[OOC: General information all British knights would know...]
In the time when King David reigned in Judea, Eburacus was a powerful and successful king of Britain. He conquered parts of the continent, and he established many cities. Eburacum was one of those. It grew to be an important and wealthy city, with thousands of people living on both sides of the Ouse River. In Roman times, the city was a legionary fortress and provincial capitol. The Roman walls still enfold the royal city on the north side of the river. More recently, King Heraut de Apr?s has enclosed the civilians in the southern settlements within a new defense work and erected a new castle, where he now resides.
Malahut is ruled by King Heraut de Apr?s. He is called the Centurion King because it is said he has 100 knights in his personal service. He rules a Cymric populace, but is himself of noble Roman ancestry (another reason why he is called the Centurion king). He cleaves closely to old Roman ways, considers himself the last Roman in Britain, and all his forces use Roman-style arms and armour and forms of address, styling himself Preator rather than King.
His army is arguably the strongest in Britain, but with 100 personal knights his household is certainly the strongest. He is a formidable opponent, and a force to be reckoned with. Malahaut is the largest realm in Cambria, and Eburacus is the second largest city in all of Britain.
Heraut is known as a warrior king, and bears no love for any other rulers in Britain. He is thought of by others as very independent, arrogant, standoffish, and rude by most everyone in Britain. However, Heraut is respected as a gifted leader of men and a strong battlefield commander. Many consider him a relic of a time gone by, and that the way of life he clings to will fall as did Old Rome.
He rules his lands with an iron first.
