Calsite
Bailiff: Sir Harak Hargalen
Liege: Sir Shernâth Mirdârne, Constable of Jédes
Cálsite lies between Jédes and Hútop on the Gibbets Road, so named for the gibbets set as league markers between the two keeps. The first of these stands directly outside the entrance to the manor, on the eastern edge of the settlement. Cálsite comprises 1,570 acres along the northern bank of the River Tâmora. The main crop is oats, though there is also a large plum orchard on the riverbank. Cálsite has the largest sheep herd in the hundred, and, in season, some locals travel to Jédes market to sell sheep’s milk cheese and Cálsite mutton.
A small local market is held in Cálsite once each month on the 15th. Most months there will be a number of itinerant masters attendance. The metalsmith Marissa of Rethyl from Asólade also often attends. The hideworker Laldyne of Kariune from Jédes also makes the journey most months.
Sir Harak Hargalen, Bailiff of Cálsite Sir Harak is a fit and active 45-year-old, average in height, slender, and with thinning dark-brown hair. A keen rider and hunter, he often invites the Constable of Jedes, his wife’s brother, to go riding and hunting, an invitation rarely accepted. Harak is also a fine singer and a reasonably skilled harper. Bailiff Hargalen was appointed fifteen years ago following the death of the previous holder. He is usually even-tempered and softly spoken, but his strong sense of justice can arouse passionate anger over any perceived injustice. Sir Harak’s eldest brother is his clanhead. The clan hold 2,280 acres, at Eichel and Mesyne, from Baron Wevran Ethasiel of Sétrew.
Lady Tohia Hargalen, Lady of the Manor
Lady Tohia is seven years younger than both her brother Shernâth and her husband. A short, active woman with pale, freckly skin, she and Lady Jenya, her brother’s wife, have been mistaken for sisters. The physical resemblance between them is slight, but both ladies had striking red hair when they were younger. Lady Tohia works hard to ensure that her brother receives his due. Tohia has a temper that flares quickly but then dies just as fast. She can be very rude, even coarse, when angry.
Harak and Tohia have two older children. Their daughter, Grayse, was caught in flagrante delicto with Sir Arrys Maradýnè, the present bailiff of the hundred, to whom she is now married. Her older brother, also named Harak, lives with her at Asólade manor as Sir Arrys’s squire.
Squire Torbris Mirdârne
Torbris is the youngest son of Tohia’s second brother, Osric, captain of the Jedes Guards. The tall, angular 17-year-old still bears the scars of acne on his face. He is a good horseman and enjoys hunting with his liege. Torbris has two brothers, who like their parents, hold posts at Jédes.
Louran and Nólus Hargalen
Louran, 11, and her brother Nólus, 6, are the two youngest children of Harak and Tohia. Louran is devout, scholarly, shy, and quiet, and she tries to hide her blossoming beauty. Her dark hair she inherits from her father. Louran is very friendly with two nine-year-old girls: Ayla Kaphin, daughter of the bailiff of Skáist, and Edora Ercamber, daughter of the Lord of Yeáshim. The three girls often meet in Déshìnes. Nólus is his mother’s son: as loud as his sister is quiet, with fiery red hair and a pale, freckled complexion. Nólus loves being allowed out on the hunt. This happens infrequently, as his parents are very protective of the boy, who was born after three miscarriages.
Shelby Poúlty
Shelby, 16, is lady-in-waiting to Tohia. She is red-haired, snub-nosed, sullen, and resentful. Her father, Sir Hendrik, bailiff of Támorlan, is Tohia’s brother’s wife’s brother. He sent the girl to Cálsite as, following the death of her mother and Sir Hendrik’s remarriage to a woman only five years older than his daughter, Shelby was proving too disruptive.
Tutor
The lanky Malin of Helaryn walks with an ungainly loping stride, often imitated by his pupils over the years. He refers to himself as a K’norian heretic, as he imparts knowledge to all. In his mid sixties, he has seen children grow up across Asólade, beginning his career tutoring Hendrik, Lady Jenya Mirdarne, and Sir Tamys Poulty. Malin is a competent tutor and most nobles in the hundred know and respect him.
