Dubhaine Family/Brigdha
Etymology
Properly translated from the original Cagilan dialect, the name Brigdha means "abiding strength", "virtue" or "exalted one". Hence Brigdha's full name means "the hidden virtue of the women of dark countenance".
Description
A bookish child, Brigdha has grown into a woman of moderate height and slender build with the Dubhaine family's trademark sable hair and pallid good looks. The appearance of a sombre demeanour is accentuated by the saturnine cast of her wardrobe and it therefore often comes as a surprise to those who join her circle of intimates to find that she has an earthy sense of mischief and a quick smile that dispels the blackest moods, facts well known to the men and women under her command.
Brigdha is an excellent shot with the bow and as a battlefield commander she is cool, calm and willing to take calculated risks to get the job done.
History
Brigdha Dubhaine started out as a serious young knight aspiring to a career of martial prowess, however on moving to Fontan she discovered a natural talent for trade and business which for many years came to dominate her life. Following the disappearance of her half-sister Moira she retired from public life, splitting her time between managing the family's many business interests and gathering any scrap of news as to the former Supreme Justice's fate and whereabouts.
As the Great War moved into its terminal phase with the capture of Negev by Sirion she felt compelled to once more defend the family's adoptive home, and during the black days when the Elven host hammered the gates of Krimml itself she found herself tasked with the city's defences. Later she rebuilt first Oporto and then Negev, following in the footsteps of her sister Moira, and establishing the region as a well-garrisoned strongpoint.
When it became clear that Fontan could no longer continue true to her democratic principles Marchioness Brigdha petitioned for formal entry of Negev to the Republic of Sirion and now holds the region as its most southerly outpost, focusing mostly on establishing good trading links along the east coast and studying the spiritual traditions of the Flow of Balance.
Brigdha is the half-sister of Aoifa and Moira.
Stats
The following scores are based on anecdotal evidence.
Class | Age | Honour | Prestige | Swordfighting | Jousting | Leadership | Trading | Bureaucracy | Infiltration | Oratory |
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W/C | 44 | 125 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 75 |
Titles
1010 | December | Knight of An Najaf |
1011 | February | Knight of Ashforth |
March | Duchess of Krimml | |
April | Countess of Oporto | |
August | Margravine of Negev | |
1012 | September | Ambassador of Dunnera |
Household
Jonas | Captain of Brigdha's guards. |
Lyra | The young widow of a vintner reduced to indentured servitude for acts of treason in An Najaf. |
Bedhwyr | The son of Lady Moira's former Captain Carl Heinman and a close companion of Lady Brigdha. |
Naevan | Brigdha's son by Bedhwyr. |
Commands
Name | Army | Captain | Men | Type | T | R | W | A | D | M | C | CS | Provisions | |
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The Black Swans | A | |||||||||||||
Cagil Irregulars | I | |||||||||||||
Oporto Volunteers | Fontan Rangers | MI | ||||||||||||
The Black Swans | Fontan Rangers | A | ||||||||||||
The Bloody Knives | Fontan Rangers | SF | ||||||||||||
Oporto Targeteers | Fontan Rangers | SF | ||||||||||||
Fontan Border Scouts | Fontan Rangers | A | ||||||||||||
Fontan Border Scouts | Fontan Rangers | MI | ||||||||||||
Fontan Border Scouts | Order of The Thunder | A | ||||||||||||
Fontan Border Scouts | Order of The Thunder | MI | ||||||||||||
An Najaf Yeomanry | Order of The Thunder | I | ||||||||||||
Black Swans | Democratic Guard | Prospero (+4) | 20 | A | 55 | 4 | 50 | 60 | 32 | 84 | 100 | 320 | ||
Fontan Rangers | Prospero (+6) | 90 | A | 48 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 7 | 93 | 49 | 797 | |||
Negev Marchwardens | Fontan Rangers | Wilfried (+1) | 50 | MI | 48 | 2 | 70 | 50 | 5 | 100 | 35 | 556 | ||
26.04.12 | Black Swans | Fontan Rangers | 50 | A | 63 | 4 | 85 | 30 | 0 | 100 | 36 | 591 | ||
27.02.13 | The Bloody Knives | Silver Legion | Gunther (+4) | 55 + 7 | SF | 89 | 3 | 80 | 75 | 36 | 79 | 100 | 1140 | 100 |
Tournaments
Date | Region | Participants | Fee | Prizes | Honour | Prestige | Rounds | Sword | Jousting |
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06.07.1008 | Shanandoah | 158 (13 realms) | 15 | 700 150 |
2 | 0 | 8 | Chon (Minas Ithil) | Cochrane (Minas Ithil) (2 to 1) |
Xenocide (Talerium) | Drake Alexander (Minas Ithil) (2 to 1) | ||||||||
Sasuke (Minas Ithil) (2 to 1) |
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Jaime (Talerium) beat Tomin (Suville) | Dashem (Falasan) beat Kido (Falasan) (3 to 0) | ||||||||
14.07.1008 | Metemec | 95 (12 realms) | 0 | 700 150 |
1 | 0 | 7 | Arrzus (Ash Sea Islands) | |
DrSeptre (Barony of Makar) | |||||||||
Helisara (Ash Sea Islands) beat Doromir (Darka) | |||||||||
16.03.1012 | Westmoor | 84 (9 realms) | 10 | 500 150 |
0 | 0 | 7 | Jaroslav (Nivemus) | |
Edward Anthony (Westmoor) beat Ivo (Sirion) |
Battles
A record of the battles Brigdha Dubhaine has participated in.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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1008 | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | |||||
1009 | ||||||||||||
1010 | December | |||||||||||
1011 | January | March | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||||
1012 | January | February | March | May | ||||||||
1013 | March | April |
Personal Journal
December 1007, The First Among Equals
Young Brigdha takes service with the Cagil Empire and takes her men on field manoeuvres.
January 1008, The Toxophilite
The Black Swans are bloodied against an undead horde at Esgalons.
February 1008, Courtly Manners
The sumptuous celebrations surrounding the official inauguration of Lord Tsubasa Kurosaki as Duke of Nida during the peaceful days prior to the war with Falasan.
July 1008, Perilous News
Receiving the news of the death of her former tutor Carl Heinman, Brigdha has much to consider. Within a day she took ship for the East Continent to join her sister Moira in avenging his death.
August 1008, The Helpful Secretary
With Moira installed as Supreme Justice of Fontan, Brigdha managed much of her correspondence on her behalf. Soon after she launched her merchant venture.
September 1008, A Proposition
Jorge Heinman, the son of Captain Carl Heinman, discusses a scheme to avenge his father's death.
May 1009, Precious Cargo
Brigdha drives hard from Osslamar with evidence in the Jon Paul execution case.
January 1011, A Foray into Politics
During the family's absence from active politics Fontan's judiciary adopted a policy of executing enemy infiltrators. Seeing this as both ignoble and ultimately self-defeating Lady Brigdha decides to air her views on the matter in a public letter.
March 1011, Rumination in Prison
April 1012, The Grand Dame
Lady Rhidhana has resigned her position as Minister of Defence and withdrawn from public life, refusing to see even her closest retainers. Marchioness Brigdha hurries to intervene.
May 1012, On Toxophily
July 1012, The Saddest of Partings
Brigdha delivers a eulogy following the death of her niece Rhidhana defending the gates of Krimml.
September 1012, Family Strife
Brigdha struggles with the pressures of motherhood.
March 1013
Brigdha returns to arms after a long period as a senior priestess of the Flow of Balance, fired by the desire to avenge herself against Perdan and Westmoor for the murder of her niece Rhidhana.