Paderborn Keep

The Paderborn branch of the Kassel family are led by Lord Erfurt Kassel-Paderborn. He is renowned for his wit and charm, although some might say this is not a good thing. Many a noble lord will watch him with a most scrutinous eye, for fear that he would seduce their daughters or sons. He is known for his regal bearing, and will often wear exotic clothes brought to him from far away lands. Known for his generous disposition, Erfurt is loved by all of his people.

Always fond of travel, Erfurt came to the Lost Archipelago at the urging of his father. In part fearing his influence on the nearby courts, it was thought that the courtly intrigues would be far easier to continue for the family without the gregarious Erfurt around. Erfurt took his mount, the massive gryphon Redcowl (named for his crimson mane) and traveled the nearby lands. He offered anyone who wished to join him the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to see a new place, carve out new lands, and earn titles of nobility for themselves and subsequent generations.

The reaction was hearty from the common folk. Though only one in three took the chance to join him, the rest offered gifts with all their hearts. He was showered with treasures, which he refused, and offerings of food and grain. Knowing that it would break the people’s hearts should he not take this as well, he took the food with him. A taste of home, as he called it.

The people wept when he left, and many of those who did not join were saddened to see him go. He marched through the realmgate with a retinue of knights following. However, the true bulk of his forces were the newly joined common man. In order to show that they were amongst equals, the knights marched alongside the new recruits, and the Paderborn crusade took to the new lands. They found a wild, untamed place, and thrived in the region. Eventually, they found some ruins and began to construct their new home.

The Kineater clan of Flesheaters within the Lost Archipelago is led by Sharpjaw Earfest, a bellicose and exceptionally savage ghoul. Known for constantly muttering to himself, stealth is not the way of this creature. Instead, he will raid other courts and carry away the nobility of the region for his own purposes. Some will fall to the glamours of his own menagerie, others will fall prey to his voracious appetites and willingness to feast upon his own. The deranged Lord can often be found wearing the clothes of his victims, the more exotic the better. Not having the dexterity or patience to strip them, he will slice the clothes free, and drape the tatters over himself. Often this process will also include some skin from the victims as well, and the charnel reek of the clothes is yet another announcement of his presence. The glamour of Earfest is particularly strong, and others easily fall under his enchantment.

Eventually, sensing the potential threat of Earfest, one of the greater Ghoul Kings drove him from the region. In a savage clubbing, Earfest was driven from the ruined keep of the King by blows of bone and claw. With but a few followers, and his terrorgheist mount Bloodcowl (named for the continual presence of congealing blood on the beast’s head and neck) Earfest began to gather a new court about himself.

He traveled to nearby free villages, and with his savage forces would route the enemy, but capture as many as they could. They would then raid the villages for as many inhabitants as they could, and leave the new prisoners under guard, with naught to eat. As the starving folk began to perish, those who fed upon the fallen would become trapped within the glamour, and begin to deform into ghouls themselves. Those who did not succumb were instead taken as food for the court.

As his swollen force set out to travel to new lands, the region he had ravaged was left a smoldering, broken realm. The few remaining inhabitants of the villages buried their dead, and the mourning continued for months. In the Lost Archipelago, the court wandered aimlessly, until they set roost and began to build up a new ghoul land.

Owner= Samhain Friedwald
Username= Tarascon
Faction= Ossiarch Bonereapers
Kingdom= N/A

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Focus=Military
1. Adds 1 to the Siege Attack/Defense Score.
Settlement Tier= 2
1. Adds 2 to the Siege Attack/Defense Score.
2. Passively Generates 2 RS per week.
3. Increases your total renown by 20.