Chamberlain
Orin of Daglesh arrived at the manor with Sir Harak, his half-brother. He is the acknowledged illegitimate son of Sir Harak’s father. Orin was apprenticed to a mercantyler, but when his first son was born, fifteen years ago, he looked to settle down. Harak offered him the post of chamberlain, and Orin has never looked back. He knows to the penny who owes what to whom, and he bargains hard to improve the fief’s revenue. As a consequence, Cálsite is one of the most productive manors in the area.
Sir Harak retains two men-at-arms, Horrys and Borrys of Jothyn, the 23-year-old twin sons of the village beadle. While Horrys has wavy dark hair like his father, Borrys has his mother’s Ivinian stock: he is blonde and stands over six feet tall.
Medium Foot (Beadle)
Harrath of Jothyn is the eldest son of the former beadle. He left home almost thirty years ago, at the age of 19, to seek his fortune. He did not find it, but he did travel widely. Two years after he left, while he was working in Chélemby, he met his wife, Kirina Vargoth. As her clan opposed the match, the couple eloped and, after many adventures, returned to Cálsite. They now have seven children. The four youngest, three girls and a boy, all teenagers, still live with them. Kirina is probably the only worshipper of Sárajìn in the hundred. Though she is not particularly devout she always observes Bjarri’s Feast.
Medium Foot
Sath of Jothyn is Harrath’s eldest son. Short, slim, and in his mid twenties, he is married with three young daughters.
Light Foot
Ellar of Jothyn is Harrath’s younger brother. When Harrath left home, Ellar expected to inherit everything. Then Harrath returned and was made beadle. Though Ellar does not resent his brother, his wife, Ailyn, does. Their eldest son is married and is a yeoman at Novélim.
Light Foot
Lafryn of Calas is in his mid thirties, fat, and jolly. He is quick-witted and humorous, always prepared to be the butt of others’ jokes. Lafryn is adept at diffusing arguments by making people laugh. He has few kin still in the hundred; his sisters are scattered across the shire. However, his youngest brother is in the constable’s guard (Jédes p25).
Woodcrafter/Woodward £££
Fraken of Baxt often travels east to Támorlan and Mówich, which both lack a woodcrafter, to try to pick up additional work. He is not the best woodcrafter, but his goods are serviceable enough. He is also the woodward for Cálsite.
Salter ££
Cálsite is one of the few settlements in Asólade with a large flock of sheep, and Darya of Narbath makes a soft, crumbly sheep’s milk cheese to an acceptable standard and a passable tarwyn cheese. Her other cheeses, made from goat’s milk and cow’s milk, are not as good or as popular. It is likely that villagers would go elsewhere if there were an alternative.
Reeve
Tamyr of Gelth, at over 70, is the oldest man in the village as well as head of his clan. His cottage is home to eleven people, including a great grandson. His eldest grandson, Tamys, carries out most of the duties of reeve, but old Tamyr still takes the honours.
Herder
Gorrys of Haribert is a member of the largest serf clan in the hundred. His clanhead lives in neighbouring Belgie, where the reeve is also a Haribert.
Commoner of Tarwyn
A villein, Rykas of Andryn is a skilled farmer and the wealthiest serf in the village. He keeps a herd of pigs, which his eldest son grazes, and a small herd of ponies, which roam free in the forest. The ponies are branded as soon as they are born to identify their owner. Rykas’s wife, Alys, is the village’s goosewife. They have four children; the eldest is in his late teens.
Priest of Peóni
The short, burly Jassyff of Trant is in his mid forties. Wily, humorous, sharp-witted, and fair-minded, Jassyff is popular with his parishioners. He is, however, terrified of blood and useless at treating injuries or diagnosing illnesses.
