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| − | { | + | |housename=House Wisent |
| − | | | + | |image=http://www.oakthorne.net/pics/wiki/to-find-a-way/wisent.png |
| − | + | |words=To Find A Way, or Make One | |
| − | | http://www.oakthorne.net/pics/wiki/to-find-a-way/wisent.png | + | |status=Minor House |
| − | | | + | |seat=Wisenwood |
| − | + | |lord=Josian Wisent | |
| − | = | + | |lady=Elizabel Harclay |
| − | + | |realm=The North | |
| − | + | |heir=[[Ayrant Wisent]] | |
| − | + | |liege=Eddard Stark | |
| − | + | |cadet=None | |
| − | + | |vassals=[[House Blackhorn]] | |
| − | + | |maester=[[Tolbric Storm|Tolbric]] | |
| − | + | |weapon=Steelhorn, a Valyrian steel longsword (now Braavosi blade) | |
| − | + | |founder=Torrhen's Bull | |
| − | = | + | |founded=Age of Aegon's Conquest |
| − | + | |def=30 (10 Free) | |
| − | + | |inf=41 (1 Heir, 3 daughters) | |
| − | + | |land=68 | |
| − | + | |law=20 | |
| − | + | |pop=18 | |
| − | + | |pow=37 | |
| − | + | |wlt=30 | |
| + | }} | ||
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==Domains== | ==Domains== | ||
| − | + | * [[House Wisent Domains Map]] | |
| − | + | * [[House Wisent Actions]] | |
| − | + | * '''House Fortunes:''' -5 due to Law, +0 due to Population, +3 due to Maester, +(2d6-6) due to Godwood. | |
| − | * '''House Fortunes:''' -5 due to Law, + | + | ===[[Wisenwood Domain]]=== |
| − | ===[[Wisenwood | + | A fair-sized domain of crofters and farmers, the Wisenwood domain is named for its center, [[Wisenwood Town]]. Wisenwood Town has grown up around the ancestral seat of House Wisent, Wisenwood Tower. It has grown and shrunk several times over its long history, but has always had a population of smallfolk who tend to crofts and fields in the flatlands around it. Wisenwood Tower sits on a tall hill overlooking the town, with a large godswood behind it, the Weeping Gardens of Wisenwood. The town's road is less than a day's ride from the Kingsroad. (Land: Plains; Small Town, Road; 30 pts) |
| − | Wisenwood Town has grown up around the ancestral seat of House Wisent, Wisenwood Tower. It has grown and shrunk several times over its long history, but has always had a population of smallfolk who tend to crofts and fields in the flatlands around it. Wisenwood Tower sits on a tall hill overlooking the town, with a large godswood behind it, the Weeping Gardens of Wisenwood. The town's road is less than a day's ride from the Kingsroad. (Land: Plains; Small Town, Road; 30 pts) | ||
* '''[[Wisenwood_Town#Wisenwood_Tower|Wisenwood Tower]]:''' ''Tower'' The fairly old fashioned and austere tower that has served as the seat of House Wisent since its founding. (Defense: 10 pts) | * '''[[Wisenwood_Town#Wisenwood_Tower|Wisenwood Tower]]:''' ''Tower'' The fairly old fashioned and austere tower that has served as the seat of House Wisent since its founding. (Defense: 10 pts) | ||
| − | * '''Wisenwood | + | * '''[[Wisent_Troops|Wisenwood Greencloaks]]:''' ''Trained Garrison'' The town also features a garrison, which is home to the Wisen household guard. The town garrison is usually armed with mace and shield, wearing soft leather, though their armory does have ring mail in case of attack. (Power: 5 pts) |
| − | * '''The Bulls of Wisent:''' ''Trained Infantry'' The town's garrison also fields a unit of trained infantry, the Bulls of Wisent. The infantry are the Bulls of Wisent, ring-mailed, and wielding mauls. (Power: | + | * '''The [[Wisent_Troops|Bulls of Wisent]]:''' ''Trained Infantry'' The town's garrison also fields a unit of trained infantry, the Bulls of Wisent. The infantry are the Bulls of Wisent, ring-mailed, and wielding mauls. They recently suffered casualties at the hands of a bandit army that has forced them to recruit new, untrained recruits. (Power: 5 pts) |
* '''The Weeping Gardens of Wisenwood:''' ''Godswood'' A walled-in garden in the middle of a godswood, with an impressive fountain spring in its center, and the Old Wise Man, an ancient weirwood tree, in its northern edge. (Wealth: 5 pts) | * '''The Weeping Gardens of Wisenwood:''' ''Godswood'' A walled-in garden in the middle of a godswood, with an impressive fountain spring in its center, and the Old Wise Man, an ancient weirwood tree, in its northern edge. (Wealth: 5 pts) | ||
* '''[[Tolbric Storm|Maester Tolbric]]:''' A recent arrival from the Citadel, Lord Josian sent for a maester for help bringing his domains back from several generations of mismanagement (and madness). (Wealth: 10 pts) | * '''[[Tolbric Storm|Maester Tolbric]]:''' A recent arrival from the Citadel, Lord Josian sent for a maester for help bringing his domains back from several generations of mismanagement (and madness). (Wealth: 10 pts) | ||
| − | ===[[Palewood]]=== | + | * '''New Market:''' Lord Josian originally attempted to build a new market, but sadly ran out of the funds to complete it. With the aid of Maester Tolbric, however, House Wisent has managed to finish the necessities for constructing the market, and is even now working to get it operational. (Wealth: 10 pts; Operational in 11/294 AL) |
| − | Palewood is often used by House Wisent as its fortified hunting lodge. A small hamlet of woodsmen and lumber-cutters have sprung up around the weirwood-crafted Palewood Tower, which overlooks a branch of the White Knife that powers the lumber mill and provides transport for those trading barges looking for fine oak, fir and elm wood. It is something of a wild place, even by the standards of the North; its only military presence are called the Wisent Wise, a family tradition of guerrilla woodsmen who defend the Palewood with bows and axes. (Land: Hills; Lightly Wooded, Hamlet, River) | + | |
