Angharad Clan Fionn

Time Period: Circa Burning 82

Clan Fionn History

NOTE: The years of these events may change as the history timeline is modified and expanded.

Clan Fionn originated year -525- of the Nations of the Harad, when the legendary hero Fionn the Fox was granted lands by Queen Lilonna of House Raetha for his deeds of heroism.

Fionn was a legendary adventurer who rescued Sebrylla, a daughter of Queen Lilonna from goblins. Fionn and Sebrylla were married and she became Queen Sebrylla Fionn, first queen of the clan. At the marriage of Fionn and Sebrylla, a priestess of Selene, a seeress uttered a prophesy that so long as a daughter of the blood reigned as Queen, Fionn would prosper (the exact words of the prophesy have been lost for decades).

Fionn the Fox called upon his loyal followers and created a holding at Twynoch near the headwaters of the Sinann River in the shadow of the Jagged Peaks. The settlement of Rhan Fionn grew and prospered and over time Sebrylla's daughter Nydda followed and in turn her daughter Nolla. At the end of her life, Nolla had no daughters of magical blood to follow her, and so a foster to the sept named Saella was chosen by the clan elders as the 4th Queen of the clan.

During Queen Saella's reign, troubles came to Twynoch and Rhan Fionn, as goblin aggression increased steadily. Over the first decade of Queen Saella's rule Clan Fionn was driven from their mines in the mountains and Twynoch became a fortress against goblin raids and a forward base for Angharad forces. Finally aggression turned in to outright war and goblin armies issued out of the mountains and began destroying Angharad towns and villages throughout the western Dathi Forest and in -608- the Second Goblin Wars began.

Twynoch held out for almost another two years until a pair of giants came down out of the mountains, backed by hordes of goblins and their hobgoblin masters. Queen Saella and an Angharad army composed mostly of Clan Fionn and Fianna warriors fought a rear-guard action within the town itself after the walls were breached. They fought from building to building keeping the goblins occupied and away from the docks while the bulk of the people of the town fled on boats downriver to Gwindnyr and then eastward through the Dathi Forest and the Cynon Hills. During the final hours of the battle before the town was overrun a great hero of the Fianna named Braen fell while slaying one of the giants.

Leading the refugees was the new 5th Queen of Clan Fionn, Neniver a descendant of Fionn and Sebrylla, who would be called Neniver the Great by the time of her death.

At the time of the loss of Twynoch, Neniver was a young woman and untried, but she was steady and she bravely led her people into exile from their lands. Clan Mabryn of Gwindnyr welcomed the Fionn refugees, but their town too was under periodic siege by the goblin forces, so soon Neniver organized another flotilla to take her people further east downriver to a new small village named Ceirin under Clan Moryan of House Runiver. There Neniver secured a bond of manrent with Clan Moryan (a pledge to serve another clan in return for protection, effectively becoming vassals of Clan Moryan). The survivors of Clan Fionn then inhabited Ceirin and began to rebuild their lives while doing their best to support the war effort against the goblins.

After three years in -611- the Second Goblin Wars puttered to an end. The goblin alliance that led to the war fell apart and the goblin tribes once again fell to squabbling among themselves. Weary of fighting and the prospect of assaulting their lairs in the mountains and amid dire portents being foretold by the seers, the Angharad did not press the conflict with the goblins. The former Fionn town Twynoch remained a goblin and giant infested ruin.

The dire portents foretold by the seers hold true and in -612- The Black Death appears in the great Sarharad city of Gilad. The plague quickly spreads and within a few years most of the continent is affected. As much as a quarter of the human population is lost by the time it passes. With the loss of population, Clan Moryan abandoned its holdings in Ceirin to consolidate in their ancestral lands in Weisand leaving the village almost entirely in the hands of their vassals Clan Fionn.

