House Orlovsky

"High Above"

History
 4668-4698: The rule of Vladislav Orlovsky (age 22-52 (dead)): Vladislav's rule: Vladislav was a very ambitious lord, always seeking ways to eek out more land or more control. In a treaty signed in 4670, Vladislav traded control of much of the Icerime peaks to a young Duke Gurev Medvyed for a 5000 square mile swath of the Gronzi forest, a region which contained proud elven tribes who tended to ignore human rule and do their own thing. Over the next thirty years, the Vladislav would send out ranging parties, sometimes leading them himself, to collect taxes, and to remind the elves whose land they inhabited. After returning from one such expedition in 4698, he caught ill. His court clerics attempted to cure the disease by magical means, but this proved unsuccessful, in fact many of those who attempted to heal him caught sick themselves. After two weeks sick, Vladislav died.

 4697-present: The Lord Poul Orlovsky (age 36-38 (now)): Poul's rule: Lord Poul Orlovsky, Vladislav's first born son was finally declared ruler of the house at age 36 following his father's death. He held a grand tournament to celebrate his becoming ruler of the house, and invited the elves of the Gronzi forest as an olive branch. Since then, relations between his house and the elven tribes have improved, Poul even sent a granddaughter there to train in the druidic ways (for many of the elves are druids). Poul has been criticized internally by his decision to treat the elves with kindness by many who believe that they were the cause of his father's sickness and death.

After the vanishing: House Orlovsky never got along well with house Surtova. Vladislav's ambitions for aligning himself with the Rogvarias were often stopped by a Surtovan, so after the vanishing when King Noleski Surtova declared himself regent, Poul was among the first lords to contest the legitimacy of this claim. For now, the Orlovskys are seeking diplomatic methods to dethrone the Surtovas, but they have been seen training their forces in preparation should it come to war.

Current information
House Orlovsky has refused to acknowledge Noleski Surtova as anything other than Lord Regent in the absence of King Urzen Rogvaria, or a true Rogvarian heir, but it is becoming increasingly clear which way the political winds are shifting. Lord Poul Orlovsky will soon be forced to either declare for the man he considers a usurper and opportunist, or seek to overthrow him and claim the Dragonscale Throne for himself (or another he finds worthy).

People

 * (D) Lord Vladisav Orlovsky - Previous lord
 * Lord Poul Orlovsky - current lord
 * Nadia Orlovsky - sister of Poul Orlovsky - age 25
 * Carulos Orlovsky - young cousin of Lord Vladislav
 * Mikhail Dimitriov - A minor knight in service to house Orlovsky