inferi but the attempts at bringing the situation to a peaceful resolve were shot down. Hostile methods were tried shortly afterward & unfortunately for liberators, they were pushed back with no success from their initial mission. | ||
| − | In 1787, the allied descendant forces chose their next offensive target, Vitenna. Within a few weeks, siege preparations began to take shape on the beaches of Vanmark. On the 12th of Sun's Smile, infantry from both [[Holy Orenian Empire| | + | In 1787, the allied descendant forces chose their next offensive target, Vitenna. Within a few weeks, siege preparations began to take shape on the beaches of Vanmark. On the 12th of Sun's Smile, infantry from both [[Holy Orenian Empire|the Holy Orenian Empire]] & [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska|the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]] mobilized on small landing crafts along the Vanmark shore. At 17:00 the allied infantry made their move. Norland & Dwarf artillery were able to open up a breach in Vitenna’s western walls which the allied infantry stormed into. Anastasia was one of the last through the breach but she was immediately met with inferi forces. Through the fray demonic hellhounds were released, one of the mutts was able to rip a chunk of flesh out of Azariah's left leg, rendering her unable to carry on the fight for some time while she underwent medical treatment. |
After a temporary fix, Anastasia was sent back onto the battlefield. When she rejoined her comrades on the frontlines, the allied infantry forces had been able to push their way into the palace grounds. The fight continued all the way up into a large gargoyle was shot out of the sky, landing on the bulk of the infantry force. This caused the infantry to retreat back to the shores of The Korvassa. Even with the retreat of imperial infantry, the battle could be considered a victory as the majority of inferi forces occupying the fallen city was destroyed, leaving the Doghouse to no longer be a threat to the allied armies. | After a temporary fix, Anastasia was sent back onto the battlefield. When she rejoined her comrades on the frontlines, the allied infantry forces had been able to push their way into the palace grounds. The fight continued all the way up into a large gargoyle was shot out of the sky, landing on the bulk of the infantry force. This caused the infantry to retreat back to the shores of The Korvassa. Even with the retreat of imperial infantry, the battle could be considered a victory as the majority of inferi forces occupying the fallen city was destroyed, leaving the Doghouse to no longer be a threat to the allied armies. | ||
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When the war was over Anastasia returned to Foward Camp Sabari where she spent the new few months hunting down remaining inferi forces with the assistance of [[Elvenesse]] infantry. On several occasions, these monster hunts brought her closer to death than any of the sieges she fought in. | When the war was over Anastasia returned to Foward Camp Sabari where she spent the new few months hunting down remaining inferi forces with the assistance of [[Elvenesse]] infantry. On several occasions, these monster hunts brought her closer to death than any of the sieges she fought in. | ||
| − | === | + | ===As Countess of Halstaig=== |
On the 15th of The Amber Cold, 1791, [[Padraig O'Rourke]] was discovered dead in his office in [[Helena]]. Anastasia only was able to greave for a few short hours before she was visited by the Duke of Crestfall, confirming her as the new title bearer of Halstaig. Nervousness immediately struck the young woman, fear of failing to lead her house haunted her dreams. These fears went on to provoke the young woman to fall into a state of depression where she developed a colder outlook on the world. It took her almost two years until she was able to pull herself out of her depression however, she kept her cold attitude. Around this time, Carter Komnenos II started courting the Countess. | On the 15th of The Amber Cold, 1791, [[Padraig O'Rourke]] was discovered dead in his office in [[Helena]]. Anastasia only was able to greave for a few short hours before she was visited by the Duke of Crestfall, confirming her as the new title bearer of Halstaig. Nervousness immediately struck the young woman, fear of failing to lead her house haunted her dreams. These fears went on to provoke the young woman to fall into a state of depression where she developed a colder outlook on the world. It took her almost two years until she was able to pull herself out of her depression however, she kept her cold attitude. Around this time, Carter Komnenos II started courting the Countess. | ||
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===Titles and Styles=== | ===Titles and Styles=== | ||
| − | *1781 - 1791: Lady Anastasia Cassia of Halstaig | + | *'''1781-1791:''' ''Lady,'' Anastasia Cassia of Halstaig |
| − | *1791 - 1814: The Right Honorable | + | *'''1791-1814:''' ''The Right Honorable,'' Countess of Halstaig |
| − | *1814 - Present: The Right Honorable Anastasia Cassia | + | *'''1814-Present:''' ''The Right Honorable,'' Anastasia Cassia Rourke, Countess of Halstaig, Magistrate of Providence |
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Anastasia Cassia of Halstaig also known as Azariah of Halstaig was a renowned warrior of humanity, Countess of Halstaig, and lady of many firsts in city government during her lifetime. She was born on the 11th of Snow’s Maiden, 1770, of the House of Rourke, was born in Owynsburg, Kaedrin. She lived a revility peaceful life until age thirteen when she left home and picked up a proficiency in marksmanship and dueling. For a time, she went by the name Azariah and assassinated people for coin until she was caught by the Haeseni Royal Army who then delivered her to the Imperial State Army. After some compromising with Joseph Clement, Duke of Helena she was forcefully conscripted into the I.S.A in 1786. During the span of the next five years she re-united with her family, ran for Alderman and become a city clerk of Helena until her fathers untimely passing in 1791.
