First Ummòni House of Ðrûn

85 HK – present. First Ummòni House of Ðrûn. House of Rûn the First of Kændal through his…

The House of Ðrûn (from Yrgèðrûn meaning “Children of Rûn”) was founded in 85 HK when the defeated Krûlln crowned their Dekàli conqueror King of Wyrðyr Tor. The Pryr Īrul were so enamored of the blessed general that they offered him many wives, priestesses among them, in the hopes of breeding a stronger warrior pedigree. King Rûn summoned his wife from Kændal but she was killed, reportedly by an Ortor raid, while traveling through the Snaking Pass. To the great consternation of his subjects, the King mourned her death for three years but eventually warmed to the idea of consorts. It is unclear how many children Rûn fathered during his reign, but during the succession of Dēōdin hundreds claimed right to the Crown of Swords.

Lineage

  1. King Rûn the First of Kændal. He was born circa 58 HK in Castrìna, Kændal. Lord Castrìna, as he was formerly known, was crowned by the priests of Irūl in 85 HK at Kyrm Oryrul in violation of the Pact of Lanádrynágdralyð. This contravention was overturned by High Queen Ānùrēa I in 86 HK, legitimizing the Crown of Swords and paving the way for the Pryr Īrul to join the Council of Lanàdus the following year. Rûn I died in 111 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to his son…
  2. King Dēōdin the First of Ummon. He was born in 89 HK at Ummon and was determined by the Pryr Īrul to be the first born of Rûn I. He married Lady Karānna of Ummon in 108 HK at Wyrðyr Tor; they had no surviving children until 132 HK. He was crowned in 111 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. He exceeded the Crown of Swords in 121 HK and was enthroned at Kryr Trèmendūm. Childless, the Crown of Swords passed to a half-sister…
  3. Queen Ārûna the First of Ummon. She was born in 89 HK at Ummon and was determined by the Pryr Īrul to be the second born of Rûn I. She married Lord Kaðmir of Tavrus in 109 HK at Wyrðyr Tor but remained childless. She was crowned in 121 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, following the exceedance of her half-brother, Dēōdin I. She was killed in 127 HK during ritual combat. The Crown of Swords passed to a half-sister…
  4. Queen Rûnāe the First of Ummon. She was born in 90 HK at Ummon and was determined by the Pryr Īrul to the third oldest surviving child of Rûn I. She was crowned in 127 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. She did not marry and remained childless. She was killed in 133 HK during ritual combat. The Crown of Swords passed to a half-brother…
  5. King Vurûn the First of Ummon. He was born in 90 HK at Ummon and was determined by the Pryr Īrul to the fourth oldest surviving child of Rûn I. He was crowned in 133 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. He was killed in 133 HK during ritual combat following his coronation. His reign is remembered as one of the shortest in the history of Ummon. The Crown of Swords passed to his son…
  6. King Vurûn the Second of Ummon. He was born in 109 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 133 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, following the coronation of his father. He was killed in 151 HK in ritual combat by a contestant to the Crown of Swords. The Crown of Swords passed to his half-cousin…
  7. King Dēōdin the Second of Lanàdus. He was born in 132 HK at Kryr Trèmendūm, the only son of High King Dēōdin the First. He was crowned in 151 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. His reign was short-lived however. In 153 HK, an ambassador from King Agnar III of Lanàdus informed the Pryr Īrul that Dēōdin’s victory over his predecessor was not a feat of fair combat, but rather a trick of Blood Magic furnished by the High King to compensate for his son’s poor constitution. After a quick investigation the Pryr Īrul ruled in favor of Agnar III and Dēōdin II was stripped of the Crown. Dēōdin II was imprisoned far beneath Wyrðyr Tor. Visitors to the capital were able to pay to view the dishonorable king’s imprisoned remains as late as the 7th century HK. When news of his son’s death and the betrayal of Agnar III reached Kryr Trèmendūm, the High King was enraged. He could not take action against Agnar III without bringing further dishonor to his name and yet he lived in the same city as the man who killed his son. While the tension in Lanàdus grew between the Houses, in Ummon the Crown of Swords passed to a half-aunt…
  8. Queen Ērûnyra the First of Ummon. She was born in 93 HK at Ummon and was determined by the Pryr Īrul to be the oldest surviving child of Rûn I, but by no means the last. She was crowned in 153 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, aged 60. She survived two years of ritual combat before her death in 155 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to her estranged son…
  9. King Ērûn the First of Ummon. He was born in 113 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 155 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. He married Lady Ælāsya of Irid in 129 HK at Irid. He was an accomplished swordsman, perhaps one of the greatest duelists House Ðrûn ever produced. The king proved himself again and again at the required yearly rituals, contests and tourneys, and never refused (by King’s Right) or appointed a champion to settle duels. He died in 184 HK at the age of 71. The Crown of Swords passed to his daughter…
  10. Queen Ērûnyra the Second of Ummon. She was born in 133 HK at Ummon. She was crowned in 184 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. Though her reign was short and uneventful, she is remembered for enacting the Pact of Ðrûn, which defined eligible members of House Ðrûn as descendants of her grandmother, Ērûnyra I. The Pryr Īrul supported the pact, hoping to limit the scope of future claims. A handful of Rûn’s surviving children, all 77 years and older, protested the pact on behalf of themselves and their families. She was killed in 186 HK during ritual combat. The victor, instead of offering the traditional thanks, spat upon the dying Queen. As the guards converged, the victor screamed that she was a true granddaughter of Rûn. The granddaughter was seized, her tongue removed, and she was dragged into the dungeons. The Crown of Swords passed to her brother…
  11. King Āyrūl the First of Ummon. He was born in 134 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 155 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. Āyrūl I was believed to be a prodigy swordsman, but he was killed at his first annual ritual combat. He died in 156 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to his sister…
