The History of Quellar Tegredir

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1100 (2000)

Spring

Following the successes of the previous year, Matron Zypheny Tegredir and her House were eager to return to the surface, in greater numbers. As usual, Matron Zypheny sent Canaris to the surface first, where the weaponsmaster continued with his role as chief bodyguard to StickssS. Canaris took part in the significant skirmish that arose from the Fir Cruthen Celts singing a derogatory song about Matron Mothers, which led to an all out assault by the Jhereg Faction on the Fir Cruthen Camp. The battle was brief, approximately 8 minutes, with the Jhereg predictably victorious. However, some of the shine of that assault was taken off when StickssS was kidnapped shortly thereafter, Canaris unable to stop the kidnappers from Teleporting Sticksss out from underneath him having dived onto the Lord General to shield him from further damage. Having offered his position, and his head for having failed, both of which were refused, Canaris took the responsibility for tracking down Sticksss, whilst Yathtallar Sirantae took the unprecedented risk of undertaking a divination ritual to Llolth whilst not being a ritualist, although she received help from Zommorod A'Tesh in considerable numbers, as well as Canaris and Chazmyr. The ritual was successful, and set them on the path to Lyonesse, to the estates of The Holborns, former leaders of The Gryphons.

Late Spring

Canaris had already sent word to the House, so that a number of surface trained individuals met him when he reached mystical Lyonesse. Matron Zypheny herself led a number of troops and several wizards. Once the formalities of being greeted by the Gryphons had been completed, the Jhereg went to work on tracking down their missing faction leader. It came as little surprise when Fate herself turned up to tell the faction that only 13 may make the journey, and Canaris had to put up with the bickering and snide comments of many who felt themselves more qualified than those chosen. Eventually, the 13 were assembled, and with Fate in tow journeyed into the wilds. A number of 'things' attacked at various points, and the party were split over a particular course of action where it became clear that the two representatives from Zommorod A'Tesh were not there to rescue Sticksss at all, but to retrieve the shield of Llolth he had carried. However, in the end the would be rescuers were led to a force wall beyond which a large number of enemy waited, and behind them could be seen the comatose Faction Leader. Fate dropped unsubtle hints, and both Canaris and Tarl (see LVZ) did grevious damage to themselves in order to complete the rite to open the force wall, until it disappeared and the enraged Faction members charged the enemy force, destroying them in moments in some truly vicious fighting where no quarter was asked or given. Sticksss was taken back to camp, where it emerged he was now possessed by another Beastman's spirit, that of a general named Ehran. Frankly, House Tegredir did not really care; in fact, Ehran seemed to be calmer and a better General than Sticksss. Tegredir ended the event having lost a mage to the usual causes (assassination) and helped the faction to destroy the large group of undead that sought to stop the factions from leaving Lyonesse, under the command of the Lich Mallagant. We would have more involvement with him later.

Summer

The House returned to the surface in considerable force, with quite a number of troops under the Guards Commander, and Veldri, daughter of Canaris, as well as wizards and 'specialists'. The faction was camped in a more open location, but thanks to the ingenious work of Quellar Zommorod A'Tesh, all avenues of attack were cut off by a web-fence that held fast anything that touched it, until released by a High Priestess of Llolth. They also provided a magnificent gate, with a walkway over the top upon which four or five warriors could rain death upon any foolish enough to attack, or even displease the faction.

House Tegredir spent a great deal of time providing guards for the faction gate, and the postern gate. Whilst returning from a visit to the Lions camp, Ilharess Tegredir and her retinue were verbally assaulted by a larger force of humans. The Matron, rightly furious, ordered her retinue to kill the offending individuals, and then left rapidly with a guard in order to raise reinforcements, leaving her House Patron in charge. Upon her return, and expecting to find a number of her own troops dead or injured, Ilharess Tegredir was pleasantly surprised to find her Patron despatching the last of the miscreants, and no losses to her House at all.

In the meantime, Yathtallar Sirantae was perfecting her new found mystical arts of ritual magic, and indeed seemed to be the foremost practitioner of such arts in the faction. The memory of the House becomes hazy on the details, and the Yathtallar has made it clear that Llolth has decreed she should remain close-lipped on the subject.