Category:Hiregaard Family

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The Hiregaards are a noble family that own the Borchava Duchy in northwestern Nova Vaasa. Faerhaaven, the strongly fortified seat of the family, overlooks the Little Borchava River. The family's patriarch is Duke Tristen Hiregaard whose preferred title is Sir Tristen. Although he collects the full taxes of Prince Othmar, Sir Tristen levies the tiniest amount of his taxes among the patriarchs of the Five Families (see below), a condition that's left the Hiregaard's finances in bad shape according to "S". The family's troop number is low, and Faerhaven is in a state of decay. Yorgi Hiregaard, Tristen's likely successor, is looking to remedy the situation.^[1]

The Hiregaard family is one of the Five Families that ruled Nova Vaasa by rotating the position of prince among their respective patriarchs according to a schedule called the Cycle of Stewards. In 729 Kethmar Bolshnik was serving as prince when he died in office. His son Othmar became prince in his sted, under the tutelege of a regent at his father's request. At the end of the Bolshnik term of office, the regent, Duke Tristen Hiregaard, stepped down but Prince Othmar refused to do likewise, claiming that the regency had robbed him and his family of their turn. By remaining in office, Prince Othmar broke the Cycle of Stewards. He remains in office today.^[2]

References

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Ravenloft Third Edition The Awakening Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V
		Secrets of the Dread Realms - p46 Ravenloft Third Edition - p134 Domains of Dread - p69,71 The Awakening - p7,28 Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V -p 31,33-34