| + | ===[[Palewood Domain]]=== | ||
| + | A forested domain along a branch of the White Knife that cuts into the Wolfwood, [[Palewood]] Village is often used by House Wisent as its fortified hunting lodge. A small hamlet of woodsmen and lumber-cutters have sprung up around the weirwood-crafted Palewood Tower, which overlooks a branch of the White Knife that powers the lumber mill and provides transport for those trading barges looking for fine oak, fir and elm wood. It is something of a wild place, even by the standards of the North; its only military presence are called the Wisent Wise, a family tradition of guerrilla woodsmen who defend the Palewood with bows and axes. (Land: Hills; Lightly Wooded, Hamlet, River) | ||
* '''[[Palewood#Palewood_Tower|Palewood Tower]]:''' ''Tower'' A tall tower constructed of weirwood and pale stone, the Palewood Tower has a reputation as a cursed thing with denizens of the Wolfswood. It serves as a secondary seat for House Wisent, most often used as a hunting lodge. (Defense: 10 pts) | * '''[[Palewood#Palewood_Tower|Palewood Tower]]:''' ''Tower'' A tall tower constructed of weirwood and pale stone, the Palewood Tower has a reputation as a cursed thing with denizens of the Wolfswood. It serves as a secondary seat for House Wisent, most often used as a hunting lodge. (Defense: 10 pts) | ||
| − | * '''The Wisent Wise:''' ''Trained Guerrillas'' Crack troops of woodsmen and forest-stalkers, armed with bows, axes and soft leather armor. (Power: 5 pts) | + | * '''The [[Wisent_Troops|Wisent Wise]]:''' ''Trained Guerrillas'' Crack troops of woodsmen and forest-stalkers, armed with bows, axes and soft leather armor. (Power: 5 pts) |
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===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
* '''[[House Blackhorn]]:''' ''Power:'' 20 | * '''[[House Blackhorn]]:''' ''Power:'' 20 | ||
==Members of the House== | ==Members of the House== | ||
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* '''Lord Josian Wisent:''' Lord of the House, and older brother to Ayrant. Has only daughters for children, and thus no proper heir. Josian is a woodsman and hunter born, and has a number of friends among other Houses in the area with whom he goes on hunting trips. He can be quite unpleasant when drunk, but is generally likeable enough. (Age 38) | * '''Lord Josian Wisent:''' Lord of the House, and older brother to Ayrant. Has only daughters for children, and thus no proper heir. Josian is a woodsman and hunter born, and has a number of friends among other Houses in the area with whom he goes on hunting trips. He can be quite unpleasant when drunk, but is generally likeable enough. (Age 38) | ||
* '''Lady Elizabel Wisent:''' Josian's wife, and mother of his three daughters. Originally of the Harclay clan of the mountains, Elizabel was called the "Moon's Beauty" among those clans for her poise and attractiveness. She is still very much the fierce mountain woman, and very much her husband's equal. (Age 35) | * '''Lady Elizabel Wisent:''' Josian's wife, and mother of his three daughters. Originally of the Harclay clan of the mountains, Elizabel was called the "Moon's Beauty" among those clans for her poise and attractiveness. She is still very much the fierce mountain woman, and very much her husband's equal. (Age 35) | ||
| − | * '''Ayrant Wisent:''' The Heir of House Wisent, and Josian's younger brother. He was recently called back to Westeros after an extended time in Braavos as the result of a scandal and banishment by his father. (Age 30) | + | * '''[[Ayrant Wisent]]:''' The Heir of House Wisent, and Josian's younger brother. He was recently called back to Westeros after an extended time in Braavos as the result of a scandal and banishment by his father. (Age 30) |
* '''Kaila Wisent:''' The oldest daughter of the House, Kaila is 15. She is a great deal like her mother, and spends a few months every year with her favorite aunt Mara Harclay with the mountain Harclays. As such, she's a capable hunter, much to Josian's ire. He wants her to be a proper young lady, in order to attract a husband. (Age 15) | * '''Kaila Wisent:''' The oldest daughter of the House, Kaila is 15. She is a great deal like her mother, and spends a few months every year with her favorite aunt Mara Harclay with the mountain Harclays. As such, she's a capable hunter, much to Josian's ire. He wants her to be a proper young lady, in order to attract a husband. (Age 15) | ||
* '''Cimbre Wisent:''' The middle daughter Cimbre is a sweet young girl of 12, with a head for fairy tales and other stories. She is still very attached to Nanna, and frequently moons after Garwyn. (Age 12) | * '''Cimbre Wisent:''' The middle daughter Cimbre is a sweet young girl of 12, with a head for fairy tales and other stories. She is still very attached to Nanna, and frequently moons after Garwyn. (Age 12) | ||
* '''Dania Wisent:''' The youngest daughter at age 6, Dania is just old enough to get into trouble, frequently sneaking away from the household to mix with the crofters and smallfolk. (Age 6) | * '''Dania Wisent:''' The youngest daughter at age 6, Dania is just old enough to get into trouble, frequently sneaking away from the household to mix with the crofters and smallfolk. (Age 6) | ||
