The Knights of Summer

Summerhill is one of the ten principal holdfasts in Gideon ruled by the Lord Commander of the Knight's of Summer, currently Lord Donald of House Davies. They have been recently appointed to replace the long standing Sorenson famiily who was slaughtered by minions of Orcus.

History

Summerhill was started by Alek Brighton II as an area to train a force of knights loyal to the realm, and ruled by House Sorenson for many years. After the house was extinguished, Lord Donald Davies took over as regent. Lord Davies was the Lord Commander of the the Knights of Summer; a group of the most pious knights sworn to the Lord of Summerhill. During the Hawrhorne Rebellion, when the country turned against his lord, Lord Donald ordered the knights away after putting up a grand fight, fleeing the backs of their griffons. They later came back to make skirmish attacks on Lord Hawthorne, and eventually led the siege during the final battle at Carnet where the rebel was captured.

After this heroic service, the family was promoted to take the seat at Summerhill as its new lords. Despite this honor, Davies has decreed that the Lord Commander of the Knights of Summer will always rule the region, similar to the Midvale Mages ruling over Midvale, rathar than one noble family. This way, the region will stay true to its original purpose. As such, the symbol for the Knights of Summer is the new crest (which was already an inverted crest of the Sorenson family) for the region. They are adjusting well to the transition so far.

Houses Sworn to Summerhill House Sykes of Midtown House Davis of Averdon House Kirk of Griffenwood