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| − | ! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''House Ruric''' <br> ''Blood and Honor''
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;">'''Nation''': || [[Kingdom of Norland]]
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || [[Red Faith]]
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Current Patriarch''': || [[Halvar I Edvardsson| Halvar I]]
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Progeniture''': || [[Thoromir I Ruric]]
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Ethnicity''': || [[Highlanders|Norlandic]]
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House Motto''': || Blood and Honor
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;">'''Titles''': || [[King of Norland]]<br>Prince of Vilachia<br>Protector of the Highlanders<br>Duke of Varhelm<br>Duke of Polaris<br>Duke of Northemarch<br>[[Avar|Duke of Avar]]<br>Duke of Redmark<br>Duke of Morsgrad<br>Duke of the Riverlands<br>[[Ruriksgrad|Earl of Ruriksgrad]]<br>[[Vjorhelm|Earl of Vjorhelm]] <br>Earl of Smol'Krag<br>[[Count of Jornburg|Earl of Jornburg]]<br>Earl of Polaris<br>Earl of Foldgrad<br>[[Krag|Earl of the Krag]] <br>Earl of Svenheld<br>[[Avar|Earl of Ostavar]]<br>Earl of Ashfeld<br>Earl of Dragonwood<br>Earl of Drakenburgh<br>Earl of Nyrhold<br>Earl of Ashwood<br>Earl of Frostholm<br>Earl of Silverholt<br>Earl of Valkryia<br> Earl of Seru<br>Earl of Evermoore<br>[[Earl of Nordengrad]]<br>Earl of Hearthton<br> Earl of Seahelm<br> Count of Astorga <br> [[Dunharrow|Baron of Dunharrow]]<br>Baron of Thorhelm<br>Lord of Ashfjord<br>Lord of Bonefort<br>Lord of Pinemarch<br>Lord of the Rock
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| − | |<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Cadet Branches''': || Clan Edvardsson <br> Clan Freysson <br> Clan Eiriksson <br> House of Ashton ''(extinct)'' <br> House of Caunter ''(extinct)'' <br> [[House of Rosik]] ''(extinct)'' <br> [[House of Rorik]] ''(extinct)''
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| − | '''Clan Ruric''' ([[Common]]: ''Ruric'';), is the current ruling family of the [[Kingdom of Norland]], producing all of Norland's rulers; however under [[Caedric I Edvardsson|Caedric I]]'s rule Clan Edvardsson has been made the sole progeniture to the lands and titles of House Ruric, mainly the responsibility as [[King of Norland]]. All male direct descendants of Thoromir are apart of Clan Ruric. The descendants of Thoromir I Ruric, Edvard I Ruric, Eirik I Ruric, and Frey I Ruric, all encompass Clan Ruric and its cadet branches, named after each respective son.
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| − | == History ==
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| − | The history of Clan Ruric starts with the purchase of Seahelm a great land purchased from the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, by Edvard I Ruric in , to lay the foundation for the [[Kingdom of Norland]]. The land was sold due to a war between the [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] and the [[Holy Orenian Empire]] and the Norlandic people offered to aid the Dwarvern war effort for a single year. The Norlandic people eventually became the only combatant against the Holy Orenian Empire, the Norlandic people chose to stop fighting which angered the Dwarves. After the Dwarves betrayed the Norlandic people the King of Norland Edvard I Ruric chose to support the Holy Orenian Empire against the Dwarves.
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| − | The Holy Orenian Empire, with the support of Norland, managed to defeat the Grand Kingdom of Urguan; after which the Imperials immediately betrayed the Kingdom of Norland and demanded vassalization under the threat of conquest. The King of Norland, Edvard I, unwilling to accept this outcome climbed a great mountain and passed away in 1539.
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| − | Eirik, Edvard's younger brother, took the mantle of King and negotiated with the Holy Orenian Empire to vassalize under the Empire under [[John I, Holy Orenian Emperor|John I]]. After three years of negotiation the Kingdom of Norland was dissolved and become known as the Earldom of Nyrhold, loyal to the Holy Orenian Empire. As an Orenian vassal they were officially Canonist, however the Norlandic people would not abandon the so quickly [[Red Faith]], and so the Norlandic people practiced it in secret; much to ire of the Canonist Church and the Empire. Many inquisitions into the Earldom of Nearhold had soured the relations between the Empire and the Earldom.
