Durvil Otterson

Otterson

The Otterson family holdings lay inside Restov within the lands of Lord Stinfelt. There is a small village and several farms attached to the Stone Villas holdings. Rents and harvests provide a minimal income with the bulk going to Lord Stinfelt. The Ottersons wealth has traditionally come from rewards and ransoms during war time. But due to Dragut Ottersons age and lack of recent conflicts that wealth has been dwindling.

Dragut Otterson Lord Knight of the Villa in Restov sired three children with his wife the Lady Trinity. The first born was Destiny Otterson. A strong willed child that would accept no suitor and has since left home and now follows her passion of exploring and revealing the pasts secrets. Dudley Otterson, the eldest son currently holds position as High Squire under Lord Stinfelt's care. Durvil Otterson, the youngest son also once held the position of Squire under Lord Stinfelt. It is Durvil Otterson's story we will tell here;

Throughout Durvil's childhood he had little to want. He grew up like all boys born to landed Nobles. He learned the ways of the courts, his letters, and the class structures. He excelled at the sword, mastered the horse and even could fire the bow. He had more than enough to eat, lived in the largest house for a days walk and had servants to fill his life with ease. His parents were held in high regard by nobles and villagers alike. At fourteen years he was sent to join his brother (who is 2 years his elder) in the service of Lord Stinfelt at the castle. Here he was to end his intellectual training and begin his War studies.

Here again he excelled, besting all the other squires in the horse and most in the sword. Durvil even bested his elder brother and salted the victory with boasting. These next few years would sorely change Durvil's and his families life. Durvil became bored with his squire duties. The other squires were too dull with all there talks of chivalry and honor. Durvil could best all of them and he doubted that any would live long enough to experience either of these. Despite his brothers and Sword masters warnings he began running with the town boys. He never got into too much trouble, just drunkenness, fighting and the occasional upset town girl who perhaps was not as interested in Durvils advances as he thought she should be. All of these minor offenses could be easily settled outside the courts with minor bribes and payments to the afflicted.

However, the families finances were taking a big hit. With Destiny's refusal to marry, and two sons to buy armor,weapons and those most expensive horses for, the Otterson horde was shrinking. Durvils petty offenses began adding up, and no one could make him stop. As with all spiraling out of control youth, Durvil would finally come crashing down. Lord Stinfelt's daughter soon caught Durvils' eye. A few walks in the gardens and the young Mistress Stinfelt was the next foe Durvil bested. However, as with all things Durvil quickly became bored and left the girl crying to her father. Now, laying with your fathers Lord's Daughter is not a minor offense easily forgiven. Lord Stinfelt's own son challenged Durvil in protection of his sisters honor and a dual was set. But fortunatelyyy for all involved, Dragut Otterson intervened and settled with Lord Stinfelt before the dual could be fought. The Ottersons would pay a guild price that would leave them near destitute. All the farms and the village rents would be deeded back to Lord Stinfelt, and Durvil would be stripped of his Squire rank and be sent to serve penance however the sword lords deemed fit.

Secret History:
It was discovered by Durvil himself, as a youth, that the Otterson name was not always that. Old parchments discovered in his fathers rooms indicated that Generations before the family was known as Uttersen. A name held by one of the 300 knights that rode with Choral the Conqueror.