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Cair Ligualid

**Cair Ligualid** is the capital of the kingdom of Rheged, which is ruled by King Urien.

Cair Ligualid is on a main Roman road of Stanegate.

## History

The earliest recorded inhabitants were the Carvetii tribe of Britons who made up the main population of ancient Cumbria and North Lancashire.

Romano-British occupation of Cair Ligualid continued unbroken after the Roman withdrawal from Britain around 410.

## Etymology

The Romans called the settlement at what is today Carlisle *Luguvalium*. This was originally thought to mean "wall[ed town] of Lugus" but has since been explained as a borrowed Brittonic placename reconstructed as \***Luguwalion**, meaning "[city] of Luguwalos", Luguwalos being a masculine Celtic given name meaning "strength of Lugus".

The name continued in use among Brythonic speakers in the Hen Ogledd and Wales and it was during that time that the initial element *caer* ("fort") was added. The place is mentioned in Welsh sources such as Nennius, who calls it **Cair Ligualid**, and the *Book of Taliesin* where it is rendered **Caer Liwelyδ**. The earliest record of the place in English is as **Luel** (c. 1050); later medieval forms include *Cardeol*, *Karlioli*, and *Cærleoil*. These appear to suggest that the northern form of the name did not have the final *-ydd*.

## Trivia

* Cair Ligualid was called Luguvalium by the Romans.
	+ It is modern day Carlisle.
Wintanceastre

**Wintanceastre** is the capital of the kingdom of Nemeth, which is ruled by King Rodor.

It is an administrative centre for it's county of Hantescire since Roman occupation.

## History

Despite the Roman withdrawal from Britain, urban life continued much as it had done in Wintanceastre. The settlement reduced in size, but work was carried out to improve the city's defences. The town functions as the centre for religious communities, as they continued to use the Christian cemeteries established in the Roman period.

In 648, King Cenwalh of Wessex erected the Church of St Peter and St Paul.

## Etymology

The town used to be known as **Wentā** or **Venta**, from a common Celtic word meaning "tribal town" or "meeting place". The romans called it **Venta Belgarum**, after the Celtic words and the old Celtic (and later Gaullic) tribe of Belgae.

The city became known as Wintanceastre ("Fort Venta") in Old English.

## Trivia

* Wintanceastre is modern day **Winchester**, a cathedral city in Hampshire, England.
Gythe Gruc

**Gythe Gruc** is a village in the county of the Northern Plains, in the kingdom of Camelot.

A mile west of the town is Maes Garmon, ("The Field of Germanus"), the traditional site of the "Alleluia Victory" by a force of Romano-Britons led by Germanus of Auxerre against the invading Picts and Scots, which occurred shortly after Easter, AD 430.

## Trivia

* Gythe Gruc means "The Mound of the Tomb/Sepulchre".
* Gythe Gruc is modern day **Mold**, Norman-French mont-hault ("high hill").
House of Oiscingas

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The **House of Oiscingas** is a royal house in the the kingdoms of Mercia, Kent, Anglia.

The house is the holder of Folkestone, and manages other noble houses in the area. The head of the house is Eadberht Oiscingas, the king of Kent.

The house is counted as a counted as a Great House. This house is named after king Oisc, a descendant of Hengist and Horsa, brothers said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain.
Elmet

**Elmet**, also known as the *Perilous Lands*, is a kingdom that is ruled by the Fisher King, with the help of Lord Gwallauc. The capital of Elmet is Corbenic.

Essetir borders Amata in the north, Deria in the north-east, Mercia in the south-east, Gwynedd in the south-west, and Camelot in the south.

## History

The Fisher King, a sorcerer who lived many hundreds of years ago, fought many battles in his time, but eventually he was wounded; his injury festered and the infection spread, not just through his body, but through his land as well. Elmet, his mighty kingdom was reduced to a wasteland, and it has remained that way. According to Gaius, the people of the north call this area the *Perilous Lands* and few who have ever ventured there have lived to tell the tale.

In actuality people do still live in Elmet. They are ruled by Lord Gwallauc, who's a descendant of Coel Hen. Coel Hen was the Fisher Kings third cousin six times removed, his closest living relative when he first became ill.

## Trivia

**Elmet** (Welsh: *Elfed*), sometimes **Elmed** or **Elmete**, is an independent Brittonic kingdom.
House of de Sai

The **House of de Sai** is a noble house in the county of Orne, in the kingdom of Francia.

The house is the holder of Orne, and manages other noble houses in the area. They are based at Clun Castle in Albion, and Soisson Castle in Neustria. The head of the house is Picot de Sai.

The house is counted as a counted as a Great House, and is related to the House of Mathrafal.
Carthage

**Carthage** is the capital of the kingdom of Vandal, which is ruled by King Thrasamund.

### History

The Carthaginian republic was one of the longest-lived and largest states in the ancient Mediterranean. The fall of Carthage came at the end of the Third Punic War in 146 BC at the Battle of Carthage.

Despite initial devastating Roman naval losses and Hannibal's 15-year occupation of much of Roman Italy, who was on the brink of defeat but managed to recover, the end of the series of wars resulted in the end of Carthaginian power and the complete destruction of the city by Scipio Aemilianus.

The Romans pulled the Phoenician warships out into the harbor and burned them before the city, and went from house to house, capturing and enslaving the people.

