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House of Pendragon

The **House of Pendragon** is a royal house in the the kingdom of Camelot. It currently rules over the kingdom.

The house is the holder of Camelot, and manages other noble houses in the area. The head of the house is King Uther Pendragon. It is a Roman House, and is counted as a counted as a Great House.

The house is called Pendragon, because Uther saw a dragon-shaped comet appeared in the sky at the time of his brother's death.

The Pendragons ruled over Albion and Gaul as Western Roman Emperors, before Constantine III and Constans died. Uther the son to Constantine and younger brother of Constans, didn’t try to unify and take control as a roman emperor, but conquered Camelot independently (he is still a roman christian, but no longer under roman rule).

By Welsh law, Uther made his rule legally binding by marrying Ygraine née de Bois, who is a descendant of original rulers of Camelot (King Bruta).
Necromancy

> Necromancy is the most dangerous of all magical practices. Even in the days of the Old Religion, such sorcery was viewed with the utmost suspicion.
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> Gaius

**Necromancy** is primarily used to bring the dead back to life. It is one of the darkest forms of magic and is considered the most dangerous of all magical practices.

According to Gaius, even in the days of the Old Religion such sorcery was viewed with the utmost suspicion. This claim may be ironic, as the manipulation of life and death was the main principle of the Old Religion.

## Known Spells

* Conjures a wraith:
	+ **"Gehíere mé wan cniht áwæce. Beo strangra ond steacra for brecþ wáne. Uprærest wærc, Uther Pendragon!"**

* Summons a Spirit from the Spirit World. This spell doesn't last for long, and once the doorway is closed, it is closed forever:
	+ **"Arise mid min miclan mihte þín suna to helpe. Hider eft funde on þisse ne middangeard þín suna wæs."**

* Summons the Knights of Medhir:
	+ **"Cnihtas Medhires, éower sáwla sind min sáwol. Onwic and cóm hér eft. Rid eft ond forsliehð eft. Gehðu, Uther Pendragon."**

* Enchants a pentacle:
	+ **"Onluc tha sothan treow!"**

* Lays a soul to rest:
	+ **"Grið fæstne mid þisse tintregian sawle."**

## Trivia

* Necromancy appears to be an area of great importance to High Priestesses. It was a cornerstone of many of their traditions.

## See Also

* Spirit World
* Pool of Nemhain
* Great Stones of Nemeton
Theodoric Amal

**Theodoric the Great** is the king of the Ostrogoths, and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy, regent of the Visigoths, and a patrician of the Eastern Roman Empire.

## Biography

As a young child of an Ostrogothic nobleman, Theodoric was taken as a hostage to Constantinople, where he spent his formative years and received an East Roman education. Theodoric returned to Pannonia, and throughout the 470s he campaigned against the Sarmatians and competed for influence among the Goths of the Roman Balkans. The emperor Zeno made him a commander of the Eastern Roman forces, and he was named consul. Nevertheless, Theodoric has remained in constant hostilities with the emperor and frequently raids East Roman lands.

At the behest of Zeno, Theodoric attacked Odoacer, the king of Italy, emerging victorious. As the new ruler of Italy, he uphelds a Roman legal administration and scholarly culture and promotes a major building programs across Italy. In 505 he expanded into the Balkans, and by 511 he had brought the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse under his direct control and established hegemony over the Burgundian and Vandal kingdoms.
Lake of Avalon

The **Lake of Avalon** is a gateway to the world of **Avalon**, the home of the immortal Sidhe.

It is the only known gateway to the fallen outside of the Pool of Nemhain.

## In The Legend

**Avalon** (also known as the **Isle of the Blessed**) was an island in Arthurian Legend. First appearing in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 pseudo-historical account *Historia Regum Britanniae*, it was the place where Arthur's sword Excalibur was forged and where Arthur was taken after the Battle of Camlann.

## Trivia

* The Great Stones of Nemeton look similar to Stonehenge, but don't have as many stones. Most of the stones were a visual effect.
* A nemeton is a Celtic sacred place.
Llary Mathrafal

**Lord Llary Mathrafal** is a Lord of Gwynedd, over the Aberffraw Hold. He is the head of the House of Mathrafal, a very powerful and influential house.

His late father was Lord Casnar Mathrafal, one of the founders of the House of Mathrafal. Before the Mathrafal house was founded, Llarys father and uncle were apart of the House of Gwertherion. Llays mother was also apart of the house of Gwertherion, as they were cousins.

Llary married Lady Gwendolyn of the House of Mathafarn, and together they've had three children. Their oldest is a son called Rhun, their middle child is a daughter called Anwen, and their youngest is a daughter called Osanna.

Anwen married Sir Leon of the House of Gaunnes, and made Llary a grandfather by having a son called Tirion and a daughter called Evaine.
Triskelion

> It’s in a druid tongue. The bind runes are in threes. That’s rare.
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> Gaius

The **Triskelion‎‎** is an item of ancient origin.

It was split in three equal pieces and separately hidden. Holding the pieces in the designated position caused them to magically weld together.

As a part of a security system, the triskelion was made as another step to prevent access to the Tomb of Ashkanar. Divided into three equal shaped pieces, they were hidden in different locations. One of the pieces was for over 400 years in the vault of Camelot, one was in the possession of a Druid group around Iseldir.

## Historicity

he word *Triskelion* is formed by two greek words: *tri* (*three*) and skelos (*legs*). So the flag of Sicily shows three entwined legs and the symbol of the Isle of Man is also three entwined legs. Although it appeared in many geographic locations and historical periods, the triskelion is considered as a characteristic symbol of celtic culture and he became as well a symbol of Brittany.

