The Beaufort Uprising

The Beaufort and the Windham meet

The Beaufort Uprising was a feud between a few different minor Kandarin Noble houses in the southern Kandarin Area, even more southern than Yanille itself. It lasted a span of about five years and many participants came in and out of it. The major participants were the House of Everric, the House of Blackthorn and the House of Cross against the Beaufort Dynasty and their vassals, the Windham and the absorbed house of Baronet. 

Participants

The Beaufort Uprising was the rise of another minor noble house trying to take other minor noble houses and merge them into one.

House Everric

Main Article: The Everric Family

The House of Everric was only recovering from their last feud once this one had arisen and things had only just started cooling down. Their coat of arms is a Golden Lion on a blue shield.  

The Everric Coat of Arms

• Cyrus Everric- The Grandmaster of the Everric.
• Garrick Everric- The son of Michael and was established as Cyrus' personal protector at the time.
• Ingram Everric- The adoptive son of Alexander and a major commander.
• Alexander Everric- Arch-Mage of the Everric at this time.
• Michael Everric- The Patriarch of the Everric at this time.
• Rennik Lovell- The family's Grand-Sentry.
• Galen Everric- The son of the deceased Lycia Everric and an unknown father. He the cousin of Ingram, Alexander and Michael.
• Merrick Everric- The son of the deceased Lycia Everric and an unknown father. He is the twin of Galen.
• Marcellus Everric- The only son of Roron Everric and the cousin to Galen and Ingram.

House Blackthorn

The House of Blackthorn was a rising Noble house at the time, though, unlike the previous conflict, they had entered near the beginning of the feud on the side of the Everrics. Their coat of arms is a hydra or a dragon.  

Blackthorn Seers

• Tyrion Blackthorn- The Grandmaster of House Blackthorn.
• Arya Blackthorn- The wife of Tyrion Blackthorn.
• Stannis Blackthorn- The brother of Tyrion Blackthorn and the Commander of forces.
• Theon Blackthorn- Son of Tyrion Blackthorn.
• Veron Blackthorn- The son of Stannis.
• Armand Blackthorn- The son of Stannis.
• Amanda Blackthorn- The daughter of Stannis.
• Lynette Blackthorn- The wife of Armand.
• Blackthorn Soldiers
• Blackthorn Mages

House Cross

The House of Cross are a noble family of druids and friends to both the Everric and the Blackthorns, they are thought to be the peacekeepers between the families, although, they didn't need it for some time. Their coat of arms is a flower.

• Angus I Cross- The Patriarch of the Cross.
• Maria Cross- The wife of Angus.
• Lennox I Cross- The son of Angus.
• Kyrian Cross- The brother of Angus.
• Alister I Cross- The commander of Cross forces.
• Nicholas I Cross- The commanders twin and protector.
• Druids-at-Arms
• Armoured Druids

The Beaufort Dynasty

Originally a small house from Ardougne, House Beaufort was a powerful family from a place known as the "Southern Isles" or the Beaufort Isles as they were known at the time. Their coat of arms is a Black Lion.

• Amaund Beaufort- The head of House Beaufort.
• Gerard Beaufort- The brother of Amaund and the family's main enforcer.
• Ambrose Beaufort- The son of Amaund Beaufort.
• Marie Beaufort- The daughter of Amaund Beaufort, a charming, beautiful girl.
• Commander Francois Baronet- Traitor to the Baronet and commander of the Beaufort forces.
• Achille Beaufort- The bastard son of Amaund.
• Avril Beaufort- The daughter of Gerard
• Bertrand Beaufort- The daughter of Gerard
• Enzo Beaufort- The adoptive son of Gerard.
• The Beaufort Family Soldiers
• Beaufort Family Knights

House Windham

House Windham were a family from the Southern Yanille who immediately saw a chance for more power and took it. Their coat of arms is a serpent.

• James Windham- The patriarch and head of the Windham.
• Martin Windham- The son of James.
• Jordan Windham- The sister to James.
• Geoffrey Windham- The son of Jordan.
• Alaina Windham- The daughter of James.
• John Windham- The bastard son of James.
• Jason Windham- The bastard son of James.
• Thomas Windham- The bastard son of James.
• William Henry- The Commander of the Forces during the war.
• Windham Soldiers

Casualties

“	They would all fall, or so we thought at that time.	”
–Amaund Beaufort, an excerpt in his last journal

House Everric

• Marcellus Everric- Killed by Gerard Beaufort's crossbow after being shot in the spinal cord.
• Merrick Everric- Slain by Amaund Beaufort after his loyalists began their attack.
• Merrick's Loyalists(15)- Slain during the Blue Wedding.
• Soldiers(20)
• Battlemages(2)

