Reyurnt Family Lore, 1602 ((3/11))

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Reyurnt Family Lore

Living Reyurnts:

Myro Erikson Reyurnt: Alive -

Astrid Reyurnt: Alive -

Erik Reyurnt: Alive - Character Sheet
Leif Reyurnt: Alive - Character Sheet

Agnar Reyurnt: Alive - Character Sheet
Appearance

Ranvergsen Reyurnt

Ella Reyurnt

 

The Reyurnt family is known for their sandy blond hair, generally grown out to shoulder length.  Another distinct physical trait of the bloodline is their opalescent green and blue eyes, shifting from blue to green in different lights. This is where the inspiration for the colors of their family crest arose from, along with the bold image a stag’s head set in the center.

Ancestry

The origination of the Reyurnt family is drawn back to Norland’s earliest days in Vailor.  They’re bloodline descending from two wealthy families, the Reylans and Stakurnts.  It began through an alliance of these two, well respected families, sealed with the marriage of each of their first born children.  Unlike most arranged marriages, Gaeda Reylan and Dalf Stakurnt got along very well, treating each other as equals and combining their last names out of respect for both bloodlines.  Living out their years on the island of Avar, farming their plot and eventually birthing a single son named Ranveig.  As he grew, his parents aged, eventually taking over all of the tasks required to run a farm and gaining a strong resolution through doing so.  

Ranveig spent a majority of his years taking care of the lands, but when his parents finally passed he sold them and used the money to move to the Capital city of Seahelm.  It is there, he met his wife Ingrid and formed a new life as tailors in the vast city, much different from that of his childhood in the fields.  Ingrid gave Ranveig two sons and one daughter, all considered to be of pure Reyurnt blood, these three were named Dalf II, Ranvergsen, and Ella Reyurnt.  While dwelling in Seahelm the family gained many friends, such as Bjorn Ashtyr and his family. Their children grew to be friends and as they became adults together each set out on their own separate paths. Ella became a shield maiden and died at the young age of eighteen. Dalf II went to explore new lands and has been thought to be lost at sea. Ranvergsen took on the family tailoring business and found himself a wife, Sigrid Reyurnt, who birthed him three boys.  They lived beside the Ashtyr house, in the upstairs of the tailoring storefront. The humble family shared many cheerful nights visiting with their neighbor, Baldur, in the Ashtyr noble home, as they had done as children.

As the kids played outside in the snow, Baldur and Ranvergsen would plot their expeditions to the Eastern Isles of Avar, pooling all their money to purchase a fleet, and seek lands in the name of their Kingdom, Norland.  Once they obtained their transport, they set out immediately, in a convoy of five longships, unknowing of what was ahead.

After several weeks of sailing, the fleet found itself disoriented and heading straight for a storm with no hope of going around Baldur commanded they sail straight through, but soon regretted his decision when met with thirty meter high waves and a ravaging current.  Baldur, hanging from the bow of his slightly larger boat, led the small fleet through the storm out of hell. But, it was to no avail as three of the five ships had disappeared beneath the churning ocean into the dark, calm, depths below.  Ranvergsen and Sigrid Reyurnt died that day, each commanding their own ship, and going down with them in the process.  

Luckily for the Reyurnt bloodline, the two parents had put their children in Baldur’s care, and thus, they did not die that day with their parents.  Rather, they watched the boats sink, feeling completely helpless, as Baldur held them tight beneath his cloak.  This sense of protection Baldur provided, gave them a new father figure to look up to and they did not use the circumstances to blame him.

These last three Reyurnt descendants arrived in Axios and solidified their bloodline on new lands, with three sons to pass along their name.

The eldest was Erik Reyurnt, only 12 when their parents died. He is the only brother of the three who can recall the voyage and their parent’s death. Doing his best to not bring it up with his two younger brothers, and trying to raise them by himself. This helped Erik become a good leader and attributes to his later gaining Jarlship over the Jarldom of Mjöl.

The middle son was Leif Reyurnt, the strongest of the three, but also, the most hard headed.  Leif, although difficult at times, still did his best to help their new settlement of Mjöl grow. Learning how to breed animals, revealing a softer side to his, usually, quite aggressive attitude.

Finally, the youngest brother, was Agnar Reyurnt, known for delving deep into the mines as a young boy. Where he would often find a cozy spot, carved into the stone, to take a break, from chiseling iron ore, and read a book by candlelight.  Agnar was the most devoted of the three, seeking knowledge over power, a differing trait from Erik.

Trials of Axios

The last three Reyurnt brothers and their sister reside on the northern side of the island Tahn, in Axios.  It is here, where they built their home and gained the respect of their peers.  Erik, the eldest eventually rose to the position of Jarl and made his brother Leif a Thane and, good friend, Dren Ofgarsson a Huscarl.  Erik was a fair ruler, making it his business to prevent any harm from befalling a single citizen of Mjol.  This was no easy task, but with the help of his family and friends he became a notable figure in Axios.  

With the resurgence in this Norlandic settlement came second Jarldom.  This one created with different intentions, and began by the Ruric family.  After many years passed, during which Jarl Erik Reyurnt and Jarl Artyom Ruric ruled in peace, but the Ruric family never heeds from hunger for power.  Behind Erik’s back, Artyom declared himself the sole leader of their nation.  Erik would not have been as angered, when he found this out, if Artyom had not slaughtered a poor dwarf soon after and broken the peace treaty.  All of this had gone unbenounced to Erik, who was more focused on protecting his people from the threat of Uther Grimlee, a condemned and exiled man originally from Mjol.  After his exile, Uther took refuge in the Jarldom of the Krag, under Artyom’s rule.  Yet he still plotted against Erik, a noble Reyurnt who sought nothing but to keep his family safe by casting him out of the settlement.

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[Cornivore 1292]

Uther would read the documents"I'm Surprised this family is able to breed, have you seen their faces"he would say barely keeping a straight face

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23 minutes ago, Uther said:

Uther would read the documents"I'm Surprised this family is able to breed, have you seen their faces"he would say barely keeping a straight face

"I'm surprised you even have ah family. Must've forced his vife to sleep vith him." He jokes to his fellow Northspawn. 

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