Arete Family/Aeryn

Aeryn is the first member of the Arete family to become an active member of the nobility.

Military Career

Aeryn's first battle took place on June 26th in Matakonis against a horde of 11 monsters that had been rampaging the surrounding regions; however, her military career really began as a late-comer to the war between Carelia and the Cagilan Empire. She fought at the Battle of Craigmore (July 7th, 12485 vs 1254), the Battle of Ledunds (July 8th, 9873 vs 1575) and the Battle of Alcatil (July 9th, 5435 vs 1687), each under the banners of Sir Grand Poopah, Marquis of Webgard, Marshal of the army of Stoneville. In the Battle of Alcatil, one of Aeryn's men perished as a result of his wounds. It was the first time someone died under the command of Aeryn, but it would not be the last.

War Against Ash Sea Islands

When Ash Sea Islands initiated the "Blitzkrieg Conspiracy" against Abington, Aeryn was in Tandsu defending RedSpan's new region from Tara. She immediately began the long journey home to defend her own realm. However, Ash Sea Islands had acquired a large number of allies, including Minas Ithil and Talerium. The Battle of Lurgrod (July 22nd, 8533 vs. 1028) was the first battle of this new war, and Aeryn fought under the banner of Mikhail Sergei, but the most remarkable battles of Aeryn's military career were yet to come.

The Battle of Wayburg

From Lurgord, Aeryn headed towards Wayburg to counter the new Minas Ithil colony, which was jointly defended by MI and Talerium. After a small Battle in Chasnoff (July 24th, 18260 vs. 590), Aeryn arrived at the Battle of Wayburg (July 24th, 46960 vs 4773) where Abington was outnumbered nearly 3 to 1, but the battle was a victory nonetheless. Under unique diplomatic relations, MI and Talerium forces were persuaded to turn against their colony. As a result, the forces were weighed heavily in favor of Abington and MI troops fought against their brethren MI colonists. Aeryn squeezed through the overcrowded siege engines and broke through the frontlines, inflicting many hits on the colonists.

The Battle of Sudfern

After the forces loyal to the Minas Ithil colony were devastated, Aeryn began to track down the MI troops who were looting nearby regions. She and the other Abington nobles caught up with some of the MI troops at the first Battle of Sudfern (July 25th, 856 vs. 17112), but the rest would make it all the way to the Battle of Stoneville (July 26th, 14889 vs. 1248) before being wiped out.

After a day spent in Stoneville recovering, Aeryn met Talerium forces at the second Battle of Sudfern (July 27th, 21070 vs. 18860) during which Aeryn was wounded and her unit was wiped out after being surrounded by enemy forces. It was not the last time during this war that Aeryn's unit would be wiped out, but Sudfern was by far the most brutal battle Aeryn fought.

The Kybcyell Takeover

After Aeryn's unit was wiped out again in the Battle of Lanston (August 4th, 11797 vs. 6867), Aeryn volunteered for a special mission led by Mikhail Sergei, the Marshall of the Army of Suville. Ash Sea Islands were sending reinforcements to Kybcyell, the Minas Ithil colony, in an attempt to disrupt Abington's takeover of Wayburg. Aeryn and the other volunteer nobles followed the ASI forces, engaging in the relatively small battles of Wynford (August 5th, 1705 vs. 169), Lanston (August 6th, 4588 vs. 646), Matakonis (August 6th, 3603 vs. 96), and Chasnoff (August 7th, 3538 vs. 734) in an attempt to weaken Kybcyell's reinforcements before they could arrive in Wayburg. The reinforcements were wiped out, but the takeover attempt failed. The final battle undertaken during this special mission was the Battle of Wayburg (August 8th, 861 vs. 7802) as the first wave of the second takeover attempt.

Political Career

While still in Wayburg, preparing for Abington's second attempt at a takeover of Wayburg, Aeryn received a letter from her Duchess Callisto, Royal Treasurer of Abington, to meet her in Suville. Once she was granted leave by High Marshall Xuanye, Aeryn met Callisto in Suville from where she was escorted to Washford, and on August 11th, Aeryn was appointed the Countess of Washford. Afterwards, Aeryn found herself conflicted between obeying the orders of High Marshall Xuanye and the orders of Duchess Callisto. The situation was resolved when Xuanye gave Aeryn his blessing to become a bureaucrat. And so Aeryn's political career began.

Countess of Washford

Aeryn found herself temporarilly without a liege after her former liege, Sir Phlex, was captured while infiltrating in Ash Sea Islands. Sir Phlex was the Count of Washford, but the position become vacant when Sir Phlex became imprisoned. Aeryn than choose Lady Callisto (Duchess of Suville, Royal Treasurer of Abington) as her new liege, and Lady Callisto choose Aeryn as the new Countess of Washford.

Assassination

On Austust 22nd, while on her way to Wayburg to raise the morale of the newly reacquired city, an assassin stabbed Aeryn (twice) before escaping back into the shadows, leaving Aeryn seriously wounded for several days. The assassin was never caught, nor even his identity ever determined. It is believed that it was the same assassin that struck Mia a few days earlier. Aeryn had been patrolling the streets looking for Mia's attacker when the assassin struck Aeryn.

Monsters in Washford

Finding herself ineffective in Wayburg, Aeryn decided to return to Suville for training and than on to Washford to tend to her own people. The people of Washford were becoming demoralized for a number of reasons, and just as Aeryn arrived in Washford, 25 monsters arrived to complicate the situation. Aeryn immediately attacked, (Battle of Washford, Sept. 4th 2006, 291 vs. 1560), and managed to kill 7 before her unit was wiped out.