Liege: Sir Shernâth Mirdârne, Constable of Jédes
Cálsite lies between Jédes and Hútop on the Gibbets Road, so named for the gibbets set as league markers between the two keeps. The first of these stands directly outside the entrance to the manor, on the eastern edge of the settlement. Cálsite comprises 1,570 acres along the northern bank of the River Tâmora. The main crop is oats, though there is also a large plum orchard on the riverbank. Cálsite has the largest sheep herd in the hundred, and, in season, some locals travel to Jédes market to sell sheep’s milk cheese and Cálsite mutton.
MARKET
A small local market is held in Cálsite once each month on the 15th. Most months there will be a number of itinerant masters attendance. The metalsmith Marissa of Rethyl from Asólade also often attends. The hideworker Laldyne of Kariune from Jédes also makes the journey most months.
MANOR RESIDENTS
Sir Harak Hargalen, Bailiff of Cálsite Sir Harak is a fit and active 45-year-old, average in height, slender, and with thinning dark-brown hair. A keen rider and hunter, he often invites the Constable of Jedes, his wife’s brother, to go riding and hunting, an invitation rarely accepted. Harak is also a fine singer and a reasonably skilled harper. Bailiff Hargalen was appointed fifteen years ago following the death of the previous holder. He is usually even-tempered and softly spoken, but his strong sense of justice can arouse passionate anger over any perceived injustice. Sir Harak’s eldest brother is his clanhead. The clan hold 2,280 acres, at Eichel and Mesyne, from Baron Wevran Ethasiel of Sétrew.
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Harak and his brother despise the baron. Through the work of Clan Hargalen; Sir Shernâth and Earl Troda Dariune of Kiban are amassing a great deal of intelligence on Wevran Ethasiel.
Lady Tohia Hargalen, Lady of the Manor
Lady Tohia is seven years younger than both her brother Shernâth and her husband. A short, active woman with pale, freckly skin, she and Lady Jenya, her brother’s wife, have been mistaken for sisters. The physical resemblance between them is slight, but both ladies had striking red hair when they were younger. Lady Tohia works hard to ensure that her brother receives his due. Tohia has a temper that flares quickly but then dies just as fast. She can be very rude, even coarse, when angry.
Harak and Tohia have two older children. Their daughter, Grayse, was caught in flagrante delicto with Sir Arrys Maradýnè, the present bailiff of the hundred, to whom she is now married. Her older brother, also named Harak, lives with her at Asólade manor as Sir Arrys’s squire.
Squire Torbris Mirdârne
Torbris is the youngest son of Tohia’s second brother, Osric, captain of the Jedes Guards. The tall, angular 17-year-old still bears the scars of acne on his face. He is a good horseman and enjoys hunting with his liege. Torbris has two brothers, who like their parents, hold posts at Jédes.
Louran and Nólus Hargalen
Louran, 11, and her brother Nólus, 6, are the two youngest children of Harak and Tohia. Louran is devout, scholarly, shy, and quiet, and she tries to hide her blossoming beauty. Her dark hair she inherits from her father. Louran is very friendly with two nine-year-old girls: Ayla Kaphin, daughter of the bailiff of Skáist, and Edora Ercamber, daughter of the Lord of Yeáshim. The three girls often meet in Déshìnes. Nólus is his mother’s son: as loud as his sister is quiet, with fiery red hair and a pale, freckled complexion. Nólus loves being allowed out on the hunt. This happens infrequently, as his parents are very protective of the boy, who was born after three miscarriages.
Shelby Poúlty
Shelby, 16, is lady-in-waiting to Tohia. She is red-haired, snub-nosed, sullen, and resentful. Her father, Sir Hendrik, bailiff of Támorlan, is Tohia’s brother’s wife’s brother. He sent the girl to Cálsite as, following the death of her mother and Sir Hendrik’s remarriage to a woman only five years older than his daughter, Shelby was proving too disruptive.
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. She hates her stepmother and now makes mischief in her new home in the hope she’ll be sent back to her father. Lady Tohia has threatened to have her whipped and put in the stocks if she does not behave. Shelby thinks this is an empty threat; she may soon be proved wrong
Tutor
The lanky Malin of Helaryn walks with an ungainly loping stride, often imitated by his pupils over the years. He refers to himself as a K’norian heretic, as he imparts knowledge to all. In his mid sixties, he has seen children grow up across Asólade, beginning his career tutoring Hendrik, Lady Jenya Mirdarne, and Sir Tamys Poulty. Malin is a competent tutor and most nobles in the hundred know and respect him.
