| “ | They say House Dragomyr rode Dragons into battle. Thousands of men died in a single breath of flame, what can a man do against that?
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Kingdom of Drakonia
High Lordship of Ceryne
Lordship of the Dragomyr Villa
Emberscar (formerly, renamed Ember's end}
Drakonia (formerly)House Dragomyr is a former Great House that originated in the Drakonian Peninsula. They began their reign ten thousand years ago in the Drakonian Peninsula, when they began the construction the shining city of Drakonia. House Dragomyr was the first noble house to have traditionally rode and tamed dragons.
They were deposed and put to exile by a union of Houses in the 346 AC rebellion, most notably Karthmere and Grimolt, among other lesser Houses. Since then, House Karthmere and Grimolt have been at odds to take their place on the Seat of Embers, but House Karthmere's involvement in this conflict, the War of Embers, lessens more and more as the Kingdom of Thyllanor continues to expand. House Dragomyr's sigil is a black dragon on a red background and their words are "Dragons do not Bow".
Ruler list
Draegon I Dragomyr (39 BC - 35 AC), first King of Andoras 35 year reign
Aegor I Dragomyr (3 BC - 98 AC), second King of Andoras 63 year reign
Maregor I Dragomyr (25 - 119 AC), third King of Andoras 21 year reign
Aegor II Dragomyr (49 - 156 AC), fourth King of Andoras 37 year reign
Maregor II Dragomyr (77 - 188 AC), fifth King of Andoras 32 year reign
Draegon II Dragomyr (100 - 229 AC), sixth King of Andoras 41 year reign
Maregor III Dragomyr (163 - 237 AC), seventh King of Andoras 8 year reign
Aegor III Dragomyr (195 - 298 AC), eighth King of Andoras 59 year reign
Aeramor I Dragomyr (264 - 320 AC), ninth King of Andoras 22 year reign
Aegor IV Dragomyr (302 - 348 AC), tenth and final King of Andoras 28 year reign
History
Age of Legends
House Dragomyr was a powerful noble house dating back over 7 millenia ago. Their line was believed to be first created sometime in the Age of Legends by the legendary Aegor I the Strong; although it is said their line goes back farther. Legend states that Aegor I was the first man to have found and hatched dragon eggs and was responsible for building and creating the Kingdom of Drakonia. Drakonian myth states he built the city with his hands and molded it together with Dragonfire. He began his reign as the first Dragonking and conquested the entirety of the Drakonian Peninsula, forcing other nobility to bend the knee.
Later in his reign, he became an avid dragon breeder and gave dragon eggs to his wife and children. This would later become a tradition in the house if an heir or family member was worthy of such an honor. Aegor had the Dragomyr coat of arms emblazoned with a black Dragon in honor of this.
During his reign, a courier arrived with news of wild dragons roosting on the mountain he had found the dragon eggs long before. He climbed onto the back of Gavarex, his oldest Dragon and departed, but never returned. The Drakonian throne was usurped shortly afterward by House Varalys and Aegor's heirs most likely went into hiding and reunited but not much else was known of their status due to vague history of the era.
1st Era
House Varalys ruled the throne of Drakonia throughout the first era. However, House Dragomyr was not extinct. Aegor II Dragomyr still lived and was a descendant of Aegor I's oldest son, Rhaedor I Dragomyr, who had perished of old age before the 1st era started. Aegor II began in Ceryne, one of the powerful city-states of Doras Edrossi. It is said he had acquired enough gold from his deceased father, that he managed to purchase himself his own homestead and began to gain the trust of soldiers who still held his House in high regard or mercenaries who were swayed with gold.
Over the span of about five years, he had managed to gain an army of twenty-five thousand strong and about three-thousand sellswords were hired. His sums were low, from maintaining his army and paying the mercenaries, but he would march upon Drakonia with his army and launch his conquest to reclaim his city. House Varalys had grown powerful in such short time, gaining the respect of their vassals and lords all around the peninsula.
King Taemond Varalys, known as the Dragonless, noted the oncoming armies and raised levies and hired mercenaries and held the fortification known as Aegor's Wall. The two armies clashed and both sides lost equal amounts, retreating back to their holdings. Aegor's morale had waned and many of his men had suggested taking leave, to much of Aegor's dismay. He offered more gold in attempts to keep them swayed and they decided to stay by his side. He recruited more soldiers as he returned to Ceryne and increased his numbers, determined on striking once more.
In the next month, he would launch against King Taemond once more and in much larger numbers. He had managed to obtain and secure Aegor's wall and used it to his advantage in the battles to come. The skirmishes that followed were bloody and lasted for months at a time. Aegor was noted to have been inspirational and lead his men forward, even though House Varalys outnumbered them 5 to 1 still.
A final confrontation followed next, on a stormy evening. Aegor's morale had not waned but his men had. It seemed to have been hopeless for some but Aegor stood strong. He decided to lead a final push against the very walls of Drakonia itself. They had managed to gather along the walls and use ladders to ascend to the top of the walls to begin to thin out ranks. Aegor was noted to be the first man to climb the ladders.
It was a long and muddy siege and Aegor's men began taking heavy casualites. Aegor had lost a lot of his men far into the siege but still charged forward, dedicated to kill Taemond. It came to a close however, as several archers pelted Aegor with arrows. Even so, he still ordered what was left of his men to follow him. Aegor kept fighting until he died from blood loss. His heirs still lived on Ceryne and he was remembered as Aegor the Defiant.
2nd Era
Rhaegor I Dragomyr began his rise in power in the 2nd Era. He was responsible for building the Dragomyr Villa located off the coast of Ceryne.
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