Dubhaine Family/Rhidhana

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.

Etymology

A name in the archaic Fontanese tongue Rhidhana means "great leader". Hence Rhidhana's full name means "a great leader amongst the women of dark countenance".

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.

Subsequently she has worked to maintain Fontan's independence and to establish sovereign claim to her territories through force of arms.

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.

Titles

Household

Commands

	Name	Description	Army	Captain	Men	Type	T	W	A	D	M	C	CS
	The Ghost Watch	Hastily raised company of family retainers	Order of The Thunder			I
	Ironsides	Elite cavalry massacred in the last battle of Montijo	Manticores			C
	Ashforth Light Infantry	Irregular company of infantry	Manticores			I
31.03.1011	Lifeguards	A small company drawn from the infamous Carnes Fanatics	Manticores			SF
		Democratic Guard
16.05.1011	Oporto Targeteers	Veterans of the Westmoor war, stationed as militia in Krimml	Democratic Guard		105	A	56	51-4	57	19	97	84	924
		Veterans of the Westmoor war, stationed as militia in Negev	Fontan Rangers		5	A	69	51-4	57	0	100	100	135
06.11.1011	Negev Green Jackets	Elite skirmishers	Fontan Rangers	Ulfred (+4)	22	SF	84	60-2	45	24	91	89	561
				Ulfred (+4)	49	SF	74	70-2	59	5	95	72	1015

Tournaments

Date	Region	Participants	Fee	Prizes	Honour	Prestige	Rounds	Sword	Jousting
16.03.1008	Westmoor	84 (9 realms)	10	500 150	0	0	7	Cassandra (Westmoor)
								Edward Anthony (Westmoor) beat Ivo (Sirion)

Battles

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
1010												December
1011	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
1012	January	February	March

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. In the following weeks her raiding force plunders nearly 1000 gold from Westmoor's southern provinces whilst in the north her troops recapture Commonyr and Oberndorf. A reorganisation of the armies has seen the Manticores and Flow Administrators disbanded, replaced by the Eagle Regiment and the Fontan Homeland Guard, whilst Rhidhana commands the new Fontan Rangers.

October 1011, The More Things Change...

An unsuccessful rebellion in Westmoor opens the way for a ceasefire whilst peace is discussed and Rhidhana is soon after replaced as Minister of Defence, returning to the less demanding life of a peacetime marshal. Though few seem to realise it her unconventional strategies have saved Fontan from oblivion - at least for the time being.

December 1011

Rhidhana addresses the Assembly.