Joran Graen

Sir Joran Graen is a knight of House Graen and an officer in Lord Ruban's household guard in Newcastle. He is an incredibly skilled fighter as well as a man of deep honour, having been knighted after the Battle of Thornhill during the Great War in 390 AF by Sir Andrew Carlisle.
==Biography==
===Background===
Joran was born in 375 AF at Fieldrun as the eldest son of Lord Darran Graen. His great-uncle is the famed knight, Sir Mancel Graen, who was the Lord Commander of the Bronze Cloaks during the reign of King Harlow I Boyce and is regarded as one of the finest fighters of his age, if not the finest. As a boy, Joran wanted to be a Bronze Cloak but his status as heir to Fieldrun prevented that. He became the squire of Sir Dorrick Chafferly, a very notable knight, and the two fought together during the Great War of 390 AF. Joran fought exceptionally well during the Battle of Thornhill and was knighted by Sir Andrew Carlisle, the Lord Commander of King Warren I's Bronze Cloaks. After the end of the war, Sir Joran returned home to the Southlands where he was requested by Lord Ruban Ross to serve as an officer in his House Guard. Joran accepted and later travelled with Lord Ruban to the capital when Ruban became the Lord Chancellor in 398 AF. 
===A Shattered Realm===
Sir Joran was not present when the skirmish between the Rosses and Durhams took place in the courtyard of the Winter Keep. He was instead patrolling the city walls alongside Sir Arvin Knigh and Prince Ashtin Boyce. He ran back to the castle as soon as he heard of the fighting and helped diffuse the situation. Later, he was sitting in the Tavern on the grounds of the Winter Keep eating with some of his men when Sir Dorrick Chafferly and five Durham Guards walked in. Dorrick Chafferly and the Durhams began harassing Joran and the Rosses with Joran stating there would not be a fight. Dorrick questioned the honour of Joran for serving a man like Lord Ruban and spat on Joran and called him a coward before walking away. Joran challenged Dorrick to a duel, which he won and executed his former mentor and a man he deeply respected. He offered Dorrick to yield twice in the duel and both times Dorrick refused. Boyce Guards and White Cloaks entered the Tavern and separated the two sides and took Sir Joran to answer before Lord Daltas Carlisle. 
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Joran Graen
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