A Piece on the Raevir - written by Jimmy Vekon, Rightful Scion of the Archduchy of Herendul and Duke of Northal
Why is it that throughout the history of Oren, the Raevir people have repeatedly added on to the cultural degeneration of the race of Man? Why is it that the Raevir as a people have little more cultural identity than their pidgin dialect that taints the common tongue and only amplifies their doltishness? Why is it that, amongst the Raevir people, there is an abundance of brutish, dull-witted mongrels who tower over their fellow Highlander or Heartlander? Because they are not pure of race. It is nigh doubtless that the Raevir peoples and the Houses that stem from the line of Carrion share common lineage with a mongrel; the Olog, that hulking imbecilic creature who shares many of these traits with the people of Ruska.
Not since the days of Good King Francis has there been a Raevir ruler who has carried himself with tact, cunning and intelligence. This can easily be correlated with the growing prevalence of inbreeding within the Raevir nobility. A strong tradition of incest makes for a greater presence of the Olog blood mentioned prior, alongside all of the deformities which coincide with incest. A notable example of this is the ties between the Houses Vladov and Sarkozic. Already having strong ties in blood, they continue to intermarry even to this day, which only serves to sow heightened Olog blood in their line, creating deformities such as the monstrous visages of Hugues and Lilya Sarkozic.
Pictured here are portraits of Hugues Sarkozic and Lilya Sarkozic respectively.
In the past, the Raevir have attempted to force their downfalls onto others. When the Exodus occurred and Urguan consumed the realms of Men, Savoie and Ruska - both Kingdoms lorded over by Raevirs, knelt to the dwarves. They went on to note down in the annals of history that King William Horen was the first to bend - dubbed William ‘the Weak’ for his supposed incompetence. He was made a laughing stock, when in reality, it was Ruska that groveled at the feet of the dwarven king. Evidently so, they did this to strengthen their own position, and to take away from the fact that they are not pure-blooded sons of Horen.
And now, yet again, the cycle repeats itself. The Raevir Houses, who overthrew the divine blood of Horen and the House of Chivay through their turncloak ways, come cawing at the rightful sons of Horen. Those red-blooded Orenians who hold high the banners of Ashford, Chivay and Varodyr defy their wanton demands, their want for the destruction of the Heartland and her peoples. We mustn't stand for their gross transgressions, for what are we if we were to bend to the half-bred mongrel; To the Raevir Whoreson, their lines born of an inbred harlot and an Olog? We will stand our ground for the glory of man.
Ave Ashford, Ave Chivay, Ave Owyn