Many interpretations have been suggested about his significations in celtic mythology: it may recall the Triple Goddess (Maiden, Mother and Crone), it may represent three of the four elements (earth, fire, water), or the past, the present and the future, or the three worlds (the world of the living beings, the world of the dead, the world of the spirits). Some say that a clockwise rotation of the triskelion has a beneficial effect and an anticlockwise rotation is of ill omen, some say that it doesn't matter. It's difficult to be sure, as the druids were very secretive and formed an oral society. Nevertheless, we can notice that the triskelion has an anticlockwise rotation, and the tattoo of Mordred, Freya and Iseldir too.

There are two forms of the *Triskelion.* There is one going clockwise and one going anti-clockwise. If the spirals on the *Triskelion* are going clockwise it means victory or triumph whereas is the *Triskelion* is going anti-clockwise it means maleficient or hostility. The *Triskelion* key is turning anti-clockwise to show hostility.

## Trivia

* Etymologically, Triskelion is derived from "Tri", that means three, and "skelos" which is greek for leg, and is probably named as this because it consists of three similar parts.
Bendrui

The **Bendrui** were a group of Priestesses who trained to become High Priestesses, but failed to meet the exceptionally high standards.

Before the time of The Great Purge, girls would be chosen at birth for the priesthood. They'd be taken away from their families and brought up as initiates in the Old Religion. Although many tried, few succeeded, for ordinary gifts were not enough: only those possessed of exceptional magical power could ever hope to be one of the Nine.

Finna is the last priestess of the Bendrui to still be alive after the purge and ban of Magic. She is practiced in potent magic and she could feign any look she wished. Finna regards the High Priest Alator as her master, and worships the figure of Emrys. Although she has spent a lifetime running from Uther, she wanted to help Emrys bring about Albion's golden age when the time comes.
Nantes

**Nantes** is the capital of the kingdom of Pays Nantais, which is ruled by King Gwendal.

## Trivia

* Nantes is named after a tribe of Gaul, the Namnetes, who established a settlement between the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century BC
* Because tradesmen favoured inland roads rather than Atlantic routes, Nantes never became a large city under Roman occupation
Pentacle Enchantment

> Even if it is possible, we have no way of knowing for sure. Or do we?
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> Gaius

**Pentacle Enchantment** are enchantments used to determine whether someone is a Shade.

## Trivia

* When the pentacle is enchanted, it briefly glowes as if heated.
* Whether this enchantment works on all undead creatures or just Shades is unknown.
* The pentacle created is similar in appearance to the emblem on the magical Coin of Necromancy used to summon Shades.

## See Also

* Shade
* Necromancy
Lothian

**Lothian** is the capital of the kingdom of Essetir, which is ruled by King Cenred.

## Trivia

* The origin of the name Lothian is debated.
	+ British *\*Lugudūniānā* ('**Lleuddiniawn'** in Modern Welsh spelling) meaning "country of the fort of Lugus", the latter being a Celtic god of commerce.
	+ A watercourse which flows through the region, now known as the Lothian Burn, the name of which comes from either the British *lutna* meaning "dark or muddy stream", *\*lǭd*, with a meaning associated with flooding (c.f. Leeds), or *lǖch*, meaning "bright, shining".
	+ A popular legend is that the name comes from King Lot, who is king of Lothian in the Arthurian legend. The usual Latin form of the name is *Laudonia*.
* It was a region of the Scottish Lowlands in real life
Tryggvi Olafsson

Prince **Tryggvi** is the son of King Olaf, the ruler of Viken. Viken is one of the Five Kingdoms.

His mother is Queen Gyda Sigtryggdatter, King Olafr Sigtryggsson of Dublin's sister. He has a sister called Vinian.

Tryggvi's name keeps with the family tradition (Olafs grandad was called Olaf, and then his father was called Tryggvi). Tryggvi stays in Viken when his father is in other countries, to keep authority.
Riderch Hael

King **Riderch Hael** is the King of Strathclyde, a kingdoms in Albion. Ridwrch was the oldest son of King Tutgual Tutclyd of Strathclyde.

Called Hen, 'the Old' in Wales, but Hael, 'the Generous' in Strathclyde, Riderch is one of the great British leaders of the North who makes a concerted push against both invaders and internal dissidents.

He is an insecure King with many enemies, yet he has managed to rule Strathclyde for several decades already.

Chief amongst his foes is his brother King Morcant Mwynfawr, and his ally, Áedán mac Gabráin, King of Dál Riata. Early in Riderch's reign, these two conspired to expel him from the kingdom. Áedán torched the capital, Govan, leaving "neither food nor drink nor beast alive". Other centres, like Caer-Riderch (Carrutherstown), also fell and Riderch was forced to flee to Ireland.

Riderch was baptised a Christian while sojourning in the Emerald Isle and, upon his triumphant return, he wished to have his people evangelized. He called St. Kentigern to his court and he established the first See of Strathclyde at Glasgow. The saint became a close confidant of the King's wife, Languoreth, whom he cured of her barrenness. She subsequently produced a large family of several daughters as well as Constantine Hael, the heir of Strathclyde.

Riderch has become well known for rallying the Northern British forces against the Saxon invaders, particularly the forces of King Hussa of Bernicia.

King Riderch had once asked St. Columcille, one of his many friends in the Church, if he would be killed by his enemies. Columcille prophesied that he would "die at home on his pillow".

Princess Thametes is the daughter of King Lot and Lady Sunniva. Her father secretly tried to have Thametes killed when she became pregnant outside of wedlock. She lived and ran away to live in Strathclyde.

Riderch took Thametes in. Thametes gave birth to a son, Kentigern. Kentigern was allowed to take the last name Hen.