  12. Queen Ērûnyra the Third of Ummon. She was born in 136 HK at Ummon. She married Lord Harok of Darkor in 152 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. She was crowned in 156 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. Ērûnyra III survived thirty-one years of ritual combat before it was revealed by a dying Pryn Īrul that the selection of opponents had been rigged. Ērûnyra III was crucified above the Ummon city gate. She soon succumbed to the winter winds and remained a fixture above the gate for many years. She died in 187 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to her son…
  13. King Orvòdûn the First of Ummon. The Eviscerator. He was born in 153 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 187 HK by the priests of Īrul under his mother’s corpse at the Gate of Ummon. He married Lady Bara of Kakal in 170 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. By all accounts, Orvòdûn I was a savage man. Physically, he was often compared with Ortor with many claims that he was Bor. These comparisons did nothing to boost his mother’s reputation. Mercifully, his wife did not suffer long, dying in childbirth in 180 HK. Crown Tourneys of the past had been civilized affairs where soldiers and athletes matched their martial skills in gentlemanly contests. Ritual, honor, and good sportsmanship were almost as important as the fights themselves. Orvòdûn I had no power to change the nature of the Tourneys, which were managed by the Temple, but was barbaric in his prosecution of the Crown combat that marked the end of each Tourney. He was soon known as “The Eviscerator”. Whereas it was once an honor to be selected to “test” the monarch, there were soon protests claiming that no-one should have to face the merciless King. The Pryr Īrul were obliged to host the Crown Tourney regardless. After seven years of the king’s annual bloodbath, the eighth Crown Tourney was interrupted by an Ortor invasion in the western lands. Orvòdûn I led the Ummònyr to fight the invaders, but was killed in a failed formation transition. Stranger still, the Ortor invaders retreated following the king’s death. It has long been speculated that the invasion, the maneuvering error, and the subsequent retreat were all orchestrated by the Pryr Īrul. He died in 195 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to his son…
  14. King Orvòdûn the Second of Ummon. He was born in 171 HK at Ummon. He married Lady Nādên of Tavrus in 188 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. He was crowned in 195 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. He was killed in 198 HK during ritual combat. The Crown of Swords passed to his daughter…
  15. Queen Nādên the First of Ummon. Widow Queen. She was born in 189 HK at Ummon. She was crowned in 198 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, aged 9. A minor Queen, she was exempted from ritual combat until her sixteenth birthday. During her first ritual combat, the selected soldier impaled himself rather than strike the young Queen down. Nādên I married the young man posthumously and he was interred in the royal crypt of Wyrðyr Tor. During the next ritual combat, the Widow Queen lowered her sword and ordered her attacker to end the charade. She died in 206 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to her brother…
  16. King Kirûn the First of Ummon. He was born in 190 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 206 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul. He was an accomplished fighter with spear and shield, a style that had gone out-of-style almost a century before. He married Lady Eréða in 208 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. No Crown Tourneys were held over the next seven years, due to the king’s involvement in the Krazūqi-Ummon War. Following victory in the west, the Pryr Īrul reinstituted the tradition and Kirûn I died the following year. He died in 216 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to his daughter…
  17. Queen Eréða the First of Ummon. She was born in 210 HK at Ummon. She was crowned in 216 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, aged 6. A minor Queen, she was exempted from ritual combat until her sixteenth birthday. Eréða I fought valiantly during her first ritual combat, but was no match for her opponent. She died in 226 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to her sister…
  18. Queen Nādên the Second of Ummon. She was born in 211 HK at Ummon. She was crowned in 226 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, aged 15. Nādên II was an accomplished and agile fighter. For her first ritual combat in 227 HK, she chose a circle of javelins mounted around the plaza perimeter. She then proceeded to run and tumble across the stones, stopping only to grab and throw a javelin at her opponent. The spectacle was well-received by all gathered. Finally, a misplaced block of the swordsman’s shield allowed a javelin point to lodge into the warrior’s knee. The young Queen grabbed a handful of javelins and planted them one after another into the fallen man until the Gorpryn Īrul gestured that the battle was won. Nādên I then pardoned the man and helped the priests as they carried him from the plaza. The Queen visited the man for days thereafter until she was sure he would survive. She married him in 228 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. The couple had one child the next year. Nādên I was pregnant with a second child when she was defeated in ritual combat. She died in 231 HK. The Crown of Swords passed to her daughter…
  19. Queen Nādên the Third of Ummon. The Quiet Queen. She was born in 229 HK at Ummon. She was crowned in 231 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, aged 2. A minor Queen, she was exempted from ritual combat until her sixteenth birthday. From a very early age, the Queen had a reputation for silence. A very serious and studious young lady, Nādên III is believed to have had a realistic outlook toward a life that promised to be short. She married Lord Gardor in 243 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. They had two children before her sixteenth birthday. She was killed in 245 HK during her first ritual combat. The Crown of Swords passed to her son…
  20. King Kirûn the Second of Ummon. He was born in 244 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 245 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, aged 1. A minor King, he was exempted from ritual combat until his sixteenth birthday. Despite this proscription, the young king insisted on partaking in ritual combat at age 14. For next twenty years, Kirûn II demonstrated a skill unseen in the tourneys since Ērûn I. He married Lady Æðèlā of Ummon in 260 HK at Wyrðyr Tor. It was with great misgiving, that he exceeded the Crown of Swords in 278 HK and was enthroned at Kryr Trèmendūm. The Crown of Swords passed to his son…
  21. King Kirûn the Third of Ummon. He was born in 261 HK at Ummon. He was crowned in 278 HK by the priests of Īrul at Kyrm Oryrul, following the exceedance of his father, Kirûn II.