| − | + | * '''Cormont Snow:''' Ayrant's bastard son by [[House Dustin|Serise Dustin]], Cormont spent his first eight years of life in Barrowton with his mother, doing his best not to be noticed and embarrass his mother. When he turned eight, shortly before she married a Dustin household knight, Cormont was sent to live with his Uncle Ruthlyn at the [[Shadow Tower]] on the Wall. He recently met Ayrant for the first time, when his father came to the Wall to give him the option of coming to live with him, after discovering the boy's existence. He is acclimating slowly to his new role in House Wisent. | |
==Retainers of the House== | ==Retainers of the House== | ||
* '''[[House Blackhorn]]:''' A household of landed knights in service to House Wisent, the Blackhorns have been given Blackhorn Tower, which guards a road through the Wolfswood. | * '''[[House Blackhorn]]:''' A household of landed knights in service to House Wisent, the Blackhorns have been given Blackhorn Tower, which guards a road through the Wolfswood. | ||
===Wisenwood Retainers=== | ===Wisenwood Retainers=== | ||
| + | * '''Ser [[Garwyn Blackhorn]]:''' The second son of [[House Blackhorn]] serves as Master-of-Horse for Wisenwood, and a household knight for the House. | ||
| + | * '''Marten Blackhorn:''' The youngest son of House Blackhorn is in training as a page at the Wisenwood seat. | ||
| + | * '''[[Tolbric Storm|Maester Tolbric]]:''' A recently-arrived southron maester, Tolbric has proven his worth many times over in aiding Lord Josian with the management of the household affairs. He has also found himself with a great fondness for the cheeses of the North, so much so that the local smallfolk have dubbed him the "Mouseter" for his love of their dairy handicrafts. He is almost always accompanied by multiple animals. | ||
| + | * '''Carenzo Itaro:''' Ayrant's Braavosi manservant. Carenzo's mother was Westerosi, and he's always been curious to see what it was like. (Age 25) | ||
* '''Nanna Snow:''' A bastard-born woman of the mountain clans, Nanna is an old woman with a great deal of herbal lore. She is rustic and illiterate, but with a head full of songs, stories and folklore from the mountain-folk. She serves the Wisents as nanny. (Age 68) | * '''Nanna Snow:''' A bastard-born woman of the mountain clans, Nanna is an old woman with a great deal of herbal lore. She is rustic and illiterate, but with a head full of songs, stories and folklore from the mountain-folk. She serves the Wisents as nanny. (Age 68) | ||
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* '''Ser Ormun Ironsmith:''' A fourth son of House Ironsmith, Ironsmith is a knight and Master-at-Arms for Wisenwood, and has command of the garrison and infantry. He squired under Lord Waldren, the father of the current Lord and Heir. He and Lord Josian are the best of friends. (Age 42) | * '''Ser Ormun Ironsmith:''' A fourth son of House Ironsmith, Ironsmith is a knight and Master-at-Arms for Wisenwood, and has command of the garrison and infantry. He squired under Lord Waldren, the father of the current Lord and Heir. He and Lord Josian are the best of friends. (Age 42) | ||
| + | * '''Captain Morros Sand:''' Originally trained as one of the Bulls, Captain Sand is a Dornish-born bastard who came with his mother to Wisenwood when he was still a babe-in-arms. He has served as captain of the Greencloaks for a few years and was recently made castellan after demonstrating a high degree of military leadership at the Battle of [[Taevis Hill]]. | ||
* '''Ser Ryfe of Barrowton:''' A hedge knight infamous for being something of a drunkard, Ser Ryfe was the knight Ser Garwyn used to squire for. The man, quite old now, has a small house in Wisenwood Town, though he is of course always welcome at the hearth of Wisenwood Tower. He is the former Castellan of Wisenwood. (Age 62) | * '''Ser Ryfe of Barrowton:''' A hedge knight infamous for being something of a drunkard, Ser Ryfe was the knight Ser Garwyn used to squire for. The man, quite old now, has a small house in Wisenwood Town, though he is of course always welcome at the hearth of Wisenwood Tower. He is the former Castellan of Wisenwood. (Age 62) | ||
| + | * '''Bory of the Wise:''' As a young man of the wildling peoples during the rule of Lord Waldren, Bory came to Wisenwood, having narrowly escaped the Night's Watch. Lord Waldren was impressed at the young man's capacity for survival and battle skills, and immediately declared the wildling and his young children as people of Wisenwood, demanding that the Night's Watch depart in peace. Bory's skills quickly brought him to membership in the Wise of Palewood, and one of his daughters has followed in his footsteps. He is now a grandfather and one of the well-respected members of the Wise. He was recently taken on as a full retainer by House Wisent after accompanying Ayrant to the Wall, and then to Torrhen's Square (and south to the Name Day Tourney in Highgarden). | ||
| + | * '''Jonelle Branley:''' A very intelligent and pretty young woman, Jonelle is the daughter of a knight who died in service to House Dustin, and was part of Serise Dustin's retinue. She found friendship with Maester Tolbric, however, and eventually betrayed Serise Dustin's confidences by revealing to House Wisent the existence and whereabouts of Cormont. Fortunately, Jocasta Ryswell took a liking to her, and asked House Wisent to take the poor young lady on as a lady-in-waiting for Kaila. She has since quite taken to the household, although she spends nearly as much time with the maester as she does with Kaila. | ||