Following her father’s passing, she was made the Countess of Halstaig, having been the eldest child of her sonless father. Anastasia continued to climb the ranks of the Imperial State Army while fighting in the Inferi War. In 1796, when the descendant population evacuated Arcas, she established a small town on the Daeperician Archipelago. Upon arriving on Almaris, Anastasia with the help of her grandfather, Jonah Stahl-Elendil constructed Erin Hall in the new lands of Halstaig. In additional she returned into the world of politicals, becoming the first female Alderman of Providence and first female Speaker of the City Assembly. After eight years in the city assembly, Anastasia left and become the Head City Clerk of Providence.
After a six year period had passed, John VIII, Holy Orenian Emperor had made Anastasia the first female Magistrate of Providence and thus she resigned from Head City Clerk. Over this period of time, Anastasia partook in the Sedan Rebellion, the Providence Cold Front and Tenth Nordling War, all of which, led her to becoming a Lieutenant in the Imperial State Army. In 1826, Anastasia resigned from the army and moved west, back to her lands of Halstaig.
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Biography
Early life
Anastasia O'Rourke was born into House O'Rourke to Padraig O'Rourke & Illaena Elendil. For the first few years of her life, she was moved between Aeldin & Arcas. Being constantly moved around gave her precious little time to make friends in either realm which led her to lock herself in her room, reading & writing until she would fall asleep. She started to become more introverted & rejected the idea of going outside.
In 1783, the young Anastasia was awakened by a crude knock at the door by a house servant who came bearing a request for her presence downstairs. Peaking through a window in her room, she spotted a well-maintained carriage bearing the crest of an Aeldin house. Knowing full-well what this meant, she climbed out of her second-floor bedroom to the ground, seeking to escape. Almost seconds after her feet touched the soil the sound of a door splintering rang out from her bedroom prompting Anastasia to flee.
By nightfall, Anastasia found herself lost in the woods. Without a compass, she settled down, slumped against a tree to sleep the night away. The next day she was harshly awoken by the sounds of horses. A norlandic patrol had spotted her. The riders introduced themselves & befriended the young girl, asking her questions about where she was from. Not desiring to return to her home in Kaedrin she lied & said Curon; a former kingdom of Oren that was destroyed over a decade prior.
Feeling sympathetic for her, the Norlanders took her back to their home in Morsgrad & raised her until the age of sixteen. Through these three years, they taught Anastasia how to fight, hunt & ride. During this period of time, Anastasia picked up a job as a sell-sword; a sword for hire. On the 10th of Sun's Smile, one of her assignments took her to Helena, the capital of The Holy Orenian Empire where she was to distract the guards of the city so a small raiding party could kidnap an imperial nobleman. She was successful in doing such & due to that success, she was hired to do the same thing multiple more times throughout the same year until she was captured by a Haeseni soldier & handed over to imperial authorities.
