Yeashim
Holder: Sir Yenin Ercamber
Liege: Sir Shernâth Mirdârne , Constable of Jedes
Yeáshim is the most northerly settlement in Asolade Hundred . The first settlement encountered when entering Óselshire from Thelshire along the Kald River road, the majority of the properties are stretched out along the River Road.
Over one-third of the population supplement their farming with fishing the river.
Yeáshim manor is one of the “ten-pound towers”. Similar in design to the tower at Chewintin, it was built by the same mason once Chéwintin had been completed.
The tower at Yeáshim stands on the high ground about 100 yards from the river. Since the tower was constructed, a hall has been built at its base and a separate stable is enclosed within the timber palisade.
As a landholding clan, clan Ercamber are relatively recent arrivals in the hundred.
Sir Yenins grandfather Sir Yethris, fought alongside Earl Tróda’s father in the Chybísan campaign. At the end of the campaign the Earl of Bâlim granted Yeáshim, whose lord had been killed, to Sir Yethris.
This was done despite the fact that Sir Yethris brother held Hasebe, in Nelefayn hundred, from the Earl of Ósel. Clan Ercamber have two earls as masters. The Hasebe branch of the clan is senior, though they rarely visit.
Sir Yenin Ercamber, Lord of Yeáshim
Sir Yenin Ercamber is a tousle-haired, brown-eyed, untidy man aged 26. He claims to be a successful jouster. In fact, Sir Yenin has won only one competition, at Kiban, and that was four years ago. He is rather too fond of wine and ale. Anyone listening to him when he is in his cups would believe that he was much more successful. He blames his several defeats on ill luck. Sir Yenin is happiest at the joust and when carousing with his friends Sir Jarrak Mazerony of Mowich, and Sir Challs Vaén, his wife’s brother.
Sir Yenin inherited the manor a little over three years ago, on the death of his father. Neither wise nor clever, he is a poor administrator.
The manor is slowly becoming less profitable under his mismanagement. Sir Yenin is arrogant, rather miserly, and something of a misogynist.
As he shares the manor with his stepmother, wife, two half-sisters, and a baby daughter, he is rarely in a good mood.
Lady Entru Ercamber, Lady of the Manor
Lady Entru is the eldest daughter of Sir Jarrak Vaén, Lord of Feneven. Tall and well-built, snub-nosed and rosy-cheeked, Lady Entru is a quiet, deferential woman and is completely uninterested in politics.
The scheming of her mother and brother is lost on her. She is a doting mother and is currently in the middle stages of pregnancy. She has little love for her husband, but is desperate to provide him with a son and heir, as she regards this as her wifely duty.
She persuaded her husband to allow Lady Malda to stay in order to “help look after the children”.
Squire Pursi Vaén
Pursi is a gangly young man of 20. He is Lady Entru’s brother and has been squire at Yeáshim for seven years.
He was initially squire to Sir Yenin’s father, Sir Uthris. Due to be knighted this year, Pursi intends to become a tournament knight, like Sir Yenin.
He is constantly practicing his jousting skills. Unfortunately, he will need a lot of practice, as his ambitions far outreach his ability.
Lady Malda Ercamber, Dowager
Lady Malda is a plain featured woman with mid brown hair that is now beginning to grey.
She is the daughter of what was a minor branch of Clan Doulzârn. However, Sir Terris Doulzârn, the Lord of Novelim, failed to produce a male heir and it became obvious that Malda’s younger brother, Hadred, would likely inherit.
Hadred married his cousin, Sir Terris’s eldest daughter, Emyla, seven years ago. Lady Malda remains on good terms with her brother, but dislikes her cousin (and sister-in-law) Lady Emyla.
Lady Malda married Sir Yenins father, Sir Uthris, 20 years ago.
Sir Uthris’s first wife, Blais Dacyr, died giving birth to Yenin. Lady Malda bore her husband three daughters. Lady Malda and her stepson have never got on, and she lives in fear of eviction.
She has been threatened with eviction twice by Sir Yenin, first three years ago when she protested at his expulsion of Kalas of Rothlar [p31], and again recently, when he agreed the marriage of her eldest daughter, Iblis, to Sir Jarrak Mazerony.
Should Lady Malda discover the true situation at Mówich from her eldest daughter, she will certainly tell her brother.
Edora and Ferkyse Ercamber
Edora, aged 9, and Ferkyse, aged 5, are Malda’s two younger daughters and Sir Yenin’s half-sisters. Edora is a bold and resourceful girl and already a good horsewoman.
