The news of Marquis Valeire declaring a Styrhord against Duke Vardon Thornehart spread quickly.
The word alone carried a weight that chilled even seasoned nobles. It was not a declaration of war, but a declaration of extinction, a challenge that left no room for compromise, negotiation, or retreat.
It has been ages since someone declared a Styrhord. The last time was when the Judicar family was still a baron family.
When they saw the injustice that a former Ducal house did, they challenged them to Styrhord.
In that battle, the Judicar Family won and replaced the ducal house and became what it is now.
As for the former ducal family, their bloodline, their achievements, their very names have been erased from history. That is what happens to those who lose in Styrhord.
The Styrhord was created for this purpose. It gives a chance for a lower noble to devour the stronger one.
