> [!infobox]+ House Redhayn > > <div class="infobox-coat-of-arms"> > <div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"> > <div class="character-name-container"><div class="character-main-name">House Redhayn</div></div> > </div> > </div> > <div style="text-align: center; padding: 0.2em;"> > <img src="houseRedhaynCOA.svg" alt="House Redhayn" style="max-width: 250px; height: auto;" class="internal-image"> > </div> > <table class="infobox-table"> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Coat of Arms</td><td class="infobox-data">Sanguine, a Double Tressure Or, a Corn Sheaf Or Smaller.</td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Seat</td><td class="infobox-data">Hearth Keep, <a href="Goldhearth.md" class="internal-link">Goldhearth</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Head</td><td class="infobox-data">King <a href="Leywald Redhayn.md" class="internal-link">Leywald Redhayn</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Region</td><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Goldsgrove.md" class="internal-link">Goldsgrove</a>, <a href="Aekacira (Country).md" class="internal-link">Aekacira</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Heir</td><td class="infobox-data">Prince <a href="Garlan Redhayn.md" class="internal-link">Garlan Redhayn</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Overlords</td><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Founded</td><td class="infobox-data">End of the <a href="Dawn-War.md" class="internal-link">Dawn-War</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Founder</td><td class="infobox-data">Josiah Redhayn †</td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Crowned</td><td class="infobox-data">358 PD, <a href="Hall of the Sun.md" class="internal-link">Hall of the Sun</a></td></tr> > </table> ### About House Redhayn is a [[Humans|human]] noble house of [[Goldsgrove]] and its royal house, ruling the kingdom from Hearth Keep in [[Goldhearth]]. The house traces its beginnings to the end of the [[Dawn-War]], when Josiah Redhayn, a man made rich by the gold found in the hills around the ruins of [[Pelor|Pelor's]] fortress, paid for the raising of the [[Hall of the Sun]] and the city that grew around it. Over the centuries that followed, the Redhayns built the scattered villages of the region into cities, and those cities in turn swore themselves to [[Goldhearth]], until in 358 PD the first Queen of [[Goldsgrove]] was crowned in the [[Hall of the Sun]]. Today [[Goldsgrove]] is the largest and most prosperous kingdom in [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]], known for its gold and silver, its fields and its soldiers, and House Redhayn has given the realm many [[Monarchy|High Monarchs]], though it has never sought the title for itself. Its arms, a golden sheaf of corn upon a field of red, are among the best known in [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]]. ### History When [[Pelor]] departed from the [[Material Plane]] at the end of the [[Dawn-War]], his fortress in the heart of what is now [[Goldsgrove]] lay in ruins. It had been a great walled stronghold, filled with vast halls and towers, and none of it had survived the war. There was no kingdom in those lands then, only a scattering of villages and homesteads across the plains, and it was among them that Josiah Redhayn made his fortune, from the gold discovered in the hills nearby. When the [[Pelor's Swords|Swords of Pelor]] set about raising a temple upon the ruins of the fortress's cathedral, it was Josiah who paid for it, and around the [[Hall of the Sun]] grew the city of [[Goldhearth]]. Upon the foundations of the fortress's old keep, his descendants raised their own seat, Hearth Keep, and from there House Redhayn has ruled ever since. For the first two centuries after the [[Divergence]], the Redhayns ruled [[Goldhearth]] and the lands around it as kings in all but name. Rather than conquer their neighbours, they invested in them, pouring their gold into the villages of the region and building them up into towns and cities, which in turn swore themselves to [[Goldhearth]]. [[Amberholt]] was the first to do so, in 122 PD, followed by [[Silverridge]] in 148 PD and [[Brambleford]] in 234 PD, along with a great many smaller towns and villages. When [[Bayharbour]] swore its allegiance in 358 PD, the work was complete, and Alysanne Redhayn was crowned the first Queen of [[Goldsgrove]] in the [[Hall of the Sun]]. Every monarch of [[Goldsgrove]] since has been crowned there. Queen Alysanne I was a renowned diplomat, and it was under her that [[Goldsgrove]] took its place in [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]]. In those days, [[Kraesuine]], the old seat of [[Erathis]], was a small secular town amid the ruins of her once-grand city, while [[Regania]] and [[Minraine]] were already established kingdoms. [[Demolduhr]] was then no more than a collection of allied halfling cities and towns, apart from the dwarven strongholds of the mountains. Alysanne and the monarchs of [[Minraine]] and [[Regania]] understood that their three kingdoms, with their vastly different trades, were stronger together than apart: [[Goldsgrove]] with its farms and precious metals, [[Minraine]] with its ships and fisheries, and [[Regania]] with its lumber. In 392 PD, after long talks between the three crowns, [[Kraesuine]] was chosen as the centre of a united [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]], and the city was raised again. From the very first talks, the three kingdoms meant to bring in [[Demolduhr]], with its smiths and brewers, and the horse lords of [[Zaenov]], as in time they did. The first [[Monarchy|High King]] was Torryk Fenrick III of [[Regania]], the most renowned ruler of the three, who had reigned for forty years, strengthened the defences of [[Zhavrin's Gate]] and overseen the founding of the [[Moonlit Path]], and who took the name Torryk I upon his election. House Redhayn has given many High Kings and Queens to [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]] since, but it has never been selfish in its votes. Content with what it already has, the house has long seen the High Monarchy as a step down rather than a prize. In 1307 PD, the crown gave its blessing to the passing of [[Amberholt]] from the extinct House Amberholt to [[House Sylvaris]], and every twenty years since it has offered up the rights to the mines beneath the city's mountains, rights which the Sylvaris have won each time. Under the Sylvaris, [[Amberholt]] has grown into the largest and richest city in [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]], and the crown has more than once borrowed from them. The house's most celebrated king was Garlan Redhayn II. In 1927 PD, an orcish and goblinoid horde led by a champion of [[Gruumsh]] known as the Blood King marched out of [[Vangrallag]] upon [[Zhavrin's Gate]], with demons summoned from [[Zur-Irqaz]] at its back. Garlan led the armies of [[Goldsgrove]] to the Gate, where they fought beside the [[Golden Scales]], the army of [[Regania]] under its king, Yohnn Fenrick III, and all eight Paragons of [[Pelor's Swords]]. The horde was broken, but at a terrible cost: [[Zhavrin]] himself fell in the skies above the city, King Yohnn was killed, and so was the First Sword of [[Pelor]], Brannoc Deepmantle of Courage, the Blade of Dawn, a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] of [[Khaztharim]]. Garlan had long been a [[Knighthood|Knight]] of the Swords, and in the aftermath of the battle the seven surviving Paragons, setting aside the funeral games that custom demanded, chose him to take the fallen Paragon's place and to lead them as First Sword, both on the same day. Garlan renounced his crown, which passed to his daughter, Jeyne V, and served as First Sword until his death. It remains a great honour for a Redhayn to join [[Pelor's Swords]], and many have served as [[Knighthood|Knights]], but those in line for the throne are strongly discouraged from rising any higher, for beyond that rank they must give up their lands and titles. Only a handful of heirs have ever chosen to. At the turn of the 21st century, the [[Minraine|Minrainian]] [[House Locke]], which then held both the crown of [[Minraine]] and, under High King Padmoor Locke, the High Monarchy, began to press a claim to [[Brambleford]]. The pressure was a factor in the breaking away of [[Roselia]], whose lords, [[House Rose|the Roses]], refused to see their lands become the road for a [[Minraine|Minrainian]] army, and who looked down upon the Lockes as a lesser house. In 2022 PD, King Lothar Locke of [[Minraine]] mustered his army, claiming that he meant at last to retake [[Roselia]], while his envoys went on talking of [[Brambleford]]. Queen Jeyne Redhayn VI saw through the ruse. A warrior queen, she went to [[Brambleford]] in disguise and was waiting within the city when the [[Minraine|Minrainian]] army turned towards it. She revealed herself, broke the army in a swift battle, and slew both [[House Locke|Locke]] brothers herself, in a duel of two against one. That same year, the crowns of [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]] elected her High Queen, and her son, Garlan IV, took the crown of [[Goldsgrove]]. In 2037 PD, Forest Rose, a prince of the fallen [[Roselia]], came to [[Goldhearth]] with his youngest sister, Winter, and soon after married Princess Jeyne, the younger child of King Garlan IV. In the 2040s, the pox swept across every kingdom of [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]], killing a great many, and in 2041 PD it took Garlan IV himself. His son, Uthor III, reigned until 2053 PD, when he