When Carthage fell, its nearby rival Utica, a Roman ally, was made capital of the region and replaced Carthage as the leading center of Punic trade and leadership. It had the advantageous position of being situated on the outlet of the Medjerda River, Tunisia's only river that flowed all year long.

However, grain cultivation in the Tunisian mountains caused large amounts of silt to erode into the river. This silt accumulated in the harbor until it became useless, and Rome was forced to rebuild Carthage

The political fallout from the deep disaffection of African Christians is supposedly a crucial factor in the ease with which Carthage and the other centers were captured in the fifth century by Gaiseric, king of the Vandals, who defeated the Roman general Bonifacius and made the city the capital of the Vandal Kingdom.
Caerleon Ddantgwyn

King **Caerleon** is the ruler of Gwynedd, and the husband of Queen Annis.

## History

Uther Pendragon's grandfather on his mother's side, Emperor Maximian, placed Padarn Wledig, Caerleon's Great-great-grandfather, in command of Votadini troops stationed in the Clackmannanshire region of Gododdin.

After Padarn Wledig died, Cunedda ap Padarn took up command upon Emperor Maximian's request. Cunedda and his forebears led the Votadini against Pictish and Irish incursions south of Hadrian's Wall. Sometime after this, the Votadini troops under Cunedda relocated to North Wales to defend the region from Irish invasion. Cunedda established himself in Wales, in the territory of the Venedoti, which would become the centre of the kingdom of Gwynedd.

King Cunedda had many children. Caerleon is related to his fourth son, Einion, the first of his children to reach adulthood and to have children of his own. Einion married a woman called Lady Prawst Prydyn and had three sons. Their youngest is the ancestor of the current heads of the House of Cunedda. Einion also had a bastard called Owain, who made the House of Ddantgwyn after being legitimised.

Caerleon is Owain Ddantgwyns first born son. Caerleon has four brothers, but only two have made it to adulthood.

Caerleon overthrew his cousins of the House of Cunedda to become king of Gwynedd himself when he was nearing thirty, killing the king at the time, Maelgwn Gwynedd (head of the House of Cunedda at the time). Caerleon then married Lady Annis of the House of Mathrafal, to gain support of the power house and the Gwynedd people.

When Caerleon became king, war broke out between Gwynedd and Camelot, due to the peace contract between the kingdoms only being binding when both King Uther and King Maelgwn where alive. Caerleon was defeated by Uther at the Battle of Denaria, but he retreated to the Castle of Fyrien. Victory would have been denied to Camelot, if Uther hadn't known about a secret labyrinth beneath the castle. Fyrien was in fact greedy, and to avoid Camelot's levies he had dug tunnels from the castle to the sea. That way he could smuggle goods into the kingdom without anyone knowing.

At some point, Gorlois befriended Queen Annis and King Caerleon.

Gwaine's father had been a knight in Caerleon's army. However, after Gwaine's father had died in battle, his mother was turned down by Caerleon when she went to him for help.

## Trivia

* He is related to Coel Hen, and in turn a descendent of the House of Gwertherion.
Balinor's Cave

**Balinor's Cave** is the cave where Balinor was forced to live following the genocide of his people during The Great Purge. It is located in the Forest of Merendra at the foot of the Feorre Mountains, and an exit at the back of the cave leads to the Tomb of Ashkanar.

## Trivia

* Balinor originally sought refuge with Hunith in Ealdor during the Great Purge, but was forced to flee when Uther discovered his whereabouts.
* Balinor chose this cave due to its proximity to the Tomb of Ashkanar, where a dragon egg was hidden.
Horn of Cathbhadh

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The **Horn of Cathbhadh** is a magical horn that can be used to summon the spirits of the dead.

In the days of the Old Religion, the Horn was kept in the care of the High Priestesses on the Isle of the Blessed. It was smuggled to safety when Uther attacked the temple during the The Great Purge.

## History

In the days of the Old Religion, the High Priestesses would gather at the Great Stones of Nemeton each year at Beltane and use the Horn to summon the spirits of their ancestors. They trained for years before entering the Spirit World, and one thing they were told never to do was to look back at the spirit as the veil closed, as doing so would release it into the living world.

When not in use, the Horn was kept in the temple on the Isle of the Blessed. It was smuggled to safety when Uther attacked the island during the The Great Purge and at some point entered Valdis's possession.

## Trivia

* The Horn contains very powerful magic.
* How the Horn entered Valdis possession is unknown.
* Before the The Great Purge, Gaius used to take part in the High Priestess' ceremonies at Beltane.
House of Essex

The **House of Essex** is a Saxon house in the the kingdoms of Essex, Kent and Anglia.

The house is the holder of Camulodunum, and manages other noble houses in the area. The head of the house is lord Sigeric, the king of Essex.

This house once ruled Kent, through King Swæfheard Essex. King Swæfheard was a co-ruler with King Eadric Oiscingas.
Gwaine Gwyar

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**Sir Gwaine Gwyar** is a 'Drifter', son of the noble Sir Luten Luyddog, and Lady Áine Vreichvras.

## Abilities

Gwaine is an exceptionally skilled swordsman with a very unique fighting style. Gwaine is also skilled in hand to hand combat.

Gwaine has a surprising knowledge of magic, however, he is unable to use magic himself.

