Ertanar
Holders of Cyre
Sir Rald Ertanar is a knight with a notorious reputation among the local gentry. He is the great-grandson of Rors Ertanar, the brigand knight who in 655 wed the only daughter and favorite child of Sir Brus Odasart, lord of Hesby, Doerin, and Cyre manors, and it is said he has that man’s temper.
Sir Rald became clanhead when his father, Sir Pamel, died in 712 from a stomach disease. Sir Rald’s father and grandfather are buried at Abriel Abbey.
His senile mother, Lady Elana, is in her final years and now resides with her younger brother at his manor of Hesby. The successive lords of Cyre have had close ties with Clan Odasart and have been strong supporters of their liege lords.
Cyre’s lord cares about the wellbeing of his fief and the serfs who are bound to it. Sir Rald governs the manor with a light hand except during planting and harvesting season, when he has been known to lose his temper. Hallmoots, which are held on the 15th of every month, are usually kept short, as the lord finds them tedious. Lying a third of a league from the prosperous Fur Road, Cyre sees some merchant traffic. Travelers coming from the Fur Road or Olokand usually pass through the fief on their way to the manors of Kessan, Wilmerith, Albernet, Eldibrin, Myrenath, and Kaikefrin, which lie in the northwest of the Nelafayn Hundred. Tolls are charged on those passing through the fief, a task Sir Rald has delegated to the Peonian priest, Ebasethe Urnin. The amount varies, based on how wealthy the traveler appears to be.
Sir Rald is arrogant and knows he is a better man than any of the folk who call him lord. Known among the local nobility for his foul temper and his favorite weapon, the lord of Cyre has earned the nickname “Black Rald”.
It is said that he once shot a serf in the eye rather than waste his time hanging the man. Unbeknownst to many, Sir Rald’s foul temper is always under his control. His outbursts are merely a tool that he uses to his advantage to intimidate others.
The lord’s favorite weapon, despite the fact that it is not chivalric, is a heavy black shortbow. When he has grown bored, he can be seen taking aim at any birds overhead. Sir Rald always fletches his own arrows with white goose feathers and spends many an evening either working on them or enjoying the pleasures of the table.
Many of the villagers see another side of their lord. While known for his temper, Cyre’s lord does mind his peasants and his fief. Sir Rald is a caring father and spends a fair part of the day with his six-year-old son, Pamel, at his side. His wife is relatively well treated and keeps to herself. The head of Clan Ertanar is now in his thirties, having succeeded his father (who was also named Pamel) in 712. He is steadfast and loyal as a dog both to his liege lord and to the Sheriff of Meselyne.
Lady Aharyn Ertanar (nee Quarne)
Sir Rald’s wife, the sickly and melancholy Lady Aharyn, is the only sister of the lord of Goffin Manor. Although never an attractive woman, the lady still was not pleased with her father’s arrangement for her to wed Cyre’s lord. In the eight years since, their marriage has only been dutiful. Now approaching her twenty-sixth year, Lady Aharyn has borne her husband four children, two of whom survive.
The eldest, Pamel (b.714 TR), is her favorite child and receives most of her attention. The next two, Mylera and Eleia, born in 715 and 716, died while still infants. Her youngest, Yarea, is a few months old, having been born this last winter.
Besides her skill at knitting, the lady can read. She is somewhat of a scholar and has become fascinated with the Sirion Scrolls. She has traveled to Olokand and once as far away as Tashal to purchase books for her collection. Lady Aharyn owns a few books on various subjects and is as fond of them as she is of her children. Due to her delicate health, she will often spend the entire day in her chambers. When Sir Rald is away, she acts as his steward.
Pamel Ertanar
A happy child, little Pamel is equally content to spend his time at his father’s side or with his mother. The young heir also likes playing games with the children of Left Hand Lum [10]. Pamel can do almost no wrong in his parents’ eyes. He has a Trierzi terrier, named Mendiz, which he keeps as a pet. The dog follows him around everywhere.
Yarea Ertanar
Named after her mother’s mother, Yarea is a small babe only a few months old. The child is usually cared for by Lady Aharyn or the cook, Myna of Thyin, who has grown close to the girl. Sir Rald has pledged the child to the Laranian church if she survives; Yarea will join as an acolyte on her twelfth birthday.
Squire Edan Quarne Brown of hair and of eye, Sir Rald’s squire is small for his age. Edan Quarne is the third of four brothers, the eldest of whom, Sir Edric, is lord of Goffin Manor. The seventeen-year-old squire loves joking around. Not one month passes in Cyre that someone is not subject to one of his practical jokes. Only the fact that he is the Lady Aharyn’s brother has saved him from being roughed up by the villagers. Edan’s laugh resembles that of a snorting mule.
