Ironsides Family/Bowie

Lord Bowie Ironsides
Status:	Living
Regard:	Demoniac
Continent:	Dwilight
Titles:	"Prince and Overlord, Demon of Dwilight, Fugitive of Fissoa, Outcast of Madina, Pariah of D'Hara, Badmouther of the Raivanlands, Temple Builder of Qubel, Former Champion of the Duchess of Diamonds, Lecher of Sallowtown, Dean of History in the Dwilight University, the Rogue Mystic, a Keeper of Lore, the Educator of Ashrak, Sponsor for the Viper Legion of Aquilegia, and the Raider of Huanghai."
Aliases:	"Amilcare, Daedalus, Black Bowie, the Dark Count."

Black Bowie's Coat of Arms.

Demon of Dwilight

Chapter Six:

Elite of Aquilegia

After the plague wiped out most of Aquilegia, Bowie suddenly became one of its most prominent nobles. Elected unopposed for the Holy Minister of War and the Cardinal of Finance positions, he has become a magnate of Aquilegia. Though he has lost Ashrak because of the shrinking of the realm, he has gained more in his government responsibilities.

When he sponsored the Viper Legion, he asked for leaders to step up and join his army. Both Sir Eadwulf Osha and Lady Nnaoj Urominiel volunteered to be Marshal. To determine which one deserved the position more he ordered the two to duel over it, winner gaining the Marshal and loser gaining the Vice Marshal. Though some of the realm protested, including High Inquisitor Pasha Blatkovetchkin, Lord Bowie insisted that he would not allow his army to be led by wimps or cowards. A duel, he declared, would prove these nobles were willing to fight for what they got, which would reflect their strength. He expected them to internalize the struggle of the duel as the struggle of the realm. This lesson they were then to carry with them forever as leaders of the Viper Legion. In addition to grooming his military core into powerful warriors, he demanded that the army uphold an image of strength, worthiness, dedication and experience. With such a small crop of nobles, he wonders whether or not he shall build his army or just command a group of spineless ninnies. Fearing an imminent invasion from Xinahi, and observing the desperate state the realm was in, he has decided to proceed with the promotions for Marshal Nnaoj and Vice Marshal Eadwulf without the duel, but still expects one. The Viper Legion is slowly forming into Aquilegia's fighting backbone.

Toponymist of Dwilight

Lord Bowie frequently set names for many regions of Dwilight. Eventually, in the Winter of 9 YD, he decided to designate a term for the entire eastern landmass. This he called Toprak. He further divided the land in two by the Ironsides Line into High Toprak and Toprak Minor. After this, he wrote an essay explaining the definition and meaning behind the new term. It was titled the "Identity of the Toprakian."

The Bat-People episode

Deposed from Aquilegia

In the Winter of 9 YD, refugees from the Raivanlands, including Bowie's once opponent Lady Katayanna Ogren, fled to Aquilegia. There, Bowie suspected them of treachery against him and was deposed from his positions in a crooked majority vote. His suspicions were proven right but he is unsure his next move....

Return to Grace

After the election of the refugees, the Cardinals of Aquilegia felt threatened and became as suspicious as Lord Bowie. In a swift purge, the five Bat-People (called so as followers of the Old Bat Katayanna) were expelled from the realm. Three of them were banned, Lady Thalia was protested and resigned from her position as Holy Minister, and Lady Katayanna was persecuted by the High Inquisitor and reduced to landless noble. She was also banned. After the purge Lord Bowie was returned to his positions but in a mistaken vote of no confidence (which was directed towards Lady Thalia) was taken out of the Holy Minister position. The error was corrected shortly after.

The Death of Rathan Himoura

Near the end of the Winter of 9YD, in circumstances largely unknown to Lord Bowie, his rival Lord Rathan Himoura was executed in D'Hara. A tragedy to him, he commemorated a small memorial statue in the city of Flowrestown.

• Tribute to Rathan Himoura

Memorial Statue for Hexic Jeckyl

A short time after the execution of Rathan, Bowie's friend and dueling opponent Hexic Jeckyl, the Grandmaster of the Dueling Circuit, was killed as a hero in combat. Bowie sponsored the statue of Hexic in the Lighthouse Heights Arena in Qubel Lighthouse. It was also around this time when the Astromancy at War! series was updated with an article on the end of the Raivanlands. This article was titled "The Fall of Aegir Closes the Raivan Front."

The Assassination of Maximus Westfall

Nearing the end of the Spring of 9 YD, an infiltrator from Xinhai named Owen ConDoin sabotaged Aquilegia, then attacked the Archbishop. Bowie reported this event in his Astromancy at War! series under the article "The Assassination of Maximus Westfall."

"Raider of Huanghai"

In retaliation for the assassination of the Archbishop, Holy Minister Bowie went on a short raid of Huanghai. On his way home from the mission, he wrote up an article for the "Astromancy at War!" series titled "The Raid of Huanghai". The following is a presumed account of the affair:

• Account of the Raid of Huanghai