| + | * '''Miss Cecily Grand:''' A recent addition to House Wisent's retainers, Cecily has been retained as a music and dancing teacher for the Wisent girls, and a court minstrel in general. Both Cimbre and Dania absolutely adore her. | ||
===Palewood Retainers=== | ===Palewood Retainers=== | ||
* '''Ser Tarmon the Archer:''' A hedge-knight from the Wolfswood, Ser Tarmon is both the castellan of Palewood, and the commander of the Wisent Wise. (Age 35) | * '''Ser Tarmon the Archer:''' A hedge-knight from the Wolfswood, Ser Tarmon is both the castellan of Palewood, and the commander of the Wisent Wise. (Age 35) | ||
* '''Tobin the Wise:''' One of the Wisent Wise, Tobin is an experienced old hunter who serves as the Master-of-the-Hunt for House Wisent. He can usually be found at the Palewood Tower. (Age 49) | * '''Tobin the Wise:''' One of the Wisent Wise, Tobin is an experienced old hunter who serves as the Master-of-the-Hunt for House Wisent. He can usually be found at the Palewood Tower. (Age 49) | ||
| + | ===Deceased Retainers=== | ||
| + | * '''Daenar Harclay:''' A strong warrior and the Castellan of Wisenwood Tower, Daenar is Lady Elizabel's cousin some twelve years her senior. He is a rough, great-bearded warrior of the mountain clans. (Age 46) | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | + | !Lords of House Wisent | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |Years Unknown | |
| − | + | |Torrhen's Bull | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |?? - 72 AL | |
| − | + | |Tauryn Wisent | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |72 - 79 AL | |
| − | + | |Maelryn Wisent | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |79 - 99 AL | |
| − | + | |Torrhen Wisent | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |99 - 123 AL | |
| − | + | |Josiah Wisent | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |123 - 150 AL | |
| − | + | |Kromyn Wisent | |
| + | |- | ||
| + | |150 - 195 AL | ||
| + | |Ayrant Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |195 - 202 AL | ||
| + | |Maegris Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |202 - 214 AL | ||
| + | |Korvan Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |214 - 245 AL | ||
| + | |Tauryn Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |245 - 267 AL | ||
| + | |Krovan Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |267 - 288 AL | ||
| + | |Waldren Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |288 AL - Present | ||
| + | |Josian Wisent | ||
| + | |- | ||
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| + | |} | ||
===Founding=== | ===Founding=== | ||
'''The Age of Aegon's Conquest (circa 3 - 5 AL)'''<br> | '''The Age of Aegon's Conquest (circa 3 - 5 AL)'''<br> | ||
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'''200 - 246 AL'''<br> | '''200 - 246 AL'''<br> | ||
The full extent of Maegris' madness was best shown in the lesson of Ser Rogar Balinger of House Balinger. Ser Rogar was a knight sworn to House Wisent, until Maegris' paranoid convinced him that the man was trying to poison him. In the dead of night, Maegris ordered some of his wildlings to burst into the man's quarters and capture him. He was lashed to a pole in front of Palewood Tower and then burnt alive after nearly a week of winter exposure. From that day, House Balinger swore oaths of enmity against House Wisent. Even the defeat of Maegris did not convince them to back down. Finally, after two generations of antagonism and petty vendetta-seeking, the conflict boiled into full-blown war. In the end, House Balinger was defeated and its lord forced to take the black. His wife and their children (including the heir) escaped, however, disappearing to places unknown. (Conquest: -5 Defenses, +3 Influence, +6 Lands, -5 Law, +2 Population, +1 Wealth) | The full extent of Maegris' madness was best shown in the lesson of Ser Rogar Balinger of House Balinger. Ser Rogar was a knight sworn to House Wisent, until Maegris' paranoid convinced him that the man was trying to poison him. In the dead of night, Maegris ordered some of his wildlings to burst into the man's quarters and capture him. He was lashed to a pole in front of Palewood Tower and then burnt alive after nearly a week of winter exposure. From that day, House Balinger swore oaths of enmity against House Wisent. Even the defeat of Maegris did not convince them to back down. Finally, after two generations of antagonism and petty vendetta-seeking, the conflict boiled into full-blown war. In the end, House Balinger was defeated and its lord forced to take the black. His wife and their children (including the heir) escaped, however, disappearing to places unknown. (Conquest: -5 Defenses, +3 Influence, +6 Lands, -5 Law, +2 Population, +1 Wealth) | ||
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===Blood Will Tell=== | ===Blood Will Tell=== | ||
'''281 - 288 AL'''<br> | '''281 - 288 AL'''<br> | ||