Over the next decade Neniver continued to guide her people during these hard times and unlike other clans, she actively recruited peoples unsettled from the Goblin Wars and the plague, welcoming new people into their lands and clan. At the end of the plague years the population of the territory was actually higher than at the end of the Wars. Over the next decade Clan Moryan began to abuse its position over Clan Fionn. Fionn was called on several times to provide fighting forces in Moryan conflicts, where they were ill-used, resulting in higher casualties than there should have been among the Fionn. In addition, the vassalage tithes and other land use fees were raised several times. Neniver attempted to renegotiate the bond but Moryan was reluctant to give up its favorable terms.

Finally in -622- Moryan attempted to confiscate properties in Ceirin, which had been rapidly turning into a small town under Neniver's leadership. Fighting broke out between Fionn and Moryan which quickly escalated into a general Clan war. After months of conflict and raids back and forth, Moryan called on its allies in House Runiver, and Fionn did the same brokering a deal to rejoin with House Raetha. Moryan called Fionn oathbreakers and Fionn claimed that Moryan had failed their bond duties as stewards.

Clan Fionn Queens and History

QUEEN	NAME	YEARS	TIME PERIOD	NOTES
1ST	Sebrylla	21	Nations 525	Formation of Clan Fionn created in the name of Fionn the Fox, hero of the Angharad. Beginning of the reign of Queen Sebrylla 1st Queen of Clan Fionn
2ND	Nydda	29	Nations 546	DEATH OF Sebrylla 1st QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 21 years) Beginning of the reign of Nydda 2nd Queen of Clan Fionn Direct bloodline
3RD	Nolla	21	Nations 575	DEATH OF Nydda 2nd QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 29 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Nolla Fionn 3rd Queen of Clan Fionn Direct bloodline Goblin troubles began.
4TH	Saella	14	Nations 596	DEATH OF Nolla 3rd QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 21 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Saella Fionn 4th Queen of Clan Fionn Not of the direct Fionn/Sebrylla bloodline. Goblin troubles escalated for a decade. Fionn were driven from their mines in the mountain and Tynoch became a fortress, a forward base for the Angharad. Full war came and with it two giants who breached the walls. Saella fought a rear guard action while the people were evacuated.
5TH	Neniver ("The Great")	41	Nations 610	DEATH OF Saella FIONN 4th QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 14 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Neniver Fionn ("The Great") 5th Queen of Clan Fionn Direct bloodline Neniver lead the refugees of Fionn, first to Gwindnyr, but then further down river to a small village named Ceirin under Clan Moryan. She secured a bond of manrent with Clan Moryan. During the plague years she recruited the displaced (despite the fear of plague) and Ceirin grew. Moryan retreated to Weisand. Moryan (according to Fionn) abused its position as senior, more and more heavily taxing the Fionn and using (and wasting) Fionn in conflicts, until Neniver realized that Fionn was the stronger. Neniver attempted to re-negotiate the bond, but Moryan was reluctant to give it up. Finally, the dispute broke out in the bloodshed and after months of conflict each House stepped in and settled the dispute by breaking the manrent and granting Fionn the lands it was settled in, but Fionn had to pay a wergild debt to Moryan for those lands. Moryan calls Fionn untrustworthy and oathbreakers. The Fionn calls Moryan greedy tyrants.
6TH	Alangwen	18	Burning 20	DEATH OF Neniver FIONN "The Great" 5th QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 36 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Alangwen Fionn 6thQueen of Clan Fionn Direct bloodline. Alangwen restored some of the broken relationship between Fionn and Moryan and raiding and conflict between the two clans declined.
7TH	Lura	12	Burning 38	DEATH OF Alangwen FIONN 6th QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 18 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Lura Fionn 7th Queen of Clan Fionn Direct bloodline Lura was not as capable as the previous two queens. The wergild debt remained static.
8TH	Elorka	31	Burning 50	DEATH OF LURA FIONN 7th QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 12 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Elorka Fionn 8th Queen of Clan Fionn Fionn prospers during this time, but not due to the skills of the queen. The wergild debt is reduced, but not by as much as originally planned in the agreement. Terms are re-negotiated and other debt is incurred to pay Moryan.
9TH	Reanna	1...	Burning 81	DEATH OF ELORKA FIONN 8th QUEEN OF CLAN FIONN (reigned 31 years) Beginning of the reign of Queen Reanna 9th Queen of Clan Fionn