## Trivia

* He is known to lead wins against Pictish armies.
Toulouse

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The **Kingdom of Toulouse** after its original capital Toulose, officially the **Kingdom of the Goths**, is a kingdom that occupied what is now Western Europe.

The kingdom was also known as **Hispania** during Roman rule, and is also refered to as the**Visigothic Kingdom**.

After the death of Emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire was divided into an Eastern and a Western Roman Empire.

One of the Germanic successor states to the Western Roman Empire, it was originally created by the settlement of the Visigoths under King Wallia in the province of Gallia Aquitania in southwest Gaul by the Roman government and then extended by conquest over all of Hispania.

The main inabitants of Francia in order of population are the Goths, and the current ruler is King Amalaric, under the guidence of Theudis.

## History

From 407 to 409 AD, an alliance of Germanic Vandals, Iranian Alans and Germanic Suebi crossed the frozen Rhine and swept across modern France and into the Iberian peninsula. For their part, the Visigoths under Alaric famously sacked Rome in 410, capturing Galla Placidia, the sister of Western Roman emperor Honorius.

By 500, the Visigothic Kingdom, centered at Toulouse, controlled Gallia Aquitania and Gallia Narbonensis and most of Hispania with the exception of the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia in the northwest and small areas controlled by independent Iberian peoples, such as the Basques and the Cantabrians. Euric's son Alaric II issued a new body of laws, the Breviarium Alarici and held a church council at Agde.

The Visigoths came into conflict with the Franks under their King Clovis I, who had conquered northern Gaul. Following a brief war with the Franks, Alaric was forced to put down a rebellion in Tarraconensis, probably caused by recent Visigoth immigration to Hispania due to pressure from the Franks. In 507, the Franks attacked again, this time allied with the Burgundians. Alaric II was killed at the Battle of Campus Vogladensis (Vouillé) near Poitiers, and Toulouse was sacked. By 508, the Visigoths had lost most of their Gallic holdings save Septimania in the south.

After Alaric II's death, his illegitimate son Gesalec took power until he was deposed by Theodoric the Great, ruler of the Italy, who invaded and defeated him at Barcelona. Gesalic fled and regrouped, but was defeated again at Barcelona, and was captured and killed. Theodoric then installed his grandson Amalaric, the son of Alaric II, as king. Amalaric, however, was still a child and power in Spain remained under the Ostrogothic general and regent, Theudis.
Triple Goddess

The **Triple Goddess** is one of the two main deities of the Old Religion. The other being the Horned God.

The High Priestesses of the Old Religion are the main servants of the Triple Goddess.

The Disir, three soothsayers trained from birth to interpret the will of the gods, were the very mouthpiece of the Triple Goddess. According to them, the Goddess presides over all, sees all and knows all.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Immortality/invincibility** - Being "God" of the *Merlin* universe, she is eternal and like any spirit cannot by any means be hurt or injured.
* **Omnipotence** - She has unlimited power and and as a spirit can do anything she wants.
* **Omniscience** - Being a God, the Triple Goddess knows all and everything there is to know.
* **Omnipresence** - The Triple Goddess sees all and everything that happens in the *Merlin* universe.

## Trivia

* The symbol of the Triple Goddess is also a symbol of the Greek goddesses Artemis, Selene and Hecate.
* Due to *Merlin'*s frequent usage of Germanic religions, the Triple Goddess is most likely based on the Celtic triplicate deity the Morrigan, who is a single deity composed of three sisters (sometimes claim to be lovers instead) named Macha, Badb, and Nemain. The Morrigan is associated with fate, death, and crows.
Salinae

**Salinae** is a town in the county of Brechfa, in kingdom of Camelot.

It is located at the crossroads of several Roman roads. The house that is Lords of Manor over Salinae, is the House of Lanta.

## Trivia

* Rock salt and brine was extracted by the Romans and this continued after they left.
* It is modern day Cheshire.
Vivienne Garlot

Lady **Vivienne** is the wife of Sir Gorlois and the mother to Morgause, Morgana and Elaine.

## History

Gorlois was married to Vivienne, and he held a high position in the Court of Camelot as a close friend of Uther Pendragon.

During the Great Purge, Uther ordered many people to be drowned, including children who had inherited magic from their parents. Morgause, who was born before the event at a time when magic was still allowed in Camelot, had inherited magical powers from her mother Vivienne. She was smuggled out of Camelot as a baby by Gaius, who gave her to the High Priestesses of the Old Religion.

This is because there is a rule that high priestesses aren’t supposed to marry but Vivienne gave up her position as high priestess to marry Gorlois, out of love. However this meant there was one less high priestess and so she promised the others her first born daughter to take her place. However she knew Gorlois would never agree to this so she faked Morgause’s death and had Gaius take her to the high priestesses to be trained in secret. She would visit her as much as she could which is why Morgause knows what her mother was like and how she has her bracelet.

This is why Uther was led to believe that Morgause had died shortly after her birth and did not discover the *truth* for at least twenty eight years until Morgause returned to Camelot.

As an extra measure she tried to get on Uther’s good side so even if Morgause was exposed as a witch, Vivienne could implore him to spare her. This is how eventually Morgana was born. Vivienne was a bit too effective in getting Uther to favour her, while Gorlois was away on the Northern Plains. Gorlois believed that he was the father of her second child and Gorlois raised Morgana, and loved and cared for her a lot due to his first daughter 'dying'.

Some ten years later, Uther sent Gorlois into battle and promised him reinforcements. He later failed to send the reinforcements, resulting in Gorlois's death. Whether Uther did actually send the reinforcements and they didn't get there in time is unknown. Before Gorlois's death, Uther promised him that he would look after Morgana and Elaine as well as his wife.

