Cillian Braitbirn

== Overview ==
Sir Cillian Braitbirn, better known as Cillian the Blue Knight, was the eldest son of the eventual Duke Jorlath Braitbirn and a Knight of Llanoreid. His earliest memories were of his mother and the day she died delivering his sister, Leisha. With this, he grew up carrying a sadness for the world with him. From a young age he demonstrated a natural ability in combat and soon became a skilled swordsman. His skills and chivalry quickly earned him a reputation across the duchy and his sapphire decorated armour together with his melancholic demeanor earned him the nickname the 'Blue Knight'. In tandem with his successes in combat, he took his role in the line of succession seriously. In his late teens he attended Brendellos University in the Chaestlands, studying a varied curriculum in order to best be prepared to govern his people. Returning home, he began a relationship with the vivacious Siannon Herring - a contrast that softened his pensive sadness. At 22 he married her and fathered a son, Cathan, later that year. 
At the peak of Llanoreid's affluence, tensions grew with neighbouring Ephellindon and soon open conflict was had. In defence of his duchy, Cillian led the armies of Llanoreid into battle. However, during the war, Cillian was killed in single combat. Shortly after, the dynasty put an end to the conflict and Llanoreid mourned for the finest knight their duchy had ever seen. 
Cillian's legacy of valour, insight and compassion alongside the tragedy that he never became Duke were forever remembered in Llanoreid.
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