Dubhaine Family/Rhidhana
Background
Rhidhana is the daughter of Lady Moira Dubhaine, former Supreme Justice of Fontan and Marchioness of Negev. She has inherited her mother's powerful, sinewy frame, but her features are softer and her shoulder-length hair gleams like spun gold.
Like all the Dubhaine women she has a deep hunger for knowledge and as a child could usually be found reading one or other of the many scholarly works collected by her mother and aunts during their travels. However Rhidhana is no stranger to the sword or the arts of war, and having entered the service of Duke Elberan to test both in battle against the Elven foes in Sirion she soon found herself elected Minister of Defence.
Personality
The Dubhaine blood has a tendency to self-expression which Rhidhana fights hard to control, and when her temper's unleashed she's every bit as terrifying as her mother. How this will express itself over time is hard to foretell.
Stats
The following scores are based on anecdotal evidence.
| Class | Honour | Prestige | Swordfighting | Jousting | Leadership | Oratory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W / H | 73 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 33 |
Titles
| 1010 | December | Knight of Ashforth |
| 1011 | March | Minister of Defence of Fontan |
| July | Knight of Commonyr | |
| August | Knight of Negev |
Household
| Iraen | Once Lady Moira's squire, Iraen is now chatelaine of the household and until recently was Rhidhana's legal guardian. |
| Yfain | A giant of a man with an oft-times murky past, Yfain is a reaver's reaver: happiest when the ale flows freely and there's mischief to be done. Following the disappearance of Lady Moira he became Rhidhana's self-appointed bodyguard, teaching her the use of weapons and ensuring that she reached her majority. Age somehow hasn't dimmed his lust for life nor appreciably weakened his physique, though his wild hair and beard are now mostly grey. |
| Helion | A severe man of perilously advanced years, Helion was Moira's personal physician and is an acknowledged expert on mental disorders such as that caused by the infamous Red Shade toxin. He has written a number of treatises on medicine which are widely regarded in Fontan. |
| Neris | Helion's wife. A woman in her mid-fifties with an extensive knowledge of herblore. |
| Rollo (Rollo the Young) | A gregarious man in early middle-age, he boasts a deep scar across his forehead from his youth as a freebooter. Rollo is supposedly the family's chief reeve, but more often than not he's to be found in company with Yfain or keeping an eye on Rhidhana when she travels abroad. |
Commands
| Name | Army | Captain | Men | Type | T | W | A | D | M | C | CS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ghost Watch | Order of The Thunder | I | ||||||||||
| Ironsides | Manticores | C | ||||||||||
| Ashforth Light Infantry | Manticores | I | ||||||||||
| 31.03.1011 | Lifeguards | Manticores | SF | |||||||||
| Democratic Guard | ||||||||||||
| 16.05.1011 | Oporto Targeteers | Democratic Guard | 94 + 13 | A | 49 | 51-4 | 57 | 21 | 89 | 48 | 759 |
Battles
- December 1010
- January 1011
- February 1011
- March 1011
- April 1011
- May 1011
- June 1011
- July 1011
- August 1011
- September 1011
Personal Journal
December 1010, The Call to Arms
Young Rhidhana attains her majority and follows in her mother's footsteps as a knight of Fontan.
January 1011, The Battle of Montijo
Caligus invades Fontan in alliance with Sirion and Rhidhana rides to Montijo as a newly inducted knight of the Manticores where a decisive series of battles are fought. During the conflict she wins fame for her fighting and captures the Elven Prime Minister's Standard.
March-April 1011, The Krimml Campaign
The Krimml campaign sees a series of brutal battles in and around Fontan's capital as Elven forces seek to hold first Braga, then Commonyr and finally Krimml. Rhidhana leads her dwindling forces in defence of the capital whilst acting as informal ambassador to secure a peace between the warring realms.
May 1011, Peace in Our Time
Fontan surrenders following intensive negotiations but new conflicts loom on the horizon.
September 1011, Against Westmoor
Whilst Rhidhana campaigns in Westmoor with a skeleton force, the city of Krimml resists a major assault.
