House du Lythe
A major house of Brinn, long-time lords of the Duchy of Brechy, a crucial and wealthy region that encircles Cardien.
The Lythes are old blood, long intermixed with the royal house of Varlyr. The bear no love to the Usurper, but due to the follies of young love, their heir Trelaine du Lythe is married to The Hand's siren.
Name | Titles | Unofficial Titles | Born | Description |
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Dowager Queen of Brinn |
Vivi, the Old Bat |
1117 (82) |
Matriarch of the clan, born a Lythe but married to King Taranis du Varlyr. Mother of Crown Prince Rivalen du Varlyr and grandmother to Tristan du Varlyr. | |
Duke of Brechy |
|
1135 (dec.) |
Son of Vivienne, mother of Éliane and Amandine. Ties Eliane's son Tristan to Amandine's daughter Ayse Aslaney. | |
Duchess Consort of Cresztevy |
|
1133 (dec.) |
Rosaire's sister. Wife of Leopold Becket, former Duke of Cresztevy. Mother of Lazar Becket and great aunt to both Ayse Aslaney and Tristan du Varlyr. | |
HRH Éliane du Lythe |
Princess Consort of Brinn |
The Face That Ended A Dynasty |
1152 (dec.) |
A woman of great beauty, betrothed to Crown Prince Rivalen du Varlyr, though she loved another...his own bastard brother. They warred over her, tearing the kingdom and the family apart. She died, though her son Tristan du Varlyr survived. |
Queen Consort of Valte |
|
1154 (dec.) |
Rosaire's daughter, wed to Ibram Aslaney, King of Valte. Raped and killed by Ahrimids during the sacking of Anagor. Mother of current queen Ayse Aslaney. | |
Duke of Brechy |
Robert the Unready, the Shrinking Violet |
1159 |
Son of Rosaire, current Duke of Brechy. Did nothing when the usurper and his Dacian puppet master slew his sisters and their children. Largely worked around by Vivienne, who all but runs the duchy herself. | |
Heir to the duchy |
The Prince Troubadour |
1178 |
Vivienne's favorite, groomed to succeed his father as a proper Lythe, his heart was stolen by Eveline d'Laurent, the Hand's Siren, and they were wed. Most decry his foolish heart and assume Vivienne has given up on grandson and son alike; others wonder who exactly is playing whose heartstrings, as Trelaine is widely considered the fairest and most gallant lord in the realm. |