Most recently, the taint of madness has once again struck House Wisent, leaving some to wonder if the whole bloodline is somehow cursed. With the death of his beloved Lady Cimbria in 281 AL, Lord Waldren slowly began to lose touch with reality. For several years, he saw enemies where there were none, and even sometimes believed that his wife was still alive. House Wisent's holdings suffered, most especially after a deeply embarrassing attendance as a guest at a wedding in House Cerwyn left most of the Northern Houses aware of Lord Waldren's instability. There are some who feel that Waldren's death in 288 was a mercy to the House. (Madness: -3 Defense, -6 Influence, -1 Lands, -2 Population, -3 Wealth) | Most recently, the taint of madness has once again struck House Wisent, leaving some to wonder if the whole bloodline is somehow cursed. With the death of his beloved Lady Cimbria in 281 AL, Lord Waldren slowly began to lose touch with reality. For several years, he saw enemies where there were none, and even sometimes believed that his wife was still alive. House Wisent's holdings suffered, most especially after a deeply embarrassing attendance as a guest at a wedding in House Cerwyn left most of the Northern Houses aware of Lord Waldren's instability. There are some who feel that Waldren's death in 288 was a mercy to the House. (Madness: -3 Defense, -6 Influence, -1 Lands, -2 Population, -3 Wealth) | ||
===Recent History=== | ===Recent History=== | ||
| − | '''255 | + | * '''255 AL:''' Waldren Wisent weds Cimbria Tallhart |
| − | + | * '''256 AL:''' Cimbria gives birth to their first child, Josian. | |
| − | * ''256 AL:'' Cimbria gives birth to their first child, Josian. | + | * '''264 AL:''' Cimbria gives birth to their second child, Ayrant. |
| − | * ''264 AL:'' Cimbria gives birth to their second child, Ayrant. | + | * '''266 AL:''' Cimbria miscarries and falls ill, rendering her infertile. |
| − | * ''266 AL:'' Cimbria miscarries and falls ill, rendering her infertile. | + | * '''267 AL:''' Lord Krovan dies of a flux; Waldren becomes Lord Wisent. |
| − | * ''267 AL:'' Lord Krovan dies of a flux; Waldren becomes Lord Wisent. | + | * '''277 AL:''' Josian is wed to Elizabel Harclay. She is accompanied to Wisenwood by Nanna Snow and Daenar Harclay. |
| − | * ''277 AL:'' Josian is wed to Elizabel Harclay. She is accompanied to Wisenwood by Nanna Snow and Daenar Harclay. | + | * '''279 AL:''' Elizabel gives birth to their first child, Kaila. |
| − | * ''279 AL:'' Elizabel gives birth to their first child, Kaila. | + | * '''281 AL:''' Lady Cimbria falls while riding her horse, and is accidentally trampled by the spooked horse, killing her. |
| − | * ''281 AL:'' Lady Cimbria falls while riding her horse, and is accidentally trampled by the spooked horse, killing her. | + | * '''282 AL:''' Elizabel gives birth to their second child, Cimbre. A scandal erupts when Ayrant Wisent (then 18) is accused of raping Serise Dustin of House Dustin; it is considered resolved when Lord Waldren banishes Ayrant. Lord Waldren's sanity begins slipping. |
| − | * ''282 AL:'' Elizabel gives birth to their second child, Cimbre. A scandal erupts when Ayrant Wisent (then 18) is accused of raping Serise Dustin of House Dustin; it is considered resolved when Lord Waldren banishes Ayrant. Lord Waldren's sanity begins slipping. | + | * '''284 AL:''' Garwyn Blackhorn is fostered at Wisenwood. |
| − | * ''284 AL:'' Garwyn Blackhorn is fostered at Wisenwood. | + | * '''287 AL:''' Lord Waldren embarrasses House Wisent with his insanity at a wedding hosted by House Cerwyn. |
| − | * ''287 AL:'' Lord Waldren embarrasses House Wisent with his insanity at a wedding hosted by House Cerwyn. | + | * '''288 AL:''' Lord Waldren dies of a summer fever. Josian becomes Lord Wisent. Elizabel gives birth to their third child, Dania. Garwyn Blackhorn becomes the squire of Ser Ryfe of Barrowton. |
| − | * ''288 AL:'' Lord Waldren dies of a summer fever. Josian becomes Lord Wisent. Elizabel gives birth to their third child, Dania. Garwyn Blackhorn becomes the squire of Ser Ryfe of Barrowton. | + | * '''292 AL:''' When Ser Ryfe of Barrowton is too drunk to compete in a tourney, his squire Garwyn Blackhorn dons his armor and rides in his place, expecting to take a fall and slink off the field. Instead, he wins, felling a knight of House Whitehill. Lord Josian rewards the young man for his bravery by knighting him. |
| − | * ''292 AL:'' When Ser Ryfe of Barrowton is too drunk to compete in a tourney, his squire Garwyn Blackhorn dons his armor and rides in his place, expecting to take a fall and slink off the field. Instead, he wins, felling a knight of House Whitehill. Lord Josian rewards the young man for his bravery by knighting him. | + | * '''293 AL:''' Kaila is betrothed to Orthian Tallhart. Lord Josian sends a letter to his brother in Braavos, designating him as Heir to House Wisent and asking him to return. |
| − | * ''293 AL:'' Kaila is betrothed to Orthian Tallhart. Lord Josian sends a letter to his brother in Braavos, designating him as Heir to House Wisent and asking him to return. | + | * '''294 AL:''' Current Year |
| − | * ''294 AL:'' Current Year | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 18 February 2012
House Wisent
To Find A Way, or Make One
| Status: | Minor House |
| Seat: | Wisenwood |
| Current Lord: | Josian Wisent |
| Current Lady: | Elizabel Harclay |
| Realm: | The North |
| Heir: | Ayrant Wisent |
| Liege: | Eddard Stark |
| Cadet Branch: | None |
| Vassals: | House Blackhorn |
| Founder: | Torrhen's Bull |
| Founded: | Age of Aegon's Conquest |
House Traits
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| Defense: | 30 (10 Free) |
| Influence: | 41 (1 Heir, 3 daughters) |
| Lands: | 68 |
| Law: | 20 |
| Population: | 18 |
| Power: | 37 |
| Wealth: | 30 |
Domains
- House Wisent Domains Map
- House Wisent Actions
- House Fortunes: -5 due to Law, +0 due to Population, +3 due to Maester, +(2d6-6) due to Godwood.