House Blackthorn

• Armand Blackthorn- Slain during the first battle for Castle Thorn against the Beaufort.
• Veron Blackthorn- A supporter of Merrick's idea to end the Everric, he and Gerard Beaufort killed one another.
• Soldiers (30)
• Battlemages (3)

House Cross

• Druid-at-Arms(20)
• Armored Druids(5)

The Beaufort Dynasty

• Amaund Beaufort- Killed by Ingram Everric during the last battle and the raid on Castle Thorn aka the Beaufort Fort.
• Gerard Beaufort- He and Veron Blackthorn slew one another.
• Ambrose Beaufort-  Slain during the Blue Wedding.
• Marie Beaufort- Slain by Merrick Everric.
• Francois Baronet- Slain by the Everrics while defending Castle Thorn.
• Achille Beaufort- Slain during the Blue Wedding.
• Avril Beaufort- Slain during the Blue Wedding.
• Bertrand Beaufort- Slain during the Blue Wedding.
• Enzo Beaufort- Slain during the Blue Wedding.
• Beaufort Dynasty Soldiers (all)
• Beaufort Dynasty Knights (all)

House Windham

Everyone.

Consequences

“	Sure, we defeated the Beauforts and prevented their expansion. The real question is, was it worth it? I don't think it was.	”
–Ingram Everric, on the war.

• The Everric used most if not all of their financial resources on runes, though, they kept what Runes they had for these years and used them sparingly.
• The Blackthorns also used most of their financial resources on runes, though, they didn't handle this as well and it ended up in an interfamily feud.
• The Everric stayed away from the Blackthorns for a while, the Cross left.
• The Beaufort, Windham and Baronet had been wiped off of the face of Gielinor, most had been slain, ironically out of an actual battle.
• The Everric would not recover for another fifty years or so, which was now the modern age.

Background

The House of Beaufort, a minor noble house from the southern isles that were then known as The Haven after their family as well. The House of Baronet and the House of Beaufort entered a full-out conflict spanning for two years. It seemed at first the Baronet were winning, but, in the end the Beaufort won and ended up absorbing the Baronet completely, while killing the top aggressors of the family and quelling any thoughts of rebellion.

This had already attracted the attention of the Everric Family, a prominent family within Yanille and the surrounding southern lands mostly after hearing of the defeat of Baronet, they mobilized their people for combat. The House of Beaufort was a militant family by all means, consisting mostly of warriors and knights.

The House of Everric had mostly mages, and a small force of about a hundred battle mages and soldiers. To add to this, the House of Blackthorn, the Everric's rivals joined in as allies once more and added their large family as well as their vast assortment of troops.

Events

This is a chronological list of events of the happenings before, during and after the Beaufort Uprising.

Pre-War

• The Beaufort Family from the Southern Isle comes to the mainland, first invading territory of the Baronet family who are at first taken by surprise. Their army of three-hundred soldiers and fifty knights.
• House Everric finishes recruitment of their small personal army, a little over a hundred men, one battlemage per every ten men equalling up to be about 110 men altogether, not including family.
• House Blackthorn recruits a force of about a hundred and fifty men, the same battlemage system went for them, and 165 men were at their disposal.
• House Beaufort seems to slowly be losing the fight with the Baronets, but after a diplomatic meeting between their head, Amaund Beaufort and Silas Baronet, it changes. Silas is killed and the family is siezed by Francois Beaufort.
• House Windham enters the conflict to join up with the Beauforts after Amaund meets with James Windham and Windham becomes a vassal house. They had about two-hundred men as well.
• One final battle is fought between Baronet loyalists and the Beaufort and their vassals. The Baronets were decimated until surrender and the Beaufort absorbed them and gained about a hundred more men.
• This attracted the attention of the Everric, a smaller family of powerful mages and they prepared for a meeting.
• Cyrus Everric receives a letter from the Beauforts inviting them for a peace summit.
• Not long after Cyrus, along with Garrick, Rennik and Marcellus Everric travel to this summit nearest to the southern shores.
• After ten minutes of so of questioning of Amaund by Cyrus, they are attacked and forced to retreat, Marcellus is killed during this skirmish by Gerard Beaufort's crossbow.
• After a funeral for Marcellus, the Everric begin to gather their allies and prepare for an all-out war. They recruit the aid of both the Cross and the Blackthorn families.

