Ryburn of Elernin

Ryburn of Elernin is a character in Harn: Clawing for Power.

Thardic senator, son of Marshal Kronas of Elernin.

Biography

Confirmed to the Senate in Morgat of 715

The oldest son of Marshal Kronas of Elernin, Ryburn has held his Senate seat since the winter of 715. The seat was the result of political favors garnered through the distribution of lands and titles in Eidel province, along with the political calculation that Ryburn would encounter less opposition to Senate entry than Kronas himself, whose popularity earned the enmity of several powerful Senators. So far, Ryburn has been both studious and conscientious, and while he shares his father’s Imperialist political views, he has been careful not to be heavy-handed in exercising his family’s growing political power. Kronas is aware of Ryburn’s relationship with Kelen of Vanthes and while he does not disapprove in the abstract, he has cautioned Ryburn to break it off before it becomes serious enough to be used as political leverage.