Man In Gold Bloodline

**The Man In Gold Bloodline** is record of all men who have held the title of Man In Gold. Being the lineage that is the Keeper of the Archives, it is considered one of the most important. As one of the few lineages to remain pure during the dark era, it is also one of the only lineages which keeps an accurate, complete list is kept. The title has been consistently passed down from father to son, and includes:

1) John Criddleton

Born: 1067

Died: 1155

Held the title: 1095 - 1143

NOTE: first Man In Gold; A well-read man who understood the importance of recording history, he proposed establishing an archive for all learned Colorman knowledge.  However, the lack of knowledge at the time the Colormen had would prevent the establishment of an archive until his son took over, when knowledge did begin to accumulate and it needed to be stored somewhere.

2) Alexander Criddleton

Born: 1095

Died: 1190

Held the title: 1143-1187

NOTE: The founder of the Colorman Archives.  Established the title "Keeper of the Archives" for the Man In Gold.  The goal was to keep and maintain a place where Colormen knowledge could be preserved and recorded without fear of it being stolen or destroyed.

3) Adam Criddleton

Born: 1130

Died: 1208

Held the title: 1187-1202

NOTE: Dedicated himself to the archives; little is known about his life due to missing journals.

4) Addison Criddleton

Born: 1160

Died: 1251

Held the title: 1202-1238

NOTE: legend says that he never left the archives because he "would fall ill in the sunlight."  Symptoms described in his journal indicate that he may have had a condition called Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, but because medical science as we know it did not exist at the time, we may never know.  However, looking at journals of his descendants, this disease does seem likely, due to it being genetic, and the fact that several subsequent generations would also describe similar symptoms.

5) Norris Criddleton

Born: 1190

Died: 1280

Held the title: 1238-1271

NOTE: Seldom left the archives; possessed the same symptoms as his father.

6) Ward Criddleton

Born: 1224

Died: 1299

Held the title: 1271-1292

NOTE: Inherited the same symptoms as his father and grandfather.

7) Wyatt Criddleton

Born: 1257

Died: 1340

Held the title: 1292-1320

NOTE: Fourth of his generation to "get ill in the sunlight."  Though his journals describe various experiments that would try to let him out again; few worked, and those that did were described as short-term.

8) Jeremiah Criddleton

Born: 1289

Died: 1391

Held the title: 1320-1338

NOTE: Continued his father's experiments with trying to become "safe in the sunlight," but only achieved moderate success in his experiments.  He as the fifth generation of his line to not be able to step outside is the longest span where the Man In Gold was unable to step into the sunlight.

9) Lucas Criddleton

Born: 1318

Died: 1399

Held the title: 1338-1379

NOTE: The first Man In Gold since Adam Criddleton able to step into the sunlight and not fall ill.  Was the Man In Gold during the Black Death.

10) Kilian Criddleton

Born: 1347

Died: 1430

Held the title: 1379-1400

NOTE: Born during the Black Death.  Due to being blind, there was little he could do for the archives themselves.  Instead, he tried to develop spells that could help him overcome his handicap.  The last 3 journals of his life are missing, so it is unknown if he succeeded.

11) Jasper Criddleton

Born: 1379

Died: 1450

Held the title: 1400-1434

NOTE: Because his father was unable to maintain the archives, Jasper Criddleton had a double workload between the unsorted information that accumulated during Kilian's time, and the new information that had to be archived as it came in.

12) Conroy Criddleton

Born: 1414

Died: 1499

Held the title: 1434-1474

NOTE: Had new doors built for the archives has the old ones had worn down with age.  The Second door was designed to be more secure, as he had realized the value of the knowledge contained within, and sought to protect it.

13) Crispin Criddleton

Born: 1445

Died: 1533

Held the title: 1474-1499

NOTE: No one is quite sure why, but one of his most remarkable traits was his curly hair.  To this day, no one, not even Crispin himself, understand why people were fascinated by it.

14) Bert Criddleton

Born: 1477

Died: 1570

Held the title: 1499-1535

NOTE: The First Man In Gold in several generations to become "sick in the sun," and as such spent his time in the archives.

