The Royal House of Carlisle
Mar 1, 2013 0:52:02 GMT -5
Post by Grandmaster on Mar 1, 2013 0:52:02 GMT -5
Carlisle
Status:
Royal House of Demeria, Dukes of Triadon
Duchy Seat:
Triadon
Current Head of House:
Lord [ Name ] Carlisle, Duke of Triadon and King of Demeria
Primary Productions:
Fisheries
Softwoods - Birch, Maple, Rosewood
Grain Milling
Banner Houses:
Carlisle of Mearin
Home:
Triadon Castle
Brief History of the House:
Arguably the oldest and most established House within Demeria, the Carlisles can trace their arrival in what came to be known as Triadon back to the earliest tribal days. Finding the intersection of three strong, active rivers to be an ideal place for settlement, they were able to seize the advantage to build strong homes and defensive measures that allowed them to maintain their hold on the area. Blessed with several wise leaders, the family made the most of their location, especially with the discovery of gold and the arable land. What began as a tribal camp soon grew into a village that attracted merchants and artisans alike, though it also drew the greed-laced gazes of bandits, thieves and other miscreants who sought to profit off what the Carlisles built.
However, the Carlisles were prepared and managed to stave off the attacks, developing stout walls and fortifications that kept out even the most zealous. It soon became a point of pride in the family (and eventually a subtle rivalry between the main and distaff families) that they were so well versed in tactics and strategies. Those efforts paid off down the line with the incursion of the Artonese, determined to assert their dominance over what was proving to be a valuable and wealthy area. Though the city nearly fell under the besieging Artonese, the Carlisles held them off to protect not only their families but those families who came to be known as House Lancaster and House St. Claire. Together, the three families agreed to form an unshakable alliance, thus creating the Kingdom of Demeria as it is known today.
Accordingly, the three negotiated, settling on naming Kendrick Carlisle as the first King of the realm. To bind the families closer together, he forged an agreement with the St. Claires and Lancasters that saw the three families intermarrying. To this day, it is a long-standing tradition that the Crown Prince of Demeria takes a St. Claire daughter as his bride and queen while the eldest Carlisle daughter is wedded to the heir of Lancaster.
Today, the Carlisles maintain mastery over the three rivers and glean their power, strength and wealth from them; they are prudent investors in river trade and the safety of travel by boat and barge. The distaff branch, Carlisle of Meirin, has been established as the defensive heart of the realm and masters of the Kingdom's premier knights, the Order of the Escarboucle.
Geneaology:
Alistain Carlisle–Diana St. Claire
Neilon Carlisle(Twin)- Sedrick Carlisle (Twin/King) –
Liadane Carlisle
- Princess Mariana Carlisle – Hadrian Jardinier
- Nicholas Jardinier
- Alexander Jardinier
- Daughter
- Crown Prince Riordan Carlisle
- Princess Emmaline Carlisle
- Prince Tristan Carlisle
- Alton Carlisle (Order)
- Fiona Carlisle –
Martin Lancaster
- Gerald Lancaster
- Serah Lancaster