Against her mother’s wishes she has cropped her hair. She now looks very boyish, especially as she rides in breeches and tunic. Both girls are brown-haired and brown-eyed, like their mother.
Edora has two close friends: Louran Hargalen, the 11-year-old daughter of the bailiff of Cálsite; and Ayla Kaphin, the 9-year-old daughter of the bailiff of Skáist.
The three girls meet regularly; often each will walk alone to Déshìnes, which is central between their homes, to meet. Ferkyse is terrified of Sir Yenin and is kept out of his way.
Gryna Ercamber
Gryna is Sir Yenin’s 3-year-old daughter. She is an active and energetic child and, like Ferkyse, is kept well away from Sir Yenin. Lady Entru sometimes trusts Edora to look after Gryna.
Chamberlain
Jarrak of Dhug is a resourceful chamberlain.
He is a short, jovial, bald, and bushy-bearded man in his early fifties. Under his guidance Yeáshim was prospering. When Sir Yenin first arrived home Jarrak consulted him on everything.
However, Jarrak soon discovered that, unlike his father, Sir Yenin was unwilling to take advice from a mere commoner. Having been threatened twice with dismissal, Jarrak is now circumspect in his dealings with his lord. In many cases, when he knows that Sir Yenin will not agree, he simply makes decisions without consulting him.
This is a dangerous path to take. The once honest man is now slowly amassing a small “stipend” in case of his dismissal.
Jarrak’s wife died ten years ago.
When Kalas of Rothlar [p31] and his mother, Neryth, were brought into the manor, Jarram grew close to the boy and his mother.
When Kalas was dismissed, Jarram married Neryth, who is now one of the manor servants. Jarram and his step-son Kalas have a great deal of respect for each other.
Sir Yenin employs a huntsman and a single man-at-arms. The man-at-arms is Petrys of Golorna, a 30-year-old mercenary who acted as servant and squire to Sir Yenin during his jousting days.
When Sir Yenin returned to Yeáshim, he dismissed his father’s light footman in favour of Petrys. Petrys is a charming and well-mannered man.
He is not particularly honest and has a vicious temper.
The huntsman is a very recent arrival.
Barth of Lunn, the head of his clan, was in the service of Sir Danard Orteyan, the former lord of Yalen. When Sir Danard died Barth was dismissed.
A grizzled man in his mid forties, Barth has been in Yeáshim for only a few days. He is an experienced hunter and tracker, a loner, and a misogynist. He is likely to get on well with his new lord.
Harbraen of Haskew is a distant cousin of the guildmaster at Jédes. A tall and burly man in his early thirties, he is married to Emyla, a daughter of Symon of Delsin. The couple are childless.
Harbraen is an excellent judge of horseflesh and breeds fine palfreys. He is extremely protective of “his” horses and sometimes forgets that they belong to Sir Yenin. He is very fond of Edora Ercamber, who often helps him to groom the horses.
Harbraen was a very close friend of the former man-at-arms, Danys of Terly, second son of the beadle. Danys was dismissed by Sir Yenin and was replaced by Petrys of Golorna.
Harbraen dislikes Petrys for this reason. Danys now works as a mercenary on the Salt Route but occasionally visits his old friend.
Yeomen
Light Foot (Beadle)
Hamys of Ursen is a Commoner of Tarwyn. Hamys is a portly man of middle height and middle years. He has lost most of his teeth. His wife keeps bees and he is very fond of honey.
Hamys’ eldest son, Darlys, carries out the commoner’s role, leaving, Hamys to carry out the beadle’s duties.
His youngest son, Marek, is in the Constables guard (Jédes p25).
Medium Foot
Symon of Delsin is a tall, attractive, dark-haired man. He is one of several members of his clan in the hundred. He has kin in Feneven, Meminast, and Novelim. A grandfather, Symon has fathered seven healthy children.
His eldest daughter is married to Aralath of Rothlar; his second, to Harbraen of Haskew.
His eldest son was fostered with his brother in Novélim when his first wife died. He has four children by his second wife.
Medium Foot
Aralath of Rothlar is a tall, muscular man in his mid thirties.
His older brother died saving the life of Sir Yenin’s father. Aralath and his wife, Janys, have three young children.
Shortbow
Styrk of Tarryth is a commoner of Tarwyn.
He is very tall (over six and-a-half feet) and well built. He and his wife have four children: two boys and two girls. The eldest, a daughter, Trysa, is 18 and attractive, though as she stands well over six feet tall she dwarfs all of the local men.