## Trivia

* Gwaine speaks Old English, Welsh and basic Common Brittonic
* Gwaine is right handed
* Wears his father's wedding band as a necklace

## In the Legends

Sir Gawain was a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian Legend. He appeared in more tales than any other knight, though he was rarely the chief hero. His character is believed to be based on Arthur's nephew Gwalchmai from *The Mabinogion*. Calm, considerate, and polite, Gwalchmai was said to achieve more with kindness and understanding than most knights did with a sword.

Similarly, Gawain was known to be a formidable warrior, courteous and compassionate, a friend to young knights and a defender of the poor. He was also an ardent defender of women, a trait which led to him being known as "The Maidens' Knight".
Isle of Man

The **Isle of Man**, known as **Mænavia** by the Romans, is an island between Albion and Éire.

The Isle of Man isn't a kingdom or apart of one, with the people of the island mainly staying there and not being bothered by invasions, and only having a few raids by vikings. It is a Celtic nation. The term *nation* is used in its original sense to mean a people who share a common identity and culture and are identified with a traditional territory.

The main inabitants of the Isle of Man in order of population are Manx, with a few Norseman. This is because Viking settlers have began to arrive and establish settlements.

## Historicity

The Iron Age marked the beginning of Celtic cultural influencein the Isle of Man. Large hill forts appeared on hill summits and smaller promontory forts along the coastal cliffs, whilst large timber-framed roundhouses were built.

It is likely that the first Celts to inhabit the Island were Brythonic tribes from mainland Britain. It is not known if the Romans ever made a landing on the island and if they did, little evidence has been discovered.

It is generally assumed that Irish invasion or immigration formed the basis of the modern Manx language; Irish migration to the island probably began in the 5th century AD.
Hadrian's Wall

**Hadrian's Wall**, also known as the **Roman Wall**, **Picts' Wall**, or *Vallum Hadriani* in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian.

The wall lies entirely within England.

## Trivia

* It is the largest Roman archaeological feature in Albion, it runs a total of 73 miles.
Glynis

**Glynis** is the daughter of Peredur and Brisen, and the sister of Cadi. She is a Druid.

## Biography

Glynis was born to Peredur and Brisen, in the druid camp lead by Iseldir. Her younger sister, Cadi, was born three years after she was.

When her mother was fourty-five and Cadi was thirteen, both were found by Camelot knights. Due to the Great Purge still being in full swing, both were killed for practising 'sorcery'.

A year after this traumatic event, Glynis married Cerdan. Cerdan at the time was training to be a druid master, a title which he now holds.

Three years after their marriage, Glynis gave birth to her and Cerdans first and only child, Mordred.
Dover

**Dover** is a town in the kingdom of Kent.

Dover connects to the Roman road Watling Street.

## History

The history of Dover is completely one with the sea.

Roman Dover, or ‘’Portus Dubris’’ as it was called, was one of the three ports used for trade and the movement of the army; the other two being ‘'Lemanis'’ Lympne and ‘'Rutupiae'’ Richborough. All three connected to Watling Street at Canterbury. In due course the longshore drift along the coast silted up the latter two ports, and also the mouth of the River Dour, Kent on which Dover stands.

## Etymology

First recorded in its Latinised form of *Portus Dubris*, the name derives from the Brythonic word for water (*dwfr* in Middle Welsh, *dŵr* in Modern Welsh apart from **dwfrliw** (Watercolour) which has retained the old Welsh spelling, *dour* in Breton). The same element is present in the town's French name *Douvres* and the name of the river, *Dour*, which is also evident in other English towns such as Wendover. However, the modern Modern Welsh name *Dofr* is an adaptation of the English name *Dover*.[1]
Champagne

**Champagne**, is a county in Austrasia. The county town of Champagne is Reims.

## Trivia

* The name Champagne, formerly written Champaigne, comes from French meaning "open country" (suited to military maneuvers) and from Latin meaning "level country" which is also the derivation of the name of the Italian region of Campania.
Brisen

**Brisen** was the daughter of Caius and Brenwain, and the sister of Gaius and Hunith.

## Biography

### Early life

Brisen was born to Caius and Brenwain in Ealdor. Her father was a farmer.

Brisen is the fifth child of seven:

* Gaius: Oldest brother - He became a Physicker aa well as an Alchemist, and is now the Court Physician, in the Court of Camelot.

* Cai: Second oldest brother - Died in infancy, not surviving his first winter.

* Glenys: Second youngest brother - He stayed in Ealdor. Became the owner of the family farm after Brenwain died. Glenys married Liana, a neighbour, and had four children. His eldest daughter, Gwenfair, married a man called Ithel from Engaerd, and has two children, a daughter and a son. Celynin, Glenys eldest son, married a woman called Catraonie, from a village in Camelot. Catraonie and Glenys have one son called Urian. His other two children haven't married or had children yet. Glenys died when he was sixty years old.

* Branwen: Oldest sister - Lived to adulthood, and married a man called Madoc in Ealdor. She died during childbirth, along with her and Madoc's child. Madoc remarried and had a son called Matthew with this new wife Heline.