Clan Fionn Leadership Summary

TITLE	NAME	NOTES
Clan Fionn Heraldry:
QUEEN Primary Leader of the Clan	REANNA(A1/S1)
TANIST Queen's Heir	N/A	Two weak adept cousins (of Reanna's mother's deceased brothers). They are as 'air-headed' as Reanna.
CHAMBERLAIN Manages Queen's Household	DALNA(E1)
QUEEN'S GUARD	IRDUN(W3)
COUNCILOR Ensures will of the clan is represented	MERODDA(A1/E1)	Merodda is the aged aunt of Queen Reanna.
SECRETARY	SALONNA(A1)	Salonna is a cousin of Queen Reanna.
WARDEN Leads clan defenses and city guard.	VAEMYR(A3)	Clan Elder Vaemyr is also Baliff of Ceirin.
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD	NYSSA(A1/W2)	Nyssa is Elder Donry's daughter
MARSHAL	ADDRIN(A1/W2)	Addrin is Vaemyr's eldest daughter.
PATROL SERGEANTS	4 (various)
DIPLOMAT Oversees external relations	N/A (SEOR (B2))	Seor is not from Clan Fionn, but has gained this position through his relationship with the Queen.
HERALDS	DIMNAL (E1) DERCA(E1) MUCHTA (E1) OLLAIG (E1)	There are four Heralds who are the primary messengers between Rhan Fionn and Queen Reanna in Tilith. They also serve by delivering official messages to other Clans, etc.
HIGH PRIEST Guides clan's religious needs and growth	KEEDON (C3)	Keedon is the High Priest of Rhan Fionn serving at the main temple of Ceirin. Keedon is a priestess of Dana.
HEAD PRIESTS	GLLUCAN (C3)	Gllucan is the elderly priest heading the secondary temple in Ceirin. He is a priest of Lugh.
MAGISTER Clan's advisor on magical matters and guides clan's higher learning.	N/A
COURT ARCANIST	N/A (SEOR (B2))	Seor is nominally filling thos role.
TREASURER Organizes tax collection and manages treasury.	SYLLA (E1)	Sylla is daughter of Clan Elder ?. Sylla actually just does some accounting and Councilor Merodda is managing the treasury.
TAX COLLECTORS	4 (A1)	The tax collector duties are performed by the son's and daughters of other Clan Elders.

Clan Fionn Family Holdings

Fionn Clanhold Gazetteer

Ceirin
- Average Town of approximately 1500-3000 people
- 1-Sept Family – Queen Reanna of Sept Fionn
- 4-Strong Fionn Family - Vaemyr (Factor/Wholesaler)
- 5-Strong Fionn Family - Garm (Livestock/Sheep/Wool)
- 6-Strong Fionn Family - Donry (Orchards/Cider)
- 10-11-12 Yeoman Families - Artan, Adogan, Lyniver
- 15-Yeoman Family - Keedon
Ceirin Ferry
- Small Thorp of approximately 10 people
- 9-Yeoman Family - Elder Thomin
Ceirin Crossing
- Small Thorp of approximately 10 people
- 16-Yeoman Family - Yardowen
Carumyr
- Average Village of approximately 300 people. Contains an important mill for the Clanhold.
- 2-Strong Fionn Family – Elder Laithan Fionn (Gentleman Farmer)
- 13-Yeoman Family - Tullyn
- 14-Yeoman Family - Walia
Pron
- Small Village of approximately 150 people
- 3-Strong Fionn Family - Pendald (Gentleman Farmer)
- 14-Yeoman Family - Walia (Gentleman Farmer)
- 17-Yeoman Family - Salia (Gentleman Farmer)
Brin
- Large Thorp of approximately 50 people
- 7-Yeoman Family - Trenvid (Gentleman Farmer)
The Four Winds
- Average Thorp of approximately 30 people
- 8-Yeoman Family - Kene (Gentlewoman Farmer)
Guard Towers
- The North and East Guard Towers are small wooden stockades
Sinann River
Silver River