House Stoutwood

House Stòtwood is one of seven Noble Houses of Róthland. They're masters of thirteen districts west of Greyburg, but effectively have power on courts of other houses. They also house the strongest military among the Noble Houses and control enough land to feed entire Róthland. Their seat is in Stòtwood Keeps.

Members

 * King Reshin†, former ruler of Heywerdland, established the thirteen districts (died aged 92)
 * Queen Bítres, current ruler of Heywerdland (aged 62)
 * Prince Dragon, heir presumptive of Heywerdland, eldest son of Bítres (aged 40)
 * Princess Ann, eldest daughter of Prince Dragon (aged 24), consort of Prince Elarian of The Lowlands
 * Princess Marianne-Elaria, second daughter of Prince Dragon (aged 21), consort of King William III of the Heyglington
 * Prince Vein, youngest child and only son of Prince Dragon (aged 18), engaged to Princess Wilhelmina of Kwítland
 * Princess Rosalyn, only daughter and second child of Bítres (aged 31), Lord-Commander of the Legions of Róthland
 * Prince Quaiyle, youngest child of Bítres (aged 20), consort of Crown Princess Elaine of The Lowlands
 * Princess Enwyn, the only child of Quaiyle and the one of heirs to The Lowlands
 * Wilhelm, Duke of Ashòd (aged 51), widow of Queen Elaine III of the Lowlands
 * Crown Princess Elaine of the Lowlands, heir presumptive of The Lowlands, consort of Prince Quaiyle, his nephew (aged 18)
 * Fewerd, Duke of Lóthvan, consort of Princess Waerna
 * Quírchen, Lady of Elthor (aged 101), widow of Emperor Dòthlan, former Queen-Regent during reign of her son, ruler of Elthor, sister of Reshin
 * Emperor Gleygnn†, oldest son of Quírchen and Dòthlan, former Emperor and ruler of Kwítland, ranger-general of the Golden Admiralty (died aged 33)
 * Empress Katharine, eldest daughter of Gleygnn and current ruler of Kwítland (aged 61)
 * Prince Quaeygle, eldest son of Katharine, and heir presumptive to the throne (aged 42)
 * Princess Wilhelmina, eldest daughter of Quaeygle, consort of Prince Vein, Wilhelmina's cousin (age 18)
 * Prince Legóthvòr, eldest son of Quaeygle (age 16)
 * Prince Fegewerd, youngest child of Quaeygle (age 8)
 * Various princes and princesses (see: House of Dòth)
 * Countess Elaine, younger sister of Katharine, ruler of Drown Island (aged 61)
 * Prince Flỳn†, second son and usurper of the Kwítland throne (died aged 44)

Establishment and history
Reshin (born 199; died in 291) and Quírchen (born 202; 101 in 303.) were two siblings, descendants of Ethríl, last living High King of his dynasty. After his death, the siblings separated themselves and created House Stòtwood.

Around 220, Reshin married Roslỳn, Countess of Folk, and 21 years later, had a daughter Bítres. After producing an heir, Reshin declared himself King of the Heywerdland, and Head of the House Stòtwood.

His sister, Quírchen, aged 21 in 223, married Crown Prince Dòthlan, and a year later, had a child Gleygnn. Dòthlan became the emperor, and ruled until his death on the battlefield, which left the throne vacant, since both of their sons, Gleygnn (b.224) and Flỳn (b. 229) were underaged (15 and 10, respectively). Quírchen ruled in her son's name, until he was 17 years old, when he took the throne as Emperor Regnant. On his eighteenth birthday, Gleygnn married Enwyn of Sethi, and months before his nineteenth birthday, had a daughter Katharine. In Year 257, Gleygnn died due to a serious case of plague, leaving the throne to his 15-year-old daughter. Enwyn ruled in her name until she was seventeen, when she took the throne herself. She rules to this day, and has many sons and daughters, oldest one being Prince Quaeygle, 42-year old heir apparent, whom she gave birth to in Year 261, aged 19. Quaeygle himself has three children; his eldest, Wilhelmina is the wife of Prince Vein, King Rashin's grand-grandson.

Flỳn attempted to usurp the throne from Katharine, but failed, and was executed at the age of 30, to Quírchen's dissatisfaction and anger. This controversy sparked a debate on many issues when it comes to the family, with many deeming the archaic ways of the monarchy as stale and incompatible with today's culture and society. This prompted Empress Katharine to create a set of laws to ensure stable succession, limited power of the royal family and ban capital punishment. The Code of the Empress was written and finalized in Year 260, and was put in motion immediately. The law simply fortified the rules of succession, limited royal family's power in the sense that they no longer had the power to meddle with common folk affairs as long as it doesn't threaten the state, welfare of other residents or possible treachery. Furthermore, it banned death penalty as a way of punishment, even for the most heinous crimes.

Quírchen and her granddaughter Elaine moved to Elthor and Drown Island, respectively.

Four years after Flỳn's assasination, Bítres gave birth to a son Dragon. As the Code of the Empress implied you needn't be married in order to produce heirs, Bítres never actually got married, but her children's father was the same, Duke William. In the Year 272, she gave birth to Rosalyn, and in Year 283, she gave birth to Quaiyle. The year that Rosalyn was born, Bítres' brother, Wilhelm, married Queen Elaine III of the Lowlands. Though initially the pair didn't want to have children, they were pressured. In the Year 285, Elaine (named after her mother) was born, the Crown Princess. Queen Elaine III died shortly after Enwyn was born.

In Year 291, Reshin died and Bítres inherited the throne within the Stòtwood Keeps. Her reign is cunning and tactical, as she wants to marry off her children to other noble houses, so that she can indirectly influence and control the decisions of other kingdoms.

Initially, she insisted that her youngest be the husband of Crown Princess Elaine. The two married in 302, and got a child, Princess Enwyn. Queen Elaine IV and King Quaiyle ruled over The Lowlands. Wilhelm was named Duke of Ashòd, and departed the Keeps. Princess Rosalyn showed immense skills in archery and battle tactics, and was named Lord-Commander of Legions of Róthland, at the age of only 30, being the youngest person to ever hold the title (302). Legions command the military and admiralty. Bítres' eldest son was trained by her in many political affairs and matters, as she expected him to rule after her death. In the Year of 279, while he was only 16, he got a child, Princess Ann. Three years later, he got a second one, Marianne-Elaria (b. 282), and again three years later, he got his only son, Prince Vein (b. 285).

In 297, Princess Ann got engaged to Elarian of the Lowlands, and quickly married afterwards, while in 302, Prince Vein got engaged to Princess Wilhelmina, second-in-line to the throne of Kwítland. Princess Marianne-Elaria was sent to Heyglington as the one of the wives of King William III, a decision that pissed off Rosalyn.

The true plot begins with Elaine IV's and Quaiyle's wedding, her subsequent pregnancy, and Vein's engagement.