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, and the Sponsor for the Viper Legion of Aquilegia."
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."