* Gareth: Youngest brother - Left Ealdor at sixteen, as he didn't want to be a farmer. He ended up marrying a woman called Eigyr, and having a son, Tryffin. Tryffin married a woman called Eigyr, and had two children of his own, a son and a daughter. Brenwain used to get letters from Gareth, but not very frequently. Brenwain didn't know where his son lived.

* Cerys: Second sister - Died in infancy, from getting the flu.

* Hunith: Youngest sister - She stayed in Ealdor. Hunith ended up marrying a man called Balinor, and had a son called Merlin. Balinor then left Hunith, leaving her to raise Merlin alone.

### Adult life

When Brisen turned nineteen, she left Ealdor to join the nearby Druid camp. Whilest in this camp, she became a Druid.

She married a Druid called Peredur and had two daughters, Glynis and Cadi. Her oldest, Glynis, married a Druid called Cerdan, and they have gone on to have a son called Mordred, making Brisen a grandmother.

When she was fourty-five and her youngest was thirteen, both were found by Camelot knights. Due to the Great Purge still being in full swing, both were killed for practising 'sorcery'.
Aldroenus Flavius

## Flavius Aldroenus

**Emperor Aldroenus** was the emperor of Armorica. He was the brother of the Western Roman Emperor Constantine III.

## Biography

Originally Aldroenus was asked by Britions to be their ruler after the Roman withdrawal, seeking a king who can defend them against the barbarians (Saxons, Picts, Vikings, Angles, and Jutes). Aldroenus refused believing the country to have diminished, but sent his brother Constantine to rule instead.

Emperor Constatine had strong militarty leadership, which in turn justified his rule.

Emperor Constantine had two children, Constans and Uther Pendragon. After Emperor Constantine's wife died, Uther went to live in Armorica with Emperor Aldroenus. Uther stayed in Armorica until he overthrowed the House of de Bois for the throne of Camelot.

Aldroenus died with no heirs, and Armorica never took another king or ruler.

## Trivia

* Aldroenus spoke Vulgar Latin, Classical Latin, Old English, Old French, Koine Greek, and Gaulish.
* He was right-handed.
* Aldroenus has heterochromia, one greeny grey eye and one brown.

## In the Legends

In Geoffrey's account, the Britons ask Aldroenus, the ruler of Armorica, to be their ruler after the Roman withdrawal, seeking a king who can defend them against the barbarians. Aldroenus refuses, believing the country to have diminished, but sends his brother Constantine to rule instead. Constantine becomes king and has three sons, Constans, Aurelius and Uther, but is stabbed to death by a Pict.
Bagdemagus Magoç

**King Bagdemagus** is the ruler of Aquitaine, in the Kingdom of the Franks.

## Biography

### Family

He is son of Sir Tristan de Bois, of the noble House of de Bois, and Lady Enneni Oer, of the House of Oer. They were betrothed from a young age, with the House of Oer hoping that Tristan would one day become king of Camelot. The year that Tristan became of age and might have been declared crown prince of Camelot, Uther Pendragon invaded the kingdom, and took over.

Because Uther then married Tristans sister, he solidified his rule. Tristan liked Uther, and thought he would be a better king that him. The House Oer wasn't happy with this, as they knew Enneni wouldn't have a chance to be queen anymore. However, they didn't break-up the betrothal, knowing that it would lead to war.

Tristan and Enneni married a few months after Uther became king. They then had Bagdemagus.

Due to Uther not having an heir for a long time, Bagdemagus was Camelots heir. The House of Oer and some anti-Pendragon people wanted Bagdemagus to become king, and plotted to kill Uther. Tristan found out and put a stop to it.

When his younger sister Ygraine died during childbirth, Tristan blamed Uther for her death and arrived in Camelot to challenge him to a duel. Uther won the duel but before he died, Tristan swore in his dying breaths that he would rise from the dead and avenge Ygraine. Bagdemagus was ten.

### Becoming King

Bagdemagus fell in love with a Frankish princess, Adelheild. Adelheild is the illegitimate daughter of King Chlodomer Merovingian, king of Aquitaine. Because of Adelheild being a bastard, Enneni didn't want them to be together. However, due to Franica being such a powerful kingdom, and King Chlothar Merovingian, king of the whole of Francia, gave his blessing, they end up together.

After Bagdemagus and Adelheild married, they were given the titles King and Queen of Aquitaine, since King Chlodomer had since died. Bagdemagus took the name Magoç, which means magic, the same meaning as the last part of his name. He did this because the de Bois family is linked to Camelot, and the Oer family is linked to many Albion kingdoms, and he wants to differentiate.

Queen Adelheild then had Bagdemagus' child, Prince Maleagant.

## In the Legends

**Bagemagus** originally figures in literature the father of the knight Maleagant, who abducts King Arthur's wife Queen Guinevere in several versions of a popular episode. He is portrayed as a kinsman and ally of Arthur and a wise and virtuous king, despite the actions of his son.

## Trivia

* His name can be spelt many ways:
	+ Bademagus, Bademaguz, Bagdemagu, Bagomedés, Baldemagu, Baldemagus, Bandemagu, Bandemagus, Bangdemagew, Baudemagu, Baudemagus, Bando di Mago, Bano of Magoç, etc.
Vannetais

**Vannetais**, also known as **Gwened** or **Bro-Gwened**, is a kingdom in Armorica that is currently ruled by a king known as the Maimed King.