was elected High King, and the crown of [[Goldsgrove]] passed to his sister, who ruled as Queen Jeyne VII until 2092 PD. Every monarch of [[Goldsgrove]] since has carried the blood of [[House Rose]]. In the centuries that followed, House Redhayn grew [[Goldsgrove]] into the richest of the five kingdoms. Queen Alysanne VII, who reigned from 2198 to 2243 PD, founded the Bank of [[Goldsgrove]] in [[Goldhearth]], a rival to the [[Gnomes|gnome]]-owned Bank of [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]], which now holds the kingdom's gold reserve and the private vaults of many of its noble houses. Garlan III, who was elected High King in 2721 PD, paved the Gold Road from [[Bayharbour]] to [[Zhavrin's Gate]] along its whole length and set patrols to guard it. In the 31st century PD, King Gwayne Redhayn took the throne of [[Goldsgrove]] in 3001 PD and ruled for most of his life, until he was elected [[Monarchy|High King]] in 3040 PD, leaving the crown to his eldest son, Erryk. When Gwayne died in 3057 PD, Erryk was elected High King in turn. The crown of [[Goldsgrove]] should then have passed to Gwayne's second son, [[Steffan Redhayn|Steffan]], but Steffan was the Commander of the [[Golden Scales]], whose magically binding contract forbade him from taking it, and so the crown passed to his younger brother, [[Leywald Redhayn|Leywald]]. Erryk died in 3065 PD, unmarried and without children, and was succeeded as High Queen by [[Maege Fenrick]]. King [[Leywald Redhayn|Leywald]] rules [[Goldsgrove]] today, and his heir, Prince [[Garlan Redhayn|Garlan]], has won renown in the tourneys of [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]] and serves as a [[Knighthood|Knight]] of [[Pelor's Swords]]. ### Hearth Keep Hearth Keep stands at the heart of [[Goldhearth]], raised upon the foundations of the old keep of [[Pelor|Pelor's]] fortress, beside the [[Hall of the Sun]], which rose from the ruins of the fortress's cathedral. Where the keep was once a soldier's stronghold, it is now a royal castle built to speak of power and wealth, its banners of gold upon red flying from every tower, though it has lost none of its strength, and it remains one of the best defended castles in [[Aekacira (Country)|Aekacira]]. Within are a great ballroom and a feasting hall, where the court of [[Goldsgrove]] gathers for its celebrations, and a private chapel to [[Pelor]] for the royal family. The most famous of its rooms is the Hall of Crowns, where the crowns of past kings and queens of [[Goldsgrove]] are kept. Each new monarch chooses a crown from among them to be crowned with, or, if they feel it is warranted, has a new one made; King [[Leywald Redhayn|Leywald]] wears a crown of golden bushels of wheat studded with gemstones. Beyond the keep, across the ground where the rest of the fortress once stood, lie the royal training grounds, with their barracks, tourney grounds and archery ranges. It is here that the summer camps for the children of [[Goldsgrove]] begin each year, before they set out across the kingdom as travelling camps. ### House Redhayn as of the 31^st century PD <div class="family-tree"><div class="family-tree-viewport"><div class="family-tree-canvas" style="width:1142px;height:502px"> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-h" style="left:559px;top:184px;width:24px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-h" style="left:244px;top:318px;width:24px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-h" style="left:753px;top:318px;width:24px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:765px;top:318px;height:67px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-h" style="left:450px;top:385px;width:630px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:450px;top:385px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:576px;top:385px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:702px;top:385px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:828px;top:385px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:954px;top:385px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:1080px;top:385px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:571px;top:184px;height:67px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-h" style="left:62px;top:251px;width:635px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:62px;top:251px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:188px;top:251px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-solid ft-v" style="left:697px;top:251px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-dashed ft-v" style="left:571px;top:94px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-dashed ft-h" style="left:503px;top:117px;width:68px"></div> <div class="ft-line ft-dashed ft-v" style="left:503px;top:117px;height:23px"></div> <div class="ft-box