She is an exceptionally good shot and often accompanies the men at the hunt. Styrk’s youngest, a son, is 8 years old.
Mykel of Tyn is married with a young daughter. He is a commoner of Tarwyn. Short, dark-haired, bearded and slightly overweight, he recently inherited the franchise and his commoner’s status from his father.
He breeds ponies and uses them to transport excess grain to Jédes. Mykel is not as competent as his father; flour quality has dropped significantly since he took over the franchise. Mykel’s journeyman, Tamys of Hedrik, is a burly fair-haired lad of 17.
Tamys is from Rusna in Thelshire and originally worked for Mykel’s father. Mykel blames Tamys for the poor quality flour. The lad is being given a hard time by both his master and the villagers and is deeply unhappy.
The Yeásford Inn is the most northerly building in the village. In fact it is the most northerly building in the hundred. As its name implies, it is the first building on the south side of the Yeás ford.
The innkeeper, Jarn of Lysten, is a stout, dark-haired man of 50. He is the first innkeeper of Yeáshim, having created the franchise twenty-five years ago and had the inn built.
The inn has been successful. His regular customers include most visitors to Asólade from northern Káldôr, and the boatmen who ply their trade up and down the River Kald.
In addition to his family, Jarn employs a journeyman, Felp of Thoms, and an apprentice, Chard of Derson. Felp is hard-working, but shy and nervous; Chard is a lazy gossip, but is popular with many customers because of this. Jarn’s prices are average for most of the year, but extortionate during the Horse Fair and St. Bromel’s Fast.
Jarn is concerned for his business. Sir Yenin is fond of his ale, and has suggested that Jarn’s rent, which is paid in ale, should double. Jarn could appeal to either Sir Shernâth or to the shire court if Sir Yenin tries to increase the rent.
He knows he’s likely to win his case, he also knows that Sir Yenin would then make life very difficult for him, so he has approached Sir Garith Kaphin with a view to building a new inn at Deshines.
Jarn married a local girl, black-haired and stocky Sharn, who he originally employed as a barmaid. The couple have two children, an 18-year-old daughter, Trayse and a 15-year-old son Ealfric. Ealfric is apprenticed at the Fallen Tower Inn in Jedes.
Trayse is taller than her mother, solidly built, and has long black hair. She has recently presented her parents with a granddaughter. Trayse was reasonably sure that the father was Sarban, the eldest son of the reeve.
Her father is now negotiating Sarban’s freedom with Sir Yenin. Jarn refuses to allow his daughter to marry a serf.
There were a couple of alternative fathers to Sarban: Sarban’s younger brother, Sedris, and the miller’s journeyman Tamys. As the baby is blond like Tamys, it is possible that Trayse was mistaken.
Tamys of Felp is a weather-beaten, bald man in his late thirties. He has been reeve for four years, since the death of his father, and has proved to be competent. He shares his home with his wife, Yacinth, and four teenage sons.
The eldest, Sarban has been named as the father of Trayse of Lysten’s daughter. Sarban is not particularly fond of Trayse, and his parents dislike “the slattern”. However, the clan recognise the advantages in Sarban being granted his freedom.
They have not objected to the innkeeper’s attempts to have him freed, but they claim poverty when asked for financial assistance by Jarn.
Gorryn of Rothlar has been herder for only three years.
A tall and powerfully built man, he, like the reeve, inherited the post from his late father. Unlike the reeve, he is barely competent.
Gorryn shares his home with his wife, three children, and the wife of his eldest son. His eldest son, Davveth, though only 20, is already a better farmer than his father. Davveth and his wife are considering petitioning Sir Yenin for some land of their own.
If Davveth is allowed to leave home, Gorryn will find his work even more difficult.
Rabyn of Morray is a tall, slender, and good looking man in his mid twenties.
He supports his widowed mother, his wife, and three very young children. He is efficient and hard-working. His nervous wife, Marys, fears for his safety, as he sometimes spends the night in the woods.
She would not be comforted by the fact that he actually spends these nights safely indoors in Déshìnes with Alyss of Haribert.
Warn of Haldek is a thin man in his mid sixties. He has been village priest for over twenty years.
On most issues he is kind, generous, and forgiving of his flock.
However, he preaches fiery sermons against the sins of lust, wantonness, and infidelity and demands a harsh penance from any who confesses to such sins.
A competent physician, he is one of few priests allowed to act as a midwife.
