Bjourn

"Family Lives Together"

Family crest: a grey bridge connecting two castles, on a field of white.

Baron Joylin Bjourn currently rules the house.

Leige Lord is Earl Erike Sauveterre of Torinshire.

Straddling the banks of the Aeos River, the bridge-fortress known as Twain is the seat of House Bjourn. The two matching keeps of Twain secure the only crossing of the Aeos river south of the Reyjan Ford. Viewed as an upstart by other houses, the Bjourns have developed a persecution complex. The house is quite aware of the strategic importance of the Twain, and delights in lording their power over greater houses that come to beg the use of the bridge. Though wealthy and populous, the Bjourns have long been scorned by their peers. With their meager lineage combined with their greedy habits has led many houses to look down upon them. The people of the Twain have naught but contempt for their neighbours to the west.

It took almost as long to build the bridge as it did to build the keeps on either side of the Aeos River. By charging for the use of that crossing for over seven hundred years, the Bjourns have become wealthy at the cost of their peers' respect. Historically, the Bjourns have tried to conquer the Manywaters, but only succeeded in making the Kharns an enemy.

Notable Figures: Joylin Bjourn. Eddrius Bjourn. Sarly Bjourn.

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