Lusatian Holy bloodlines

Grunwalder was a man from the duchy of Augusty who during the wars with Astrostatzkia never broke even under the greatest of stress and overwhelming enemy numbers, and thus, through continuing his battlefield leadership, he became what he was. An unbreakable foe.

He would continue on during the crusade with no bow or crossbow being able to defeat him at range.

Grunwalder eventually fell in battle, with new siege engines such as cannons and ribaults from the enemy’s side battering him to death. It reportedly took many shots in the same place to actually kill him, as no sword or bow could actually defeat him.

1. **Saint Lech: Patron saint of Bordeaux**

Saint Lech was a Knight in the current duchy of Bordeaux who was known for his holy and immovable virtues,. No matter what his troubles, he would keep to his word, and would always follow what he believed in. This is reflected in how he fought. He would always attempt to solve his problems diplomatically, and use his tongue to end conflict. In attempts to convert him, he would always convince his enemies of the virtues of the christian faith.

In the end, before the holy war ended, he would be captured by his enemies and tortured in order to renounce his fate, he refused. A lady who was sent there to bed him was refused, and he even convinced her of his righteousness and religion.

1. **Holy Knight Casimir: Patron saint of Lesser Lusatia**

Casimir was a great Knight of an area now known as Lesser Lusatia, a man who reportedly participated in the great crusade. During battle he would ride upon his foe without fear and deliver his lance upon his enemies, breaking even the toughest of armours with the fury of a lightning bolt. This lightning is even recorded as being used against flying demons with overwhelming effect.

This man, after the war, settled down in the village he was a lord of, and lived a comfortable life, never seeing the horrors of war again.

1. **Duke Konrad: Patron saint of Greater Lusatia**

Duke Konrad is a man who participated in the Astrostatzkian crusade against Lusatia, he hailed from an area now known as Greater Lusatia. The Duke was known for his fury and hatred of infidels, though he did have a fair hand.

This was exemplified in his cruel treatment of prisoners who would not convert to his religion, and how he reportedly burned many cities in his wake.

During the same war, after he had sent his wife away with his newborn children to Greater Lusatia, he died in battle, trapped in the fire he created due to breaking his legs.

1. **Erik Slezak: Patron saint of Lower Silesia**

Erik the Crusader, a man from the area now known as Lower Silesia, was a Knight who fought in the great Astrostatzkian crusades. He was a man who was known for his underhanded tactics and rather dishonorable fighting style, preferring intrigue and covert actions over direct fighting. And while it was rather scummy, he was able to win the crusade for his duchy, thus securing his rule over the dukedom of Silesia. His later actions would make him rather hated among both lords and peasants alike, as he would continuously assassinate all who opposed him.

Later in his life, he was found dead inside his room, completely pale with a black liquid flowing out of his mouth, no one missed the late lord, and no one attended to his grave.

1. **Andrej Kaszub: Patron saint of Pomorze**

Andrej Kaszub was a common peasant from a village in modern day Pomorze who practiced with his bow every day, even as it was shoddy, he kept doing it, dreaming of glory. He was eventually called into service against his lieges enemies in neighbouring gotham, and he showed his skills truly. No matter what range, and no matter what armour, he would be able to shoot a soldier in their weak points. This eventually earned him the name ‘the keen’.

After the war, Andrej returned to his village, hailed as a hero of Pomorze, and he received gifts from faraway travellers for his efforts in the war. Especially those he helped along the way.

1. **Nadia Slezak: Patron saint of Upper Silesia**

Saint Nadia was a lady from the area now known as Upper Silesia, an area known for fertile lands. She participated in the crusades against the enemies of her king under the guise of a man, and reportedly used magic that would normally be attributed to a Light magic user. She eventually would grow her skills through use of the ‘aura’ tome and as such became unto a demigod.

She was eventually caught in the middle of a crossfire during the crusade and succumbed to wounds later after the battle ended. She fought off her enemies as the rest of the army was commanded to retreat.

1. **Finn Kuronins: Patron saint of Courland**

Kuronins the seafarer was a man who lived in Courland, and arranged expeditions to other places on the continent regularly. He was known as a raider and bandit that would frequently loot and burn villages in other realms for riches. However eventually he was said to have received a revelation from god, and not much is known about what he actually told old Kuronins. But it seemed to have sent him into a frenzy, getting him to fight on the side of the great Lechitic crusade, fighting off the Gothamite ships.

Eventually he was assumed dead after his ship was destroyed by enemy fire, five years passed until he returned to fight once more, with his own children and wife. He returned a hero, and was praised for his bravery.

1. **Karolina Karpath: Patron saint of Karpaty**

Originally a shaman from Karpaty, Karolina would be forced to join the crusading armies by her liege lord, even though she was still studying. And behind everyones back, she secretly studied the dark arts, trying to make some sense of how to use it without being consumed like so many others. But during the war, she eventually found out how to control it without disastrous effect. And despite the lord being on the fence about whether she should be burned for using such magics, he kept her around, as he was given a revelation during sleep, that he should instead keep her alive.

After the war, Karolina would retire to teach the willing how to also become a dark magic user, and for a while, it was the only legal institution on dark magic, since she was the only one who knew how it truly worked.

1. **Wayland the Smith: Patron saint of Mazovia**

Wayland was a humble smith who worked in Mazovia, the site of the mountain mines at the time, which scrounged for Iron ore, to create weapons. Wayland surprisingly is the only Father of a holy bloodline who actually knew another crusader. He knew a man called Kuronins, and they were rather good friends infact. Wayland would forge Kuronins his weapons, and he would always praise his work for its reliability and good design.

Of course this all changed when the lord of Mazovia decided that he needed more men to continue the crusade of Evans castle. Wayland was naturally taken due to his strength and skill in engineering, thus he would operate siege engines and create them.

Wayland’s life would be ended 10 years later while he was pulling a rope holding up a wooden beam, of course the rope snapped and...

1. **Vytautas the Fair: Patron saint of Vilnius**

Vytautas hails from an area from eastern Lusatia known as Vilnius, He was a king who decided to go on pilgrimage to the holy land, and his journey was filled with so many dangers that he barely stayed alive throughout the whole ordeal.

His incredible luck and surprising ability to wind up in the right place at the right time was confusing to all who brought him into their settlement, and they suspected him of being a witch at first, before realizing that in reality, it was just luck.

Dumb luck.

1. **Mannerheim Podhale: Patron saint of Podlasie**

Mannerheim the wise was a Baron of the Northern Lechistan armies, from an area now known as Podlasie, and was as such called down by his lord into the crusade that the Astrostatzkian and Gotham coalition started against them. As a leader he was known for his keen eye as he could spot an ambush from a mile away, and also his ability to stay unseen even in most open ground. This was attributed to his wit mostly, but eventually he had began to show signs of a new holy lineage.

He contracted a sickness 10 years after the war, and was found dead on the stairs to his keep, clearly breaking his skull on the steps as he lost consciousness due to his sickness.