Vivienne died from heart break and passing her magic onto Morgause soon after.

Gorlois's resting place is near the Darkling Woods just outside the citadel of the palace and is on a hill where a special stone was placed for him.
Mystic

> I am a Mystic. I have used magic.
>
> Gaius

**Mystic** are humans who practice magic. Because magic is outlawed in a lot of kingdoms, they are hunted and persecuted throughout Albion. Not everyone can be a Mystic, the ability to be able to use magic is hereditary, along the maternal line.

## Types of Mystic

The different types of Mystic include:

* Druids - A Mystic who follows the Druid ways of magic. The Druids worship the powers of nature and the five elements: Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Spirit. Druid magic is usually performed in groups, and usually relates to agricultural or nature related events. Vikan are followers of the Druid ways, without any of the magic involded (not Mystic or any way else magic inclined).

* Seers - A person who sees visions. A magic user who specialises in (or practices only) divination, clairvoyance and scrying.

* Renegades - A Mystic primarily driven by vengeance, self-serving desires, or other dark motives. They tend to have no regard for the lives of others, the guidelines of magic, or the laws of the Old Religion, and often use dark magic to achieve their goals.

* Dragonlords - Men with the ability to speak in Dragon Tongue and tame/command their spiritual brothers, the Dragons. They were almost entirely wiped out during the Great Purge; only one survived

* Spirits - Most are apparitions of deceased sorcerers that can appear to, interact with, and possess the living. Some places and elements also have spirits associated with them.

* Sorcerers - A magic user that uses magic in various ways. Often it is in order to gain knowledge or their personal objectives. It is more of a wild magic instead of a structured studied magic. Elemental magic and Distorter magic is common for this type of magic user.

* Magi - Mage is single form, a magic user that specialises in enchanting, alchemy and healing magic. Very committed to the study of magic.

* Old Religion Priests and Priestesses

* + Priestesses - A priestess of the old religion is a female religious leader authorised to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, and is magic wise and knows old religious customs.
		- The Bendrui - A group of priestesses who trained to become High Priestesses, but failed to meet the exceptionally high standards.
		- High Priestesses - High Priestess are a group of Witches who serve the Old Religion. They are head of all other Mystic's and are the most skilled and advanced in the hierarchy.
		- The Disir

* + Priests - A priest of the old religion is a male religious leader authorised to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, and is magic wise and knows old religious customs.
		- Catha
		- High Priest - High Priests are a group of Warlocks who serve the Old Religion. They are head of all other Mystic's and are the most skilled and advanced in the hierarchy.

* Warlock/Witch - Someone born with magic.

## Trivia

* The irises of a Mystic turn gold when they use magic.
* In Camelot they call all those who practice magic Sorcerers.
* Human immortals are classed as Human Mystic, even if they don't practices magic themselves.

## See Also

* Magic
* Warlock/Witch
Lundenwic

**Lundenwic**, is Albions main trading city. It is located in Essex.

Lundenwic is connected by many Roman road networks, inlcuding: Portway, Stane Street, Akeman Street, Watling Street and Ermine Street. It was the capital of Roman Britain during most of the period of Roman rule, known as Londinium.

It is Albions main trading city.

## History

Early Anglo-Saxon settlement in the London area was not on the site of the abandoned Roman city, although the Roman London Wall remained intact. Instead, by the 670s the port town of *Lundenwic* was developing in the area of Covent Garden.

## Etymology

The Old English term *wic* or "trading town" ultimately derived from the Latin word *vicus*, so Lundenwic meant "London trading town".
Reims

**Reims** is the county town of Champagne, and the capital of Austrasia.

## Trivia

* Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, Reims had served as the Remi tribe's capital, founded circa 80 BC. In the course of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul, the Remi allied themselves with the Romans.
	+ Their fidelity throughout the various Gallic insurrections secured the special favour of the imperial power.
Old Sarum

**Old Sarum**, is a town in the kingdom of Wessex.

## History

There is evidence that early hunters and, later, farming communities occupied the site. A protective hill fort was constructed by the local inhabitants around 400 BC during the Iron Age by creating enormous banks and ditches surrounding the hill.

At the time of the Roman conquest of Britain in the 1st century, the area of Old Sarum formed part of the territory of the Atrebates, a British tribe ruled by Gaulish exiles.

Cynric, king of Wessex, captured the hill in 552. It remained part of Wessex thereafter.
Lancelot

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**Sir Lancelot** was a man who aspires to be a Knight of Camelot, even though he isn’t noble.

## Abilities

Having dedicated his life to the study of combat, even while solely self-taught, Lancelot was already an excellent swordsman when he came to Camelot.

In addition to his formidable swordsmanship, Lancelot was highly skilled with a lance, and was proficient at hand-to-hand combat.

## Trivia

* Lancelot speaks Old English, and Common Brittonic
* Lancelot was right handed
* Lancelot was Christian, but respects the Old Religion

## In the Legends

Sir Lancelot (or Lancelot du Lac) was a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian Legend. He was the son of King Ban of Benwick and Elaine, who were driven from their kingdom by their enemy Claudus when Lancelot was still an infant. One day, while Elaine tended to her husband's wounds, Lancelot was carried off by the Lady of the Lake and raised in her underwater kingdom. It was from this upbringing that Lancelot earned the surname du Lac ("of the lake").

When he was of age, the Lady of the Lake sent Lancelot to King Arthur's court, where he became a knight at the behest of Sir Gawain. At some point he fell in love with Queen Guinevere, who returned his affections. The discovery of their affair caused a civil war which was exploited by Mordred and ultimately brought about the end of Arthur's kingdom.
Vandals

The **Vandals** are a Germanic people who first inhabited what is now Francia. They established Vandal kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean islands, and North Africa in the fifth century.

