Anarchy Period

People and events for the period 496– of the Great Pendragon Campaign.

Player Knights

Sir Argentum: Married to Adwen. Co-regent of Salisbury.; Blazon: Argent, a griffin sable reversed
Sir Caletus: Married to Millicent.; Blazon: Sable, an eagle or
Dame Eva: Christian religious knight. Co-regent of Salisbury.; Blazon: Argent, a chief azure
Sir James: Saxon convert. Married to Rædburh, a Saxon. Exiled 495 for betraying Salisbury and Logres to Ælle of Sussex. Returned 496.; Blazon: Per pall, azure argent and purpure
Sir Eliot: Son of Sir Borg, castellan of Borders.; Blazon: Or, a chief pointed gules, a strawberry plant
Sir Godwyn: Son of Sir Rholyn, castellan of Du Plain; Blazon: Sable, a dolphin or, a label

Sir Jasper: Married to Alis. Vassal of both Roderick and Blaines.; Blazon: Gules, a cross argent; Killed 496, Battle of Broughton.
Sir Brian: Chaste companion of Indeg.; Blazon: Bendy gules and purpure; Killed 496, Battle of Broughton.

Ellen: Roderick's wife. Co-regent of Salisbury.
Jenna: Daughter of Roderick and Ellen
Robert: Infant earl of Salisbury. Son of Roderick and Ellen.; Blazon: Azure, four bars or

Sir Elad: Roderick's marshal, castellan of Vagon. Affair with Indeg. Co-regent of Salisbury.; Blazon: Or, a wheel azure
Sir Amig: Castellan of Vagon. Experienced in battle, now infirm.; Blazon: Vert, three bezants
Dame Aspara: Castellan of Castle of the Rock, Sarum.; Blazon: Azure, a horse rampant or
Sir Borg: Castellan of the Borders. Married to Ceinwen.; Blazon: Per pale gules and vert, a castle argent
Sir Rholyn: Castellan of Du Plain.; Blazon: Sable, a dolphin or
Bishop Roger: As a vassal of Salisbury, holder of Ambrius and Chalkhill Hundreds. (Chalkhill was held by Hywel, father of Millicent, before his rebellion.)

Sir Jaradan: Married to Gwiona, affair with Elaine. Arrogant, self-important, clearly the best swordsman around.; Blazon: Argent, a sword purpure.
Sir Lycus: Straightforward; Blazon: Vert, on a chief argent a wolf sable
Sir Bar: Married to Elaine. Big and slow; Blazon: Purpure, a saltire or
Sir Leo: Upright and moral; Blazon: Per fess argent sable, a lion or

Sir Cynon: Third son, heading for clerical life until father and other brothers died.
Sir Erthgi: Commoner, knighted at Broughton.
Dame Brugyn: Daughter of Amig. Flamboyant, swaggers. Looking forward to inheriting Tilshead.
Sir Gwrien: Naive, butt of jokes

Adwen: Married to Sir Argenum (PC)
Elaine: Married to Sir Bar, affair with Sir Jaradan. Scandalously unfaithful
Gwiona: Ellen's handmaiden
Indeg: Affair with Elad.
Millicent: Daughter of Hywel. Married to Sir Caletus.
Angarad: Daughter of Elad, always chaperoned.
Bronwyn: Widow of vassal knight. Was happy, now grief-stricken.
Ceinwen: Wife of Borg.

Vassals of other lords, living in Salisbury county.

Lord Melion: Indepdendent warlord, holds Boarwood Hundred. Father killed at St Albans.; Blazon: Tierced in bend argent, azure and sable.
Lord Duach: Indepdendent warlord, holds Warminster / Wereside Hundred. Father killed at St Albans.; Blazon: Or, two swords in saltire gules.
Sir Edol: Vassal of Clarence. Holds Hillfarm Hundred.
Sir Salados: Vassal of Silchester, holds Swans hundred. Father killed at St Albans.
Sir Edaris: Vassal of Duke of the March. Holds Mere Hundred.
Sir Dryw: Vassal of Marlboro. Holds Milkfield Hundred.
Sir Richard: Castellan of Llud's Hall, held for the crown; Llud's Hall is in Ambrius Hundred. Holds much of Kingsguard Hundred.; Blazon: Or, a bundle of reeds vert

Arthur: Uther's son. Stolen by Merlin.
Brastias: Uther's bodyguard, now mercenary.; Blazon: Vert, an arm embowed armoured argent fesswise inverted reversed
Ygraine: Wife of Gorlois, remarried to Uther. Now a nun in Amesbury

Ulfius, duke of Silchester (modern Thames valley)

Most powerful duke.

Blazon: Or, a wolf passant gules

Bennem, count of Levcomagus

vassal of Ulfius.

Sir Moris

banneret knight, vassal of Bennem

496: Battle of Broughton; Sussex attacks Salisbury, held back. James flees Sussex. Eva's new child (David) replaced by a changeling. James returns to Salisbury. Player Knights dream of a serpent in Cricklade and kill Gordobuc the Fiend.