Balian Hayden

Balian Hayden was the son of Lord Sylvester Hayden and Lady Beatrice. He is the younger brother of Lady Melanie Sutherland. He later became a knight.
== Biography ==
Balian Hayden was born in 167 AYZ in Tyr. He was his parents' second child, being preceded by a daughter, Melanie. His father died when Balian was barely a year old, and his mother remarried to Lord Gavin Zosimus.
Balian grew up on the family estate, Isidore, alongside his stepsister Laura and his stepfather's ward, Vincent. The four children were very close when they were young, vowing to always look out for each other.
Despite the infamy surrounding the Vormundist religion, Gavin raised his children in the faith.
During the War of Succession, Gavin sided with Prince Claudius. He was eventually killed in battle. As punishment for betraying the crown, King Aldous took the Zosimus family hostage and burned Isidore to the ground. All of the children attempted to flee, but only Vincent escaped.
The family was quickly separated from one another. Balian was taken from his mother and sent to a boys' camp along with other sons of traitorous lords. There, he was forced to train to become a warrior.
Four years later, having excelled in his combat training, Balian was permitted to become a knight. Waiting in line to be knighted by the queen, he was stunned to realize the queen was none other than Laura. The two were reunited, and Laura made him her personal bodyguard.
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