Liege: Sir Shernâth Mirdârne , Constable of Jedes
Yeáshim is the most northerly settlement in Asolade Hundred . The first settlement encountered when entering Óselshire from Thelshire along the Kald River road, the majority of the properties are stretched out along the River Road.
Over one-third of the population supplement their farming with fishing the river.
Yeáshim manor is one of the “ten-pound towers”. Similar in design to the tower at Chewintin, it was built by the same mason once Chéwintin had been completed.
The tower at Yeáshim stands on the high ground about 100 yards from the river. Since the tower was constructed, a hall has been built at its base and a separate stable is enclosed within the timber palisade.
As a landholding clan, clan Ercamber are relatively recent arrivals in the hundred.
Sir Yenins grandfather Sir Yethris, fought alongside Earl Tróda’s father in the Chybísan campaign. At the end of the campaign the Earl of Bâlim granted Yeáshim, whose lord had been killed, to Sir Yethris.
This was done despite the fact that Sir Yethris brother held Hasebe, in Nelefayn hundred, from the Earl of Ósel. Clan Ercamber have two earls as masters. The Hasebe branch of the clan is senior, though they rarely visit.
Manor Residents
Sir Yenin Ercamber, Lord of Yeáshim
Sir Yenin Ercamber is a tousle-haired, brown-eyed, untidy man aged 26. He claims to be a successful jouster. In fact, Sir Yenin has won only one competition, at Kiban, and that was four years ago. He is rather too fond of wine and ale. Anyone listening to him when he is in his cups would believe that he was much more successful. He blames his several defeats on ill luck. Sir Yenin is happiest at the joust and when carousing with his friends Sir Jarrak Mazerony of Mowich, and Sir Challs Vaén, his wife’s brother.
Sir Yenin inherited the manor a little over three years ago, on the death of his father. Neither wise nor clever, he is a poor administrator.
The manor is slowly becoming less profitable under his mismanagement. Sir Yenin is arrogant, rather miserly, and something of a misogynist.
As he shares the manor with his stepmother, wife, two half-sisters, and a baby daughter, he is rarely in a good mood.
Lady Entru Ercamber, Lady of the Manor
Lady Entru is the eldest daughter of Sir Jarrak Vaén, Lord of Feneven. Tall and well-built, snub-nosed and rosy-cheeked, Lady Entru is a quiet, deferential woman and is completely uninterested in politics.
The scheming of her mother and brother is lost on her. She is a doting mother and is currently in the middle stages of pregnancy. She has little love for her husband, but is desperate to provide him with a son and heir, as she regards this as her wifely duty.
She persuaded her husband to allow Lady Malda to stay in order to “help look after the children”.
Squire Pursi Vaén
Pursi is a gangly young man of 20. He is Lady Entru’s brother and has been squire at Yeáshim for seven years.
He was initially squire to Sir Yenin’s father, Sir Uthris. Due to be knighted this year, Pursi intends to become a tournament knight, like Sir Yenin.
He is constantly practicing his jousting skills. Unfortunately, he will need a lot of practice, as his ambitions far outreach his ability.
Lady Malda Ercamber, Dowager
Lady Malda is a plain featured woman with mid brown hair that is now beginning to grey.
She is the daughter of what was a minor branch of Clan Doulzârn. However, Sir Terris Doulzârn, the Lord of Novelim, failed to produce a male heir and it became obvious that Malda’s younger brother, Hadred, would likely inherit.
Hadred married his cousin, Sir Terris’s eldest daughter, Emyla, seven years ago. Lady Malda remains on good terms with her brother, but dislikes her cousin (and sister-in-law) Lady Emyla.
Lady Malda married Sir Yenins father, Sir Uthris, 20 years ago.
Sir Uthris’s first wife, Blais Dacyr, died giving birth to Yenin. Lady Malda bore her husband three daughters. Lady Malda and her stepson have never got on, and she lives in fear of eviction.
She has been threatened with eviction twice by Sir Yenin, first three years ago when she protested at his expulsion of Kalas of Rothlar [p31], and again recently, when he agreed the marriage of her eldest daughter, Iblis, to Sir Jarrak Mazerony.
Should Lady Malda discover the true situation at Mówich from her eldest daughter, she will certainly tell her brother.
Edora and Ferkyse Ercamber
Edora, aged 9, and Ferkyse, aged 5, are Malda’s two younger daughters and Sir Yenin’s half-sisters. Edora is a bold and resourceful girl and already a good horsewoman.