Chamberlain
Orin of Daglesh arrived at the manor with Sir Harak, his half-brother. He is the acknowledged illegitimate son of Sir Harak’s father. Orin was apprenticed to a mercantyler, but when his first son was born, fifteen years ago, he looked to settle down. Harak offered him the post of chamberlain, and Orin has never looked back. He knows to the penny who owes what to whom, and he bargains hard to improve the fief’s revenue. As a consequence, Cálsite is one of the most productive manors in the area.
MILITARY
Sir Harak retains two men-at-arms, Horrys and Borrys of Jothyn, the 23-year-old twin sons of the village beadle. While Horrys has wavy dark hair like his father, Borrys has his mother’s Ivinian stock: he is blonde and stands over six feet tall.
Medium Foot (Beadle)
Harrath of Jothyn is the eldest son of the former beadle. He left home almost thirty years ago, at the age of 19, to seek his fortune. He did not find it, but he did travel widely. Two years after he left, while he was working in Chélemby, he met his wife, Kirina Vargoth. As her clan opposed the match, the couple eloped and, after many adventures, returned to Cálsite. They now have seven children. The four youngest, three girls and a boy, all teenagers, still live with them. Kirina is probably the only worshipper of Sárajìn in the hundred. Though she is not particularly devout she always observes Bjarri’s Feast.
Medium Foot
Sath of Jothyn is Harrath’s eldest son. Short, slim, and in his mid twenties, he is married with three young daughters.
Light Foot
Ellar of Jothyn is Harrath’s younger brother. When Harrath left home, Ellar expected to inherit everything. Then Harrath returned and was made beadle. Though Ellar does not resent his brother, his wife, Ailyn, does. Their eldest son is married and is a yeoman at Novélim.
Light Foot
Lafryn of Calas is in his mid thirties, fat, and jolly. He is quick-witted and humorous, always prepared to be the butt of others’ jokes. Lafryn is adept at diffusing arguments by making people laugh. He has few kin still in the hundred; his sisters are scattered across the shire. However, his youngest brother is in the constable’s guard (Jédes p25).
GUILDS
Woodcrafter/Woodward £££
Fraken of Baxt often travels east to Támorlan and Mówich, which both lack a woodcrafter, to try to pick up additional work. He is not the best woodcrafter, but his goods are serviceable enough. He is also the woodward for Cálsite.
Salter ££
Cálsite is one of the few settlements in Asólade with a large flock of sheep, and Darya of Narbath makes a soft, crumbly sheep’s milk cheese to an acceptable standard and a passable tarwyn cheese. Her other cheeses, made from goat’s milk and cow’s milk, are not as good or as popular. It is likely that villagers would go elsewhere if there were an alternative.
OFFICERS & OTHERS
Reeve
Tamyr of Gelth, at over 70, is the oldest man in the village as well as head of his clan. His cottage is home to eleven people, including a great grandson. His eldest grandson, Tamys, carries out most of the duties of reeve, but old Tamyr still takes the honours.
Herder
Gorrys of Haribert is a member of the largest serf clan in the hundred. His clanhead lives in neighbouring Belgie, where the reeve is also a Haribert.
Commoner of Tarwyn
A villein, Rykas of Andryn is a skilled farmer and the wealthiest serf in the village. He keeps a herd of pigs, which his eldest son grazes, and a small herd of ponies, which roam free in the forest. The ponies are branded as soon as they are born to identify their owner. Rykas’s wife, Alys, is the village’s goosewife. They have four children; the eldest is in his late teens.
Priest of Peóni
The short, burly Jassyff of Trant is in his mid forties. Wily, humorous, sharp-witted, and fair-minded, Jassyff is popular with his parishioners. He is, however, terrified of blood and useless at treating injuries or diagnosing illnesses.
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