Once in custody, she was given the choice of death or joining the Imperial State Army by Joseph Clement, The Duke of Helena. Without a second thought, Anastasia chose the ladder. She spent the next two years in basic training which she completed with ease having already been training in combat since a young age.
Political Career
After completing her basic training, Anastasia was pushed by her father to pursue a political career in oren. It took a bit of convincing but Anastasia finally agreed. In 1788, she made her political debut by running for an alderman position in Helena. With ten sign-ups for election candidates, making the 1788 alderman elections the largest city assembly elections in Helena history, the competition was fierce. Two months later the voting process took place & to Anastasia's surprise she had won the first seat with forty-one thousand votes.
For the next seven years, she served on the city assembly, raising to the rank of Deputy Speaker appointed by Desmond Morgryn. When the descendants were forced to evacuate Arcas, Anastasia ran again in Providence, Almaris in the elections of 1797. Once more Anastasia won the first seat in the City Assembly with forty-thousand votes. During the first city assembly meeting in 1798, Anastasia ran for speaker of the assembly which she won with five out of seven votes. In 1803, when Anastasia's seat as speaker of the assembly was up for election she chose not to re-run instead throwing her support behind Olivier Halcourt. Two years later in 1805 Anastasia retired as alderman of Providence thus ending her mainstream political career.
In addition to her political career as alderman, Anastasia served as a city clerk for both Helena & Providence. In 1795, one year before the descendant's fleed Arcas, she was made Deputy City Clerk. Upon arriving at Providence, she retained her position as Deputy City Clerk. In 1808 when Annabelle Kelmenour resigned from the position Head City Clerk, Anastasia was voted in by the Providence City Assembly to be the next Head City Clerk.
The Inferi War
Throughout the 1780s & 1790s, demonic forces pillaged the desert island off of Arcas known as The Korvassa. During Anastasia's time as a private in The Imperial State Army, she engaged in a multitude of skirmishes, battles & sieges with these foes. Her first battle came as The Seige of Vanmark where she was assigned to what was essentially a suicide squad led by Velhrun Darkwood. Large mammoth creatures patrolled the outskirts of the city & the objective of her unit was to climb aboard these massive beasts and divert them away from the main force whether by death or redirection. The attempts to board the mammoths failed with many soldiers in her unit ending up dead or heavily injured. Anastasia's unit continued to engage the beasts until the norlandic naval force arrived off of the coast of Vanmark and was able to obliterate the mammoths through cannon fire. After the battlefield was cleared of all hostiles, Anastasia sought to attend to the wounded.
Her next few engagements with inferi forces came through small skirmishes on the south coast of Arcas & scouting expeditions into the demonic territory. During this period of time, one of Anastasia's friends; Viktoriya was captured by inferi forces. Viktoriya's husband, Alaric DeNurem; the head of the military intelligence brought Anastasia, an imperial fire mage & a band of mercenaries to free the imprisoned Vik. Initially, the group attempted to negotiate with the inferi but the attempts at bringing the situation to a peaceful resolve were shot down. Hostile methods were tried shortly afterward & unfortunately for liberators, they were pushed back with no success from their initial mission.
In 1787, the allied descendant forces chose their next offensive target, Vitenna. Within a few weeks, siege preparations began to take shape on the beaches of Vanmark. On the 12th of Sun's Smile, infantry from both the Holy Orenian Empire & the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska mobilized on small landing crafts along the Vanmark shore. At 17:00 the allied infantry made their move. Norland & Dwarf artillery were able to open up a breach in Vitenna’s western walls which the allied infantry stormed into. Anastasia was one of the last through the breach but she was immediately met with inferi forces. Through the fray demonic hellhounds were released, one of the mutts was able to rip a chunk of flesh out of Azariah's left leg, rendering her unable to carry on the fight for some time while she underwent medical treatment.
After a temporary fix, Anastasia was sent back onto the battlefield. When she rejoined her comrades on the frontlines, the allied infantry forces had been able to push their way into the palace grounds. The fight continued all the way up into a large gargoyle was shot out of the sky, landing on the bulk of the infantry force. This caused the infantry to retreat back to the shores of The Korvassa. Even with the retreat of imperial infantry, the battle could be considered a victory as the majority of inferi forces occupying the fallen city was destroyed, leaving the Doghouse to no longer be a threat to the allied armies.