Against her mother’s wishes she has cropped her hair. She now looks very boyish, especially as she rides in breeches and tunic. Both girls are brown-haired and brown-eyed, like their mother.
Edora has two close friends: Louran Hargalen, the 11-year-old daughter of the bailiff of Cálsite; and Ayla Kaphin, the 9-year-old daughter of the bailiff of Skáist.
The three girls meet regularly; often each will walk alone to Déshìnes, which is central between their homes, to meet. Ferkyse is terrified of Sir Yenin and is kept out of his way.
Gryna Ercamber
Gryna is Sir Yenin’s 3-year-old daughter. She is an active and energetic child and, like Ferkyse, is kept well away from Sir Yenin. Lady Entru sometimes trusts Edora to look after Gryna.
Chamberlain
Jarrak of Dhug is a resourceful chamberlain.
He is a short, jovial, bald, and bushy-bearded man in his early fifties. Under his guidance Yeáshim was prospering. When Sir Yenin first arrived home Jarrak consulted him on everything.
However, Jarrak soon discovered that, unlike his father, Sir Yenin was unwilling to take advice from a mere commoner. Having been threatened twice with dismissal, Jarrak is now circumspect in his dealings with his lord. In many cases, when he knows that Sir Yenin will not agree, he simply makes decisions without consulting him.
This is a dangerous path to take. The once honest man is now slowly amassing a small “stipend” in case of his dismissal.
Jarrak’s wife died ten years ago.
When Kalas of Rothlar [p31] and his mother, Neryth, were brought into the manor, Jarram grew close to the boy and his mother.
When Kalas was dismissed, Jarram married Neryth, who is now one of the manor servants. Jarram and his step-son Kalas have a great deal of respect for each other.
Military
Sir Yenin employs a huntsman and a single man-at-arms. The man-at-arms is Petrys of Golorna, a 30-year-old mercenary who acted as servant and squire to Sir Yenin during his jousting days.
When Sir Yenin returned to Yeáshim, he dismissed his father’s light footman in favour of Petrys. Petrys is a charming and well-mannered man.
He is not particularly honest and has a vicious temper.
The huntsman is a very recent arrival.
Barth of Lunn, the head of his clan, was in the service of Sir Danard Orteyan, the former lord of Yalen. When Sir Danard died Barth was dismissed.
A grizzled man in his mid forties, Barth has been in Yeáshim for only a few days. He is an experienced hunter and tracker, a loner, and a misogynist. He is likely to get on well with his new lord.
Bonded Ostler
Harbraen of Haskew is a distant cousin of the guildmaster at Jédes. A tall and burly man in his early thirties, he is married to Emyla, a daughter of Symon of Delsin. The couple are childless.
Harbraen is an excellent judge of horseflesh and breeds fine palfreys. He is extremely protective of “his” horses and sometimes forgets that they belong to Sir Yenin. He is very fond of Edora Ercamber, who often helps him to groom the horses.
Harbraen was a very close friend of the former man-at-arms, Danys of Terly, second son of the beadle. Danys was dismissed by Sir Yenin and was replaced by Petrys of Golorna.
Harbraen dislikes Petrys for this reason. Danys now works as a mercenary on the Salt Route but occasionally visits his old friend.
Village Residents
Yeomen
Light Foot (Beadle)
Hamys of Ursen is a Commoner of Tarwyn. Hamys is a portly man of middle height and middle years. He has lost most of his teeth. His wife keeps bees and he is very fond of honey.
Hamys’ eldest son, Darlys, carries out the commoner’s role, leaving, Hamys to carry out the beadle’s duties.
His youngest son, Marek, is in the Constables guard (Jédes p25).
Medium Foot
Symon of Delsin is a tall, attractive, dark-haired man. He is one of several members of his clan in the hundred. He has kin in Feneven, Meminast, and Novelim. A grandfather, Symon has fathered seven healthy children.
His eldest daughter is married to Aralath of Rothlar; his second, to Harbraen of Haskew.
His eldest son was fostered with his brother in Novélim when his first wife died. He has four children by his second wife.
Medium Foot
Aralath of Rothlar is a tall, muscular man in his mid thirties.
His older brother died saving the life of Sir Yenin’s father. Aralath and his wife, Janys, have three young children.
Shortbow
Styrk of Tarryth is a commoner of Tarwyn.
He is very tall (over six and-a-half feet) and well built. He and his wife have four children: two boys and two girls. The eldest, a daughter, Trysa, is 18 and attractive, though as she stands well over six feet tall she dwarfs all of the local men.
