Colin I

Penboynian king 620-626. By some historians considered the real ‘author’ of the Kangrisorn Prophecy. Perhaps inspired by his uncle, Celimesh VI, Colin realized that beating the Belmans who had half-way conquered Suadan in traditional battle seemed unlikely. Instead he hatched a plot to fool the less educated barbarians by insisting that whoever controlled the place in Penboyn closest to the gods could also claim its rightful ownership. The plan worked, insofar he managed to convince Reykiard to attack him while he held the slopes of Sargess (now called the mountain of Kangrisorn). Here the superior armor and discipline of the Penboynians more than made up for their lesser numbers. Both Reykiard and Colin perished, at the time making everyone agree that the place meant ill luck. Nevertheless, history would repeat itself some 35 years later. Colin did not save himself, but saved his kingdom as the remaining Belmans retreated. Though it was only a brief reprieve, Penboyn would probably not have survived the Nomad Invasions if the Belmans had not been dealt with.