Celimesh VI

Penboynian king 611-620. Known mostly for what was considered cowardice by his contemporaries, namely avoiding pitched battle with the barbarians known as the Belmans overrunning Suadan. Later Penboynian historians called him wise. When the Belman war efforts were improved by Reykiard’s leadership, Celimesh and his knights were finally trapped near the ruins of Suada, and he died facing superior numbers. He is also known for his remarks (supposedly made in 609, during the reign of his brother, Landau V ) about the city of Tulada, calling them blind for not settling upriver on the mountain. According to the most quoted version of the anecdote, the mayor replied that they were not blind, quite the opposite. For settling there would call the attention of the gods, and that was considered bad luck, as it had always been, for all time in memory, even dating back to the Third Empire. And Celimesh asked why it was considered bad luck. And the mayor answered that only the pure of heart would want the attention of the gods. See also Colin I and Bhalthor.