## History

The **Caletes** or **Caleti** (Gaulish: "the hard [stubborn, tough] ones"; Latin: *Calētēs* or *Calētī*) were a Belgic or Gallic tribe dwelling in Pays de Caux, in present-day Normandy, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

## Counties

* Pourlet
* Kost-ar-C'hoet
* Pays de Baud
* Bas-Vannetais
* Haut-Vannetais
* Vannetais gallo
* Rhuys
* Pays de Pontivy - A little bit of this county is in Cornouaille
* Pays de Loudéac - This county is mostly in Pays De Saint-Brieuc, and some of it is also in Cornouaille
* Pays de Redon - This county is split between Vannetais, Pays Nantais, Pays De Saint-Malo, and Pays Rennais
Durdham Down

The **Durdham Down** is downland in the kingdom of Wessex.

Durdham Down is located near the village of Heanburg, and looks down upon the Abona Gorge.

The land is used as grazing land. An Saxon charter grants grazing rights over part of Durdham Down. The down was the commons of pasture for the manor of Heanburg.

It's neighbour is Clistone Down.
Saxons

The **Saxons** are a group of Germanic peoples whose name was given to a large country near the North Sea coast of northern Germania (Lower Saxony (Germany)). In the late Roman Empire, the name was used to refer to Germanic coastal raiders, and also as a word something like the later "Viking".

Saxon raiders had been harassing the eastern and southern shores of Britannia for centuries before, prompting the construction of a string of coastal forts called the *Litora Saxonica* or Saxon Shore. Before the end of Roman rule in Britannia, many Saxons and other folk had been permitted to settle in these areas as farmers.

They also conquered some of Gaul in the mid 5th century, and Anglo Saxons had influence there until around 520 AD.

The Saxons (and other tribes) first entered Albion en masse as part of an agreement to protect the Britons from the incursions of the Gaels, Picts and others.

They founded the kingdoms of Essex, and Wessex. They speak British Latin, Old Saxon and Old English.

Some Saxons follow the Old Religion, and others follow Christianity. Saxons have no king, but they are governed by several ealdormen who, during war, cast lots for leadership but who, in time of peace, are equal in power. Due to the conflict in Albion at the moment, most Saxons have elected a leader who represents their kingdom.

The Saxons in Albion have mix greatly with other Germanic people and the Celtic Britons to create a new culture Anglo Saxons.

## Etymology

The name of the Saxons may derive from a kind of knife associated with the ethnos; such a knife has the name *seax* in Old English, *Sax* in German, *sachs* in Old High German, and *sax* in Old Norse. The seax has had a lasting symbolic impact in the English counties of Essex and Middlesex, both of which feature three seaxes in their ceremonial emblem. The names of these counties, along with the names "Sussex" and "Wessex", contain a remnant of the root of the word "Saxon".
Fisher King

## Pelles Gwertherion‎

The king known as the **Fisher King** is the ruler of Elmet, a kingdoms in Albion.

## Biography

Hundreds of years ago, the Fisher King was born into a long line of Warlocks and Witches. His family were tasked with being the Keepers of the Grail.

His birth name was Pelles Gwertherion‎ and he was the son of Warlock Pellam Gwertherion‎. He had an older brother by the name of Alain, who died at the age of 158. He also has a younger brother by the name of Pellinore Gwertherion‎. Pellinore was cursed to sleep for two hundred years, but woke up in 504. Pellinore is currently king of Vannetais, a kingdom in Armorica.

The Fisher King inhereted Elmet from his father, and because of his gifts in Magic, and his skill as a ruler, the kingdom became a mighty one. Elmet flourished, becoming the wealthiest kingdom in Albion.

He was a keeper of the Grail, like members of his family formally.

After reaching the age of one hundred the Fisher King was wounded in battle. Because the kingdom of Elmet state is linked to its ruler, it began to fall into disrepair as his condition got worse.

It eventually became a barren wasteland; neither alive nor dead and populated by Wyverns, distant cousins of Dragons. A group of High Priestesses went to the Perilous Lands and retrieved the Cup of Life for their own magical gains.

All the king was able to do was fish in a small boat on the river near his castle. Overtime be became too ill to to even that, and stayed in his castle alone to die.

It is rumoured that the King himself is still partially alive; his magic and connection too the Cup of Life keeping him alive despite his wounds being fatal.

It is said that he needs Courage, Magic and Strength to finally be laid to rest, and that he has a valuable Trident, made of gold.

## In the Legends

In Arthurian legend, the **Fisher King**, also known as the **Wounded King** or **Maimed King** , is the last in a long bloodline charged with keeping the Holy Grail. Versions of the original story vary widely, but he is always wounded in the legs or groin and incapable of standing. All he is able to do is fish in a small boat on the river near his castle, Corbenic, and wait for some noble who might be able to heal him by asking a certain question.

Many later works have two wounded Grail Kings who live in the same castle, either a father and son or a grandfather and grandson. The more grievously wounded elder man remains in the castle, sustained by the Grail alone; the more active younger man can meet with guests and go fishing.
Druid

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The **Druids** are a group of peaceful and secretive people who possess powerful magic. They live throughout Albion in seemingly small settlements and they are very powerful healers. They have been long sought and hunted down by the tyrannical king, Uther Pendragon.

## Overview

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. They practice magic for good means and are generally a peaceful race.

