Brelish Royal Family

King Boranel is widely respected and loved in Breland. Unfortunately for him, his heirs are not. None have displayed the bravery, conviction, or leadership to match Boranel, encouraging the parliamentarians that now is the time. Some might argue that this is due to Boranel’s difficulties with his marriages - after the assassination of his first wife Chaseva, Boranel became a distant father. Despite remarrying three more times, none of his wives since have held his affections the same way.

The third son of King Boranex, Boranel came to the throne after a tragic month where both older brothers were slain on the battlefield and King Boranex took his own life in grief. Boranel has eight surviving members of his generation, with three younger brothers and four younger sisters. Each of these siblings holds prestigious places in his court, but his brother Kor has secured the position of Boranel’s most trusted advisor and commander of the King’s Citadel.

Boranel bore four sons with his first wife, one son and four daughters with his second, and one son and one daughter with his third. His oldest son, Bortan, holds the position of royal steward and has been delegated many of the financial decisions of the nation. The fourth son of Chaseva, Aejar, has grown distant since being mauled by Boranel’s pet magebred ghost tigers and losing his left arm. He lost his daughter Borann on the Day of Mourning, and her body has not yet been recovered from the Field of Ruin. His youngest two children, his son Halix and his daughter Borina, have been exchanged with Kaius III’s sister Haydith as part of a program to ensure the continued peace of the continent. Haydith has won over the Brelish court and parliament in Wroat with her charm and wit, frequently accompanying Boranel on his official business.

Source: Politics of Breland

King Boranel leads the royal family of Breland. His immediate family consists of six sons, five daughters, and his surviving siblings—three younger brothers, four younger sisters—and their wives, husbands, and children. Boranel’s brother Kor (NG male human, aristocrat 3/fighter 3) serves as his royal advisor and the commander of the Citadel, while his son Bortan (LG male human, expert 5) serves as the royal steward and controls most of the crown’s fi nances. Boranel’s youngest son Halix and his daughter Borina have been sent to the court of Kaius in Karrnath to study and as part of an exchange to solidify the current peace; King Kaius’s sister Haydith has been sent to the Brelish court in their place; after a shy start, she is proving to be very popular with the nobility.

The king rules from the family’s ancestral home in Wroat, the halls of the mighty Brokenblade Castle. Named after the events surrounding the legendary King Galifar I’s conquest of the nation, when (as the story goes) his sword blade shattered in the battle but he managed to win the day anyway, Brokenblade Castle rises alongside the Howling River, near where it empties into and merges with the Dagger River. Parliament Hall, the meeting place and offi ces of the elected legislators of Breland, is located but a short walk from the battlements of Brokenblade Castle. Boranel also maintains working residences in Sharn and Starilaskur, and keeps Castle Arakhain, in the western part of the country, as a retreat.

Source: Eberron Campaign Setting

The royal family consists of King Boranel plus his six sons, five daughters, three younger brothers, and four sisters. Boranel’s family holds important positions in his court. Kor, a brother, is a royal advisor and the commander of the King’s Citadel, Breland’s elite military arm. His son Bortan holds the post of royal steward and controls the crown’s finances. Boranel’s youngest son Halix and his daughter Borina dwell in King Kaius’s court in Karrnath as part of a peace guarantee. In exchange, Kaius’s sister Haydith lives in Wroat, where she has won great favor in the Brelish court.

Source: Eberron Campaign Guide