Wisenwood Domain
A fair-sized domain of crofters and farmers, the Wisenwood domain is named for its center, Wisenwood Town. Wisenwood Town has grown up around the ancestral seat of House Wisent, Wisenwood Tower. It has grown and shrunk several times over its long history, but has always had a population of smallfolk who tend to crofts and fields in the flatlands around it. Wisenwood Tower sits on a tall hill overlooking the town, with a large godswood behind it, the Weeping Gardens of Wisenwood. The town's road is less than a day's ride from the Kingsroad. (Land: Plains; Small Town, Road; 30 pts)
- Wisenwood Tower: Tower The fairly old fashioned and austere tower that has served as the seat of House Wisent since its founding. (Defense: 10 pts)
- Wisenwood Greencloaks: Trained Garrison The town also features a garrison, which is home to the Wisen household guard. The town garrison is usually armed with mace and shield, wearing soft leather, though their armory does have ring mail in case of attack. (Power: 5 pts)
- The Bulls of Wisent: Trained Infantry The town's garrison also fields a unit of trained infantry, the Bulls of Wisent. The infantry are the Bulls of Wisent, ring-mailed, and wielding mauls. They recently suffered casualties at the hands of a bandit army that has forced them to recruit new, untrained recruits. (Power: 5 pts)
- The Weeping Gardens of Wisenwood: Godswood A walled-in garden in the middle of a godswood, with an impressive fountain spring in its center, and the Old Wise Man, an ancient weirwood tree, in its northern edge. (Wealth: 5 pts)
- Maester Tolbric: A recent arrival from the Citadel, Lord Josian sent for a maester for help bringing his domains back from several generations of mismanagement (and madness). (Wealth: 10 pts)
- New Market: Lord Josian originally attempted to build a new market, but sadly ran out of the funds to complete it. With the aid of Maester Tolbric, however, House Wisent has managed to finish the necessities for constructing the market, and is even now working to get it operational. (Wealth: 10 pts; Operational in 11/294 AL)
Palewood Domain
A forested domain along a branch of the White Knife that cuts into the Wolfwood, Palewood Village is often used by House Wisent as its fortified hunting lodge. A small hamlet of woodsmen and lumber-cutters have sprung up around the weirwood-crafted Palewood Tower, which overlooks a branch of the White Knife that powers the lumber mill and provides transport for those trading barges looking for fine oak, fir and elm wood. It is something of a wild place, even by the standards of the North; its only military presence are called the Wisent Wise, a family tradition of guerrilla woodsmen who defend the Palewood with bows and axes. (Land: Hills; Lightly Wooded, Hamlet, River)
- Palewood Tower: Tower A tall tower constructed of weirwood and pale stone, the Palewood Tower has a reputation as a cursed thing with denizens of the Wolfswood. It serves as a secondary seat for House Wisent, most often used as a hunting lodge. (Defense: 10 pts)
- The Wisent Wise: Trained Guerrillas Crack troops of woodsmen and forest-stalkers, armed with bows, axes and soft leather armor. (Power: 5 pts)
Other
- House Blackhorn: Power: 20
Members of the House
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- Lord Josian Wisent: Lord of the House, and older brother to Ayrant. Has only daughters for children, and thus no proper heir. Josian is a woodsman and hunter born, and has a number of friends among other Houses in the area with whom he goes on hunting trips. He can be quite unpleasant when drunk, but is generally likeable enough. (Age 38)
- Lady Elizabel Wisent: Josian's wife, and mother of his three daughters. Originally of the Harclay clan of the mountains, Elizabel was called the "Moon's Beauty" among those clans for her poise and attractiveness. She is still very much the fierce mountain woman, and very much her husband's equal. (Age 35)
- Ayrant Wisent: The Heir of House Wisent, and Josian's younger brother. He was recently called back to Westeros after an extended time in Braavos as the result of a scandal and banishment by his father. (Age 30)
- Kaila Wisent: The oldest daughter of the House, Kaila is 15. She is a great deal like her mother, and spends a few months every year with her favorite aunt Mara Harclay with the mountain Harclays. As such, she's a capable hunter, much to Josian's ire. He wants her to be a proper young lady, in order to attract a husband. (Age 15)
- Cimbre Wisent: The middle daughter Cimbre is a sweet young girl of 12, with a head for fairy tales and other stories. She is still very attached to Nanna, and frequently moons after Garwyn. (Age 12)
- Dania Wisent: The youngest daughter at age 6, Dania is just old enough to get into trouble, frequently sneaking away from the household to mix with the crofters and smallfolk. (Age 6)
- Cormont Snow: Ayrant's bastard son by Serise Dustin, Cormont spent his first eight years of life in Barrowton with his mother, doing his best not to be noticed and embarrass his mother. When he turned eight, shortly before she married a Dustin household knight, Cormont was sent to live with his Uncle Ruthlyn at the Shadow Tower on the Wall. He recently met Ayrant for the first time, when his father came to the Wall to give him the option of coming to live with him, after discovering the boy's existence. He is acclimating slowly to his new role in House Wisent.
Retainers of the House
- House Blackhorn: A household of landed knights in service to House Wisent, the Blackhorns have been given Blackhorn Tower, which guards a road through the Wolfswood.
Wisenwood Retainers
- Ser Garwyn Blackhorn: The second son of House Blackhorn serves as Master-of-Horse for Wisenwood, and a household knight for the House.
