Danyes Bernan
Constable Danyes Bernan
Kyg Keep is held by constable
Sir Danyes Bernan for Earl Dariune of
Kiban. The site was a Jarin hill fort that
was built on an abandoned Khuzdul
trading post in the first century TR,
from which the site took its name. The
fortification atop the ancient kyg has
been upgraded several times since and is currently under
repair. The west wall is covered by scaffolding.
Kyg is the best known and best preserved example
of the few ancient Khuzdul trading forts that once dotted
Kaldor. Some of these locations, such as Minarsas and
Kobing, continue as trade centers to this day. Kygs were
typically built atop rocky outcroppings and always had
underground tunnels and chambers for storage and
living quarters. Most are lost in the wilds of Vemionshire,
Oselshire, and Nephshire, obscured beneath centuries of
overgrowth.
Sir Danyes is well connected and maintains a lavish
home in Tashal. He is known as a consummate host and
his events are always well attended, continuing long after
the more sedate guests have retired. Afterward, rumors
of scandalous behavior and embarrassed apologies
circulate widely among the younger nobility. Sir Danyes
has never married and has no known children, legitimate
or otherwise.
Sir Danyes, a knight in his early forties, was
appointed constable in 717. He is a corrupt and thieving
administrator, although this is not yet known to the earl.
Under his direction, Kyg has become the center of a quiet
Lia-Kavair operation that acquires herbs and fungi from
local herbalists and produces poisons and proscribed
drugs for distribution in the rich markets of Thelshire
and Semethshire. Sir Danyes is paid handsomely for his
protection and patronage.
In the summer of 718, Amersyn Ethasiel, the
youngest sister of the Baron of Setrew and one of
Sir Danyes’ more regular guests, started talking
about her sudden conversion to Peonianism. On
her last visit to Sir Danyes’ Tashal residence,
she perished in a tragic accident when a
heavy piece of slate fell from a rooftop and struck her head.
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