Sir Rald Ertanar is a knight with a notorious reputation among the local gentry. He is the great-grandson of Rors Ertanar, the brigand knight who in 655 wed the only daughter and favorite child of Sir Brus Odasart, lord of Hesby, Doerin, and Cyre manors, and it is said he has that man’s temper.
Sir Rald became clanhead when his father, Sir Pamel, died in 712 from a stomach disease. Sir Rald’s father and grandfather are buried at Abriel Abbey.
His senile mother, Lady Elana, is in her final years and now resides with her younger brother at his manor of Hesby. The successive lords of Cyre have had close ties with Clan Odasart and have been strong supporters of their liege lords.
Cyre’s lord cares about the wellbeing of his fief and the serfs who are bound to it. Sir Rald governs the manor with a light hand except during planting and harvesting season, when he has been known to lose his temper. Hallmoots, which are held on the 15th of every month, are usually kept short, as the lord finds them tedious. Lying a third of a league from the prosperous Fur Road, Cyre sees some merchant traffic. Travelers coming from the Fur Road or Olokand usually pass through the fief on their way to the manors of Kessan, Wilmerith, Albernet, Eldibrin, Myrenath, and Kaikefrin, which lie in the northwest of the Nelafayn Hundred. Tolls are charged on those passing through the fief, a task Sir Rald has delegated to the Peonian priest, Ebasethe Urnin. The amount varies, based on how wealthy the traveler appears to be.
Sir Rald Ertanar
Sir Rald is arrogant and knows he is a better man than any of the folk who call him lord. Known among the local nobility for his foul temper and his favorite weapon, the lord of Cyre has earned the nickname “Black Rald”.
It is said that he once shot a serf in the eye rather than waste his time hanging the man. Unbeknownst to many, Sir Rald’s foul temper is always under his control. His outbursts are merely a tool that he uses to his advantage to intimidate others.
The lord’s favorite weapon, despite the fact that it is not chivalric, is a heavy black shortbow. When he has grown bored, he can be seen taking aim at any birds overhead. Sir Rald always fletches his own arrows with white goose feathers and spends many an evening either working on them or enjoying the pleasures of the table.
Many of the villagers see another side of their lord. While known for his temper, Cyre’s lord does mind his peasants and his fief. Sir Rald is a caring father and spends a fair part of the day with his six-year-old son, Pamel, at his side. His wife is relatively well treated and keeps to herself. The head of Clan Ertanar is now in his thirties, having succeeded his father (who was also named Pamel) in 712. He is steadfast and loyal as a dog both to his liege lord and to the Sheriff of Meselyne.
Lady Aharyn Ertanar (nee Quarne)
Sir Rald’s wife, the sickly and melancholy Lady Aharyn, is the only sister of the lord of Goffin Manor. Although never an attractive woman, the lady still was not pleased with her father’s arrangement for her to wed Cyre’s lord. In the eight years since, their marriage has only been dutiful. Now approaching her twenty-sixth year, Lady Aharyn has borne her husband four children, two of whom survive.
The eldest, Pamel (b.714 TR), is her favorite child and receives most of her attention. The next two, Mylera and Eleia, born in 715 and 716, died while still infants. Her youngest, Yarea, is a few months old, having been born this last winter.
Besides her skill at knitting, the lady can read. She is somewhat of a scholar and has become fascinated with the Sirion Scrolls. She has traveled to Olokand and once as far away as Tashal to purchase books for her collection. Lady Aharyn owns a few books on various subjects and is as fond of them as she is of her children. Due to her delicate health, she will often spend the entire day in her chambers. When Sir Rald is away, she acts as his steward.
Pamel Ertanar
A happy child, little Pamel is equally content to spend his time at his father’s side or with his mother. The young heir also likes playing games with the children of Left Hand Lum [10]. Pamel can do almost no wrong in his parents’ eyes. He has a Trierzi terrier, named Mendiz, which he keeps as a pet. The dog follows him around everywhere.
Yarea Ertanar
Named after her mother’s mother, Yarea is a small babe only a few months old. The child is usually cared for by Lady Aharyn or the cook, Myna of Thyin, who has grown close to the girl. Sir Rald has pledged the child to the Laranian church if she survives; Yarea will join as an acolyte on her twelfth birthday.
Squire Edan Quarne Brown of hair and of eye, Sir Rald’s squire is small for his age. Edan Quarne is the third of four brothers, the eldest of whom, Sir Edric, is lord of Goffin Manor. The seventeen-year-old squire loves joking around. Not one month passes in Cyre that someone is not subject to one of his practical jokes. Only the fact that he is the Lady Aharyn’s brother has saved him from being roughed up by the villagers. Edan’s laugh resembles that of a snorting mule.
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