- Marten Blackhorn: The youngest son of House Blackhorn is in training as a page at the Wisenwood seat.
- Maester Tolbric: A recently-arrived southron maester, Tolbric has proven his worth many times over in aiding Lord Josian with the management of the household affairs. He has also found himself with a great fondness for the cheeses of the North, so much so that the local smallfolk have dubbed him the "Mouseter" for his love of their dairy handicrafts. He is almost always accompanied by multiple animals.
- Carenzo Itaro: Ayrant's Braavosi manservant. Carenzo's mother was Westerosi, and he's always been curious to see what it was like. (Age 25)
- Nanna Snow: A bastard-born woman of the mountain clans, Nanna is an old woman with a great deal of herbal lore. She is rustic and illiterate, but with a head full of songs, stories and folklore from the mountain-folk. She serves the Wisents as nanny. (Age 68)
- Ser Ormun Ironsmith: A fourth son of House Ironsmith, Ironsmith is a knight and Master-at-Arms for Wisenwood, and has command of the garrison and infantry. He squired under Lord Waldren, the father of the current Lord and Heir. He and Lord Josian are the best of friends. (Age 42)
- Captain Morros Sand: Originally trained as one of the Bulls, Captain Sand is a Dornish-born bastard who came with his mother to Wisenwood when he was still a babe-in-arms. He has served as captain of the Greencloaks for a few years and was recently made castellan after demonstrating a high degree of military leadership at the Battle of Taevis Hill.
- Ser Ryfe of Barrowton: A hedge knight infamous for being something of a drunkard, Ser Ryfe was the knight Ser Garwyn used to squire for. The man, quite old now, has a small house in Wisenwood Town, though he is of course always welcome at the hearth of Wisenwood Tower. He is the former Castellan of Wisenwood. (Age 62)
- Bory of the Wise: As a young man of the wildling peoples during the rule of Lord Waldren, Bory came to Wisenwood, having narrowly escaped the Night's Watch. Lord Waldren was impressed at the young man's capacity for survival and battle skills, and immediately declared the wildling and his young children as people of Wisenwood, demanding that the Night's Watch depart in peace. Bory's skills quickly brought him to membership in the Wise of Palewood, and one of his daughters has followed in his footsteps. He is now a grandfather and one of the well-respected members of the Wise. He was recently taken on as a full retainer by House Wisent after accompanying Ayrant to the Wall, and then to Torrhen's Square (and south to the Name Day Tourney in Highgarden).
- Jonelle Branley: A very intelligent and pretty young woman, Jonelle is the daughter of a knight who died in service to House Dustin, and was part of Serise Dustin's retinue. She found friendship with Maester Tolbric, however, and eventually betrayed Serise Dustin's confidences by revealing to House Wisent the existence and whereabouts of Cormont. Fortunately, Jocasta Ryswell took a liking to her, and asked House Wisent to take the poor young lady on as a lady-in-waiting for Kaila. She has since quite taken to the household, although she spends nearly as much time with the maester as she does with Kaila.
- Miss Cecily Grand: A recent addition to House Wisent's retainers, Cecily has been retained as a music and dancing teacher for the Wisent girls, and a court minstrel in general. Both Cimbre and Dania absolutely adore her.
Palewood Retainers
- Ser Tarmon the Archer: A hedge-knight from the Wolfswood, Ser Tarmon is both the castellan of Palewood, and the commander of the Wisent Wise. (Age 35)
- Tobin the Wise: One of the Wisent Wise, Tobin is an experienced old hunter who serves as the Master-of-the-Hunt for House Wisent. He can usually be found at the Palewood Tower. (Age 49)
Deceased Retainers
- Daenar Harclay: A strong warrior and the Castellan of Wisenwood Tower, Daenar is Lady Elizabel's cousin some twelve years her senior. He is a rough, great-bearded warrior of the mountain clans. (Age 46)
History
| Lords of House Wisent | |
|---|---|
| Years Unknown | Torrhen's Bull |
| ?? - 72 AL | Tauryn Wisent |
| 72 - 79 AL | Maelryn Wisent |
| 79 - 99 AL | Torrhen Wisent |
| 99 - 123 AL | Josiah Wisent |
| 123 - 150 AL | Kromyn Wisent |
| 150 - 195 AL | Ayrant Wisent |
| 195 - 202 AL | Maegris Wisent |
| 202 - 214 AL | Korvan Wisent |
| 214 - 245 AL | Tauryn Wisent |
| 245 - 267 AL | Krovan Wisent |
| 267 - 288 AL | Waldren Wisent |
| 288 AL - Present | Josian Wisent |
Founding
The Age of Aegon's Conquest (circa 3 - 5 AL)
House legends speak of Torrhen's Bull, a powerfully built warrior who served Torrhen Stark, the last King of the North. After the devastation brought to the North by Aegon's Conquest, Torrhen raised many of his most valiant fighters to positions of nobility, in accordance with Andal and Targaryen tradition. Though many so named were already clans sworn to the Kings of Winter, Torrhen's Bull and his family were elevated to a position of honor as House Wisent. (Glory Founding; +6 Defense, +3 Influence, +1 Law, +3 Power)
The Wolf's Favor
187 AL
House Wisent demonstrated their loyalty and strength in battle against the Ironmen, who plagued the coasts of the North all during the Targaryen reign of Daeron II. When they began to range far into the mainland, scouring through the Barrowlands, House Wisent were among those who answered the Stark call to arms. When Lord Ayrant Wisent's son Maegris was captured and tortured by the Ironmen, he gathered his allies and led the attack on the Ironman emplacement, a captured keep in the Barrowlands. Against all odds, the Northmen were victorious and very fortunate - the keep was hosting a gathering of Ironmen leaders planning their next move, the majority of whom were slain. For this act of bravery, House Wisent was greatly honored by House Stark, including receiving as a gift a longsword of Valyrian steel named Steelhorn. (Favor; +3 Influence, +3 Lands, +4 Law, +2 Power)