ft-plain" style="left:515px;top:6px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Earlier kings of <a href="Goldsgrove.md" class="internal-link">Goldsgrove</a></span></div> <div class="ft-box ft-dead" style="left:447px;top:140px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Gwayne Redhayn <span class="ft-dagger">†</span></span><span class="ft-dates">B: 2970 - D: 3057</span></div> <div class="ft-box ft-dead" style="left:583px;top:140px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Cerys Redhayn <span class="ft-dagger">†</span></span><span class="ft-sub">(née Ashford)</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 2973 - D: 3049</span></div> <div class="ft-box ft-dead" style="left:6px;top:274px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Erryk Redhayn <span class="ft-dagger">†</span></span><span class="ft-dates">B: 2994 - D: 3065</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:132px;top:274px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name"><a href="Steffan Redhayn.md" class="internal-link">Steffan Redhayn</a></span><span class="ft-dates">B: 2996</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:268px;top:274px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Allara Redhayn</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 2995</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:641px;top:274px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">King <a href="Leywald Redhayn.md" class="internal-link">Leywald Redhayn</a></span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3014</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:777px;top:274px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Queen Elinor Redhayn</span><span class="ft-sub">(née Fischer)</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3024</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:394px;top:408px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name"><a href="Garlan Redhayn.md" class="internal-link">Garlan Redhayn</a></span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3046</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:520px;top:408px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Lucan Redhayn</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3054</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:646px;top:408px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Alysanne Redhayn</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3057</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:772px;top:408px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Edwyn Redhayn</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3061</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:898px;top:408px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Ellyn Redhayn</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3063</span></div> <div class="ft-box" style="left:1024px;top:408px;width:112px;height:88px"><span class="ft-name">Maribelle Redhayn</span><span class="ft-dates">B: 3063</span></div> </div></div></div> ### Historical Members - Josiah Redhayn † - Forefather of the house, who paid for the raising of the [[Hall of the Sun]] and the founding of [[Goldhearth]] after the [[Dawn-War]]. - Queen Alysanne Redhayn I † - First Queen of [[Goldsgrove]], crowned in 358 PD, and one of the three monarchs who founded the High Monarchy in [[Kraesuine]] in 392 PD. - King Garlan Redhayn II † - King of [[Goldsgrove]] who fought at the Siege of the Gate in 1927 PD, then renounced his crown to become Paragon of Courage and First Sword of [[Pelor's Swords]]. - Queen Jeyne Redhayn V † - Daughter of Garlan II, crowned in 1927 PD. - Queen Jeyne Redhayn VI † - Warrior queen who slew High King Padmoor and King Lothar [[House Locke|Locke]] at [[Brambleford]] in 2022 PD, then [[Monarchy|High Queen]] until 2053 PD. - King Garlan Redhayn IV † - Son of Jeyne VI, King of [[Goldsgrove]] from 2022 PD until his death from the pox in 2041 PD. - King Uthor Redhayn III † - Son of Garlan IV, King of [[Goldsgrove]] from 2041 PD until his election as [[Monarchy|High King]] in 2053 PD. - Queen Jeyne Redhayn VII † - Daughter of Garlan IV and wife of Forest Rose of [[Roselia]], Queen of [[Goldsgrove]] from 2053 to 2092 PD. - Queen Alysanne Redhayn VII † - Queen of [[Goldsgrove]] from 2198 to 2243 PD, founder of the Bank of [[Goldsgrove]]. - High King Garlan Redhayn III † - [[Monarchy|High King]] from 2721 to 2758 PD, who paved the Gold Road and set patrols to guard it. - [[Monarchy|High King]] Gwayne Redhayn † - King of [[Goldsgrove]] from 3001 to 3040 PD and [[Monarchy|High King]] until his death in 3057 PD. - Queen Cerys Redhayn † - Wife of Gwayne, of House Ashford of [[Goldhearth]], died 3049 PD. - [[Monarchy|High King]] Erryk Redhayn † - Eldest son of Gwayne, King of [[Goldsgrove]] from 3040 to 3057 PD and [[Monarchy|High King]] until his death in 3065 PD.