I was going to go in-depth about Rescue from the Dragon Fortress, Escape from Rock Castle, and Knight: Hero of the Kingdom in a similar manner as with Hype and the Kingdom series, but instead, I decided to make a proper family tree of the kings of Liore to show my ideas on the topic!
I used the shields from Tiermann's Animobil at
http://animobil.info/shields/text/5d0863aa-379.html (hope that is okay!) and arranged them the same way I have arranged family trees for my other projects. I have also divided the family tree into six 'eras' that roughly align with the generations. I would love to hear your thoughts about it!
Era of the Kingdom 1
Artaher was king of Liore during the events of the Kingdom 1, where Hathol Dagnir of Ithis invaded Liore and besieged Ortirith. Dagnir allied with vikings from Kolmar, who sailed down the River Jaon to join forces at the Marduin crossing. Though greatly outnumbered, Artaher was reinforced by knights from Torras as well as the Brotherhood of the Swan, led by the famous knight Akron.
The siege of Ortirith's castle lasted several days, and the soldiers of Liore were able to hold off the Ithisian and vikings. Ultimately, Artaher and Akron were murdered by Dagnir during the siege, but the Ithisan army was pushed back and out of the country. Athrald, still a boy, was crowned king by the nobility of Liore.
Era of the Kingdom 3
After the death of his father, the boy king Athrald was crowned king of Liore. Twenty years after the Siege of Ortirith, Liore was threatened by barbarian armies from Logar (Kingdom 3) led by Brutus and Gullmus Grimpus. They, like the Kolmaran vikings, also sail down the River Jaon and Marduin towards Liore. Corin Dagnir, son of the repentant Hathol, came to Athrald's court and pledged allegiance.
The barbarians laid siege to Ortirith's city and castle, and the battle saw many losses on both sides, though the men of Liore prevailed. After Corin's heroism, Athrald arranged a marriage between Corin's daughter Rorlena and his heir, Edgar. The remaining barbarians are allowed to settle in the eastern reaches of Liore thanks to the generosity of Athrald. During this time, the warrior daughters of Akron also make a name for themselves.
Era of Taskan I
The reign of Edgar saw discontent and further strife within Liore, with Grimbeard of the Rock rebelling against the king after Norbert defeated him in a joust (Rescue from the Dragon Fortress). Grimbeard kidnapped Norbert and brought him to Rock Castle where he was forging an alliance with the settled barbarians, but Norbert was freed by a knight of Liore. Following this, Grimbeard led an assault on Ortirith but was defeated.
Later in Edgar's reign, Grimbeard kidnapped Edgar's daughter Laura intending to ransom her, but she was rescued by Edgar's chosen champion, Sir Alexander (Rescue from Rock Castle). Grimbeard and his vassals would submit to Edgar, but continued to harbour their grudges.
Era of Taskan II
When Norbert succeeded his father, his reign was troubled and left Liore in a dire state (Knight: Hero of the Kingdom). The Great Storm left the land flooded, its structures damaged, and many of its inhabitants turned to stone. Forces led by Benedict the Dark devastated the land from their fortress at Dragon Head Cliff in the Land of Dragons, but order was restored by Sir Brian of Red Root who was betrothed to his daughter, Gertrude.
Norbert died without a male heir, and the throne passed to Lothair instead of his daughter. Lothair was regarded as a good king, and made many arrangements for his succession. However, after his death, Lothair's brother Toric stole the throne from his nephews, imprisoning many of their supporters and forcing them into exile in Angost.
Era of Taskan III
When the twin princes Lekler and Lother came of age, they waged war against their uncle for the crown of Liore. The two were supported both by Liore exiles, and forces from Angost at the behest of their king and Lekler's father-in-law. Once Toric was defeated after a great war, Lekler did not wish to share the crown with his younger twin leaving him embittered.
Years later, Lother attempted to rebel with the support of some lords loyal to his cause, but they were exiled to the southern mountains which bordered the Land of Dragons. Throughout Lekler's reign, there were several more uprisings in Liore both by Lother loyalists and the supporters of Gertrude's family's claim, leaving the kingdom greatly damaged by war.
Era of Taskan IV
After Lother's exile he allied with the Lords of the Rock and he planned his revenge. Lother was captured in the Moon Wood and was imprisoned in Ortirith's dungeons, soon dying. His son, Gram, would his father's plans come to fruition and waged a terrible war of conquest in Liore, slaying much of the kingdom's nobility and bringing Ortirith to ruin. Princess Lyzothe fled to Torras, eventually wedding its king Taskan IV, and Lekler was slain by Gram. Following mass purges, Gram became king and ruled with the dragon banner of the Rock.
Years later after the Second Torran Civil War and the defeat of Barnak, Taskan IV supported Lyzothe's brother's, Derod's, bid for the throne and deposed Gram. Derod was able to rebuild Liore and cement it as a strong ally of Torras once more.
Hope you all like this!
