House Lyubka

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House Lyubka has earned a reputation for being more than a bit rustic, though their domination of the wild Moldogoi hills has made them one of the wealthiest families in Dracia, so most tend to tolerate their lack of social graces. Their Aparator is Ljupcho Lyubka, Voievod of Boljova.

Personalities

Ljupcho Lyubka Voievod of Boljova, Master of the Phalam Mines, Hammer of the Boltjovan Legions, Aparator of House Lyubka Ljupcho Lyubka Original article: Ljupcho Lyubka Despite his vast wealth (or perhaps because of it), Ljupcho is widely known to be as crass and crude as his fellow hillsfolk in the wild Moldogoi hills of northern Dracia. Shrewd in business as well as in war, the Voievod Ljupcho was instrumental in putting down the recent Boltjovan Rebellion. Ljupcho's sheer stubbornness and willingness to personally take the field, despite nearing his seventh decade, won both the respect of his unruly men and the Ivory Queen herself. Despite experiencing his share of setbacks in the Rebellion, he was named by the Queen "Hammer of the Boltjovan Legions". Ljupcho is loud, willful, smokes constantly and rarely completely sober, but he commands respect among his fellow nobility not only for his skill on the battlefield, but his aptitude with making coin.

Albin of Minos Bishop of the Diocese of the Cockerel in Boljova Albin of Minos Original article: Albin Lyubka Bishop Albin was born the fifth son of the prodigious Maxmilián IV "The High Hammer" of House Lyubka, Voievod of Boljova in 1290 IC. Albin proved to be a studious young man who had very little patience for the more boisterous past-times of his more martial brothers. He had a mind for mathematics and accounting and was more often found with his tutor from the Church of Minos than anyone else in his family. At the age of 13, he entered the priesthood of Minos as a Flamen of Minos. Albin's early career was somewhat unremarkable: he tended to be more secular than spiritual in his approach to the Church and the few who remained faithful during the Dark Times. In 1312 IC, when the Old Gods returned to the world, Albin discovered he was capable of channeling Divine magic and was called by Minos the Cockerel to continue to serve the Church. With his faith in Minos reinforced, Albin became deeply spiritual himself and worked hard to help reorganize the faltering Church in Dracia. In 1334 IC, Albin became Bishop of the Diocese of the Cockerel in Boljova, becoming one of the chief spiritual advisers to his brother, the Voievod Ljupcho of House Lyubka. Albin is known for being sober, serious and practical, in sharp contrast to his brother and, indeed, for most of House Lyubka. He is fluent or at least familiar in a dozen different languages and often serves as a translator for visiting dignitaries, both for his brother and periodically for the Queen of Dracia in Kzerna. Recently, he joined his brother on the front lines in Dracia's defense of Waldavia against Murgosia where served ably both as a spiritual leader among the troops and managing logistics for the force.

Dominik of Baelthor Bishop of the Diocese of the Stonehands in Moldogoi Dominik of Baelthor Original article: Dominik Lyubka The venerable and beloved Bishop Dominik of Baelthor was born the third son of the Voievod of Boljova, Aleksandar II, in the early years of the Dark Times. As with many Dracian nobles of the time not standing to inherit, Dominik studied to become a brewer and founded a brewery in Moremia. He worked to organize brewers in Moremia and beyond through the chaos of the Dark Times, gaining a reputation among Dracians as more interested in fellowship than profit (to which he retorted they were one and the same). He was well on his way to becoming Master of the Guild of Brewers in Moremia when the Dark Times came to an abrupt end in 1312 IC and Dominik was called to the Church of Baelthor. At the age of 40, he entered the priesthood as an Acolyte and become a Clericus by the age of 50. During this time, he traveled extensively throughout Dracia, becoming involved not only in re-organizing the tattered remains of the Church of Baelthor, but working ecumenically to restore the priesthoods of the Old Gods (particularly the Churches of the Ilum Balthoran). In 1331 IC, Dominik was chosen as Bishop of the Diocese of the Stonehands in Moldogoi and has since worked closely with his nephew, the Voievod Ljupcho of House Lyubka. Though now advanced in age and often seeming to nap through Council meetings with his nephew, Dominik remains a wise and honest advisor to the Voievod, one of the few who can quickly quell the legendary crudeness of his nephew and put him in his place with a few sleepy reminders of his duty to family and his people.