Baelric Dynasty Geraint

The Balladeer Prince

This is a major family in West Baelric that is associated with music and bards. The head of the house is the petty sovereign prince of Kharth and baron of Clawholme. He is more relevant, because he also is the unofficial head of western Baelric, which includes the states of Halderness, Longall, and Monvierd. His goal is to become the king of Baelric, which pits him firmly against his rival claimant, the lord of the Donald family. The Geraint owes fealty to the emperor of Aorlis, but he also acts with independence because the emperor is far away. The prince of Kharth comes with these sobriquets: Lord of the West, the Balladeer Prince, and the Dark Aogar Prince in Waiting. When they use a morganatic name, it is Canwyr. The Geraint family crest is a red wyvern, their color is sanguine, and their motto is “Overthrow All Oppressors.” The Geraint’s are avid patrons of bards, bardism, and the Eisteddfod. They have also funded many songbooks of Baelric music, and they are patrons of a school that teaches indigenous musical traditions. As mythological proginitures go, the Geraint’s include Llynd, a druid-king associated with King Kelthan. Also, they count Brandach among their ancestors. He was the first bard who converted to the Faith, saving his pagan bardic tradition by so doing. Though not well known, the Geraints also include vampire ancestry (via a dhampyre) and some demon blood (via a cambion). The Geraint’s parent house was Gruffyd. Their landed cadet houses include Cadwallon of Aeril, Digory of Dahlbron, and Ebrehar or Grimsby. Their unlanded cadet houses include Casimir, Chippen, and Eloise.

Regalia

Temple of Law & Discord
Geraint’s Spear of Oaths
Lyre of Brandach
Cauldron of Rebirth

Magik

They have a rich catalogue of bard magik, as well as extended skill with necromancy and demonology spells.

Advantages

Authority Figure

Courageous

Foreshadowing

Glorious Voice

Gracefulness

Grudge Bonus—House Donald

Heroic Ancestor—Brandach

Heroic Ancestor—Llynd

Patronage—Bards & Poets

Patronage—Eisteddfod

Perfect Pitch

Prodigy—Musical

Regal Presence

Roots—Demon

Roots—Vampire

Savoire-Faire

Social Privilege

Disadvantages

Family Trait—Geraint Chin

Lisping

Lumbago

Recurring Migraines

Seasonal Allergies

Sickly

Slow Healing

Underestimated

Skill Pool

Poetry

Singing—Cerdd Dant

Lineage

Geraint I 1009-1049
Edmarr I 1049-1086
Gruffyd I 1086-1089
Dylan I 1089-1090
Edmarr II 1090-1111 m. Cerise the Cambion
Edmarr III 1111-1131
Orwain I 1131-1153
Reece I 1153-1160
Gruffyd II 1169-1189
Dylan II 1189-1207, m. Melora of Aarchonia (Dhampyre)
Gruffyd I 1207-1235
Wade I 1235-Present

Immidiate Family

Wade I Geraint Gold Tongue, b. 1201, r. 1235-present, m. 1224 to Annaline of Trimontre b. 1210
Heir—Edmarr b. 1226
Younger Son—Orwain b. 1228
Daughter—Dahlia b. 1230
Daughter—Vivianne b. 1232