Aeril -

![[characters_banner_2.webp]] `Apr. 22, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord > [!custom-callout]- All mentions > *Pulled from* [[3-Travels-in-Calradia-(DLC)]] — “Istiana's agent in Seonon, Taseil, is one of the few Battanians not under Caladog's spell. She was a niece of old High King Aeril, who gave Caladog his daughter in marriage when the latter was just a young warrior, an orphan of no account, and for his generosity 'was murdered' - according to Taseil, anyway. Her parents had opposed Caladog's rise and were executed, and those family members who survived were driven into exile. But the usurper, who bestows punishment and mercy according to his whim, chose to spare her. By all accounts, Caladog is a clever and calculating man. He chooses deliberately to act arbitrarily and impulsively, as though he were born to kingship and never doubts his own authority, as far as possible from the man he truly is, someone who needed to plot his every move to the top.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-heroes-(Bannerlord)]] — “The current High King of Battania is Caladog, a brilliant war captain adopted by the prior king, Aeril, who then died in mysterious circumstances. Despite the doubts around his accession, Caladog has made himself popular among the lesser clans of the land who admire him, a man of no great lineage, for having discomfited the Battanians' traditional clan hierarchy. His clan is the fen Gruffendoc, a formerly obscure family now swollen with his comrades-in-arms with whom he has made marriage alliances.” — “Ergeon is head of the fen Derngil and brother of the vanished king Aeril. Although his clan deeply resents Caladog, whom they consider a lowborn upstart who probably had something to do with King Uthelhain's disappearance, Ergeon insists that his relatives remain loyal to the new king. The fen Derngils have always stood for a strong monarchy, and he is loathe to return the Battanians to the anarchy that consumed them for much of their history.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-settlements-(Bannerlord)]] — “Seonon, sad Seonon, has a history as dark as the waters of the Llyn Tywal. Here Algana the Fair stood atop the tower lamenting the death of her beloved Gorawan, until the spirits of the Otherworld were themselves overcome with sadness and allowed his shade to ascend through the pool for a day and a night to console her. In latter days this land has often been ravaged by Sturgian raiders, and not far from here lies the wood where King Aeril disappeared, clearing the way for the rise of Caladog.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-std_story_mode-(Bannerlord)]] — “Our dear old beloved King Aeril, a wonderful man but with a heart perhaps just a might too tender, did not wish for us to go off to war. But then he disappeared and I, his son-in-law, ascended to the kingship. The clans cried out for war! They had a hundred years of crimes against them to avenge. I, a father to my people, gave them what they wanted.” — “King Aeril disappeared while hunting, and Caladog becomes king. He leads the tribes to war. Oh, we were eager enough, even though Aeril had made a truce with the Emperor, sealed by oaths. When we were dazzled with the prospect of vengeance, who cares about our sacred word and honor?” — “Look, right before the battle, our high king, Aeril, disappears. And his adopted son Caladog becomes king. That sets tongues to wagging, you know? But let me tell you - old Aeril could never in his life have won such a victory as did Caladog, that day.” > &emsp;&emsp; ![[encyclopedia_calradica.gif|center|300]] >*“A massive `Mount & Blade` wikipedia.”* About [Encyclopædia Calradica](About-the-Encyclopædia.md) About the [Project](Project-(Pillar).md) About the [Author](Horseapple.md) &emsp;&emsp;