Selwyn

*"Selwyn was the founding father of the kingdom of Valadrion and the second king of Elion inheriting the throne from his father much to the anger of his two brothers."* - Book of Kings, a book dating the history of kings from all of the three kingdoms

Selwyn was a human and also a Galad being a blessed species of man thanks to his father Lassendir who sacrificed himself so that his children may be given these blessings, once his father had passed Selwyn being the oldest of his brothers would ascend to the throne of Elion becoming the second known king to the largest kingdom to have ever existed. It would be during this time that Selwyn's brothers Elros and Cairdor grew jealous and spiteful towards him as they both wanted the crown, these actions and emotions would eventually lead to a civil war between the brothers where they would go on to form their own individual kingdoms from the former kingdom of Elion with Selwyn creating the kingdom of Valadrion. Selwyn would be the ancestor to Artis who would eventually reclaim the throne of Valadrion and Elion around 3000 years later uniting the realm in peace and vanquishing the dark lord Tozor.

## Biography

### First Era

#### Three Princes

Selwyn was the first of three sons born to Lassendir his brothers being Elros and Cairdor who were each given the title of prince to one day serve as the new king to their inherited kingdom of Elion, during his father's reign Selwyn would have a child of his own naming him Parven who would go on to serve as the second king of Valadrion. Like his brothers Selwyn was practically worshipped by the millions of people who all lived under his father's rule due to his royal heritage as he one day knew he was next in line for the throne that his father sat on and was prepared for when that day came but secretly his brothers would grow increasingly jealous knowing that due to their ages they would most likely never be kings of their father's kingdom, for the following year of his first year of being a king Selwyn would be dealt numerous problems both inside his own court and with the general populace which despite his own training and preparation to eventually become a king he was out of his depth and his brothers knew this. Whilst they allied themselves to each other both Elros and Cairdor began to rally their own supporters off of the backs of the groups of people who disliked Selwyn which led to political discourse across the kingdom, whether it was his brothers fuelling the fire or his own fault at diplomacy Selwyn would fail in trying to maintain the peace and his last meeting would see his brothers declaring that he vacate the throne.

#### Civil War and 10 Year War

By the year of 73 of the First Era Selwyn's brothers would declare that Selwyn vacate the throne so that either one of them would take it for themselves but Selwyn knew this and chose to keep to his own vices and ordered them to stand down, having felt insulted by his decree Elros and Cairdor would declare war on Selwyn and indeed on each other entering the Elion War which became the bloodiest war to date. The civil war would cause chaos across the realm plunging merchants into poverty and the mass loss of life which only confirmed Lassendir's feelings about his own children's greed and corruption, it would be by the year of 91 of the First Era that Selwyn would forge a temporary truce between the brothers by giving each their own equal chunk of Elion to make into their own kingdoms and run them as they see fit. The three would agree to this truce forming Valadrion, Forline and Valline as the new three major human kingdoms, the truce however would last only 6 months as each brother still deeply hated one another and after constant small skirmishes they would each declare war on each other again in a new even bloodier conflict called the 10 Year War which saw the three kingdoms pitted against each other. It would be during this time and prior to the creation of the three kingdoms Selwyn would raise and train his son Parven in the hopes that he would one day take his throne and or reunite the realm, the war would eventually come to a close with all three kings having suffered casualties and chose to sign a peace treaty so that they may focus on their kingdoms and bring back the joy the realm once knew. With the war having come to a close Selwyn would finally know peace that he had not seen for nearly 3 decades, since the war had ended Selwyn chose to put his sword down and retire into his studies hoping to teach himself more so that he could give his knowledge to his son and eventually the time would come in 112 of the First Era he would pass peacefully in his bed and the throne of Valadrion would pass to Parven.

## Legacy

Selwyn's story is a sad and sombre story that many men have believed to be true so much so that is had inspired many leaders and heroes who believed to see the good in men however not everyone believes his story as many chose to believe he was cursed by his father's 'blessing' which instead of making him more pure of heart would actually make him more prone to greed and corruption and believes that is why the three kings fought, despite the many stories that have been told about the second king of Elion his tomb and remains were eventually tracked down and moved to the tombs inside the kingdom of Evras believing that his remains would bless their kingdom. Like his father Selwyn was the ancestor of Artis who was the last Chieftain of the Galad and the eventual king of Valadrion and Elion reuniting the realm and defeating the dark lord Tozor.