Editing Byres Family

[[File:Byres design by brack traced by Ayutac.png|thumb|Byres Family Crest, by [[Fanworks/Ayutac|Ayutac]]]]
The '''Byres family''' is a minor aristocracy house, located in [[Izril]].

== Background ==
The family also has mercantile roots<ref name="2.32H">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/06/04/2-00-h/ Chapter 2.32 H]</ref>, trade in silver and have several large Mines in their lands.<ref name=":0">{{VERef|1.47 R}}</ref> However, they have a storied history, the family is older than 6000 years.<ref name="7.45" /> They were the first [Knights] who rode with the Five Families, and afterwards became vampire slayers.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/09/07/6-42-e/ Chapter 6.42 E]</ref>

The Byres Family are distantly related to the [[The Reinhart Family|Reinharts]].<ref name=":0" /> At some point Ceria thinks of House Byres as a subserviant branch house to the Reinharts.<ref name=":1" /> Though this is likely not the case beyond the general orientation of smaller Houses to the Five Families on certain policy issues or war and that House Byres have been strong supporters of the Reinharts due to strong family ties.<ref name=":2">{{VERef|5.15}}</ref>

Cool composure. Politeness at all times. That is the mark of a Byres. The Byres always try to be calm, no matter the circumstances, and if they don't manage that their foremost thought is to ''appear'' calm. It is important to them ''not'' to reveal their vulnerability.<ref name=":1" />

The family's colors is silver, which is not just their pride but also their fortune.<ref name=":1">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/05/3-10/ Chapter 3.10]</ref> Several large silver mines are located in their lands and which are the foundation of their trading activities with silver (wares).<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/01/11/1-11-r/ Chapter 1.11 R]</ref> However, not all of it is being traded, as every warrior of the house is equipped with silver-metal alloy armor.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/10/31/3-29-g/ Chapter 3.29 G]</ref>

Millennia ago, the Byres had befriended the Silver Dragon, [[Yderigrisel]], and made a pact to build a shrine to offer silver to it. In exchange Yderigrisel would be there for them in their hour of need.  This would come true as Yderigrisel did came back to fight in the [[Creler Wars]], were he would perish for good. Yderigrisel’s death during the Creler wars<ref>{{VERef|8.11 E}}</ref> was the greatest tragedy for the Byres. They would still keep honoring the ancient pact of offering silver at its shrine, to the point that it became a family tradition.<ref name="7.45">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/09/09/7-45/ Chapter 7.45]</ref>

In the past the Byres family used to be richer, when there was a higher demand for quality silver. At that time they were a household name, but this changed with the disappearance of the [[Vampires]]. They used to be a scourge on Izril and had several large infestations that were wiped out over the centuries. House Byres was famous for rooting them out, with their silver being a key component of their destruction. They did so by poisoning every well and water source on Izril they were able to with silver. People and animals would drink this water and have trace amounts of  silver inside of them, harming or weakening the vampires. It used to be said that if you wanted to survive a Vampire attack, you would wear a necklace of Byres silver.<ref name=":4.45">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/06/12/4-45/ Chapter 4.45]</ref>

== Traditions ==
The Byres family upholds numerous traditions. Some of them honored their Terandrian roots, but as of the current generation no one in the family cares about them, not even the Family Head.<ref name=":6.64">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/12/18/6-64/ Chapter 6.64]</ref>

Most of these traditions are actually meant for anti-Vampires purposes, as they can reveal if there is a Vampire among them, and ward off against them.<ref name="7.45" />

=== Known upheld traditions: ===
* To have an adventurer or warrior in each generation.<ref name=":3.34">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/12/02/3-34/ Chapter 3.34]</ref>
* Not committing suicide even after catastrophic failure, but carrying on and correcting mistakes.<ref name="2.32H" />
* To having the first letter in their family members name start with ‘Y’.<ref name=":3.34" />
* To give each other sweets during the Winter Solstice.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/12/19/3-39/ Chapter 3.39]</ref>
* To having their fighting style consisting of a sword and shield.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/11/24/5-40/ Chapter 5.40]</ref>
* To becoming a [Knight] or a [Merchant] to uphold both sides of the family.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/12/07/6-62-l/ Chapter 6.62 L]</ref><ref name=":6.64" />
* Well seeding<ref name=":6.64" /> every well they come at, with a bit of silver dust for good luck, and to ward off the land from monsters like [[Vampires|Vampires.]]<ref name="7.45" />
* Attending the birth of the first animal each spring.<ref name=":6.64" />
* Eating Silver.<ref name=":6.64" />
* To have a conduct as honest as steel, but pure as silver.
* Breaks and shares the first loaf of bread from a harvest among themselves.<ref name="7.45" />
* Writing down their accomplishments, in the Byres ancestral armory vault.<ref name="7.45" />
* To have their armor and weapons consisting of silver and steel alloy.<ref name="7.45" />
* To always keep enough sets of armor and weapons for the core family to fight with. In case they’re needed against monsters like Shape Changers and [[Vampires]].<ref name="7.45" />
* To have those pledged to House Byres, even family members, tithe or donate some of their earnings, in a small bowl on a pedestal in the Byres ancestral armory vault, while kneeling before an old mural.<ref name="7.45" />
* To bath naked for an hour in the sun, in a natural hot spring with silver basins, right after they arrive at them.<ref name="7.45" />
* Exchanging Drinks.<ref name="7.45" />
* Walk the lands to check for impurities.<ref name="7.45" />
* Make an offering of silver at the shrine, for the Silver Dragon, [[Yderigrisel]].<ref name="7.45" />
* Never hold a gathering of the family at night or under a roof.<ref name="7.45" />
* Always meet in the sun. Even encourage nude sunbathing.<ref name="7.45" />

== Strength ==
House Byres is able to bring over a thousand retainers to fight against the Goblin Lord with Tyrion Veltras, whichalmost all they can spare. They are a minor House in Northern Izril.

They are not very rich and do not have many artifacts to increase the strength of their troops.<ref name=":2" /> (Excluding artifacts owned by Ylawes and Yvlon personally)

== Family Members ==
* [[Yitton Byres]] (Family Head)
* ? - Yitton's Wife
* [[Ysara Byres]]
* [[Ylawes Byres]]
* [[Yvlon Byres]]
* [[Yaltes Byres|Yaltes Byres]] (''Deceased?'')
* Yelen Byres (''Deceased?'')
*Yrendiev Byres (Ancestor, ''Deceased'')
*Ylawe Byres (Leader of the House about 5700 years ago, Ancestor, ''Deceased)''<ref>{{VERef|10.21 E}}</ref>
Currently the main family consist of only 5 members which are the Family Head [[Yitton Byres|Yitton]], his wife [[Shallel Byres|Shallel]], and their children which are the eldest daughter [[Ysara Byres|Ysara]], the middle son [[Ylawes Byres|Ylawes]], and the youngest daughter [[Yvlon Byres|Yvlon]].<ref name=":6.64" />

There are the extended family that live all over the place as well, but currently it’s only the main family that keeps the tradition of having at least one [Warrior] per generation.<ref name="7.45" />

== Trivia ==
* They are rather infamous locally, and people call them "Honorable, prolific, and stubborn as mules", behind their back.<ref name=":4.45" />
*No member of House Byres has reached level 40 in a hundred and sixty years before Yvlon.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/02/15/9-37-ho/ Chapter 9.37 HO]</ref>

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