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Questing Virtue, Virtue of Discipline Sir
Hillier is a Quest Knight from the area of Lyonesse that was once Mousillon. His
father having disgraced the family name during the Affair of the False Grail,
Sir Hillier took to the Grail Quest in an attempt to bring honour back to the
family and uses his surname rather than his given name so that the praise for
any good deeds fall on the family rather than himself. If anything, his quest
has taught him the importance of self-discipline and perserverance and, as such,
he has the Virtue of Discipline.
Knight's Virtue, Virtue of the Impetuous knight Cap't Ricold, was recently attacked by
pirates off the Sartosan coast. They
were boarded, and it was discovered that Cap't Ricold's Paymaster, Morsac, was
Bretonnian. They decided to take the ship and all the surviving warriors to
Bretonnia to see if they could get ransom for any of them. They docked at
Brionne, under the pretense of traders. A few of the men escaped, and went for
help from some old Friends of Marsac's. A rescue was mounted, and the ship
was overwhelmed and reclaimed. And so the captain found himself in Brionne. He
had very little, most of his stuff was still in Tilea, and he did not know
his own political situation here. The treck to Quenelles was not easy for a man
with little money, and trying to keep a low profile. But he made it to
Quenelles, all because of the one thing he was once the best at, to enter the
tournament.
Grail Virtue, Virtue of the Joust. The young Cadfael earned his spurs by serving the Duke of Parravon. After completing several campaigns as a squire to one of the Duke's household knights Cadfael set out on an Errantry. This quest took the young knight through several adventures and to the four corners of the world. Rising through the ranks Cadfael finally achieved the Grail Quest and drank from the Holy Grail. Upon his return to Parravon he was offered a county in Parravon by the Duke.
"Le
Blaireau Ruse" Knight's Virtue, Virtue of Knightly Temper. A
humble vassal commanding a lush wooded tract of wilderlands within the Forest
Chalons. Situated in the beautiful Vallee de Pomme, in the contreforts du Massif
Orcal. It is in these enchanted woods, only two days
journey from The mystical Lac du Chalons, that the family of Baron Armand de
Chalons, encountered a favored seasonal territory of the mighty and elusive
White Hart. For ten years, Baron Armand's late grandsire, Sir Gilles de Parravon,
tracked the fabled beast. But when the animal was finally captured, a wondrous
feeling of gladness and pity overtook the hunter, and so set it free. Years
later in the same territory, in the midst of a
Knight's Virtue, Virtue of the Joust. Derek is the son of a Norse Pirate Chieftain, Arild Sigthorsson, that during the fights on Albion had thrown his lot with the Bretonnians and saved the life of the Duke of L'Anguille (albeit to hold him for ransom first). After that, he freed the Duke and joined the Bretonnians falling prey to the charmes of the Duke's sister. Arild was later given lands in the teritories that Bretonnia claimed on Eastern Albion, the small earldom of Donington. At the age of 12, Derek has been sent across the sea to L'Anguille, to be educated at his uncle's court, and is now (at the age of 21) taking part in several tournaments across Bretonnia, in search of the quest of errantry that is to make him a Knight. Derek, however, although paying respect to her, does not worship the Lady, but the Norse Gods of his ancestors (not openly, though), and styles himself Derek Arildsson, in the Norse tradition.
Grail Virtue, Virtue of the Joust.
Grail
Virtue, Virtue of Devotion. Rhoderic was destined from birth to become a knight. He was born the son of a minor landholding knight in Piedmont, a border province in the north of Gisoreux, and grew up knowing full well that his home, exposed and often subject to enemy attack as it was, would need him. However, imbued in him was also a sense of devotion which he could not ignore. There is much speculation as to what happened the night he spent alone in the chapel of Piedmont's ancient abbey-fortress, for he never speaks of it, and his leaving Piedmont on his errantry quest the next day was the last that was heard of him for twelve years. When he finally returned, he did so bearing the grail on his coat of arms. The same abbey-fortress he had prayed in as a child became his new home, and under his guiding hand Piedmont has thrived ever since. Nowadays, having brought the many would-be invaders of Piedmont at bay (for the time being, at least), Abbot Rhoderic of Piedmont finds time to visit other courts and participate in the splendid jousting tournaments of Bretonnia, something he delights in with all the mettle of a young Knights Errant.
Grail Virtue, Virtue of Purity Born
in Gisoreux Sir Valont was the eldest twin son by two hours of a questing
knight who never achieved the grail. His family line has always been in the
service and had the services of the Pegasus line of the Etalons. After seeing
his sons born he rode off into the forest of Arden never to be seen again. The
new Knight of the Realm was a kindly aging man but devoid of sons. His mother
was a damsel to the grail and would cast spells of blinding light and healing.
He quickly passed through errantry after defending the castle of his lord and
was rose to Knight of the Realm on the field of battle against the High Elves.
Never having been a Knight of the realm he became a Questing Knight as soon as
he was able to ride after his battle wounds while his mother found him
hallucinating. After coming back successfully from the quest he led a campaign
into the border Princes establishing a foothold there in the Upper Regions.
For this he was promoted o Lord and Duke of the new Province. He is not always
there for he fights many enemies of the lady but appoints his Brother Steward.
He is a strong servant of the grail and has founded two grail Chapels. The
eldest of the line has always had the right of Etalon but Sir Valont Sometimes
prefers to lead his knights from the center and so passes on the right of
Etalon to his brother temporarily. Always being away this is his first Joust.
Having no experience he goes armed only with his Purity to The Lady.
Questing Virtue, Virtue of the Impetuous Knight Courtney
L'Howe, le Tueur de Goblin, performs service for the Duchesse Melanie de
Augustin in the south of Bretonnia as part of his Grail Quest. Born in
Bordeleaux, Sir L'Howe took part in an errantry crusade into the lands of the
greenskins and returned as the only surviving member of the party. Immediately
elevated to Knight of the Realm, Sir L'Howe travelled southward, and was granted
land in the small duchy of Augustin. L'Howe continued his campaign against the
goblins in defense of the duchy of Augustin, often taking part in battling back
the coming green tide. Eventually, he relinquished his lands and embarked upon
his quest for the Grail under the watchful eye of Monica du Bogert, High
Prophetess of Augustin. Sir L'Howe, champion of Augustin, currently commands le
Chevaliers de l'Unicorn d'Or, the Duchesse Augustin's personal guard.
Totally
Idiotic (Grail Virtue).
The village idiot is totally inept and uneducated, he has no idea that he is
endangering himself by competing in this tournament, he therefore knows no fear,
as he is far too stupid to realize that he should be afraid.
Sir Daniel Tarfinelle, Champion of Baron Jules Knight's Virtue, Virtue of Knightly Ardour. Sir Daniel is the owner of a castle in the Brionne region. He's a skillful Knight and a great jouster. He's here to keep high the honor of his lord. He finished his errantry in a tournament and now he wanders the rutted tracks of Bretonnia entering one tourney after another earning himself a valiant reputation.
Knight's
Virtue, Virtue of Purity
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