Druids only employ the use of violent magic like the Serkets to deter strangers or those who would wish them harm from entering their land. They practice magic in its purest form or the lighter side of magic and while they acknowledge that magic can be used for evil, as Uther proclaims, they believe it can be used for great good as well and strive to use it for good.

Druids do not kill, only harm those that are a danger to them. Druids are known to seek out those who have a natural ability or talent for magic to take as apprentices.

Druids of a certain level of authority have knowledge of the future. Druids also all seem to have the power of telepathy, possibly making it an inherent ability of the Druid people.

Druids appear to have symbols imprinted on them, which seems to differentiate them from non-druidic people. It tends to resemble the triskel symbol.

### Druid Ranks

There are different ranks in a Druid Camp.

* Vikan - Follower of Druid religions and traditions without the magic.
* Druid - Follower of Druid religions and traditions with magic.
* Vates - Powerful Seers. Their power of prophecy is unrivalled, even by a High Priestess or Priest.
* Druid Master - Teachers of the Druid ways, takes on apprentices.
* Druid Chieftain - Highest rank of Druid. They are counted as High Priest's of the Old Religion (always male)
Kent

**Kent** is a kingdom that is ruled by King Octa. The capital of Kent is Folkestone.

Kent borders Tír-Mòr in the north-east, Essetir in the north, and Nemeth in the west.

## History

The **Kingdom of the Kent** (Old English: *Cantwara rīce*; Latin: *Regnum Cantuariorum*), also known as the **Kingdom of Kentish**, was an early medieval kingdom in what is now South East England.
Balinor

**Balinor** is a Warlock, and is thought to be the last of his kind.

## Biography

Balinor was forced to go into hiding during Uther Pendragon's Great Purge, which saw the end of hundreds of Creatures of magic. After Gaius helped him escape, Balinor stayed at the village of Ealdor where he met Hunith with whom he fell in love. When Uther discovered his whereabouts, Balinor was forced to flee again, leaving Hunith behind.

Hunith later gave birth to his son, Merlin, who had inherited his dragonlord bloodline.

He has made his home in Balinor's Cave located in the Forest of Merendra at the foot of the Feorre Mountains, and an exit at the back of the cave leads to the Tomb of Ashkanar. Balinor chose this cave due to its proximity to the Tomb of Ashkanar, where a dragon egg was hidden.
Clun Castle

The **Clun Castle** is a castle in the town of Clun, in Denaria.

It is the home of the Albion home of House of de Sai.

## Trivia

* Clun Castle is located on a bend in the River Clun, overlooking the small town of Clun.
	+ **Clun Castle** is a reall ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire England. Clun Castle was established by the Norman lord Robert de Say after the Norman invasion of England and went on to become an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, with an extensive castle-guard system.
Alain Hir II

**Alain II Hir**, also known as **Alan Hir**, is the king of Cornouaille who succeeded his father Iudicael as King.

He is the grandson of Hoel III King of Armorica through his mother, and descendant of Aldroenus through his father. Aldroenus was the grandson of Conanus Meiriadog (the Celt who founded Brittany), via Conanus's son Gwereg. Aldroenus was also the brother of the Western Roman Emperor Constantine III.

He is the first cousin once removed of Constans and Julianus Flavius, and Uther Pendragon. Because of this he is the second cousin of Morgana and Arthur Pendragon.

With his late wife, Curia Quintilia, he is the father of Ifor and Vecticia.

## In the Legends

According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Cadwaladr fled from Britain during a devastating plague. He sought help from Alain to restore the British to power in their homeland, but he then received an angelic visitation which told him that he must renounce his crown and go to Rome as a penitent. If he did so the British people (Welsh and Bretons) would be reunited in the future and the English (Anglo-Saxons) expelled from the land. King Alain then consults books of prophesies written by the Sybils and by Merlin, discovering that "these and other prophecies accorded to the divine answer that Cadwaladr had heard" (in the version reported in The Chronicles of England). Alain assures Cadwaladr that he must do as the heavenly voice commanded.
Venonis

**Venonis** is a village in the county Ascetir, in the kingdom of Camelot.

It is very close to the boarder of Essetir, and is at the foot of the Rigde of Ascetir.

Venonis is the location of the crossroads of the Roman roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way.

## Etymology

Venonis is a loose translation of the word Poisonous.
Constantinople

**Constantinople** was the capital of the Roman Empire, and is now the captial of the Eastern Roman Empire. It is ruled by the Roman Emperor Justinus Flavius

### History

In 324, the ancient city of Byzantium was renamed "New Rome" and declared the new capital of the Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine the Great, after whom it was renamed, and dedicated on 11 May 330.

After the barbarians overran the Western Roman Empire, Constantinople became the indisputable capital city of the Roman Empire. Emperors were no longer peripatetic between various court capitals and palaces. They remained in their palace in the Great City and sent generals to command their armies. The wealth of the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia flowed into Constantinople.
Godwyn Cnut

> The arrival of Lord Godwyn is always a cause for celebration.
>
> Arthur about Godwyn

**Lord Godwyn** is the king of Gawant and an old ally and friend of Uther Pendragon.

## Biography

Twenty years ago, around the same year that Prince Arthur Pendragon, the only son of Godwyn's old friend Uther Pendragon King of Camelot, was born. He himself was blessed with a child, his daughter Princess Elena, sadly his wife died soon after the birth.