The Vandals under Genseric (also known as Geiseric) crossed to Africa in 429, founding the kingdom of Vandal.

They speak Vandalic, Old Greek, Numid, Punic, African Romance, and Vulgar Latin.

The Vandals follow multiple tpyes of Christianity.

## Etymology

The ethnonym is attested as *Wandali* and *Wendilenses* by Saxo, as *Vendill* in Old Norse, and as *Wend(e)las* in Old English, all going back to a Proto-Germanic form reconstructed as \**Wanđilaz*. The etymology of the name remains unclear.
Odin Marchson

## Odin Marchson

### Also known as

Odin of Cornwall
King Odin of Cornwall

## Biographical Information

### Family

Tyr Odinson (son)
March son of Meirchion (father)
Tristan (cousin)
Blanchefleur (aunt)
Meryall (wife)

## Statistics

### Title

King of Cornwall

King **Odin** is the ruler of Cornwall, a kingdoms in Albion.

He is the husband to Queen Meryall, and the father to Tyr.

## Trivia

* His coat-of-arms is similar to a wolf's head
Saint-Malo

**Saint-Malo** is the capital of the kingdom of Pays De Saint-Malo, which is ruled by King Duc.

## Trivia

* The walled city has a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures.
* Founded by Gauls in the 1st century BC, the ancient town on the site of Saint-Malo was known as the Roman Reginca or Aletum.
Rowan Tree

> It's carved from the Rowan Tree that grows at the very heart of the Isle of the Blessed.
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> Morgause on the Tree

The **Rowan Tree** is a tree found on the Isle of the Blessed. This tree has been very important to the High Priestesses, their Blood Guard and all the other followers of the Old Religion.

## Mythology

* "Greek mythology tells of how Hebe the goddess of youth, dispensed rejuvenating ambrosia to the gods from her magical chalice. When, through carelessness, she lost this cup to demons, the gods sent an eagle to recover the cup. The feathers and drops of blood which the eagle shed in the ensuing fight with the demons fell to earth, where each of them turned into a rowan tree. Hence the rowan derived the shape of its leaves from the eagle's feathers and the appearance of its berries from the droplets of blood."
* "In Norse mythology as the tree from which the first woman was made, (the first man being made from the ash tree). It was said to have saved the life of the god Thor by bending over a fast flowing river in the Underworld in which Thor was being swept away, and helping him back to the shore."
* "In Celtic legend, it is always connected with either Druids or other practitioners of magic."
Seer

> They're supposed to be able to see the future, like prophets?
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> Merlin to Gaius about Seers

**Seers** are individuals with the ability to see the future. Some Seers are able to foresee the future in their dreams, while others can see visions through other means, such as Scrying.

## Types of Foresight

### Gift of Prophecy

> Some aren't even aware that what they see is the future. It comes to them in their dreams.
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> Gaius

Seers with the gift of prophecy are able to see visions of the future in their dreams. According to Gaius, it is an innate ability which cannot be learned; those that have it are born that way. It also appears to be involuntary.

### Scrying

> Look into them, Emrys. Really look. Much will be revealed.
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> Taliesin

Scrying is a magical practice that allows a Seer to see visions in reflective surfaces such as water or crystal. It can be used to view events in the past, present, or future.

### Unspecified

The Great Dragon is able to predict certain events in the future. He knows many ancient prophecies and is aware of certain future events.

The Druids also have knowledge of prophecies and are aware of Merlin's destiny. Vates are Druids with the Gift of Prophecy, whose power of prophecy is unrivaled.

The Dochraid is aware of most destinies.

The Diamair know the key to all knowledge, including knowledge of the future.

Faerie are able to see some events in the future.

## Potential Consequences

> To change the future is no simple matter, Merlin. To do so is fraught with danger.
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> Kilgharrah

Though useful, the power of foresight is not always helpful or harmless. It has been shown that more often than not, the very people who have visions are the ones who cause them to come true.

The future is yet unshaped and there is nothing on earth that can know every possible future, but some powerful futures cannot be stopped.

## Trivia

* Scrying is an ability possessed only by Seers.
* There are enchantments that can prevent a Seer from dreaming. However, they cannot stop prophecies.
* Under certain circumstances, it is possible for non-magical people to have visions.

## In the Legend

The gift of prophecy was one of Merlin's chief abilities in Arthurian Legend.
The Veil

The **Veil Between the Worlds** is a magical barrier separating the Spirit World from the living.

It is guarded by the Cailleach, the Gatekeeper to the Spirit World, and can be accessed with magical rituals or artifacts such as Blood Sacrifices and the Horn of Cathbhadh.

## Trivia

* The veil is at its thinnest at the stroke of midnight on Samhain's Eve.
Camelot (Kingdom)

**Camelot** is a kingdom that is ruled by King Uther Pendragon. The capital of Camelot is Camelot.

Camelot borders Dyfed in the west, Gwynedd in the north-west, Gawant in the south-west, Deorham in the south-west, Nemeth in the south, Essetir to the east, Mercia to the north-east and Elmet to the North.

## History

**Camelot** is a kingdom in Albion which was founded by the legendary King Bruta. From the time of the Great Purge, magic was all but wiped from the land after the death of Ygraine Pendragon. It has been ruled by the Pendragon family after being conquered by Uther Pendragon.

