People in the realm

Voron Crow

Voron Crow was a beggar knight that died in the tower of Storozhie
Many of the beggar knights have spoken of him as a knight worthy of being elevated to the copper guard. He was wanted in all the duchies of the kingdom and was seen as a true champion of the poor people.
He was also famous for his sword, an ancient frost blade from Chernobor given to him by the captain of the copper guard, Vratslav himself for combating the burning of witches in the duchy of Peremor about 10 years ago

Duke Mstislav, the "Old Bear" of Dubrovo
Duke Mstislav is the duke of Drevnedub. He has been of questionable allegiance to the last king, including not paying taxes, and is on unfriendly with the Duke of Ledoslavl. The duke is also known for his stubbornness, his refusal to attend the council of nobles and his territorial squabbles with the duchies of Gradoslavl and Ledoslavl.
It is also rumored that he holds to many heathen practices in stead of following the church of Svarogs teachings
His heraldic emblem is a bear on a throne holding a sword in one hand and a rabbit or hare in the other.
The depicted sword on the emblem is said to be the the legendary longsword "The Claw" which has been passed down through many generations in the dukes family

The duchy of Drevnedub, the duchy of the old forest is one of the oldest entities in what became the country of Triman. The inhabitants are simple folk that live well of hunting, fishing and timber sale.
They have always had a special status in Triman and have led more or less an isolationist policy for the last 400 years.

The duke of Drevnedub helped prince Ratmirs mother to escape to the monastery of Chernobor, but has not been an active supporter of the prince since he laid a claim to the throne, in stead insisting on staying on the side of the conflict, refusing to lend support to troops of either side.
Seeing this as a weakness, duke Moroz of Ledoslavl, who tries to gain more and more land each year by expanding into Frizian territory has tried to take over the village of Borowij, which led the duke to send his illegitimate son, Krestnik with a large group of knights to make war on Ledoslavl.

The duchy became first allied with the kingdom of Triman, then consisting of mainly the duchy of Gradoslavl and Peremor 690 years ago through a marriage between king Dobroljub and the dukes daughter Cvetana, and aided in the first war against the sovereign duchy of Kardomir.
The duchy has since then been under feudal allegiance to Triman, but has retained its own laws, the election of the dukes council by the commoners, the lawmen called the Elders that have the right and duty to recite and interpret the laws and the right for commoners to arm themselves.
Because of that right, the duke of Drevnedub has in times of war been able conscript a competent army rivaling the army of the king.

The inhabitants of Drevnedub worship Svarog, just like the rest of the kingdom, but in addition they worship a group of Elders, consisting of some of the angels and holy men that walked the earth after Svarog. Each is considered to be able to take the shape of an animal and still sometimes walk the earth in that shape, looking at how men act towards each other.
The duke of Drevnedub is supposedly descending from such a holy man: The Master of the Woods, who were able to take the shape of a big bear and guarded the people from the wolf-people in the north and the raiders in the south before people started to live in cities.
Although illegal by the kings law, the duke has not only not persecuted this, but actually encouraged this worship, even naming his illegitimate son after the leader of the angels that fought the Black Serpent.

Sir Krestnik of Borowi
Sir Krestnik was brought up in the castle of Dubrovo and is considered to be the illegitimate son of duke Mstislav, although there has never been any public declaration of his status until he was knighted and given the town of Borowi as his fief.
His heraldic emblem is a black bear cub on a white background