Princess Elena and Prince Arthur are arranged to be married.

## Trivia

* It is unclear why Godwyn is a lord, since as being the leader of a kingdom he should logically be called a King like Uther.
Wraith

> The spirit of a dead man conjured from the grave..
>
> Gaius

A **Wraith** is a slain person reanimated by Necromancy, seeking revenge for past events. However, this requires the fallen's body, otherwise the creature would be a Shade.

## Properties

Wraiths, creatures of magic, are created using necromancy to reanimate a corpse and cannot be slain by normal weapons, since one cannot simply kill that which is already dead. Both mortal weapons and spells are useless against wraiths.

Only a enchanted sword, a "*sword begotten in the dragon's breath*", can destroy them. It is said that wraiths disappear when their task is completed. A Wraith can only be created by using magic to harness the grief and rage of a tormented soul and return it to its corpse, now an indestructible body.
Aefentid Iclingas

**Lady Aefentid** is the wife of Lord Bayard, and Queen of Mercia.

Lady Aefentid is the daughter of King Ganis of Léon, and Lady Ediva. She had two older brothers, King Ban and Sir Bors the Elder, and she has one younger brother, Lord Clodio. She also had an older sister, Lewen, who died in infancy.

Her father and King Icel of Mercia arranged a marriage between herself and Icels son, Lord Bayard. They married when they became of age, and she moved to Tamworth to start training to become the future Queen.

She came Queen of Mercia when King Icel died and Bayard took the throne.

With Bayard she has two children, a son called Prince Creoda, and a daughter called Princess Rheda.
House of Ddantgwyn

The **House of Ddantgwyn** is a royal house in the the kingdom of Gwynedd.

The house is the holder of Conwy, and manages other noble houses in the area. The head of the house is Caerleon Ddantgwyn, the king of Gwynedd.

The house is not counted as a Great House, due to the fact it is new, and created by a bastard.

## History

Uther Pendragon's grandfather on his mother's side, Emperor Maximian, placed Padarn Wledig in command of Votadini troops stationed in the Clackmannanshire region of Gododdin.

After Padarn Wledig died, Edern ap Padarn took up command, and the command was then passed onto Cunedda ap Eern when Edern died. Cunedda and his forebears led the Votadini against Pictish and Irish incursions south of Hadrian's Wall. Sometime after this, the Votadini troops under Cunedda relocated to North Wales to defend the region from Irish invasion. Cunedda established himself in Wales, in the territory of the Venedoti, which would become the centre of the kingdom of Gwynedd. The House of Cunedda was created.

King Cunedda had many children. Einion Cunedda I is the first of his children to reach adulthood and to have children of his own. Einion married a woman called Lady Prawst Prydyn and had three sons. Their youngest is the ancestor of the current heads of the House of Cunedda. Einion also had a bastard called Owain, who made the **House of Ddantgwyn** after being legitimised.

Caerleon overthrew his cousins of the House of Cunedda to become king of Gwynedd himself when he was nearing thirty, killing the king at the time, Maelgwn Gwynedd (head of the House of Cunedda at the time). Caerleon then married Lady Annis of the House of Mathrafal, to gain support of the power house and the Gwynedd people.
Géraldine d'Aquitaine

**Queen Géraldine d'Aquitaine** is the wife of King Duc, King of Pays De Saint-Malo, a petty kingdom in Armorica.

King Duc's family used to rule over Aquitaine, but when the Franks took over, Duc and Géraldine moved to Armorica.

Despite his high rank, Duc is uninterested in prestige, which infuriates Géraldine, as she wishes for more.
Haut-Léon

**Haut-Léon**, is a county in Léon. The county town of Haut-Léon is called Saint Pol de Léon, and it is the home of the noble House of de Léon.

It is the largest vegetable producer and farmers market in Armorica responsible for 90% of Francia artichoke production and exports tens of thousands of vegetables to the whole of Europe every year.
Gorlois Garlot

Sir **Gorlois** was Uther Pendragon's best friend and the husband of Vivienne. He was assumed to be the biological father of Morgana Pendragon but it was later revealed that he was actually her step-father. He is the father to Elaine and Morgause Garlot.

## 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'.

At some point before his death Annis Ddantgwyn had met Gorlois and King Caerleon befriended him.

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.

## Personality

Gorlois was respected inside and outside of Camelot for his fair and just character. Queen Annis described him as an honorable man. Uther described how he resembled Morgana in the way that she too stood up to him and challenged him, like a good friend must.
House of Oer

The **House of Oer** is a royal house in the kingdoms of Rheged, Essetir and Cé. It is also a noble house in Camelot and Aquitaine.

The house is the holder of many holds and counties, and manages other noble houses in these areas. The head of the house is King Urien, the king of Rheged. King Angusel king of Cé is the brother of King Urien, and also apart of this house.

The house is counted as a Great House.
Great Stones of Nemeton

**The Great Stones of Nemeton** was a location of worship in the time of the Old Religion.

Each year, long before the time of the Great Purge, ceremonies at Beltane would have the High Priestesses and High Priests gather at the Great Stones of Nemeton and summon the spirits of their ancestors using The Horn of Cathbhadh.

