Nestor Knox

Nestor Knox, hand of House Knox, is the secondborn son of Oswald, and second-in-line to inherit the lordship behind his elder brother Dorian. Nestor is the most mysterious of the four Knox brothers; he was found to be gifted with magic at a very young age and was taken to be trained at the Everglow University. it was there that he quickly became very influential, for his charismatic persona as much as his talent with destructive magicks. He attained the position of Grand Warlock at the very young age of 27, but was forced to withdraw from his duties following the outbreak of the Knox-Blackthorne War. Nestor contacted Talia Blackthorne and revealed that he was conspiring to end the war and the bloodshed it entailed. While his desire to end the fighting seems genuine, it is possible he is working towards an ulterior motive...
Nestor was one of three co-conspirators, alongside Dominic Blackthorne and Cardinal Steerpike, who conspired to set up the events of the Second Great Demon War. He used his political connections to plunge the Great Houses into infighting and chaos, ensuring an easier invasion for the oncoming demon army; his motivation was to earn a place in a new world, enlightened and ascendant-he believed himself superior to those around him. However, in his lust for power, he destabilized the alliance by betraying Dominic to take his place as King. Unable to command the throne or get the Houses to follow him, Nestor's power collapsed, and he was confronted and killed in a wizard's duel with Talia Blackthorne.
At the time of his death, Nestor had married his brother Preston's widow, Aislinn Corcoran, and had left her pregnant. In mid-1016AE, she gave birth to his daughter, Victoria Knox, who inherited his lordship over House Knox with aid of her bastard cousin Oedipus East who she was married to. Odysseus Knox, the Lord of House Knox in 1086AE is Nestor's grandson through their union--as his Odysseus' heir, Belladonna Knox. Ironically, Victoria later remarried to Talia's son Gordon--the 1086 generation of the Blackthornes (Ethan and Gwenavere) are descendants of both Nestor, and the one who killed him.
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