Three Knights

For nearly two centuries, three noble households have kept the peace in the Ugluk Bounds. The leader of each house is named a “Knight of the Realm” when he assumes the leadership position. The rights and responsibilities of the Knights is taken very seriously, with all three houses having a hand in the running of the "Bounds". So far, the balancing act between the three households has worked well.

The Three Houses making up this triumvirate are Lepidosis, Marcator, and Knosia - old and honorable families tracing their nobility back to the Empire of Aristum itself. Each maintains a fortified town and protects the surrounding countryside. Population growth has been anemic for years, but the "Bounders" as they call themselves are resilient and stubborn - not prepared to abandon their properties and content to live happy in their homeland, if not well.