## Trivia

* The total population of Camelot the kingdom would be around 600,000. Roughly 17% of the entire population of the British Isles.
* The kingdom of Camelot is 10,152 sq mi.
* Camelot was not actively at war, it’s military/ army could have had 2,500 to 5,000 soldiers. At full population and strength, Camelot could then support an army of 24,000, but they wouldn’t be fully trained.
	+ In a sudden need for knights 500 soldiers could be called upon in 2-3 days~. If a few weeks could pass before they are needed for battle, a strength of 1,000 could be mustered up short notice. (People coming in from the surrounding towns and the knights recalled from patrols).
* The first King of Camelot was King Bruta, an ancestor of the de Bois family
Toulose

**Toulose**, also known as **Gorre** was the capital of Toulouse, but is now the capital of the Frankish territory of Aquitaine, in the county of Haute-Vienne. It is ruled by King Bagdemagus Magoç.

The was known historically as Tolosa. In the 5th century, Tolosa fell to the Visigothic kingdom and became one of its major cities, in the early 6th century even serving as its capital, before it fell to the Franks under Clovis in 507 (Battle of Vouillé). From that time, Toulose was the capital of Aquitaine within the Frankish realm.
Paris

**Paris** is the capital of the kingdom of Francia, which is ruled by King Chlothar.

It was known as Lutetia by the Romans, and the home of the Parisii, a Gallic tribe, in which the city gets its name from. Lutetia was an important crossing point of the Seine, and was located at the intersection of land and water trade routes. In the 1st century BCE, it was conquered by Romans and was gradually rebuilt into a Roman city.

In the 5th century it became the capital of the Merovingian dynasty of French kings, and thereafter was known simply as Paris.
Priests/Priestesses

The **Priests and Priestesses of the Old Religion**, also known as the **Priests of the Horned God or Priestesses of the Triple Goddess**, were important figures in the Old Religion.

    They are a group of Warlocks, Witches and Mystics who devoted themselves to the Horned God and the Triple Goddess.

After The Great Purge, there aren't many Priests or Priestesses of the Old Religion left. There used to be at least one Priests or Priestesses per County before the Purge.

People with these titles used to perform the sacred rituals of the Old Religion, was magic wise and knews Old Religion customs. Unlike their higher up counter parts, Priests and Priestesses did not need to be a Warlock or Witch, although some sill were.

## Known High Priests

It's unknown how many Priests and Priestesses are left after the Great Purge and if all of them are now enemies of Camelot.

Known Priests and Priestesses are:

* Finna (Bendrui)
* Orn (Catha)
* Geoffrey of Monmouth

### Finna

Finna was an apprentice of High Priest Alator and a Bendrui priestess, and powerful Witch. A Bendrui was a group of priestesses who trained to become High Priestesses, but failed to meet the exceptionally high standards.

### Orn

Orn is the bodyguard of High Priest, Alator of the Catha. He is also a Priest of the Catha, he was trained at birth to resist all forms of physical pain and can separate his mind from their body..

### Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth is a priest of the Old Religion, but no one knows apart from Gaius, as he had only gained the title just before The Great Purge. He hasn’t practised magic since the purge. He feels guilty for hiding away, but because of his mobility issues, he knew he couldn't put up a fight.
Lamorak Galles

## Statistics

### Relatives

Efa Tintagel (sister-in-law)
Perceval Tintagel (brother-in-law)
Anna Tintagel (neice)
Acheflour Tintagel (neice)
Cryda Galles (wife)
Gauvain Galles (son)

### Title

Sir
Lord

## Physical description

### Hair color

White, formally Brown

**Sir Lamorak Galles** is the Lord of Condate, in the Kingdom of Camelot.

He is married to Lady Cryda of Gythe Gruc, and has one son called Sir Gauvain.
Tomb of Ashkanar

The **Tomb of Ashkanar** is a mausoleum that houses one of the last dragon eggs. It contains a number of traps and can only be accessed with the aid of a special Triskelion.

## Trivia

* The Tomb of Ashkanar resembles the Great Temple on Yavin IV in the *Star Wars* franchise.
* The Tomb of Ashkanar remained undisturbed for over 400 years.
* The Tomb of Ashkanar can be reached through a hidden exit in the back of Balinor's Cave.
Urien Oer

King Urien is the king of the kingdom of Rheged.

He is the oldest son of the late king Cynfarch. Uriens younger brothers are King Angusel of Cé, and Prince Lot of Essetir. He also has a younger sister called Enneni, who married into the House of de Bois. Because both him and Angusel have male heirs, and their cousin King Cenred doesn't, Lot became his heir.

Urien's power and his victories, including the battles of Gwen Ystrad and Alt Clut Ford, are celebrated in the praise poems to him by Taliesin, preserved in the Book of Taliesin. He is the father of Morfudd, Owain, Rhiwallon, Elffin, Rhun 'Baladr Bras' and Pasgen with his first wife Ninianne. He also has an illegitimate child called Yvain.

King Urien also managed to pull together a coalition of the squabbling British Kings to fight against the expanding Anglians under King Hussa of Bernicia.

The allies included Kings Riderch Hael (the Generous) of Strathclyde and Gwallawc Marchawc Trin (the Battle Horseman) of Elmet, as well as Morcant Bulc, the Brettontic ruler of Bernicia. Despite almost wiping out the invaders, rivalries and petty jealousies were running rife in the British camp.

Due to Angusel not having any heirs himself, his kingdom will be passed onto one of Uriens sons (not Owain, due to him being Uriens heir, and not Yvain, due to his bastard status).

## Trivia

* He is related to Coel Hen, and in turn a descendent of the House of Gwertherion. Coel Hen was the first recorded post-Roman military leader in the area of Hadrian's Wall.
* He is left handed.
Gwallawc Marchawc Trin

Lord **Gwallauc Marchawc Trin** is a prince of Elmet, a kingdom in Albion.

