Nel'Fray

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House Nel'Fray

"The mass of Hellions that Deitri has tried to induct into our beloved House Nel'Fray is a sure sign of his hunger for leadership. Full membership must be earned slowly, not given away as a vie for political power. Me thinks it is time for our herd to be culled" 

     Spoken by Khraal Nel'Fray to Tyriss when asked about House Van'Devic

Heraldry

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Blazon

Azure a sun sable radiant or debruised a torteaux

History

Founded in 1998 at Cuiviëdôr Amarth, House Nel'Fray began as a close-knit group of friends who's only stated goal was to start trouble, but quickly became infamous. In 1999 there was a falling out within the house over Deitri's desire to form an offshoot house., the direction the house was taking, and a conflict with the Corsairs. The resulting offshoot group became House Van D'Evic. The remaining members of House Nel'Fray slowly regrouped as the house became more millitant. Today, it is rare to see any Nel'Frays at all, as the members of this house are mostly on hiatus.




Conclusion

The true nature of the Inner-Circle and Lord of House Nel’Fray had been seen by the whole of the household and the Kingdom. Breca stood before the Kingdom court and issued a challenge to any Nel’Fray who had a problem with him. Though, as they had just assassinated an entire household, there were no Nel'Fray at court left to respond. The Nel’Fray couldn’t care less how the rest of Amtgard feels about them. Advice was given but blatantly and quite loudly refused. Nel’Fray at one time had such intelligence it easily could have become a lasting organization if properly lead. Not anymore. No longer do they have their power base in Cuiviëdôr Amarth, and they have long since lost their foot hold in Ironcloud. In fact, the name Nel’Fray is the punch line of many amtgard related jokes. Khraal and the current members of the Inner-Circle managed to bumble everything good that household had going for it. It doesn’t matter who you are or how big you are, you can only overcome an adversary with your only real weapon, your mind. That was the founding principal that Nel’Fray was created upon. As that changed, so did the household, which was never the same, nor will it ever be the same again.

(While editing this for accuracy, Lord Khraal, and the rest of the remaining Nel'Fray chose to leave this last portion intact despite it's negative view of us. Mostly due to the fact that we feel that hearing our goals described so blatantly falsely by people who never gained full membership into House Nel'Fray speaks for itself. Well that, and it makes us laugh)


For a different perspective (Which looks suspiciously close to the content you've just read only with a more pro-Van D'Evic spin... and a few more fight scenes thrown in to make it interesting.)see Van D'Evic

Additional Images

Khraal Nel'Fray.jpg Lord Khraal Nel'Fray


Colin.jpg A young Collin Nel'Fray


Druss and Deitri.jpg

Druss Nel'Fray and Deitri Van D'Evic at Cuiviëdôr Amarth in 2004

Tasks

The Tasks were a game that House Nel'Fray played in which each member of the house had their own task to fulfill. These tasks were assigned by Khraal mostly but could be assigned by the Gans with Khraal’s approval. The tasks had to remain secret even from other house members. They included things like "obtain a lock of Mouse’s hair," (while she was bald) "steal the Drunken Wyvern’s banner," "find out what the other members’ tasks are," or "assassinate three highly reputable people each time leaving a calling card in the name of the Harlequin Church" (an anti-bard house).

Common Nel’Fray Joke

How many Nel'Fray does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A. 30, One to do it, and 29 to plot out all the contingency plans.

B. Just one, but it takes all of them and half the morning to get the light bulb back from the Corsairs.

C. Niles isn't at this meeting... let's vote him into office of lightbulb-changer.

Top 10 Reasons I Wouldn't Want to be a Nel'Fray

10: Never a citizen of Cuiviëdôr Amarth.

9: Cherry-Vanilla tobacco gives me hives.

8: Can't get used to having my own theme song.

7: The WereBadger thing was a JOKE!!

6: DEITRI!

5: Don't want to play tambourine in the band.

4: I find Khraal attractive, but not in that "special" way.

3: Two bards, one sword, one spellball.

2: /Tyriss/ /Does/ /the/ /Dishes/.

And the number one reason I wouldn't want to be a Nel'Fray:

1: One day, the Corsairs are just going to snap and kill you all.

Current Leadership

Gans (Inner-Circle)

  • Tyriss Nel'Fray
  • Niles Nel'Fray

Bars (Outer Circle)

Hellions

  • Druss Nel'Fray
  • Gazmack Nel'Fray
  • Token Nel'Fray

Former Members

  • Deitri Van D'Evic
  • Gabriel (Gabriel was never officially expelled, and never officially left, however Gabriel does not currently claim the name Nel'Fray, and so is listed here. We wish him the best.)

Former Acolytes (Petitioners)

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