Maegris the Mad
195 - 202 AL
House Wisent remembers this time as perhaps its darkest time. The son of Ayrant Wisent, young Maegris, never fully recovered from his time among the Ironmen. This worsened after the death of Lord Ayrant, and Lord Maegris became actively cruel and paranoid. Sure that the agents of Ironmen were everywhere, he undertook drastic measures to protect his lands, pressing peasantry into military forces and forcing those who remained to build fortifications. His fervency served him well for years, however - other Houses never saw the depredations upon his smallfolk. They only saw his military force and power growing, and honored him for his efforts. In the end, however, Maegris recruited bandits and wildlings as his personal military forces, leaving them to run amuck and prey on his smallfolk while he hid in his Palewood Tower, a monstrosity built almost entirely of cut down weirwoods. (Villain; +3 Influence, +6 Power, -1 Law, -6 Population)
A Return to Honor
202 AL
Eventually, however, Maegris' madness threatened to destroy House Wisent. He banished his younger brother, Korvan, accusing him of conspiring against him, and shut himself up in his Palewood Tower. Finally, Korvan could no longer sit idly by while his elder brother destroyed the House, and he gathered a force and marched on him. The war - still known in the Barrowlands as the War of Bulls - devastated Wisent lands. In the end, however, Maegris leapt to his death from Palewood Tower, screaming at his brother's forces in impotent rage. Lord Korvan's boon companion, Ser Taenis Blackhorn was given lands and a lordship for his part in putting down the monster Maegris. (Victory: +5 Defense, +6 Influence, +5 Power)
Rivalry
200 - 246 AL
The full extent of Maegris' madness was best shown in the lesson of Ser Rogar Balinger of House Balinger. Ser Rogar was a knight sworn to House Wisent, until Maegris' paranoid convinced him that the man was trying to poison him. In the dead of night, Maegris ordered some of his wildlings to burst into the man's quarters and capture him. He was lashed to a pole in front of Palewood Tower and then burnt alive after nearly a week of winter exposure. From that day, House Balinger swore oaths of enmity against House Wisent. Even the defeat of Maegris did not convince them to back down. Finally, after two generations of antagonism and petty vendetta-seeking, the conflict boiled into full-blown war. In the end, House Balinger was defeated and its lord forced to take the black. His wife and their children (including the heir) escaped, however, disappearing to places unknown. (Conquest: -5 Defenses, +3 Influence, +6 Lands, -5 Law, +2 Population, +1 Wealth)
Blood Will Tell
281 - 288 AL
Most recently, the taint of madness has once again struck House Wisent, leaving some to wonder if the whole bloodline is somehow cursed. With the death of his beloved Lady Cimbria in 281 AL, Lord Waldren slowly began to lose touch with reality. For several years, he saw enemies where there were none, and even sometimes believed that his wife was still alive. House Wisent's holdings suffered, most especially after a deeply embarrassing attendance as a guest at a wedding in House Cerwyn left most of the Northern Houses aware of Lord Waldren's instability. There are some who feel that Waldren's death in 288 was a mercy to the House. (Madness: -3 Defense, -6 Influence, -1 Lands, -2 Population, -3 Wealth)
Recent History
- 255 AL: Waldren Wisent weds Cimbria Tallhart
- 256 AL: Cimbria gives birth to their first child, Josian.
- 264 AL: Cimbria gives birth to their second child, Ayrant.
- 266 AL: Cimbria miscarries and falls ill, rendering her infertile.
- 267 AL: Lord Krovan dies of a flux; Waldren becomes Lord Wisent.
- 277 AL: Josian is wed to Elizabel Harclay. She is accompanied to Wisenwood by Nanna Snow and Daenar Harclay.
- 279 AL: Elizabel gives birth to their first child, Kaila.
- 281 AL: Lady Cimbria falls while riding her horse, and is accidentally trampled by the spooked horse, killing her.
- 282 AL: Elizabel gives birth to their second child, Cimbre. A scandal erupts when Ayrant Wisent (then 18) is accused of raping Serise Dustin of House Dustin; it is considered resolved when Lord Waldren banishes Ayrant. Lord Waldren's sanity begins slipping.
- 284 AL: Garwyn Blackhorn is fostered at Wisenwood.
- 287 AL: Lord Waldren embarrasses House Wisent with his insanity at a wedding hosted by House Cerwyn.
- 288 AL: Lord Waldren dies of a summer fever. Josian becomes Lord Wisent. Elizabel gives birth to their third child, Dania. Garwyn Blackhorn becomes the squire of Ser Ryfe of Barrowton.
- 292 AL: When Ser Ryfe of Barrowton is too drunk to compete in a tourney, his squire Garwyn Blackhorn dons his armor and rides in his place, expecting to take a fall and slink off the field. Instead, he wins, felling a knight of House Whitehill. Lord Josian rewards the young man for his bravery by knighting him.
- 293 AL: Kaila is betrothed to Orthian Tallhart. Lord Josian sends a letter to his brother in Braavos, designating him as Heir to House Wisent and asking him to return.
- 294 AL: Current Year