In the following year, Anastasia received orders that placed her at Foward Camp Sabari; an imperial fortress near the front. At her new station, she took part in many scouting missions in the Korvassa that paved the path for the eventual Second Siege of Al-Faiz. Unlike the other sieges Anastasia took part in, she only played a minor role as a cannon loader upon the HIMS Duke of Marna.
After the Second of Seige of Al-Faiz came The Final Battle where the descendants laid siege to the main inferi encampment. The Imperial State Army served as a flanking force among the allied armies. Their object was to sweep around Al-Faiz & hit the encampment walls from the west. The siege proved to be the hardest engagement in the entire Inferi War. For much of the siege, Anastasia resided in make-shift medical tents to treat various wounds sustained by the descendant armies. She only joined the front line action towards the last week of the battle.
When the war was over Anastasia returned to Foward Camp Sabari where she spent the new few months hunting down remaining inferi forces with the assistance of Elvenesse infantry. On several occasions, these monster hunts brought her closer to death than any of the sieges she fought in.
As Countess of Halstaig
On the 15th of The Amber Cold, 1791, Padraig O'Rourke was discovered dead in his office in Helena. Anastasia only was able to greave for a few short hours before she was visited by the Duke of Crestfall, confirming her as the new title bearer of Halstaig. Nervousness immediately struck the young woman, fear of failing to lead her house haunted her dreams. These fears went on to provoke the young woman to fall into a state of depression where she developed a colder outlook on the world. It took her almost two years until she was able to pull herself out of her depression however, she kept her cold attitude. Around this time, Carter Komnenos II started courting the Countess.
In 1796 when the descendants arrived on Almaris Anastasia set to immediate work on re-establishing her house. Due to the lack of O'Rourkes it proved to be a difficult challenge at first. However, with the support of her grandfather, Jonah Stahl-Elendil, Anastasia was able to gain support in building her county, Halstaig. Multiple drafts for the design of Halstaig were made until a final one was settled upon. With the help of her brother, Patrick O'Rourke who returned from a voyage to Aeldin in 1799, Halstaig was able to be built with haste, being the first noble estate completely built in the Empire. After the estate was complete, Patrick & Anastasia went on to create the majority of the western highway with the assistance of their cousin Dimitri Orlov.
Marriage
On the 4th of Harren's Folly, 1800, Anastasia married Carter Komnenos II in The County of Halstaig. The two had a small wedding with only family members and close friends attending. Anastasia wore a simple satin ivory dress with a short train laced with fine silver. She was walked down the aisle by her grandfather & arch-chancellor of The Holy Orenian Empire, Jonah Stahl-Elendil. Afterward, a small reception was held in Erin's Hall; the estate of House O'Rourke where fine wines & pastries were feasted upon.
Three years later, Anastasia gave birth to her first child, two boys which she named Gareth Padraig & Auden Thein. She primarily raised both of her children in Providence up until the birth of her daughter, Iduna Anne two years later. Having outgrown their home in Providence, Anastasia moved her & her children to Halstaig. When the twins came of age seven, Gareth grew tiresome of Almaris & begged his parents to move to Aeldin to live with his grandmother. Reluctantly, Anastasia gave in, allowing Gareth to depart.
With her heir off realm, Anastasia looked to her second eldest son, Auden who held no interest in becoming a peer of the imperial realm & claimed if he was ever given the title of count, he'd give it to his sister, Iduna. It was then Anastasia began preparing her daughter, Iduna to become the next head of House O'Rourke & the Second Countess of Halstaig.
The Sedan Rebellion
With tensions rising in Oren over the eviction the Sedan Manor faced, Anastasia was recruited into the Corroded Company, a detachment of the Imperial State Army that specialized in road combat. For the first two months in the company, Anastasia helped with the construction of a fort on the southern imperial highway along with creating fortifications for the town of Redenford which bordered Sedan. The following month on the 2nd of Tobias' Bounty, the sedanites stormed the imperial capital of Providence which led to a series of small skirmishes to follow. For the rest of the month of Tobias' Bounty, Anastasia fought in multiple of the skirmishes with all of them seeing an Orenian victory.
