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![[battania 1.png]] # fen Gruffendoc Ruling Clan - Formerly Obscure Tier 6 > 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. # Dialogue [[Caladog]] on clan [[fen-Gruffendoc]] and potentially the disappearance of High King, [[Aeril]] > "My family? I was adopted by the [[fen-Gruffendoc]] but really, I have no family. I was sent directly by the Heavens as a gift to the Battanians. They didn't know it, but they needed a strong king." > > "Yes, they needed a strong king, like a herd of cattle on a mountain trail needs a herdsman who knows the trail. Herds in the mountains, you see... Sometimes the stubborn old bulls, set in their ways, wander off the trail and lead the others toward a precipice." > > "The wise herdsman, you see, will slaughter the old bulls to prevent the destruction of the entire herd. And I am a wise herdsman." ## Others on --- [[Ergeon]] on clan [[fen-Derngil]] and High King, [[Caladog]] [[fen-Gruffendoc]] > "We are the sons of Derngil. Our forefathers came to this land in the ships from the west, in the time of the gods. We have been here a long time. And I tell you, never have we seen a leader like [[Caladog]]. A right murderous bloody bastard, a man with no father, some would say, and would I call them a liar? But he holds us together, somehow, and I would stomach a great deal of tyranny for that." [[Melidir]] on clan [[fen-Uvain]] and High King, [[Caladog]] [[fen-Gruffendoc]] > "We, the sons of Uvain, were passed over by the High King when it came time to marry their daughter. They chose [[Caladog]]. And, well, one might ask... What did that get them? But no matter, no matter. It's all done now. We have all sworn our oaths to [[Caladog]]. So let him rule." # Settlements [[Marunath]] Rhemtoil Castle Uthelaim Castle # Game Files / Developer Diaries [[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 ([[Principality-of-Sturgia]]), and not far from here lies the wood where High King [[Aeril]] [[fen-Uthelhain]] disappeared, clearing the way for the rise of [[Caladog]] [[fen-Gruffendoc]]. (Companion: [[Ironbelly]]) > "But there's no legions any more. And since [[Caladog]] became High King, well, he's gotten the young to think that to fight for the [[Calradian-Empire]] is treason. Treason to what? '[[High-Kingdom-of-Battania]]'? There is no [[High-Kingdom-of-Battania]]. Never has been. Just a bunch of quarreling warlords, who'll steal your cows as soon as you turn your back on them." (Ferionn [[the-Ragged-(Battani)]]) > Fah. The [[Wolfskins]] are rich feral children, playing at being animals. There was one in my band, [[Deimul]] [[fen-Gruffendoc]], a cousin of the High King. He had a quick tongue. He mocked me, every chance he had. I was slow and could never think how to answer. One night I couldn't take it any more. I pulled my knife, and we fought. I stabbed him in the thigh and no one knew how to staunch the bleeding so he bled to death. | ![[caladog.png]] | !-- [[Caladog]] fen Gruffendoc, ruthless --> NPCCharacter id="lord_5_1" name="{=w51wGx4b}[[Caladog]]" age="39" voice="ironic" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> Trait id="Egalitarian" value="1" /> | | ---- | ---- | | ![[mengus.png]] | !-- Mengus fen Gruffendoc, heir of [[Caladog]], under spell of father--> age="20" voice="earnest" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[corein.png]] | !-- lords 10-12 - heiresses --> !-- Corein, [[Caladog]]'s daughter, fierce and haughty-->" age="19" voice="curt" is_female="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[unknown character.png]] | [[Deimul]] (Cousin of High King [[Caladog]] - Former [[Wolfskins]] - Killed by Ferionn [[the-Ragged-(Battani)]]) | | ![[merag.png]] | name="{=aznyxfae}Merag" age="12" voice="ironic" is_female="true" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[muinser.png]] | !-- Muinser fen , conventional. --> NPCCharacter id="lord_5_13" name="{=tCTzsaIu}Muinser" age="37" voice="earnest" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[rath.png]] | name="{=D2aRzMRF}Rath" age="18" voice="earnest" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ![[beasag.png]] | name="{=Rlx9ndwy}Beasag" age="17" voice="earnest" is_female="true" default_group="Cavalry" is_hero="true" culture="Culture.battania" occupation="Lord" face_mesh_cache="true"> |