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History
House Damarian's origins lies with the former Romante vassals of House Cassomir, deriving both the majority of their territory, wealth, soldiery and familial kinship from this proud lineage.
The inception of House Damarian evolved from the Mai Crisis of 1868, which was precipitated by the beginning of the War of the West. Maric Cassomir, uncle of Viscount Cassomir and steward of the Barony of Rivergate, seized power in the Cassomir lands. He was incensed by the Galenthia's new alliance with Aequor, the weak leadership of Queen Melisande, the lack of direction from the Viscount and was unwilling to let his homeland bear the cost of yet another war.
A dizzying array of events followed. Firstly, Viscount Henric's troops, other than his Iron Guard, largely stepped aside and facilitated the coup. Maric then promised his nephew that he would be able to keep his title and his seat at Roseguard Castle and the city of Ironhold . Once the Viscount agreed and stepped aside, Maric declared the County's independence from Galenthia and armed neutrality in this new war. Finally, he divorced his new royal house from the Cassomir line, though Viscount Henric and the new King Maric's brother, Beric, have elected to maintain that name, essentially severing the link between the two lines.
King Maric of House Damarian, of the Kingdom of Ironhold now rules over a rich, well armed and compact nation of hills, rivers and lakes, which will likely be well disposed to whatever the new order around it is. Though called a Kingdom, it truly has the strength of a Duchy. No nations have yet established diplomatic relations with them, but it appears that as of now, all are honouring her neutrality. It remains to be seen what comes of the second new nation in the same amount of years, after the Principality of Alezzo. What is certain that while House Damarian may not currently have an interest in adventures beyond her border, she is most decidedly ready for anybody who wishes to test her strength.
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