![[characters_banner_2.webp]] `Apr. 24, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord > [!custom-callout]- All mentions > *Pulled from* [[3-std_story_mode-(Bannerlord)]] — “Old king Vadinslav was brave enough. He led us all into battle. I stood at my father's side as we faced the imperials eye-to-eye over the tops of our shields. It was like any battle where shield walls meet - thrust and push, struggling to stay on your feet, but you can't really describe it. Let's just say it's the kind of battle that Sturgians usually win.” — “When the imperials had had enough of us they broke and ran for the ramparts. There they threw darts and rocks and their cursed fire. We had to go up ladders, one by one. Vadinslav was hit by a mace and went down; my father then went up, cleaving as he went, and rallied us and led us to victory.” > > *Pulled from* [[3-settlements-(Bannerlord)]] — “Istiana's agent, Zorgan, was a merchant here. He was very curious about my travels, especially about prices and availability of goods. He spoke mostly about politics. His outlook and prejudices reminded me of my own father (Valicos Sr.) - when things went wrong in a kingdom, it was always because the Prince, hungry either for power or the adulation of the mob, had refused to listen to the wise old men. Zorgan's family was from a leading family that had sat on 'the Vech', the town council. Raganvad's father (Vadinslav) had dismissed them, threatening to hang them for treason, when they balked at paying for a war. In the old days, he said, anyone could summon 'the Vech' just by ringing a great bell in the marketplace. Raganvad's father had melted down the bell and used it to make bronzed helmets for his druzhina bodyguard.” > &emsp;&emsp;<br> ![[encyclopedia_calradica.gif|center|300]]<br> >*“A massive `Mount & Blade` wikipedia.”*<br>About [Encyclopædia Calradica](About-the-Encyclopædia.md)<br>About the [Project](Project-(Pillar).md)<br>About the [Author](Horseapple.md) <br>&emsp;&emsp;