## 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.
Wroxeter

**Wroxeter** is a city in the county of Camelot, in the kingdom of Camelot.

It is beside the River Sabrina and size wise, it is Camelots second largest city.

## History

*Viroconium Cornoviorum*, the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, was sited here. Between 530 and 570, when most Roman urban sites and villas in Britain were being abandoned, there was a substantial rebuilding programme.

## Etymology

*Viroconium* is a Latinised form of a toponym that was reconstructed as Common Brittonic *\*Uiroconion* ("[city] of *\*Uirokū*". *\*Uirokū* ("man-wolf") is believed to have been a masculine given name meaning "werewolf".

Wroxeter is a more modern Anglicization of Viroconium of the Cornovians, referring to pre-Roman tribe which had had a hill fort on the Wrekin.
Dere Street

**Dere Street** is one of the main Roman road networks in Albion.

It was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked *Eboracum* (York), crossing the Stanegate at *Corbridge* (Hadrian's Wall was crossed at the *Portgate*, just to the north) and continuing beyond into what is now Scotland, later at least as far as the Antonine Wall.

The road joins Ermine Street at York.

## Etymology

Stane is simply an old spelling of "stone" which was commonly used to differentiate paved Roman roads from muddy native trackways.
Gyda Sigtryggdatter

**Gyda Sigtryggdatter** is the wife of King Olaf, the ruler of Viken. Viken is one of the Five Kingdoms.

Gyda is King Olafr Sigtryggsson of Dublin's sister. With Olaf, Gyda has two children, Vivian and Tryggvi.

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.

## Trivia

* Gyda is a Norsewoman.
	+ Her father was the king of Dublin, meaning she was a princess before becoming queen.
Bayard Iclingas

* 1
* 5

> People of Camelot, for a great many years we have been mortal enemies, and the blood of our men stains the ground from the walls of Camelot to the gates of Mercia. And though we remember those who have died, we must not allow any more to join them.
>
> Bayard

Lord **Bayard** is the king of Mercia in the country of Albion. He is the grandson of Eomer, the last King of the Angles in Angeln. His father, Icel, led his people across the North Sea to Albion.

Lord Bayard his half Roman, with his mother being a Roman Noble. Because of this he has a feud with Camelot, ruled by King Uther, the brother of the Roman who lost Albion.

Bayard is married to Lady Aefentid, who was a member of the House of Gaunnes.

Bayard and Aefentid have a one daughter, Princess Rheda, and one son, Prince Creoda.

## Trivia

* "Bayard" is also the name for a legendary horse.
* He and his family are Angle.
Annis Ddantgwyn

**Queen Annis** is the wife of King Caerleon and the Queen of Gwynedd.

## History

At some point Queen Annis befriended Gorlois Garlot. She is from the noble family of Aberffraw.

## Personality

Queen Annis is a fierce, strong and courageous woman. Annis is also known to be reasonable, rational and wise and an adept judge of character.

## Physical Appearance

Annis, is a middle aged woman, with long, straight, light brown hair and green eyes. She has a few wrinkles in her face. She is usually dressed in extravagant dresses, indicating her status as queen of Caerleon.

## Trivia

* Queen Annis is related to Lady Anwen of Brechfa, and King Cyngar.
House of Mathafarn

The **House of Mathafarn** is a noble house in the county of Balor, in the kingdom of Camelot.

The house is the holder of Balor, and manages other noble houses in the area. The head of the house is Lord Marchudd Mathafarn. The house is counted as a counted as a Great House, and is known to be very powerful and influential.

It is related to the House of Mathrafal.
Gedney

**Gedney** is medium sized town in Essetir.

## History

Gedney lies near the boarder of Mercia, north of the Forest of Gedney.

## Etymology

The real Gedney was a village in the county of Lincolnshire. The place-name is derived from the Old English Gyddan-ea, which literally means Gydda's island.

## Trivia

* Gedney has a population of around five thousand five hundred people
Pays De Saint-Malo

**Pays De Saint-Malo** is a kingdom in Armorica that is currently ruled by King Duc.

## Counties

* Mené - Mainly in Pays De Saint-Brieuc, but some is in Pays De Saint-Malo
* Pays de Loudéac - This county is split between Vannetais, Cornouaille, Pays De Saint-Malo, and Pays De Saint-Brieuc
* Poudouvre
* Porhoët
* Clos Ratel - This county is mostly in Pays De Dol, but some of it is also in Pays De Saint-Malo
* Pays de Redon - This county is split between Vannetais, Pays Nantais, Pays De Saint-Malo, and Pays Rennais
Rowan Staff

> It's carved from the Rowan Tree that grows at the very heart of the Isle of the Blessed. Only the High Priestesses and their Blood Guard have ever set eyes on it.
>
> Morgause

 The **Rowan Staff** was a magical staff and a powerful artifact of the Old Religion, carved from the Rowan Tree that grows at the very heart of the Isle of the Blessed.

Only the High Priestesses and their Blood Guard had ever set eyes on it.
Mordred

* Younger
* Older

**Mordred** is the son of Cerdan and Glynis, he is a Druid.

## Biography

Mordred was born to Cerdan and Glynis, in the druid camp lead by Iseldir.

Due to being a Warlock, and his natural talents, Mordred is having training in his magic at a young age. Due to his father being a Druid Master, he is the one training him.