Johannes Riverun

Johannes Riverun
Johannes Riverun was born Johannes Fredders Riverun on August 14th, 164AF, to Daren Riverun and Emilia Hutten. In his early life, Johannes took a liking to sea faring and siege weaponry, due to his fathers involvement in The Dreaded War, where his father served as a Knight-at-Arms for the House Ironwood military. From being paraded around by his father to fighting in military tournaments, Johannes never had time to rest. His first military conflict came when he claimed victory for House Ironwood at The Battle for Oldreach when he slew the enemy general in a one on one fight, Though many claim that they were fighting, and the enemy general was struck by a crossbow bolt mid combat.

Johannes later in life, at age 17, ran away from home after his mother was attacked and killed by his father, who had contracted Mad Man's Marrow during a raid on an infested campground near Oaksteel. He ran to the docks near Oaksteel and signed up for the navy. Two weeks into his first mission, word had reached him that his father had committed suicide, but that the body was never found. Johannes had said to the captain of the ship Nevel Larley, that ''"If it was one thing, my father always knew to kill something, didn't expect it to be himself though." ''. At age 26 Johannes had been promoted to Rear Contest Admiral, and was given control of the INV Tullis. He was instructed to explore to the east of the Atlus region, and had set sail nearly immediately after being ordered.

After 2 months of sailing, and a near mutiny, Johannes touched down on the Isle and Region of Boltren, and claimed it for House Ironwood. He ordered the construction The Ravens Peak, which he had used as his seat of governance. After the construction was complete, Nevel Larley had begun to tell Johannes of how owning his owns house would be beneficial, for both of them. He was persuaded time and time again that House Ironwood killed his father, and that suicide was not the cause. Johannes struck out against the Ironwood crown and claimed independence, founding House Riverun and claiming The Ravens Peak as the seat of their new found house.