The History, Structure & Holdings of Everthorne

[Glorfindel]

The History

*As told and chronicled by Orodreth after the Scourge of Everthorne and upon the rebirth*

*The Scrolls of Everthorne were mostly burned except for a portion of the Scroll of Ereinion which is placed within its correct chronological order*



The Great Heartwood or Hon'Taurë it was called to Arbellason, one of the first to venture to Sosoria leaving the great tree city behind. He brought with him his wife Silima who was a renowned carver of wood. The early Yew forest was wild and magical. (long before the servants of the guardian tarnished its purity with dark magics) There the elves of old bartered their goods as gold was of no use to them, but they lived mostly solitary lives with their families away from the City of Yew itself. Elven folk were considered a myth to many early Yewians but on the rare occasion when one would stumble upon and startle a fair skinned and fair haired being of odd sort with a strange aura one would only laugh it off and forget of it to avoid being mocked. Arbellason being rather unskilled of the conventional trades of his elvish kin back home, he became a masterful hunter of the various tough skinned creatures of the wood. Trading the raw hides he collected. Silima traded her carved tools and weapons. A son was born to them, Arandur and daughter, Lostariel.



This is the line of eldest sons from the linage of Arbellason.



Arandur

Istuion

Locien

Almarean

Feredir

Faeron- Earliest use of the family and village "Ever" Vora, Ulumë (Everlasting) "Thorn" Necel

Sidhion

Aranhil- Under the leadership of Aranhil. Taras Anar (Tower of the Sun) was built.

Ereinion- The first King of Everthorne.



*From the Scroll of Ereinion*

"In the thirty-ninth year of the reign of Ereinion, the king began work of a census of all of Everthorne. The Orcs have unleashed a new Vagun(giant, that had crushed and decimated Ereinion's company of warriors). The king, Ereinion by royal decree that all able bodied males and females to be registered. The best of the nossë of a certain age will be enlisted in the Aratar(High Ones).



In the forty-first year of the reign of Ereinion, the orc lords of the east Mogdbug and Varbu have been forced into retreat. The Captain of the Aratar, Prince Authion was killed in the battle on the Oranor of the Cerveth so the following Orithil he has been honored with a month of morning. Ereinion has appointed Authion's son, Prince Finwe as Captain of the Aratar.



In the seventy-seventh year of the reign of Ereinion, *words indecipherable from damage* Our good king has been slain *words indecipherable from damage* Finwe is crowned king.





Finwe-The crowning of King Finwe brought the greatest of prosperity for Everthorne but it also brought the greatest of enemies and its end. The scattered forces of Orcs had united under one banner of Shadow Clan but also had gained greater allies the "undead". So thus all the forces of the guardian were united against the greater good and making Yew the open battle ground for their wars. That which had become custom, Finwe had appointed his son Turgon as Captain of the Aratar. He united Everthorne with the neighboring Glaurachyndaar a city of artisans, craftsmen and scholars of insight.

He fortified the city surrounding Taras Anar and renamed it Everantha(watchful fortress). During the reign of Finwe the kingdom began for the first time to accumulate gold and various other treasures and relics. The Thistlewood Library was commissioned along with the Great Hall of Everthorne. The splendor of Everthorne was that it was but a small glade within the Yew forest a traveler could often in the days journey through Yew would pass it without even a notice yet a visitor in Everthorne could spend weeks walking its glorious halls and would not see the same uniquely carved wall twice. Finwe began to be called "The High King or The First High King and thus began the end of Finwe's reign.



Finwe's Last Stand- Finwe's downfall was his pride. He had sent his grandson Glorfindel to study abroad to be educated in the kingdom's of men feeling he would soon take over Yew and beyond. He had tried to wage war on multiple fronts with dark elves and the undead orchish force. The Aratar stretched too thin which left Everantha vulnerable and then lead to the burning of Taras Anar which then triggered panic and the fleeing of Finwe, Turgon and a small remnant of the Aratar. They were chased to the depths of the darkest trenches beneath Montor, Termir Flam or Lake of Fire in Ilshenar. The rock that was once called the Mountain of Passion. They fought for days in the scolding heat of Montor. Early on the orcs lost interest and left, but the undead unbothered by the depth and heat were unrelenting. Wave upon wave of undead, the Aratar gave way to attrition and exhaustion and there it is, Montor, where Finwe the great "high king" and Turgon his son succumbed and died, fighting to the end of endless terror that knows not feeling or remorse. Glorfindel later recovered and buried their bones in its depths, properly.



Glorfindel-The Archon. With the death of Finwe and Turgon and the destruction of Everantha. A young Glorfindel left his studies in Moonglow to explore and he took on the path of a ranger, he journeyed the known world for adventure which oddly lead into some mercenary work of sorts with the Byzantines. There he was knighted officially amongst men and learned the art of war. He disappeared back into the wild for some time and reappeared in Yew and joined the ranks of Connemara serving Lord Aedon Durreah of Aegis. He rose to the rank of Knight Marshall and lead a campaign to rid Aegis of evil inclined races such as vampire and their supporters and the mercenary band called the Black Rose Society. This left Glorfindel and his knights of Connemara with many enemies including some within Connemara itself. Glorfindel and his knights's purge of Aegis forced Lord Aedon Durreah to reveal his loyalties to political interests, The BRS, The Solantivo Syndicate and others and at their request, the Knights of Connemara were to be arrested and charged with treason against Aegis. After a great deal of fighting the separatists lead by Glorfindel and Ismene D'Arville went south, to the region of Everthorne. With the return of Finwe's heir after three-hundred years, the Garden of Everthorne was built to welcome all of good intent as a beacon of hope.



The Kingdom of Everthorne on the Catskills Shard is organized by The Order of the Thistle structure.



Archon- Glorfindel & Lady of the Thistle- Ismene D'Arville



The Aratar, the Guardians of Everthorne ranks below



--- The Knights of Everthorne- The Armiger, Knight Banneret and Sword & Shield

------- Rangers of Yew- The Falcon's Eye, The Eagle's Eye and The Crow's Eye







The old ranks Mal'Karythar and Lurin'Karythar are grandfathered in and remain for legacy members.



Mages and Healers: The Prefect, Arch Magus and Magus

Citizen: Various ranks of nobility and custom titles are available.







Holdings:



Garden of Everthorne, Everthorne

The Alba, Everthorne

Taras Anar, Everthorne



The Yew Lighthouse, Northern Yew



The Mage Tower, Moonglow



Somerset Estate and Tower Fortress, Northern Britain

Segewold Keep, Northern Britain

Somerset Farm and Garden, Northern Britain