House Medvyed

The easternmost house, Medvyed claims lands nestled against the Icerime Peaks and the Gronzi Forest, and rules them from the fortress of Stoneclimb in the lower peaks. They are a hardy folk, raisers of mountain goats and sheep, hunters in the Gronzi Forest, and cultivators of what good land can be found on the edges of their harsh territory. The Medvyeds and their people hearken back to the “Old Ways” of worshiping nature in its myriad forms. Isolated forest and mountain shrines to Old Deadeye (and, it is rumored, Lamashtu) are more common than temples of Abadar or Gorum.

Lord Gurev Medvyed loves to hunt, ride, and feast with his companions, and dotes on his wives and children.

House Medvyed’s crest is a black bear, rampant against a red field, with a spread of black antlers above the bear ’s head. Its motto is “Endurance Overcomes All.”