Oddly enough after all the fighting that took place during Tobias' Bounty, the month of Sun's Smile remained relatively quiet. No skirmishes were to be found across imperial lands & Oren took this time to reinforce their defenses. Once Sun's Smile had passed, the month of Harren's Folly filled in as a replacement for all the missing action of its prior month. On the 13th, Oren & Sedan had its first major battle which came to be known as the Battle of Southbridge. To Anastasia's disappointment, the division which she led was rerouted to a fortress on the southern highway to watch for sedanite movement & by the time a message was sent to her of the battle it was already over.
In 1812, Anastasia took part in several small border skirmishes with sedanite troops which led up to the Battle of Robert's Folly on the 17th of Godfrey's Triumph.
The Providence Cold Front
Starting in 1810, an unnatural cold front hit Providence & the greater Holy Orenian Empire, causing many hinterland farmers to rebel against the Empire. As these rebels posed a minor threat to the Empire, Anastasia ignored them until 1813, when a rebel fleet was discovered anchored off of the coast of the Empire. After a scouting party was sent out to survey the enemy fleet's numbers, it was announced their flagship was a thirty-six gun, Man of War; a major threat to Oren's shipping routes.
On the 16th of Tobias's Bounty, Anastasia had traveled to the Grand Kingdom of Urguan with one of her old friends, Alistar Brashton to join the crew of the dwarven sloop, the U.S.S Armakak's Coffer; one of the three ships which later went on the assault the Orenian rebel fleet. For the next day, the Armakak spent its time sailing from the dwarven port on the southern shore of Almaris to Henry's Wharf on the eastern shore where the rest of the Orenian fleet sat waiting. Upon the arrival of the Armakak, the allied fleet set course and engaged the rebel fleet in what came to be known as the Battle of the Kahaen Sea.
The Tenth Nordling War
When the Tenth Nordling War broke out, Anastasia rejoined Corroded Company and took part in several raids against the Kingdom of Norland & in specific, the Duchy of Elysium. On the 1st of Sun's Smile, 1818, she had led a successful raiding party in enemy territory alongside three other commander. Returning the Providence afterwards, the Countess received several letters from the Church of the Canon, demanding she repented for her sins. Confused as to why the Church had sent these letters, she turned to her personal advisors who informed her that Norlandic propaganda made it out that the Orenians had slaughtered children. Anastasia procedded to then ignore the Church of Canon and toss the letters into a fireplace in Halstaig.
Anastasia engaged in several more skirmishes and minor battles with the Norlandic host, notably the battles of The Elysium Encounter and Operation Maiden's Rescue, both which ended in Orenian victories. On the 4th of the Grand Harvest, 1821, Anastasia rallied almost one thousand Adunians to join fight in the Battle of Outer Arentania which ended up as yet another Orenian victory. Afterwards, the emperor, John VIII had scolded her for providing her own custom armor to equip her rally with.
Titles, Styles and Honors
Titles and Styles
- 1781-1791: Lady, Anastasia Cassia of Halstaig
- 1791-1814: The Right Honorable, Countess of Halstaig
- 1814-Present: The Right Honorable, Anastasia Cassia Rourke, Countess of Halstaig, Magistrate of Providence
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | |
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| Gareth Padraig O'Rourke | 7th of Sigismund's End, 1803 | Alive | Lorena Anastasya Carrion | Firstborn son of Anastasia & Carter. |
| Auden Thien O'Rourke | 7th of Sigismund's End, 1803 | Alive | Unwed | Secondborn son of Anastasia & Carter. |
| Iduna Anne O'Rourke | 16th of Horen's Calling, 1805 | Alive | Elias Asul'onn | Firstborn daughter of Anastasia & Carter, Heir to Halstaig. |
| Maeve Rose O'Rourke | 5th of Owyn's Flame, 1806 | Alive | Unwed | Secondborn daughter of Anastasia & Carter. |
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