The kingdom of Elmet has become a wasteland since the Fisher King was injured and because of this only a few settlements still have people in them. Taking the title of King seemed wrong since the Fisher King is still alive, but the people left in Elmet still needed a ruler. Gwallauc's family took it upon themselves as descendents of the Old Kings to rule what is left of Elmet.

Gwallauc is the current lord, taking up the role after his father died. Gwallauc uses the titles of Lord, Prince and Judge of Elmet, rather than King.

He gained the nickname Gwallawc the battle Horseman from the many battles he has already been in at a young age. He is an amazing fighter and always up for fighting with and for his cousins.

## Trivia

* He was 15 when he became lord
* He is related to Coel Hen, and in turn a descendent of the House of Gwertherion.
Portgate

The **Portgate** is a fortified gateway, constructed as part of Hadrian's Wall where it crossed the Roman road Dere Street, which preceded Hadrian's Wall by around 50 years.

It was built to control traffic along Dere Street as it passed north through Hadrian's Wall.

## Etymology

The name **Portgate** is thought to be of Anglo-Saxon origin.

## Trivia

* The Portgate was constructed from very large masonry blocks.
* It projected between 3.06 metres (10.0 ft) and 3.66 metres (12.0 ft) north of the wall, sitting astride the wall.
Lindocolina

**Lindocolina** is city in the kingdom of Mercia.

It is along the Fosse Way and Ermine Street.

## History

The earliest origins of Lindocolina can be traced to remains of an Iron Age settlement of round wooden dwellings, which have been dated to the 1st century BCE. It was built by a deep pool in the River Witham at the foot of a large hill.

The Romans conquered this part of Britain in 48 CE and soon built a legionary fortress high on a hill overlooking the natural lake, Brayford Pool, formed by the widening of the River Witham, and the northern end of the Fosse Way Roman road. Celtic *Lindon* was later Latinised to *Lindum* and the title *Colonia* added when it became settled by army veterans.

## Etymology

Lindocolina is Lincoln. It is thought to be named in the Brittonic language of Iron Age Britain's Celtic inhabitants as *Lindon*, "The Pool", presumably referring to Brayford Pool. The extent of the original settlement is unknown, as its remains are buried beneath the later Roman and medieval ruins and modern Lincoln.

The Latin *Lindum Colonia* shrank in Old English to Lindocolina.

## Trivia

* The name Londocolina was srunk to Lincylene, then to Lincoln.
Theudis

**King Theudis** is the ruler of the Visigoths, on behalf of Theodoric the Great.

## History

An Ostrogoth, Theudis was the sword-bearer of Theodoric the Great, who sent him to govern the Visigothic kingdom during the minority of Amalaric, the son of king Alaric II and Theodegotha, the daughter of king Theodoric.

During his governorship Theudis had married a Spanish woman who belonged to the house of one of the wealthy inhabitants of that land, and not only possessed great wealth but also a great estate in Toulouse.

With this wealth he was able to muster a private army of two thousand men, effectively making him independent of Theodoric's authority.

Theodoric did not take any action against Theudis. One reason was that doing so would give the Franks, who had killed the Visigothic king Alaric in the Battle of Vouillé, an excuse to take to the field once again. Another was that Theudis is careful to obey the commands of his king, and never fails to send the annual tribute.
Scrying

> What is it you see?"
> "Images. Flashes.
>
> Taliesin and Merlin

**Scrying** is a magical skill that allows Seers to see visions in reflective surfaces such as water or crystal. It can be used to view events in the past, present, or future.

## Types of Scrying

### Hydromancy

Hydromancy was a form of scrying that used water as its medium.

### Crystal-Gazing

Crystal-gazing is a form of scrying that uses crystal as its medium.

## Known Spells

* scrying fount:
	+ **"Diegol cnytte, gewitte me yst, aliese hine, to Camelot he cymþ."**
	+ **"Diegol cnytte, gewitte me yst, þa tacnian me yst þonne ieceþ sicle. Diegol cnytte, gewitte me yst, þa tacnian me yst þonne ieceþ sicle. Swilte ar ond calan, drædan morðor, to Camelot he cymþ."**

* crystal:
	+ **"Hider eft funde. On þisse ne middangeard."**
	+ **"Ætíe mé þá þé ic séce."**

* Avalon Vial:
	+ **"Geriht læc me."**
	+ **"Fultume me."**
	+ **"Geondlihte gesweorc min."**

* Disir fount:
	+ **"Heo cwaeth. Se wyrdes last bith ansiene. Nu syndon his folma blodige ond tha ne maeg he feormian. His endetime is on ofost. Heo cwaeth. Se wyrdes last bith ansiene. Nu syndon his folma blodige ond tha ne maeg he feormian. His endetime is on ofost."**

## Known Scryers

	+ Scrying Fount
	+ Morgause's Crystal of unknown origin.
	+ Crystal of Neahtid
	+ Crystal Cave
* Hydromancy
	+ Crystal Cave
	+ Pool at Caerlanrigh

## Trivia

* Scrying is an ability that only Seers possess. It is also unknown whether it is an innate ability similar to the gift of prophecy.
Vandal

The **Vandal Kingdom** or **Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans** was established by the Germanic Vandal people under Gaiseric.

The current ruler of Vandal is King Thrasamund.

## History

In 429 AD, the Vandals, estimated to number 80,000 people, had crossed by boat from Hispania to North Africa. They advanced eastward, conquering the coastal regions of what is now Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

In 435, the Roman Empire, then ruling North Africa, allowed the Vandals to settle in the provinces of Numidia and Mauretania when it became clear that the Vandal army could not be defeated by Roman military forces. In 439 the Vandals renewed their advance eastward and captured Carthage, the most important city of North Africa.