The Feud

“	This is one for the histories, bathed and written in blood.	”
–Merrick Everric, journals on the Feud

• The Beauforts had already been prepared for war and marched on the place now known as the Beaufort, it was once known as Castle Thorn.
• The Blackthorn are pushed out of Castle Thorn and lose a small portion of soldiers, a battlemage and Armand Blackthorn. The Blackthorn retreat back up north of Ardougne.
• The Beaufort marched on Lovell Tower, not far south of Yanille, another Everric property.
• Met by a weakened (after performing a strange ritual) Rennik Lovell, the Grand-Sentry of the Everric Family, the Beauforts took over it with a small (in comparison to the force size) before forcing the lone Rennik back.
• The losses were punctuated and they realized what the Everric could do, but, they continued on in their fighting.
• The Beaufort occupied Lovell Tower, finding it was mostly empty and devoid of most foods.
• The Everric, led by Ingram, marched their forces south of Yanille and aimed to push back the much larger forces of the Beauforts. After decimating the forces of the Windham and killing Geoffrey Windham, the Everric are pushed back.
• The Everric along with the Blackthorn and now prepared Cross prepare their forces and plan together.
• Supposedly hidden in secrecy, Merrick Everric, who was thought to be suicidal, began a relationship with Marie Beaufort.
• The Beauforts went silent, aside from recruitment, they disappeared from the grid.
• Thinking this would lead to a lasting peace and hopefully the return of their territory, Cyrus and the other family elders decided to bless the union of Galen and Marie.
• All became calm for about two years as the two finally had decided to get married, and the wedding ceremony had been planned.
• The Wedding Ceremony took place not long after, Merrick had a plan, but, he for some reason barred his own family from coming, it was held at Lovell Tower.
• The Beaufort didn't know about this, and every living member of the Beaufort and Windham arrive. A trap had been placed and every member of the "Everric" were just loyalists to the young Merrick, this included Veron Blackthorn, who led the loyalists.
• Merrick approaches Amaund after the wedding ceremony and pulls a dagger before stating "The Everric send their regards." After stabbing Amaund and leaving him for dead, a battle ensues between the group and every attendee of the wedding begin a skirmish.
• The Wedding becomes one written in blood, and after killing Martin Windham and his to-be wife, Marie, Merrick is slain by the still living Amaund and James Windham. Amaund then kills James.
• The wedding becomes known to all as the Blue Wedding as the Everric's primary color was blue and the only living attendee of this wedding was Amaund.
• The Beaufort withdraw from Lovell Tower and back to the Beaufort Fort, centered near the shores south of Yanille.
• Rennik Lovell and the remainder of the Everric return to Lovell Tower after hearing the wedding was over only to find it covered in Blood. Not long after, the Blackthorns and crosses are called to see the body of Veron.
• A large-scale funeral ceremony is held, everyone commented on how they had either thought that something would be pulled like this, or they hadn't expected it.
• After finding Merrick's journal, everyone was surprised to see that he had planned it all along with Veron and expected death.
• The Everric and allies cleaned up Lovell Tower and prepped their forces for one final raid, the forces of the Beaufort had already been decimated greatly.
• Under the cover of night and flying their great blue banners, the Everric, even the Blackthorns and Cross family flew the Everric Standard this day, the Golden Lion against the Black Lion; they travelled to Beaufort.
• Under Ingram Everric and Stannis Blackthorn the forces of the Everric, including the other family members, descended upon the Beaufort and strangely, the only member of the Everric not there was Alexander.
• The combined forces slaughtered each and every soldier within the Beaufort, every last man. Ingram himself dueled Amaund for fun.
•  Ingram disarms Amaund with a few spins of his blade and then rips his heart out before letting it crumble to ash.
• Ingram looks back once to the beaufort and back, having one standard placed atop the burning fortress, along with Amaund's head on a tall spike. It was a warning to all who might cross the Everric.
• Everything begins to settle down again, none had been left alive from the Beauforts had been destroyed.

Post Feud

• Rennik, Cyrus, Tyrion, Garrick and other family leaders look upon the destroyed beaufort, only shaking their heads and saying what a shame it was.
• Still, after all this, the Everric still didn't have a great means with what to do, as a lot of their money had disappeared after this.
• The hunt for the last of the Beaufort and others remained, the Everric travelled to their southern isles and claimed them for themselves, finding that the Beaufort had almost abandoned them and taking what little money that the Beaufort had left behind.
• The remaining Beaufort loyalists and supporters on the small island were hunted and killed, though, this hardly remedied anything.

The Everric Family

Living Members: Gabriel Everric, Michael Everric, Lucifer Everric, Cyrus Everric, Garrick Everric, Ingram Everric, Claire Everric, Galen Everric, Revan Everric, Caeden Everric, Caviness Everric, Robert Everric, Ariston Everric, Eden Everric, Arathorn Everric, Kristina Everric, Jade Everric, Griffen Everric, Caedmon Everric Adopted: Wade Pierce, Janelle Everric Deceased: Kali Pierce, Richard Everric, Lynette Everric, Blaez Everric, Niki Everric Allies, Friends and Servants: Alister Cross, William Blackthorn, Cersei Blackthorn, The Blackthorn Family, Jamie Fehrweard, Fehrweard Clan Other: The Leotrun-Silverkin Feud, The Beaufort Uprising