Orion

Orion, also known as Orion of Suda, is a Paladin Defender of the 15th Cohort of the Order of the Sacred Ark.
Orion was first introduced to Kings of War in the novel 'Steps to Deliverance', with further exploits detailed in the follow up novel, 'Faith Aligned'. He also plays a minor role in flashback sequences in the novel 'Hero Falling'.
== Biography ==
One of three sons of the Lord of Suda, Orion initially grew up in the family castle overlooking Suda Bay on the south coast of Basilea. With the oldest of the brothers, Leoni, set to inherit the family title and estate, Orion was sent to the Order of the Sacred Ark to train as a paladin. As a squire, the thin and meek Orion failed to excel in any areas and by the age of sixteen had still failed to earn his spurs. 
He was taken on as squire to Jahus, his paternal uncle, who took pity on the underconfident aspiring paladin. Whilst leading a small expedition to the Mountains of Tarkis to bring a rogue Legion captain in to face charges, Jahus was killed in combat in front of Orion. The event changed Orion's entire outlook on life, and the formerly quiet and unassuming boy diverted all of his efforts into becoming a strong, powerful and brutal fighter. 
After earning the title of paladin, Orion was sent to the 9th Cohort and saw action in many campaigns across Pannithor over the next decade, earning a reputation as a quick-tempered, barbaric thug who was barely tolerated within his Cohort for his temperament and constant fighting. Taking on every opportunity to fight and better himself as a warrior, Orion even bested Ragran the Mighty in single combat after the northern barbarian challenged him to fight over an argument.
Some eleven years after losing his uncle, Orion was moved to the 15th Cohort and placed under the command of the newly promoted Lord Paladin Tancred of Effisius. Tancred led the paladin contingent of the detachment despatched by the Duma to bring the rogue Captain Dionne - the very man responsible for killing Orion's uncle - to justice. 
In the weeks that followed, Tancred and Orion fought rebels in the Tarkis region until a greater threat was discovered - a planned Abyssal invasion of Basilea itself. At the Battle of Andro, the Basilean forces defeated the vanguard of the Abyssal invasion and prevented the main force from utilising a portal stone to mount the attack. Orion was one of a small band of warriors who faced the demonic Dionne in mortal combat, striking the final blow that killed the Abyssal warrior. 
For his actions at the Battle of Andro, Orion was promoted to Paladin Defender. His respite was brief, with Tancred leading the 15th Cohort against a rebel uprising on Basilea's western border only weeks after returning from Tarkis
Orion was involved in a small but significant series of clashes across rural areas of western Basilea alongside Kateryn, a fellow Paladin Defender of the Order of the Sacred Ark, combating an undead uprising which was in turn manipulated by forces of the Abyss. After what culminated in the clash that would be known as the Battle of Peasants' Hill, Orion returned home to Suda to convalesce at his parents' estate. 
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Category:Legends of Pannithor
Category:Basileans
Category:Human