Timeline of Fyddic Monarchs

Gwynne I: Founder and first King of Fyde.

With the blessing of a Priest of unorthodox faith, Gwynne rallied several disparate petty Kingdoms and led a successful campaign across the frontier lands, cutting out a wide swath of territory to call his own. After his campaign, Gwynne raised the Castle Gollenfyde over nine years in the center of his new realm. He bolstered his northern borders by marrying the daughter of the Lord of Norbury. He ruled for nineteen years before dying of an unknown illness. He was survived by his wife and three children. The eldest, Angwyn, took the throne in 21 AL.

Angwyn I: Second King of Fyde.

Angwyn was fifteen years old when his father’s crown was placed upon his head in 21 AL. He married twice during his short rule of five years, but failed to produce any heirs. He is generally remembered as being a weak ruler, who struggled to maintain his lords’ loyalty, though he was liked by his people. Ships from the East bearing settlers began to land up and down the coast, and Angwyn remained indecisive on how to control or regulate his borders. Worse, Northmen from Ardunost came down in the winter of 25 AL, sensing that the fledgling kingdom was weak. Norbury and the Gwynnfort were besieged for several months. Angwyn died of cholera in 26 AL, and the crown went to Gwynne’s second son Perwyl.

Perwyl I: Third King of Fyde.

King Perwyl ascended the throne in 26 AL at a time of great turmoil and unrest, and many thought the Kingdom of Fyde would be undone so shortly after its inception. Cammoryn quickly proved himself more capable than his elder brother, though economy suffered during his rule. He lifted the siege at Norbury and routed the Northerners from the land but the Gwynnfort was reduced to a ruin in the process. He had many watchtowers and lighthouses built along the coast to solidify his control of the sea, and barracks in several towns to help them defend themselves from attackers. He was a selfish, indulgent man. He never married, fathering only bastards, and was killed by natives in Llangollen forest in 30 AL after attempting to hunt their women for sport, only to find out the women were the more dangerous ones. The mother of his eldest bastard, who had had lived at court with him, attempted to raise her son to power with the backing of a fickle ally, but in the end, both she and her infant son were put to death by loyalists to Gwynne’s elder brother, Cammoryn, who had conveniently already begun sailing West in 30 AL to assist in the ruling of his late brother’s kingdom.

Cammoryn I: Fourth King of Fyde

Cammoryn was sixty-four when he took the throne in 30 AL. He was responsible for many economic reforms. He enabled a system of taxation on his subjects requiring each family to give up a portion of their crop or livestock to their liege lord each year. He was a pious man, and did not allow any religion other than that of the old faith of Estravia. To this end he instituted a church that even the poorest could join, giving them a means to advance their position in society. He began construction of a huge ornate cathedral next to the palace in Gollenfyde. which created many jobs for peasants. However, many the natives who’d been assimilated into the kingdom were angry and resentful, since Gwynne had initially promised them freedom of worship. What’s more, Cammoryn’s own resentment of the natives was well known, since he blamed them all for the death of

His nephew. Cammoryn further expanded his territory by marrying Lady Alva of Waynmere, a strong economic kingdom to the west. Cammoryn desired access to the westernmost reaches of the frontier, so he could launch his own expeditions into unexplored lands. The aged King Havyl ruled Waynmere from the Vallarfort, an imposing stronghold that guarded the pass through the mountains to the lands beyond. Havyl was attempting to save his sinking kingdom, which was systematically being destroyed by a few well-placed spies and an insurgency of zealots. King Cammoryn settled the matter by imprisoning nearly all of Havyl’s court and replacing it with men of his choosing, though it is said he spared a few court nobles that his Lady Alva held dear. Most of those imprisoned were put to death. After this, the king began planning for a massive western expedition, but was forced to put his plans on hold due to the remnants of the old empire that was sailing to the new land to take back what they believed to be rightfully theirs.