House of Romstun

House of Romstun Country: Oren Dreadlands Titles: Lord of Doggersden Lord of Crestwatch Founder: Balereo Romstun Ethnicity: Highlander Cadet Branches: House von Draco

The House of Romstun is a noble house which saw its greatest moments of triumph during the Fringe and Axios. Since those days, however, the numbers have dwindled, but the family remained strong. The Romstun memory lives on proudly as a part of the Empire, even after turning against what remained of it.

History

Fringe

The origins of House of Romstun are very humble indeed, being a new house without the rich histories that belong to the older families in the human nation of Oren. Infact, House of Romstun was formerly a band of brothers and bandits, many coming from the remnants of the destruction of organizations such as House Flay and the Coal Miner’s Union.

Whilst the creation of the house clearly came from a very outlandish framework, the abilities and experience of the men allowed the leader of the institution, Rocco Romstun, grandson to the fabled warrior of the Flay organization, Balereo ‘Rocco’ Romstun, to come to fame during the Orenian-Dwarf war of the Fringe. A hero during the combat, Rocco was awarded nobility for his house and his network of warriors and brigands by Boris Carrion III on the 19th of Sun’s Smile, 1459 and recognized by Emperor Robert Chivay I on the 11th of the Deep Cold 1473, after the prowess shown by the ‘doggers’ during the long Orenia-Bloc Fringe war.

Athera

During the transition to Athera the house had stopped operating at the level they had in the Fringe. With the land “Old Trafford” given to Rocco II by Olivier de Savoie and the title Master of Ships bestowed upon him by Emperor Tuvya Carrion. House of Romstun and it’s bannerman stagnated in the island of Athera and it’s existence almost surely died out.

Vailor

When the Romstun boats docked at the Imperial city of Felsen, Lord Rocco Romstun and his bannerman departed onto the mainland moving to colonize the northern hemisphere of the newly discovered island. The House further remained silent, it’s operations halted and slowed at a pace which had never seen before. The House of Romstun relied on war, conflict and battle, it was they lived and breathed for. They sought the death of men and the wealth that it provided. The House returned to it’s former status slightly at the beginning of the Eighteen Year’s War, when Lord Rocco Romstun marched into the Marquess of Caen and betrayed the twin descendants of Pertinax Horen. The entire army moved across the land, putting blade to all known associates before dragging Octavian and Tiberius before Rocco. They were battered and bruised, dazed and stunned, they had been dragged from their tents in the middle of the night and betrayed by a man they saw as their ally, and for what? Rocco was promised money for assassinating the Imperial Marshal of Oren and moved to strike with speed and efficiency. Octavian looked up at the man with nothing but sadness and stayed silent, both of the famed Pertinax descendants taking their executions with dignity. Rocco knew that such an attempt on the Imperial Marshal of Oren was risky and must be executed perfectly. That is why every man, woman and child was butchered, none left to spare. Rocco lived out the remainder of Vailor in riches, yet his son’s Deano and Ronnie had been sick of the stagnation and moved south to make names for themselves.

Axios

During Axios, House of Romstun didn't have any major involvement until around the rise of the sixth Holy Orenian Empire. During this time, they went to war with the Kingdom of Lotharingia and the rest Oren, and managed to win, integrating into the empire and taking the western half of the Lotharingian land. Following this, they were able to make a name for themselves in the empire, pulling a large amount of the string behind the scenes and keeping themselves in power though. However, this took its toll and other Houses in Oren grew tired of the amount of influence they held. This ultimately led to Prince Phillip's War, starting after House of Romstun had killed Prince Phillip. Lead by Emperor Peter II this time House of Romstun was decisively defeated. Following this, the house began slowly to fade out of the spotlight, but not before helping Aurelius I overthrow the Orenian Empire and establish the Kingdom of Renatus.

Almaris

This realm had a tough start for the house, since its numbers dwindled down throughout the years prior. The last remaining members managed to valiantly serve the last Holy Orenian Empire in their time of need during the War of the Wigs. When the war was nearing its inevitable end, Helton Helvets, Duke of Cathalon, crossed House of Romstun for the last time when Lord Argus dragged the Duke to enemy lands and had him executed. News spread quickly and Argus Romstun was banished from Oren and stripped of all his lands [1]. Despite the multiple victories Romstuns delivered to the Empire, after the Lord's banishment the whole house turned against them in any conflict that involved Orenians. Soon after the Almaris Coalition War took place where Romstuns ruthlessly massacred the Orenians as they stood no chance against the fearless warriors [2]. In the same conflict, Argus Romstun led the rescue of Bakir Ireheart that ended the world war. Just few days later, House of Romstun became very close with House de Vilain and agreed to assist Gustaf de Vilain with Acre Rebellion, where they slayed Frederick I and dissolved the Kingdom of Oren. With no more wars taking place and Oren being gone, Argus' family sees fit to acknowledge their history and return to the name von Draco, letting the great name of Romstun rest.

Notable Figures

† Balereo ‘Rocco’ Romstun - Founder of House of Romstun, infamous brigand and loyal bannerman under Augustus Flay.
† Rocco ‘the Great’ Romstun - First son of James Romstun, Grandson of Balereo Romstun. Infamous war general and tactician, led the House of Romstun to great heights.
† Darius Bartham - Third son of James Romstun, Grandson of Balereo Romstun. Renowned mercenary captain and ruthless bandit, lead multiple successful battles against both dwarven and Imperial forces.
† Xander Romstun - Second in command of the bannermen of House Blackmont, loyal subordinate of August Flay and Lucius Flay.
† Zoey ‘Warrior-Empress’ Romstun - Daughter of Deano Romstun, a good warrior in her own right, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of men and women. Second in command of House of Romstun before her death.
† Michael Bartham - Bastard son of Deano Romstun, great military tactician and renowned warrior.
† Leitseig von Draco - Bastard son of Warren Bartham and direct descendant of Darius Bartham, Grand Marshal of the Reformed Kingdom of Renatus and General of the Third Crusade.
† Deano ‘Killer of Kings’ Romstun - Son of Rocco Romstun, known across the realm as the devil himself, Deano earned himself a name as a powerful bandit lord who won multiple battles with unlikely odds.
† Ronnie Romstun - Second son of Rocco Romstun, unknown across the realm.

Heirlooms

Chivay Shoulder Crusher
Flayer’s Flail
The King’s Knife
Deano Romstuns Red Bandana
Flayers Dagger