Garath Ruseller

Constable Garath Ruseller

Pendeth is a quaint settlement best known for its peculiar keep. While the area has been settled for hundreds of years, the stout octagonal keep is relatively new, having been finished in 504. It was built upon an old border fort that dates from the Jarin kingdom of Tanor. The settlement is a quiet stop for those traveling between Minarsas and Nenda. The land is relatively poor and hilly and much of it is given over to pasture for sheep.
The current Constable, Sir Garath Ruseller, is a drunkard. In spite of being a cousin, the Earl of Neph intends to replace him. The constable’s son, Sir Taran, is the de facto constable. He is a hotheaded youth and barely competent. The earl is also concerned about Sir Taran’s failure to produce useful intelligence on the activities of the Earl of Vemion.
Sir Garath has recently learned that his son secretly harbors a knight from Kyg who abandoned his feudal duties for the affections of a lowborn maiden. The knight, Sir Eamyt Walorne, is the childhood friend of Sir Taran. They both know the penniless Sir Eamyt will be imprisoned if he returns to Kyg. Sir Garath fears reprisals from Constable Danyes and has pleaded with his son to evict Sir Eamyt.
A long-abandoned Khuzan mine was rediscovered in 718 just two leagues east of Pendeth. The Serolan of Lyntord, Sir Garath’s friend and confessor, believes it to be the famous lost Khax mine. Once a rich silver mine, Khax was abandoned for reasons unknown. Sir Garath does not wish for the mine to be reopened lest he lose Faeserol Manor to the Miners’ Guild.