Ardeo of Aedrigord

“When the winter speaks loud, everyone and everything becomes silent! Oh deep winter snow, pale executioner, thou who delights in a slow, torturous death.”
 -Ardeo of Aedrigord
== History ==
King Ardeo III of Aedrigord was the grandson and namesake of one of the mage lords of the ancient north. His realm in the modern-day Reich Nördlich was small and bitter, of little use to anyone. And so, the first Lord Ardeo, his son, and finally his grandson were able to hold out. The line was coming to an end for the King had only a daughter, Walpurga. His end when Franz Forrawyn and the Hexenjägers descended on Aedrigord, destroying the last of the mage kingdoms. Ardeo perished in the fighting, and his daughter was taken prisoner.
== Personality ==
Arrogant, stubborn, and uncompromising, King Ardeo was a believer in the old ways. A powerful sorcerer, he ruled his people with an iron fist, and dreamed of the days when mages would reclaim the north. He yearned for a son, but his wife died giving birth to a daughter, and his magic could not save her. Category:Mages
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