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![[vlandia 1.png]] # dey Meroc Ruling Clan of Vlandia - Weary and Benevolent Ruling Clan - Ties to [[Brotherhood-of-the-Woods]] Tier 6 > The current king of [[Kingdom-of-Vlandia]] is [[Derthert]]. In his youth, he dreamt of glorious conquest. In fact he spent most of his reign simply putting down revolts, quashing pretenders, and keeping the fractious barons in line. When possible, he prefers to rule by arbitration, cajoling his vassals to set aside claims to each other's lands and enjoy what they have. But some Vlandians murmur that a warrior people deserve a more virile king. # Dialogue King, [[Derthert]] on house [[dey-Meroc]], his great-grandfather [[Osric]] and [[Kingdom-of-Vlandia]] as a whole > "When my great-grandfather [[Osric]] declared himself king of [[Kingdom-of-Vlandia]], the emperor himself sent us a golden crown as a goodwill gift. Hmf. Do not trust gifts from [[Calradian-Empire]]." > > "If you toss a bone into a pack of wild dogs, what does having that bone mean? It means that you get bitten a lot. I have spent most of my life in the saddle or sitting in front of a besieged fortress. Once I thought, 'I suffer, but at least my son will rule in peace.' Such lies we tell ourselves. There will never be peace." > > "My son will rule, and he will fight his brothers and vassals. And after him my grandchildren will fight each other. At least, as kings and princes, they can enjoy a dry tent, good wine, and a soft bed between dusk and dawn. That is all the peace one gets in life." [[Derthert]] [[dey-Meroc]] > "My father spent his life in the saddle." # Game Files / Developer Diaries Derthert - Cunning but weary king, Hugh Capet, trying to retain compassion [[Derthert]], of the House of Meroc, is King of the Vlandians. His subjects regard him as a decent man but a tired one. He is worn down by years of struggle against vassals who swear oaths of fealty only to break them, who see no patch of pasture so worthless, no dynastic claim so unconvincingly traced, that they will not go to war over it. His heir, Alary, retains some of the optimism and vigor of youth, and it's widely believed that he will make a popular king. The House of Meroc thinks of commoners as a counterbalance to the nobles, and have tried to elevate them to offices of authority when possible. Eldest son is XXX. Dissolute, his father's greatest headache Younger son is Alary, knight-errant, gallant, but loyal to father Heiress is Elyce, like Eleanor of Aquitaine, her father's daughter, determined to play the dynastic game to her best ability Lieutenant - Merteon MINOR FACTION ties to [[Brotherhood-of-the-Woods]] [[Ingalther]], lord of the House of Cortain ([[dey-Cortain]]), seized his estate from a much older illegitimate half-brother. His ambition and sense of entitlement is extreme even by [[Vlandian]] standards. He has a dynastic claim to Arromanc lands, and has been pressing [[Derthert]] to disinherit [[Calatild]] and award her lands to him. [[Derthert]] has of course refused, as this would both start a war with the [[Arromanc]]'s and make [[Ingalther]] twice as powerful as the king, but [[Ingalther]] nonetheless greatly resents him for it. [[Ingalther]] keeps close ties with the Free Company, a notoriously rapacious band of mercenaries whose seaside castle lies near his domains. MINOR FACTIION ties to free company ([[Company-of-the-Golden-Boar]]) | ![[derthert.png]] | !-- Derthert, weary king --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_1" name="{=jEIsVazl}Derthert" age="48" voice="ironic" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![[alary.png]] | !-- Alary, heir to [[Vlandian]] clan 1. Skilled and driven, but unimaginative --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_7" name="{=bHTdXTwC}Alary" age="26" voice="earnest" default_group="HorseArcher" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[romund.png]] | !-- Romund, blunt and conventional --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_13" name="{=abCBBVaU}Romund" age="35" voice="earnest" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[erdurand.png]] | !-- Endurand, brave but bad-tempered --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_15" name="{=PuRfbiW3}Erdurand" age="27" voice="curt" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[morcon.png]] | !-- Morcon, cautious and icy. Honest, but takes every advantage in combat --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_14" name="{=EHalkcEU}Morcon" age="28" voice="curt" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[elys.png]] | !-- Elys, Heiress for clan 1. Decent and thoughtful, a better ruler than her brother --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_10" name="{=FR2wUMdb}Elys" age="22" voice="earnest" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" is_female="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[philenora.png]] | !-- Philenora - benevolent --> NPCCharacter id="lord_4_2" name="{=5N6i1jQP}Philenora" age="47" voice="ironic" is_female="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" is_hero="true" default_group="Cavalry" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[amorcon.png]] | name="{=enuXNYIl}Amorcon" age="18" voice="curt" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> |