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| − | In 1551 Earl Eirik Ruric died and his first born Hakon Ruric was unable to rule due to sickness, and Eirik's second born, Sven Ruric, took control over the Earldom of Nyrhold. During the reign of Sven Ruric, Beowulf 'the Betrayer', the first born son of Edvard, made a deal with the Grand Kingdom of Urguan and promised to rule as King of Norland under the Grand Kingdom. Sven, a vassal of the Holy Orenian Empire, requested aid against this coming threat of Beowulf however his request was directly denied by the Emperor, yet another betray of the Norlandic people.
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| − | Sven then took it upon himself to prepare his loyal Norlandic swords for battle, even hiring Orcish mercenaries to aid in the coming campaign against the rebel Beowulf 'the Betrayer'. After much preparation the Norlandic army seized control over Seahelm and slaughtered the rebellion. Sven Ruric the Earl of Nyrhold had, after defeating Beowulf's Rebellion, found a connection to the city of Seahelm and requested that the Emperor grant his people that land. The [[Kingdom of Lotharingia|Archduke of Lorraine]], [[Augustus d'Amaury| Archduke Augustus d'Amaury]] denied this request citing the Earl and the Norlandic people, as his subjects; he then demanded that Sven I Ruric stand before an Imperial court. In court the judge had found that there was no evidence that the Earldom of Nyrhold was a vassal to the Archduchy of Lorraine, but was instead a direct vassal to the Holy Orenian Emperor, [[John II, Holy Orenian Emperor|John II]]. After the court case the Emperor granted Sven I, Earl of Nearhelm the title Earl of Ostavar and the Norlandic people the cities of Seahelm, Forstholm, Valkyria, and Cresthelm. The Norlandic population then surged, consisting of nearly fifty percent of the Holy Orenian Army, most if not all men of Ostavar were soldier.
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| − | The Dreadlands, an infamous bandit nation, began raiding the Earldom of Ostavar. Sven, the Earl of Ostavar, requested aid from the Holy Orenian Empire to ease the bandit problem however the Empire denied this request as the Orenians were ever weary of the growing strength of the Norlandic peoples. Eventually the Sven I sent his son, Thomas Ruric, to the Imperial Court to request that the whole of the island of Avar be granted to the Sven and the Norlandic people due to their performance and defense of the island as a whole against the Dreadlands bandits. The Emperor, John II, denied this request, and further named Sven and the Norlandic people traitors to Empire.
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| − | The Imperial Court then broke Thomas Ruric's guestright by kidnapping and torturing him, notably breaking his knees so he may kneel before the Emperor. The Dreadland bandits, who have grown respectful of the prowess of the Norlandic people in combat, came to aid Thomas Ruric by penetrating the Imperial Palace and returning Thomas to Ostavar.
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| − | This action by the Holy Orenian Empire had lead to Sven Ruric declaring himself King of Norland, removing himself from the under the authority of the Imperials. Sven also brokered a peace between the Norlandic people and the Dreadland bandits. With their newfound independence from the Imperials the Norlandic people built many great defensive structure and even built the Ostovarian Manhood, the largest ship to ever be constructed and sent it off to Felsen, the Imperial Capital. The Ostovarian Manhood met with an Imperial ship along the way where a dead whale floated up between the two ships and two giant wurms eat the Ostovarian Manhood, but leaving the Orenian ship undamaged. This supernatural event crippled the Norlandic fleet and allowed the Holy Orenian Empire to attack Seahelm directly. The Burning of Seahelm is well remembered by the Norlandic people, and is known as an extremely important event in Norlandic history.
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| − | After the Burning of Seahelm the Norlandic people left for the Dreadlands and constructed the Bonefort, a structure created by the pillaged remains of Imperial cities and stolen from Imperial traders along the roads of Vailor.
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