She is an exceptionally good shot and often accompanies the men at the hunt. Styrk’s youngest, a son, is 8 years old.
Miller £££
Mykel of Tyn is married with a young daughter. He is a commoner of Tarwyn. Short, dark-haired, bearded and slightly overweight, he recently inherited the franchise and his commoner’s status from his father.
He breeds ponies and uses them to transport excess grain to Jédes. Mykel is not as competent as his father; flour quality has dropped significantly since he took over the franchise. Mykel’s journeyman, Tamys of Hedrik, is a burly fair-haired lad of 17.
Tamys is from Rusna in Thelshire and originally worked for Mykel’s father. Mykel blames Tamys for the poor quality flour. The lad is being given a hard time by both his master and the villagers and is deeply unhappy.
Innkeeper £££
The Yeásford Inn is the most northerly building in the village. In fact it is the most northerly building in the hundred. As its name implies, it is the first building on the south side of the Yeás ford.
The innkeeper, Jarn of Lysten, is a stout, dark-haired man of 50. He is the first innkeeper of Yeáshim, having created the franchise twenty-five years ago and had the inn built.
The inn has been successful. His regular customers include most visitors to Asólade from northern Káldôr, and the boatmen who ply their trade up and down the River Kald.
In addition to his family, Jarn employs a journeyman, Felp of Thoms, and an apprentice, Chard of Derson. Felp is hard-working, but shy and nervous; Chard is a lazy gossip, but is popular with many customers because of this. Jarn’s prices are average for most of the year, but extortionate during the Horse Fair and St. Bromel’s Fast.
Jarn is concerned for his business. Sir Yenin is fond of his ale, and has suggested that Jarn’s rent, which is paid in ale, should double. Jarn could appeal to either Sir Shernâth or to the shire court if Sir Yenin tries to increase the rent.
He knows he’s likely to win his case, he also knows that Sir Yenin would then make life very difficult for him, so he has approached Sir Garith Kaphin with a view to building a new inn at Deshines.
Jarn married a local girl, black-haired and stocky Sharn, who he originally employed as a barmaid. The couple have two children, an 18-year-old daughter, Trayse and a 15-year-old son Ealfric. Ealfric is apprenticed at the Fallen Tower Inn in Jedes.
Trayse is taller than her mother, solidly built, and has long black hair. She has recently presented her parents with a granddaughter. Trayse was reasonably sure that the father was Sarban, the eldest son of the reeve.
Her father is now negotiating Sarban’s freedom with Sir Yenin. Jarn refuses to allow his daughter to marry a serf.
There were a couple of alternative fathers to Sarban: Sarban’s younger brother, Sedris, and the miller’s journeyman Tamys. As the baby is blond like Tamys, it is possible that Trayse was mistaken.
Reeve
Tamys of Felp is a weather-beaten, bald man in his late thirties. He has been reeve for four years, since the death of his father, and has proved to be competent. He shares his home with his wife, Yacinth, and four teenage sons.
The eldest, Sarban has been named as the father of Trayse of Lysten’s daughter. Sarban is not particularly fond of Trayse, and his parents dislike “the slattern”. However, the clan recognise the advantages in Sarban being granted his freedom.
They have not objected to the innkeeper’s attempts to have him freed, but they claim poverty when asked for financial assistance by Jarn.
Herder
Gorryn of Rothlar has been herder for only three years.
A tall and powerfully built man, he, like the reeve, inherited the post from his late father. Unlike the reeve, he is barely competent.
Gorryn shares his home with his wife, three children, and the wife of his eldest son. His eldest son, Davveth, though only 20, is already a better farmer than his father. Davveth and his wife are considering petitioning Sir Yenin for some land of their own.
If Davveth is allowed to leave home, Gorryn will find his work even more difficult.
Woodward
Rabyn of Morray is a tall, slender, and good looking man in his mid twenties.
He supports his widowed mother, his wife, and three very young children. He is efficient and hard-working. His nervous wife, Marys, fears for his safety, as he sometimes spends the night in the woods.
She would not be comforted by the fact that he actually spends these nights safely indoors in Déshìnes with Alyss of Haribert.
Priest of Peóni
Warn of Haldek is a thin man in his mid sixties. He has been village priest for over twenty years.
On most issues he is kind, generous, and forgiving of his flock.
However, he preaches fiery sermons against the sins of lust, wantonness, and infidelity and demands a harsh penance from any who confesses to such sins.
A competent physician, he is one of few priests allowed to act as a midwife.
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