Bors the Younger

## Bors Gaunnes II

**Sir Bors the Younger** is the ruler of Léon, a petty kingdom in Armorica. He is the Léon head of the House of Gaunnes.

## Biography

### Early Life

Sir Bors the Younger is the son of Sir Bors the Elder and Lady Evaine. Like his two older sisters who died in infancy, he was born in Lesneven, the capital of Léon. The family moved to Brechfa when Bors was young.

They moved to Brechfa due to King Uther Pendragon giving them the hold as a gift for the House of Gaunnes helping him take over Camelot.

When moving to Camelot, the Gaunnes family added a new member, Sir Lionel.

Elinot, Bors the Younger's younger brother, was born around a year after the move to Camelot.

Elinot died when he was eight, and Bors the Younger's mother passed away giving birth to his younger brother Leon the same year.

After their mothers death, Sir Lionel helped raise them, and Bors the Younger came to see him as a father.

### The Purge

Bors the Younger moved to Camelot when he was eleven years old, to train as a pageboy. When he turned twelve, he was promoted to a Squire.

The Brechfa hold had multiple Druid camps in it, and before he moved to Camelot, Bors the Younger had many friends who were Druids.

Bors the Younger's Druid neighbours, were drowned or killed by other means during The Great Purge. Bors the Younger's father was active during the great purge, and turned on friends and fellow knights (if they practiced magic or had association with it).

Because Bors the Younger was in Camelot during the purge, his perception of magic and magical creatures had to become outwardly negative. Bors the Younger quickly spoke negatively about Druids, and when he became a knight himself, he also took part in prosecuting people with magic.

Unlike his father Bors the Younger felt guilty for what he was doing. He made careful excuses to why he couldn't kill those with magic when he was told too, and if he ever found out someone had magic he kept it a secret.

He had to pretend he saw magic as evil, as though he was tricked by the Druids into thinking it was okay when he was young. This also changed his relationship with Bors the Elder, how could his father do this? They did keep up friendly appearances however, unlike Leon who outwardly hated Bors the Elder.

The Purge strengthened Bors the Youngers relationship with Sir Lionel however, as Sir Lionel felt guilty too, and didn't actively take part in the Pruge either. Sir Lionel even left Camelot for awhile not wanting to see what was going on, but he did eventally return after being convinced by Sir Bors the Elder, and to be their for Bors the Younger and Leon.

## War

Bors the Younger was twenty-one years old when he became a knight of Camelot. Around the same time his grandfather King Ganis died. When King Ban, Sir Bors the Youngers uncle, became king, King Glaudas ruler of Trégor, a kingdoms in Armorica, delared war on him for Léon.

After many years of battles Sir Bors the Younger and the rest of his family was called to Léon to help. His father asked King Uther for reinforcements for the war, and Uther promised that he would send them, a returing the favour that the Gaunnes family did decades ago.

Before Sir Bors the Younger went to Léon to fight, he had a brief affair with Lady Claire of Provence, who was visting with her father for a tournament. This affair resulted in the birth of Helyan le Blanc.

King Uther did sent reinforcements and the kingdom of Léon won the war, gaining some of Bituria.

There was a great loss however, with Sir Bors the Elder, Sir Bors the Younger's cousin, Prince Lucant, and King Ban all lossing their lives on the battle fields.

A funeral was held in Léon, Sir Lionel, King Uther, Sir Bors the Younger, Squire Leon, Prince Arthur and many other Camelot nobles attended the funerals. They was also buried in Lesneven, their home town. During this time Bors the Younger confronted Leon about his feelings on magic, Druids and the Old Religion, to try and fix their friendship. Although they aren't close, Sir Bors the Younger's confession did help the brothers bond and become friendlier to each other.

Due to Ban's only remaining heir being illegitimate, Bors the Younger became the king of Léon. Sir Leon, passed the ownership of Brechfa to his uncle, Sir Clodio, not wanting the titles or lands himself.

## Being King

Sir Lionel and his brother, Sir Bohort, who was fearcly loyal to King Ganis, became Sir Bors the Youngers advisers as king, becoming members of his small council.

Due to being king, he was advised to start producing heirs, so he arranged to marry Lady Madog, of House of Mathrafal.

Bors the Younger wasn't informed about having a son with Lady Claire until his engagement with Lady Madog Mathrafal was announced.

Lady Claire wanted Bors the Younger to know that he has a son before he married Lady Madog, and asked if they could be wed instead. Bors the Younger informed Lady Madog of his illegitimate child, and asked if she would still take his hand in marriage if he recognised him.

Lady Madog agreed, and they were still wed. With Lady Madog he has had three children; Two sons called Lyonel and Wyn, and a daughter called Maire, after Bors the Younger's late sister. Helyan le Blanc was recognised as Bors the Younger's son, but his younger half-siblings are in head of him inheritance wise.

## Trivia

* Sir Bors the Younger is always refered to as such, since his father is such an important knight and it was an easy way to distinguish them
	+ Like his father, he prefers the title 'Sir' over 'Lord' or 'king'
* Like most people in Camelot, Bors the Younger thinks badly of magic.
* Sir Bors the Younger speaks Gaulish, basic Vulgar Latin, Old English, Old French, and Common Brittonic
* Sir Bors the Younger is right-handed

## In the Legends

Like many knights, Sir Bors the Younger took part in the Quest for the Holy Grail, with his brother Sir Lionel. At some point in Sir Lionel's journey he was captured by bandits.

They stripped him naked, bound him hand and foot, and dragged him along the highway while thrashing him with thorns. Sir Bors came upon the scene while on his own Grail Quest, and was forced to choose between saving his brother or a young woman who was being attacked nearby. Because his oath as a knight demanded that he save a woman before a fellow knight, even if that knight was his brother, Bors chose to save the woman.

Lionel ultimately survived the incident and managed to escape his captors badly injured, but he was filled with anger at his brother's failure to help him.