Lorimer Dynasty¶
Contested
Named in the open question Warlocks of the Blue Flame or Blue Rift; Brusau's second order. Two session notes a fortnight apart give Brusau's order of knights two names, the Knights of the Blue Fire (S187) and the Sapphire Knights (S189). Both names are kept below.
The royal house of Brusau, the warlike Riven kingdom on the Broken Sea, with its council of nobles, the Erubule, and the knightly orders that served the crown. "The kingdom is controlled by the Lorimer dynasty which is relatively new and has only been in power for the last 20 years" (S319), that is since about 684 SM. Under Queen Aalina Lorimer the house was the Imperium's most stubborn enemy in the north; after her death its council gave the kingdom to the Sancturi.
Also called: the Lorimers.
The royal house¶
In 704 SM the house was (S319):
| Member | Age | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Aalina Lorimer | 32 | "A stern and effective ruler. She is an excellent military strategist and despises the Sancturi Gods and the Imperium." |
| Prince Eofhelm Lorimer | 8 | "Still a young boy, but heir presumptive." |
| Princess Aylyld Lorimer | 15 | "Ambitious older sister, with a violent temperament." |
The crown's law under the Lorimers was hard on the Imperium's faith and lenient on most else: "Magic use is permitted across Brusau, but the penalty for any serious crime committed with magic is death. Sancturi worship and proselytizing is forbidden and punishable by death. While Slavery is not legal, existing slaves and even Undead are tolerated" (S319). Sancturi agents "will be arrested and ransomed or executed", Sancturi traders and mercenaries are "often followed or checked up on by Brusian agents", and Sancturi priests are "normally turned back" (S319). The kingdom's patron god is Rakkar, Lord of Strength and Conquest (S319).
The Tabor dynasty¶
"Before that it was controlled by the Tabor dynasty, but they lost out in a political move and have been exterminated or exiled" (S319). The expansion of 652 SM, when Brusau "invades and annexes 3 petty kingdom neighbors" (S326), falls in the Tabor years.
The Erubule¶
"The Erubule (a council of nobles) once advised the ruler and chose the next successor. Their power has been substantially diminished now that the Queen chooses its membership directly and has confiscated and redistributed lands from her rivals" (S319). Miydal keeps a council of the same name with its powers intact (see Riven Thrones and Councils).
"After Queen Aalina Lorimer's death, the Erubule (council) made a treaty with the Sancturi. The remaining Lorimers (royal family) and the rest of the nobility have been granted provincial Sancturi citizenship (only valid in Brusau for 5 years .. afterwhich it will mature into full citizenship) in the reorganized province of Brusau. They retain their lands and wealth" (S187, S189). Under the treaty the Sancturi "have been given control of Brusau" and hunt the worshippers of Arcantus (S189). In the campaign's key to the occupied capital the royal keep is "Altandon Keep / Tennerua Stronghold"; an Arbiter "of the Magisters of Tennerua" sits at Altandon, and the Penitus have an abbot "at Tennerau Abbey" (S189). The sources do not explain the name Tennerua. The fall of the kingdom is told in Sancturi Campaigns.
The knightly orders¶
The notes of the treaty also name two orders of Brusau (S187, S189):
| Order | Members |
|---|---|
| Order of the First Star | "Clerics and Rangers" |
| Knights of the Blue Fire (S187), or the Sapphire Knights (S189) | "Knights" (S187); "Paladins" (S189) |
The sources say nothing more of either order. A Knight Commander of Brusau, Ser Abram, is known in Miralt (S172), without his order being named.
Verdant Knights of Haddensfield¶
A third order kept a fortified temple at Haddensfield under Master Ageric "of the Temple". Under the occupation "the fortified temple has fallen and is presently occupied by the 3rd Cohort of the III Nightshade Legion, Commander Ariharu", and "Master Ageric and Knight Berno are alive and being held/tortured" (S191). The order's name recalls the Verdant Order among the Orders of Arya, but no source ties them together.
Gap
No source says how Queen Aalina died, how the Lorimers came to power over the Tabors, who leads the Erubule, or what the orders' ranks, seats and numbers were.
Earlier accounts¶
An earlier copy of the Haddensfield note puts the occupying cohort in the VI Nightshade Legion rather than the III (S190).