Ardvor Lafontaine

King Ardvor Lafontaine was an Aedwinian noble hailing from House Lafontaine, serving as the King of Aedwin until his death. 
== Early Life ==
Ardvor was born thirty-eight years ago to Branwaite Lafontaine, patriarch of House Lafontaine, in a large city on Aedwin's western coast. At the time, House Lafontaine was a prominent family in the city, with many of its members serving as members of the local court as well as wealthy merchants. As the eldest son of Branwaite, Ardvor was groomed from a young age to be his successor as the head of the house. 
Everything was going well until the death of Branwaite. Ardvor was prepared to take up his mantle as House Lafontaine's head, until he and his family suddenly found themselves the target of a long-running conspiracy by a corrupt duke from a neighboring realm. In a power grab, Ardvor and his family were ousted from the city and forced to scatter throughout Aedwin, taking up various positions across the realm. Ardvor is still the head of House Lafontaine and maintains contact with his family members, checking up on them to ensure all is well.
== Recent Years ==
Ardvor found himself in New Steinburg, the capital of Aedwin and the seat of King Geoffrey de Castellane, following the conspiracy. He came during an opportune time, as the war with the pretenders of Hallengard was ongoing. He quickly found himself a position in King Geoffrey's court during the war, serving on the frontlines and partaking in the final attack that ended the war. Ardvor was rewarded for his efforts with the title to Hightower, becoming Count Ardvor of Hightower and one of Geoffrey's most trusted advisors.
=== King of Aedwin ===
Following the Druidic affair in which the Hedatist Druids led by Gildas led a hostile campaign of proselytizing and defiling against the Andophic faith, King Geoffrey grew weary in his position as the King of Aedwin. Combined with minor illness, Geoffrey realized that he had outgrown the seat of King. He yearned to go out and forge his own path, and felt that he had led Aedwin into prosperity: there was a prolonged peace, and the court was filled with bright men and women. Thus, Geoffrey decided that the time was right for his abdication. In his stead, Geoffrey nominated Ardvor to be his successor. There was no contest to this appointment, and Ardvor was nominated as the King of Aedwin.
Following a crisis in the North caused by the men of Fort Merit stealing from the treasury of Hallengard, tensions between the North and the South were at an all-time high. As war broke out between the two, Ardvor retreated to his keep in Aedwin along with his men in order to reorganize and bolster the forces of the Aedwinian army. However, this would prove to be his last act; Ardvor met his fate at the bladepoint of an assassin in his keep, caught alone and slain.
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