House of Arden
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The House of Arden (Common: Arden;) is the current ruling family of the Duchy of Nevaria. They rose to prominence in the mid 1600's, after the Patriarch Richard Arden marched a large regiment of loyalists to occupy the abandoned wooden fortress known as Jornburg, which was then occupied and named the primary holding of the Arden House.
History
Atlas
The family's roots are relatively new; two brothers, Richard and Bjorn, took up the name of Ardenin the early years of Atlas. Having served King Jory Ruric during the Silversteed Rebellion, Richard, being the eldest brother took the mantle first. By infiltrating the Silversteed ranks and breaking them from the inside, He proved himself incredibly loyal, and started House Arden on the Path of Nobility. A few weeks after the duel of kings, Richard went missing for some time, leaving his brother as Lord of the House. Bjorn took a more combatant role in Norland, having risen through the ranks to Ashknight in all but a few weeks. He proved himself a great and mighty warrior, and directly after the Norlandic loss at the Siege of Ruriksgrad Bjorn fled alongside his king to Ashwood, where they would live for a few weeks until Ashwood coup. The coup, fronted by Caspian Lombardi, would tear the remnants of the Norlandic people apart. Bjorn would disappear directly after refusing to serve the traitors. Richard eventually returned as Lord of the House, beginning a large recruitment of Arden men. Upon marshaling a sizable force, he marched into Jornburg, declaring himself Count, and leaving House Arden to be known as a Noble House within Atlas. A few weeks after settling into the fort, Richard reached out to other lords and counts of the idea of vassalization under him. Thus he managed to convince the Baron of Ashwood, the agreement being that they will see each other as equals and friends, as well as the Baron of Driftwood. Finally after many diplomatic talks, Richard formed the Duchy of Nevaria. Richard, who in comparison to these new vassals lacked a sufficient military might, deemed it fit to begin a formation of the first House Arden military order, for which his house could finally have direct soldiers rather than vassals taking up a majority of his military.
Notable Members
- Richard Arden - Grew the house to nobility status, having marched into a small pallisade fort called Jornburg.
- Ser Bjorn Arden - famed for being one of the greatest warriors within Norland and House Arden
