The Pretenders

The Pretenders are a group of insurrectionists that seek to reinstore the rightful King of Galea to the throne.

History
Before the Moarkor's rise, the line of the Jenirn Kings in Galea ruled unbroken. However, in the time of the rule of King Kerwin, IInd of his name, he had twin sons. The fact that they were born under an inauspicious sign as well meant that civil war was sure to come. The nobles of the land pleaded with him to kill one of the siblings, but he could not bear to. Instead, he had a mage create the illusion of a dead child, and had the younger twin sent off to live as the adopted son of Lady Selenna, a lady of the ancient House of Ferel.

Thirty years later, Kerwin had passed on and his son, Leandros, ruled in his stead. His brother, Unin, had sons and was living a placid life as the new Lord Ferel. Both were, however, unaware of their link. Those closest to Kerwin kept them studiously apart, with Unin being pressured to keep a low public profile.

Upon the Moarkor's invasion, however, everything changed. Unin swore his banners to Leandros and rode to war with his brother. During the course of the war, it came to light that the two were siblings, and that Unin was the lost twin- but before anything could be done of it, both were slain in combat and Galea was overrun.

After the Drowning and the subsequent rebuilding, the Gaarm line of Kings rose, a cadet branch of Jenirn. Ferel was thought to be one of the countless destroyed Houses. However, this was proven to be untrue. A year ago, many noble Houses, chafing under the rule of the nine Councillors, began to call their bannermen to them and field their armies. Two months ago, contact with the Northern and Eastern borders became limited. The Northern Tribes began to stir for war.

One month ago, a man calling himself the rightful King stepped forward. Claiming to be the last Ferel, and hence a direct descendant of Unin Jenirn, the man sought to prove that he had an absolute claim to the throne. The noble houses openly declared their allegiance. Thus began a tense cold war between the Councillors of Galea and the Pretender-King, as he came to be known. The Pretender-King demands the throne, and has given Galea a time period of three months to deliberate, before he plunges the nation into absolute civil war.