House of Keint
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The House of Keint was founded long ago, they lived in Johannesburg, the old capital of the Holy Orenian Empire. The House of Keint was the ruling family of the Barony of Keintania and former vassal of the House of Staunton. The Barony of Keintania was founded by Ser Corvus Keint, Lord of Keintania and Knight of the Golden Eagle Order, one of the most loyal man to House Staunton. One day he apparently went missing and got exiled, leaving Thomas Tarsington-Keint, his younger brother, in charge of House Keint. They've always been loyal to House Staunton until the Evreux came in to power. The House of Keint was best known for its support for the Kingdom of Santegia until the year 1638 where they declared the Barony of Keintania as independant state from the Kingdom of Santegia when the Kingdom of Courland seemed to of returned. [1]. After losing the Keintanian Rebellion, House Keint was rip of all the titles by the King of Santegia, Abdes de Savin and the Barony of Keintania was annexed by the House of Savin.
Atlas: The Return
Several years after House Keint lost their rebellion, they arrived in Atlas on the south-eastern shores of the Island, led by Thomas Tarsington-Keint, preparing themselves for the storms to come.[2] Lord Lope Keint established a small town in the area known as the The East Peak, restoring the House that was disbanded after his brother's defeat. In total, it gathered a six hundred residents with the majority of which being farmers and sailors. A few years after its creation the town came into conflict with nearby Dwarven settlements that looked to extend their territory. This eventually lead up to the Battle of Blackden occurring, which lead to the execution of Lope Keint and Thomas Tarsington-Keint by the Silvervein clan, and the fall of Blackden, leaving almost none of the original Keints alive.
Cadet Branch of House Keint: House Blackden-Keint
Years after his death Lope´s sons; León Keint and Allanon Keint reformed the House, creating a cadet branch of House Keint, the so called House of Blackden-Keint. House Keint lost all their wealth after the battle of Battle of Blackden for the exception of Neothron; Lope’s magical sword. Lionsbane, the family's sword was lost, some claim that traitors that ran from battle stole the sword but other think that Ser Corvus ran with it when he got missing. The family was shattered with only a few survivors.
In more recent years the mantle of Lord of House Blackden-Keint have fallen onto the adopted son of León Keint, Erec Keint, he had over the last decade reconstructed a pirate's nest into a place worthy of calling home, after being granted Blackden by his previous Lord, Thomas de Hartcold. After his departure from Duchy of Riviä, the threat to his family became too big. The Castellan petitioned the Duke of Curon for aid from the Barony of Blackreach's constant threats. And so the Blackden Settlement peace was signed by both Duke Wilhelm Karl Devereux and Erec Keint. And from there on out he kept the title of Castellan. A few years had passed, and Erec attended court with his stepfather, where he collapsed in the middle of the Curonic court, much to the shock of those in the court. Since then, House Blackden-Keint have been loyal to the Kingdom of Curon.
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