The fledgling kingdom then conquered the Roman-ruled islands of Mallorca, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica in the western Mediterranean. In the 460s, the Romans launched two unsuccessful military expeditions by sea in an attempt to overthrow the Vandals and reclaim North Africa.

The conquest of North Africa by the Vandals was a blow to the beleaguered Western Roman Empire as North Africa was a major source of revenue and a supplier of grain (mostly wheat) to the city of Rome.
Vannes

**Vannes** is the capital of the kingdom of Vannetais, which is ruled by a king known as the Maimed King.

## Trivia

* Vannes is a port city.
* The name *Vannes* comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who lived in the south-western part of Armorica.
	+ The Veneti were defeated by Julius Caesar's fleet in 56 BC in front of Locmariaquer; many of the Veneti were then either slaughtered or sold into slavery. The Romans settled a town called **Darioritum** in a location previously belonging to the Veneti.
Provence

**Provence** is a territory in Francia that is currently ruled by King Brandegoris.

## History

The Romans made the region the first Roman province beyond the Alps and called it Provincia Romana, which evolved into the present name.

Beginning in the second half of the 5th century, as Roman power waned, successive waves of Germanic tribes entered Provence: first the Visigoths, then the Ostrogoths, then the Burgundians, finally, the Franks in the 6th century.

During the late 7th and the early 8th centuries, Provence was formally subject to the Frankish kings of the Merovingian dynasty, but it was in fact ruled by its own regional nobility of Gallo-Roman stock, which ruled themselves according to Roman, not Frankish, law.
Northern Plains

**The Northern Plains**, is a county in Camelot. It is one of the few counties which doesn't share it's name with it's county town. The county town of the Northern Plains is Wrocansaetan. It is the home of the noble House of Bendew.

The Northern Plains are mostly barren strips of land, and they are located in the north of Camelot.

## Places

* Wrocansaetan
* Vale of Denaria
* Fortress of Ismere
* Wrekin Hill
* Condate
* Deverdoeu
* Gythe Gruc
Burgundians (people)

The **Burgundians** (Latin: *Burgundes, Burgundiōnes, Burgundī*; Old English: *Burgendas*) are an early Germanic group of tribes. They appeared in the middle Rhine region, near the Roman Empire, and were later moved into the empire, in the western Alps and eastern Gaul.

This Gaulish domain became the Kingdom of the Burgundians, in the western Alps region.

They speak Burgundian, Ecclesiastical Latin (liturgical/many official documents) and Vulgar Latin. They also follow the New Religion.

The Burgundians allied with Clovis' Franks against the Visigoths in the early 6th century. Clovis was the father of many current kings in Francia.
Brettanic Isles

* Season 1
* Epilogue

The **Brettanic Isles**, also known as **Brettanike**, are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Albion, Éire, Isle of Man, Inner and Outer Hebudes, the Northern Isles and over six thousand smaller islands.

The main inabitants of Albion in order of population are:

* Romano-Britons
* Gaels
* Anglo Saxons - (Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians being the biggest groups)
* Picts
* Celtic Britons
* Norse Gaels
* Norsemen
* Manx

## Season One: Kingdoms in the Brettanic Isles

### In what will be England

* Amata
* Anglia
* Bernicia
* Camelot - Part of the Five Kingdoms
* Cornwall
* Deria
* Elmet - Perilous Lands
* Essetir
* Essex
* Kent
* Isle of Mora
* Mercia
* Nemeth
* Rheged
* Wessex - Part of the Five Kingdoms

### In what will be Scotland

* Cait
* Cé
* Circind
* Dál Riata
* Fib
* Fidach
* Fortriu
* Fortla
* Gododdin
* Strathclyde - Part of the Five Kingdoms

### In what will be Wales

* Camelot - Part of the Five Kingdoms
* Dyfed
* Gawant
* Gwynedd

### In what will be Ireland

* Airgialla
* Connacht
* Laigin
* Munster
* Northern Ui Niell
* Southern Ui Niell
* Ulaid - Part of the Five Kingdoms

## Epilogue: Kingdoms in the Brettanic Isles

### In what will be England

* Anglia
* Camelot - Part of the Five Kingdoms
* Essex
* Kent
* Mercia
* Northumbria
* Sussex
* Wessex - Part of the Five Kingdoms

### In what will be Scotland

* Dál Riata
* Northumbria
* Pictland
* Strathclyde - Part of the Five Kingdoms

### In what will be Wales

* Camelot - Part of the Five Kingdoms
* Dyfed
* Gwynedd

### In what will be Ireland

* Airgialla
* Connacht
* Laigin
* Munster
* Northern Ui Niell
* Southern Ui Niell
* Ulaid - Part of the Five Kingdoms

## Historicity

The earliest known references to the islands as a group appeared in the writings of seafarers from the ancient Greek colony of Massalia. In the 1st century BC, Diodorus Siculus has *Prettanikē nēsos*, "the British Island", and *Prettanoi*, "the Britons". Strabo used Βρεττανική (*Brettanike*), and Marcian of Heraclea, in his *Periplus maris exteri*, used αἱ Πρεττανικαί νῆσοι (*the Prettanic Isles*) to refer to the islands. Along these lines, the inhabitants of the islands were called the Πρεττανοί (*Priteni* or *Pretani*). The shift from the "P" of *Pretannia* to the "B" of *Britannia* by the Romans occurred during the time of Julius Caesar.

## Trivia

* Viken is the fith kingdom that is apart of the Five Kingdoms. It is in Scandinavia.
* Daobeth was originally apart of the Five Kingdoms, not Camelot. After it was destroyed by Dragons, Camelot 'ate' it, and became the fith kingdom.