Lesser Ruritanian Nobles

'''Lesser Ruritanian Nobles'''

'''Lord Stonesthrowe, Earl of Eastonbrook''' – A bombastic and jovially pompous bear of a man. He is the fourth Earl of Eastonbrook, a vast parcel of farm and herd land along the incredibly circuitous Eastonbrook. A river winding back and forth along the hilly countryside of Ruritania.

Lord Colesville – A wealthy, Landed Gentry noble with a richly-appointed, but very modestly-sized estate-house in the oldest quarter of Westfell Dell. His small lawn and garden boast beautiful statuary and a charming and lovely fountain, all breathtakingly maintained by his gardener ‘Ninepence’. (Nigel Ninepence, from elsewhere in the Kingdom of Westphalia) whom the local children waggishly call ‘Nigh-pants’.

He also possesses a grandly gilded, masterfully crafted carriage which he occasionally allows friends in the village to borrow for wedding processions. A gift considered a great honor and symbolic of an especially blessed marriage by the local folk.

His six prize Lipizzaner Stallions of purest white are the get of the finest sires in Ruritania. Champion horses to the last. And beautiful to behold.

His family once had favor of the crown in previous generations. But fell out of favor and their ancestral holding in Rivenoak became the household of a cousin to the King.

Count Wiczling – In truth, only a Margrave. He came to be called “Count” by the local folk as a mild jibe at his dapper and grandiloquent manner, though his is widely tolerated and even liked by many. He is often away at Court in the Ruritanian capitol. His land’s bounty is in fishing and mining and lumber with few farmers or herders. He generally is stand-offish with dirty peasants. Preferring to keep the rabble at arm’s length. But he is free-spending with his coin when about town. And he is a thoroughly engaging, witty conversationalist of sophistication and panache. He prefers the company of The Gentry and upper class as much as possible.