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Marjorie Kuhn

Lady of the Barony of Kuhn

Marjorie was raised in the Western Reaches and when she married Tobias Kuhn she moved even farther into the frontier become Lady Ulrichstein. She is well-loved by the frontier folk after she shed blood with them during a bandit raid - being trained in both the sword and spear by her father's armsmen. She is no knight, but she can stand the ranks among the militia and is more than capable of leading them. She keeps a small rockery of falcons that were a bridal gift from Duke Wracwulf Stoyan in whose court she served while a maid.

A pragmatic woman she is more than willing to suffer fools as long as they amuse her, but push beyond that line and she deals with them directly. She is not sharp-tongued nor skilled in oratory and debate, but instead possessed of the most valuable resources - common sense and manners. She keeps her hair nearly to her waist, although most days it is pulled up into shorter braids. She presents the image and presence of a noblewoman, but leaves behind the fussy trappings and clothes that she would have to don at an eastern court.

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History

She was a lady at the court of Duke Wracwulf Stoyan when she met Tobias Kuhn before he was knighted. Their courtship caused a bit of scandal at court as Tobias was a commoner Mercenary Captain before becoming a squire. Her mother hoped that Marjorie would learn the skills of a proper lady and one day marry into an eastern family, but Marjorie was unconventional for her upbringing. Although no master of arms, she was skilled with both sword and spear. Her father's lands bordered the Western Reaches and thus the possibility of attack from the wild lands was always present. At the court of the Duke she gained a deep love of falconry, one of the few activities that seemed proper for a noble woman.

In 435 Squire Kuhn was knighted the Duke agreed to discuss terms of marriage to a member of his court. Upon his investment as Baron of Ulrichstein the Duke agreed to the marriage. A year later she moved to Ulrichstein with her husband, who spent the next few years hiring mercenaries and securing his new lands. Marjorie thrived in the west. The stifling courtly maneuvers of the eastern courts fall aside to the simple pragmatism of survival in the west. She approved of the men her husband kept around her, especially Veit Kaufmann.

In 438 while her husband was overseeing the founding Luckau on his northern border a large group of bandits attempted to raid the town. Marjorie rallied the town and shed blood with the militia to drive off the bandits. She is not longer seen as simply lady Ulrichstein by the frontier people, but as one of them regardless of the accident of her birth.

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