Countess Julia Copperbell

Upon the death of Anders Copperbell of House Copperbell in 937 ME, the question of which of his twin sons would receive his seat as the head of Barinham County fell to The Sovereign of the time, Orson III Hargreave . As there was a question as to which of the two brothers was the "eldest" of the siblings, Orson III split Barinham county into Swarester County and Bridgeton County, appointing one of each twin son to the two new Counties. The oldest of her three siblings by nearly a decade, Julia was raised by her parents to understand the complexities of running a province and juggling the rising power of the Guilds with the invested authority of nobility. As a young girl, she attended audiences with her father and mother where she met the heads of the merchant's Guilds of Dayne-on-the-Loch, her father's bannermen, and the common folk of Swarester County. At the time of the birth of her brother, Ferrant Copperbell, Julia was already eight years old and had begun her education. An apt student, Julia received private tutors from the The University of Rose and Violet on the Loch who educated her in the fundamentals of statecraft, military organization, and complexities of economic relations between the freeholders of Dayne-on-the-loch and Sovereign vassals of the nobility. Ferrant, though the eldest son, proved a slow student over the years and Julia flourished to become a young woman of immense intelligence and grace. While the traditional lines of succession within House Copperbell were patriarchal, to many it became clear over the following years that the best of the Copperbell line resided within Julia. the birth of her sister, Sabina Copperbell seemed to seal the idea that the new master of Darthill Bastion and head of House Copperbell would be the beautiful and intelligent Julia. After the untimely and tragic death of Count Morelet Copperbell and the Countess Sedania Copperbell in a cart accident along the Sovereign Highway on route to Weinwyr in 974 ME, there was an unexpected vacuum of power in Swarester County - In the event of the ruling Count's death, their firstborn son would normally ascend to the throne, and if too young, the Countess would take the role of Regent in the meantime. However, with the Count and Countess both dead, there was a gap in the rule of ascension. Many of the House Copperbell bannermen supported the placement of the eldest daughter of the Count and Countess, Julia as the head of the household and new Countess of the region. However, some factions within House Copperbell felt that the two counties should be combined back into one and placed under the guidance of Count Martin Copperbell. As of 976 ME, Julia is head of House Copperbell by the collective will of many of the house's bannermen, the blessings of many of her kinfolk, and the economic and political support of the Guilds of Dayne-on-the-Loch, but there are many who would see the old order reinstated and Count Morlet appointed head of the house and master of Dayne-on-the-loch.

Current Location

Darthill Bastion

Species

Human

Year of Birth

952 ME 3024 Years old

Family

House Copperbell

Parents

Count Morelet Copperbell

Countess Sedania Copperbell

Spouses

Siblings

Ferrant Copperbell (Brother)

Sabina Copperbell (Sister)

Children

Gender

Female

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Brown

Belief/Deity

Octani

Ruled Locations

Countess Julia Copperbell