House of Bishop

House of Bishop Forever Standing Country: Principality of Sedan Founded: 1780 (first recorded) 15 SA (Nobility) Founder: Devan Bishop Current Head: Petyr Bishop Heir Apparent: Adrien Bishop Titles: Baron of Avoria Ethnicity: Highlander Cadet Branches: Clan Kvitravn (Unrecognized)

The House of Bishop was founded by Devan Bishop and his Brothers within the Kingdom of Haense and was recognized as a noble family by the Principality of Sedan in 15 SA after the head of the Family Petyr Bishop swore fealty to the Prince of Sedan. Petyr was then knighted by the Prince and given the title of Baron of Avoria.

Arcas

The Foundation

The Bishops began as a mere peasant family, with the brothers Devan Bishop, Gandhicus Bishop, Joseph Bishop and Audrick Bishop being forced into the streets at a young age. From the beginning, Devan was expected to provide for his three other brothers as he was the eldest of the four, on top of his two children he had fathered not long after named Godfrey and Henry. The Bishop monetary situation was dire, and as a result three of the four brothers (the exception being Audrick) enlisted in the Haense Royal Army which slowly took the family out of poverty and enabled them to purchase a townhome within the walls of New Reza. Even after they were able to safely purchase a home, their troubles had not yet ended. At the beginning of the Inferi war, Devan and his Brothers were deployed to multiple skirmishes and battles against the Inferi invaders. These battles prompted Gandhicus, the second brother, to spiral into an alcohol addiction. This alcohol addiction led to the birth of Luka Bishop, who Gandhicus was unaware of for all his life. Somewhere in the middle of the war it was proposed by Joseph Bishop to forge an ancestral sword for the Family. Devan agreed to this idea and soon the two brothers forged Goldfang, a sword gilded in gold. Devan would go on to wield the sword proudly, declaring it the family's ancestral sword. As the Inferi war came to its conclusion; Devan, along with his cousin Einar Kvitravn fought in the final battle of the Inferi camp. The two Cousins bore witness to the death of an Archaengul and were forced to retreat from Korvassa along with the rest of the coalition forces in order to avoid the massive explosion that occurred from its death.

Political beginnings

After the War, Devan became politically ambitious and soon sought to bring the Bishops into the Haenseni peerage. In order to begin, he ran for Tribune alongside the four other candidates, and won his position via coin toss after he tied votes with another of the candidates. While Devan made promises of benefiting the poor, he found it difficult to implement new policies on the Poor as there was already plenty of legislation regarding it. His political career in Haense was not one of consequence or particular note, and is often forgotten by most of the Haenseni population. What Devan did next only went on to stain his Family's name within Haense following the independence of Haense from Oren. Having been an Orenian sympathizer, Devan made the decision to move the family into Helena in order to gain favor with the Empire.

With the wealth he had obtained, Devan was able to purchase a manor within the city of Helena and quickly enlisted himself in the Imperial State Army. This move disgusted Audrick, who left the family to return to Haense and live peacefully. The rest of the family decided to stay with Devan within Helena. They spent a few years in Helena as Devan continuously put pressure on his remaining brothers to join the ISA. Unbeknownst to the Bishop family, their luck was about to spiral downhill very soon and very quickly.

The Bishop Ailment

After going out on a nightly walk, Devan found himself crossing paths with an individual who was coughing spurts of blood. After the man attempted to beg Devan for help, he accidentally spat into Devan's eye and proceeded to collapse dead at his feet. The unsuspecting Devan proceeded to return home to his Family, unaware that he had contracted a deadly Plague. Quickly and rapidly, the plague spread throughout the family. In less than two days Devan was dead of the disease and Gandhicus flung himself from a window in order to prevent a horrific death. Joseph contracted the disease but miraculously survived and quickly fled Helena with his Sons to Sutica, leaving Devan's sons alone in the Manor. After the ISA was sent to evaluate the manor, they were led to believe that the entirety of the Bishop family had died and therefore sent Devan's belongings and Goldfang to Clan Kvitravn, the norlandic cadet family of the Bishops. The ISA was unaware of the survival of Joseph's family nor Devan's sons (who had taken refuge in the basement of the manor) and were unaware of Audrick or Gandhicus' son's existance. As a result, the ISA wrongfully believed that the Bishop family had gone extinct.

Flight from Arcas

After the death of Devan and Gandhicus, the family scattered. Audrick and his newborn son Audrick II remained in Haense unaware of the chaos, while Joseph and his sons stayed in Sutica for the remainder of Arcas. Devan's sons, Godfrey and Henry, had remained in the Bishop manor. As soon as the destruction of Arcas began each of the Bishops had to quickly choose what they should do. Joseph and Audrick evacuated with Sutica and Haense respectively, while Godfrey and Henry remained in Helena to hopefully sit out the destruction. Soon though, Einar Kvitravn heard rumors of Bishop survivors and quickly rushed to Helena in order to retrieve the sons of his late-cousin. Einar had to dodge through the smoke and fire and soon was able to find the Bishop manor. After a hard Hour of searching he found them deep in the cellars of the Manor. Godfrey had received horrible burns to his face from an earlier attempt, and Henry was unscathed. Einar quickly brought the pair to the Norlandic evacuation sight and decided he would look after the pair since that day. With that, the surviving Bishops had made it to the land of Almaris.

Almaris

W.I.P

Heads of House Bishop

The Bishops follow Enatic-Cognatic Primogeniture, with the eldest male child of the Head being the heir to the lands and titles of their father. In the absence of children, the titles pass to the Siblings or Cousins of the current Head.

Name	Portrait	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Coat of Arms	Title(s)
Devan Bishop		--	Unknown wife 2 Children	Died 1795		Founder of House Bishop
Petyr I Petyr Bishop		Son of Joseph Bishop Born New Reza, Haense 1773	Unknown wife 2 children Adrien Bishop, Wilhelm Bishop	Alive		Baron of Avoria Knight of Sedan