Ries II Turntal

Ries II Turntal, 2nd Lord of Cackmere (1377 - 1402), was a noble and ruler of the district of Cackmere. Rising to the lordship at the tender age of 9, after the disappearance of his older brother and sister in a raid by the Varakin, he ruled the district for 16 years before perishing in an accident.

Description
He is known to have been a heavy drinker, and to be quite a sickly person.

Death
In the spring of 1402, Ries went on a ride around Cackmere District, and while riding around in the forested districts to the northwest of the district, he fell into a pond while fishing. Never a particularly sturdy person, he nearly drowned, and had become severely ill by the time he returned to Cackmere House.

After initially improving somewhat, his illness then took a turn for the worse around the end of spring, and not long after that it was clear that he would not recover. Since there was no heir, however, the title was passed up to the Count of Yewton, until the Duke of Pensec intervened. He lingered for three weeks, during which his impending death was a matter of overt knowledge, before finally dying.

Ries is survived by his wife, Rose Wynnett.