House Hunter
House Hunter are a House of First Man descent, nestled deep within the ancient forests of the Eastweald in the east of the Vale, where tangled woods stretch for leagues. Their seat is Longbow Hall.
History
In the verdant heart of the Eastweald, where the trees grow tall and the sun filters softly through ancient boughs, House Hunter traces its legacy. Born of the woods and bound to them by blood and custom, these First Men kings carved their realm not from stone, but from root and canopy. While the Age of Heroes saw many great houses rise through conquest and keep building, the Hunters did so by mastering the wilderness itself. Hunters by name and by nature, their dominion was never one of walls and towers, but of trails, glens, and the old sacred weirwood groves where men speak to gods unseen.
The Hunters are counted among the greatest powers of the First Men amidst Mountain and Vale. The Hunters rule by bowstring and shadow. The beasts of the Weald were their first foes. Shadowcats, direwolves, giants of old, and it was in defeating them that the Hunters claimed their place as sovereigns of the wood.
The Coming of the Andals saw septs rise in lands once held by the wild, but the Hunters endured, and changed to meet their times. Early in the new age, their King, Dryn, converted to the Faith after surviving an attempt on his life in which he suffered seven mightly blows. He himself felled an ancient Weirwood, declaring thusly war on the Old Gods. The great lords who swore fealty to him, led by the House Crayne, rebelled against his authority shortly thereafter.
Notable Members
King Dryn 'Longshot' Hunter
Known for his unmatched skill with a longbow, King Dryn is a ruler of thought more than thunder.
Houses Sworn to House Hunter
- House Crayne of Sedgemore
- House Crews of Brackenbrick Point
- House Chase of Bowlyn
- House Bretherick of Lyme