Ser Chadvik

**Chadvik**, also known as **Ser Chadvik "The Bold"**, is a Knight of the Kingdom of Cahir. He is of mixed heritage, with his Mother being a native Cahirian and his father being a Rozanian-Cahirian second generation settler. Ser Chadvik achieved his Knighthood at around the age of 22 after his valiant efforts in the Second Usurper's War in which he almost captured the ruler of Sedan and took on three Sedanian warriors at once. He later went on to retire once he returned to Cahir and settled into a blacksmith lifestyle, but his retirement was interrupted by the War of the Princes in which Armitage I, King of Cahir ordered Ser Chadvik out of retirement and sent him at the head of an army to put down the two rebelling princes. After the end of the War, Ser Chadvik again retired with his wife and children.

## Early Life

Very little is known about Ser Chadvik's life, mostly due to the Knight's own preference on keeping his private life a secret. Unlike most Knights, Ser Chadvik hails from no noble house nor received an education befitting a young lord or aspiring Knight. Instead, Ser Chadvik was born to a war veteran and blacksmith father and a baker mother and is believed to have been an only child. From what has been shared by the Knight, he received lessons from his Father regarding how to forge armor and weapons as well as learning how to wield said weapons. It is believed these lessons from his Father gave him a particular edge over his fellow common-born peers during his military career.

## Adult Life

Upon turning 18, Ser Chadvik enlisted in the royal retinue of King Armitage and, after a month of training, served as a city guardsman for about a year. In this time Chadvik patrolled alleys, oversaw prisoner transfers from dungeons, and generally kept law and order alongside his fellow soldiery. Chadvik began to become well-respected among his bunkmates for his particular tenacity in combat and his commanding officer once made the following remark in a routine report:

*"Guardsman Chadvik has been noted as being particularly talented among his peers. I personally would advocate for his ascension to an Officer's position, alas it is not something he appears to be seeking out."*

In his time as a guardsman, Chadvik was reported as being a calm, level-headed, and reasonable man who did not resort to violence to solve issues unless it was truly required of him. In his time handling petty crimes on the streets of New Roza he developed many social skills which would help him maneuver the Cahirian royal court later on in life. All in all, Chadvik had a positive reputation to start off his career with.

### The Second Usurper's War (110 S.A. - 113 S.A.)

Chadvik's time in the Crown's retinue took a turn upon Prince Aleksy Roza's decision to invade the Principality of Sedan on his Father King Armitage's behalf. Being part of the Crown's retinue, Chadvik was shipped off along with thousands of other Rozanians and Native Cahirians to join the Prince's war effort. Due to Chadvik's reputation as a skilled fighter, he was not assigned among the majority of the other rank-and-file soldiery and was instead held during battles to be among the more seasoned soldiers of the army.

In the Siege of Joannesport, where several waves of Rozanians were sent to attempt to take the Sedanian city, Chadvik would be among the men of the fourth wave. It was Chadvik's wave which would be the most successful, and the Sedanians were pushed all the way back to the Joannesport Palace. Chadvik himself was noted as having slain five Sedanians in the fighting, which his superiors quickly took note of. Chadvik was forced to withdraw from the battle when Haeseni reinforcements arrived to relieve the besieged Sedanians, but Chadvik's battle renown spread to the high command of the Rozanian army including Prince Aleksy.