Dwyn Elorieth
Baron Dwyn Elorieth
Nubeth Keep, built in 420, is held by Clan Elorieth from Earl Meleken of Qualdris. It lies on the recently improved road that connects Vemionshire to Thelshire. Much of the surrounding area, while not rich farming land, is excellent pasture. Horses are raised for combat, Cattle for work and hides, swine for meat, and, in the southern hills, Sheep for wool and parchment.
Rye, barley, apples, and pears are the most common crops. The nearby Laranian abbey of Tarial produces excellent barley ales, potent ciders, and a fine strong, sweet perry. The lands around Nubeth are quiet and peaceful and most of the fiefs are well maintained and prosperous.
The current baron, Dwyn Elorieth, is 62 years old and in declining health. Rumors of his demise are frequent. His son and heir, Sir Arwyn, 34, is a fine man who married the daughter of a lesser branch of Clan Meleken; they have five children, all boys. Sir Dwyn’s twin sons, Conwyn and Merwyn, are active on the tourney circuit. Since Sir Dwyn’s wife, Releisa, died six years ago, he has lost interest in the intrigues of the royal court. The information he gets from his sons is often politically naive.
The annual Nubeth Fair features an important horse auction that is attended by many nobles and breeders. There is also a tourney popular with younger knights and local maidens who watch them. Sir Dwyn is a paternal figure and enjoys the commotion.
Nubeth is the site of a small chantry of arcane lore, founded by Sir Dwyn in memory of his sister, Mirim, a Peonian Pelnala and gifted healer. The chantry was once an Ilviran abbey, long abandoned and still under renovation. The lorists are quietly amassing a significant library of healing lore augmented by Kaldoran, Chybisan, and Laranian history. With the exception of Old Dulie, a Savoryan Viran from Cherafir, there are no known Shek-Pvar in the area.
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