House Valgard

House Valgard is one of the oldest, most famous, and highly-decorated clans within Asgeir. They shaped the history of the Varan race as a whole, but its later members would bring the Varan to their demise.

History
The history of the Valgard clan stretches back into the Barbaric Age, although they probably showed the same barbarism as the other Varan clans did. The true debut of the Valgard line came to shine during the Age of Heroes, when Tarro Valgard and his shieldmaiden wife, Lyza, rallied a mass of survivors to push invaders out of their homeland. They would eventually reorganize the Varan forces into the famous Grand Varan Warband, which they also maintained for a while. Tarro and Lyza were instrumental in the creation of the Kingdom of Varan.

At some point Volrun Valgard co-led a force of Varan volunteers and other kingdoms into battle against eastern invaders. Volrun and all but one Varan were killed in the conflict, but he was celebrated as a hero nonetheless. The only Varan to have lived was Aesa Jojora, who was impregnated by Volrun prior to his death. Aesa' was formally recognized as a member of the Valgard family despite not being married to Volrun. Her son, however, was key to maintaining the existence of the Valgard bloodline; otherwise the Valgard clan would have been lost with Volrun.

The brothers Toric Valgard and Valius Valgard were important figures in modern day Asgeir. Valius became a Keeper of the North and later Warden of the North. Toric slew the Ice Lord Varyx, a long-time adversary of the Varan, but soon became infamous when he became an agent of the Dark Lord  Despite the attempts made by Valius, Toric's actions effectively crushed the Varan race and destroyed Asgeir.

Notable members

 * Aesa Jojora
 * Lily Valgard
 * Lyza Valgard
 * Tarro Valgard
 * Toren Valgard (Honorary)
 * Toric Valgard
 * Valius Valgard
 * Volrun Valgard