15) Owen Criddleton

Born: 1505

Died: 1590

Held the title: 1535-1560

NOTE: Also "sick in the sun;" stayed in the archives.  Is the only known Colorman to have served alongside 3 different men who held the title Man In Blue. (alongside Nathan Erdagovern, 1535-1550, alongside Anthony Erdagovern, 1550-1557, and alongside Alexander Erdagovern from 1557 until Owen's retirement in 1560)

16) Bowen Criddleton

Born: 1532

Died: 1590

Held the title: 1560-1590

NOTE: Was the last of the second wave of "Sick in the Sun" Man In Gold. Died two days after his father due to an unknown illness, and only 6 weeks after passing on his powers to his son.

17) Archer Criddleton

Born: 1561

Died: 1645

Held the title: 1590-1620

NOTE: Because his father and grandfather died so close to each other, he battled a severe case of depression during his tenure as a Colorman.

18) Stuart Criddleton

Born: 1592

Died: 1656

Held the title: 1620-1644

NOTE: On his deathbed, he warned of future events, claiming that "a priceless treasure will shatter, and an anchor will befall the Colormen," though at the time no one knew what that meant.

19) Austin Criddleton

Born: 1620

Died: 1693

Held the title: 1644-1672

NOTE: Was the Man In Gold during the Shattering of the Prism.  One of several Colormen who did not pass on his powers or get killed after the event.  Served as a mentor to Lucas Erdagovern in the early years of the Dark Era.

20) Amos Criddleton

Born: 1653

Died: 1699

Held the title: 1672-1698

NOTE: Built the vault-like doors to the archives that exist today, as the last door was destroyed in a raid not too long after the dark era began.   The circumstances around his death are unknown, as the last journal of his life is missing.  He lived an unusually short life for a Colorman.

21) Calvin Criddleton

Born: 1683

Died: 1754

Held the title: 1698-1738

NOTE: Became the Man In Gold at only 15 years old; one of the youngest Colormen to date.

22) Angus Criddleton

Born: 1710

Died: 1799

Held the title: 1738-1770

NOTE: Was afflicted with the "sickness in the sun" but surprisingly, both his father and son did not have the condition

23) Maddox Criddleton

Born: 1744

Died: 1809

Held the title: 1770-1804

NOTE: Developed a dedicated manuscript restoration area of the archives, which allowed him to properly restore and repair damaged documents.  Although manuscript restoration was possible prior to this, the capabilities of the Man In Gold were limited, due to a lack of resources and proper work area.  Any manuscripts damaged during the dark era could now be repaired more efficiently

24) Martin Criddleton

Born: 1770

Died: 1859

Held the title: 1804-1840

NOTE: Had the disease that made him sick in the sun; as such he never left the archives except in special circumstances, but he restored many valuable manuscripts that would have otherwise been lost.

25) Otis Criddleton

Born: 1800

Died: 1906

Held the title: 1840-1875

Note: To date, lived the longest life of any Man In Gold.  Was also afflicted by the disease, and spent almost his entire life within the Great Hall

26) Solomon Criddleton

Born: 1829

Died: 1907

Held the title: 1875-1898

Note: Is the last known Man In Gold to have had the illness.  It is unknown if this disease will ever effect the lineage again.

27) Shawn Criddleton

Born: 1863

Died: 1919

Held the title: 1898-1919

Note: Died during the Spanish Flu pandemic.  His dying words were "if only we kept Alistair's walls."  Thankfully, he was one of only five Colormen to succumb to the 1918 flu pandemic.

28) Graham Criddleton

Born: 1890

Died: 1989

Held the title: 1919-1951

Note: Deciding that the living quarters of the archives needed much updating, during his time running water, electricity, and other amenities of the 20th century found their way to the archives during his term

29) Simon Criddleton

Born: 1921

Died: N/A

Held the title: 1951-1975

Note: Oldest Living Man In Gold.  Began the process to formally organize the archives.  Till now, it had been a storage of information, but there was no proper organization system (other than year)

30) Herman Criddleton

Born: 1950

Died: N/A

Held the title: 1975-2006

Note: Married his high school sweetheart not too long after graduation; currently holds the record for the youngest age for becoming a father among the Man In Gold bloodline.

31) Steven Criddleton

Born: 1968

Died: N/A

Held the title: 2006-present

NOTE: Current Man In Gold.  Years ago, he lost his wife and son, and is now trying to start a family again to have an heir to his power