Conall
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| Level | 10 |
| Race | Human |
| Class | 8 Barbarian/ 2 Favored Soul |
| Armor | +3 Scale Mail |
| Weapon(s) | ?? |
| Hometown | Tamerlane |
Conall the Brave, Reis of the Tamerlane duchy.
He is the son of Einar and Lorelei. He is the brother of Mahina & Kendrew. He is the half-brother of Rose, Baby, Tiny, Gabe, Baelen, Answar, Cheny, Casse, Cerck, Vanille, Ageur, Tied, & Otbere.
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History
Conall was the firstborn of all of Einar's children and also his heir to the Reis of Tamerlane. He was born in late spring of 927 FI.
Childhood
Being the firstborn and thus rightful heir of the Reis of Tamerlane, his birth was celebrated throughout the duchy. Due to his mother's mental illness, he was raised primarily by the Council of Elders and begrudgingly by Einar's first wife Gianna. From an early age, he was told his mother was "sick" but still loved her dearly. His father doted upon him and made an effort to include him as much as possible, just as his father had done before him.
When Conall was 5, his pregnant mother was betrayed by Gianna and left for dead in a forest. As Conall was away with his father on his hunting trip, neither he nor his father discovered this until they returned. The boy was greatly distraught but pushed past it to help his younger brother, Kendrew, who was just a toddler at the time. A war with a barbarian tribe resulted and it was in their attack on the town of Tamerlane that Conall got his first taste of combat. Gianna was charged with getting all the women and children of the household into the safe room. One she had the rest of them inside the room, Gianna took Conall and told him that his father needed him. She rushed him out into the fray, using him as a human shield. When she purposely pushed him towards and between her and an invader, obviously hoping he would kill the boy and allow her to escape, the invader instead saw her action as cowardice. He pushed Conall aside and killed Gianna instead. Unaware that Gianna was attempting to kill him, Conall rushed to arm himself and thus avenge her death. The boy rushed the man and killed him. A member of the Tamerlane army saw this, congratulated him on his fighting prowess, and then teamed up with him for the remainder of the battle to keep the young heir safe.
After the foes were vanquished, Einar celebrated his son proving himself in battle by allowing him to begin formal training as a fighter.
Teenage Years
As Conall grew up, he became inseparable with his younger brother Kendrew. While Conall was clearly the spitting image of his father both in physical might and battle prowess, Kendrew showed a powerful affinity for magic from an early age- a trait Conall always (probably incorrectly) attributed to their missing mother.
"You got Mom's brains and I got Dad's brawn," was a popular phrase Conall would say to Kendrew, especially if Kendrew got frustrated that he could not keep up with his brother physically.
When Kendrew went off to the University of Fresia to further pursue magic, Conall stayed in Tamerlane and focused all his energy into training as a fighter. Hardworking and determined, Conall first became the youngest Chief of the Tamerlane Town Guard (at 16) and then rose to become the youngest General of the Tamerlane Duchy Army (at 19).
Adult Years
Unlike his father, Conall showed little to no interest in romantic endeavors through his teenage or adult years. His father was slightly concerned about this given his own love for the fairer sex. When Conall neared his 20th birthday and thus his Age of Reckoning, his father sent traders into nearby towns to retrieve presents and items for the duchy-wide celebration as Einar also planned to abdicate the duchy to Conall at this time.
One of the traders came back with the best present of all: Conall's "long-lost" mother, Lorelei. Kendrew took leave from the University to celebrate his mother's return and his brother's Age of Reckoning. The boys were overjoyed to see their mother but also confused and disappointed as Lorelei's mental illness had not been included in the stories the boys were told about her.
After Conall took over the Reis, his father retired though still served as an advisor. Einar spent much of his time caring for Lorelei.
Adventures
The Missing Sister
Not long after Lorelei was reunited with her husband and sons in Tamerlane, she began speaking erratically of a girl named Mahina. While Einar believed this to be one of the voices Lorelei claimed to hear, Conall distinctly remembered Lorelei being pregnant before she disappeared. During one of his mother's moments of lucidity, he asked her and Lorelei confirmed that while in East Arabelle she had given birth to a daughter whom she named Mahina Einar Tamerlane. Lorelei's reality-blurred memories, however, made it nearly impossible to get an adequate description of the girl or her caretakers.
Unable to get away from Tamerlane due to his duties as Reis (which had expanded with the duchy's recent annexation of a previously unincorporated village), he wrote to his brother Kendrew who was still studying at the University of Fresia. He also sent scribes throughout Fresia with scrolls offering a reward for the return of his lost sister.
Soon after the scribes returned, a throng of young women came to Tamerlane as well- all claiming they were or may be Mahina. It seemed every female orphan in Fresia and beyond came to try to claim her place in the Tamerlane duchy. Given Lorelei's exotic appearance, it was fairly easy for the intake pages to turn away a vast majority of the women. While some did pass enough to potentially be his sister, Lorelei was sane enough to recognize her own daughter and sent the others away. As time passed, the number of women who came trickled down to nothing. Conall hoped Kendrew would be able to help when his studies were completed.
The Brush With The Lycanthrope
To be continued.
