Kadal

*"Our people deserve stability and balance, your war with the Empire was with the Emperor himself but to get to him you burn, rape and pillage villages within Imperial borders! So yes....it has come to this."* - Kadal to Earnwulf before challenging him

Kadal was a former chief of his own tribe during the formation of Dorwine before coming the third High Chieftain of the northern kingdom after defeating Earnwulf in combat allowing him to take up the throne and being titled as the Defender of the North where he ruled over the kingdom keeping the peace during his reign where he was eventually slain by his firstborn son in a ceremonial one on one combat.

## Biography

### Egion

#### Young Chief

Kadal, like Ered, was a northern Imperial villager who moved to the untamed northern lands beyond the Imperial borders to form his own tribe like many of the other tribesmen that eventually formed the kingdom of Dorwine, after claiming his own piece of land for his tribe Kadal claimed his chieftain title being one of the youngest chiefs out of all of the tribes within the northern lands. During his time as chief Kadal was considered a very wise chief for his age training warriors to fight strategically with both heart and mind, he also would venture back to the Imperial kingdom to purchase books which allowed him to help teach his people and adapt to their own way of living allowing for his tribe to be one of the more progressive tribes and successful tribes when it came to fighting and surviving.

The time would eventually come where Kadal was visited by Ered who had set his journey to travel to every tribe to challenge their leader in combat and beat them allowing him to be considered their true leader forming the kingdom of Dorwine, Kadal would engage Ered in combat like many of the other chiefs however he was bested by him and instead of dying he would accept that he was their true leader and he would serve as a chief underneath him.

#### Serving the Empire

At some point after the formation of Dorwine an alliance was formed between the northern kingdom and the Empire of Egion which bound the two kingdoms as friends in time of need and war, this would eventually come in the form of a war with Nionande in which Ered alongside his chiefs who amongst them were Earnwulf and Kadal would venture with their armies down to the golden kingdom to help defend the Empire's southern border. By the time that Ered's army alongside his chiefs had reached the southern border the Imperial soldiers had been mostly defeated and so it was down to the northern kingdom to hold the line until the Imperial reinforcements would arrive, some time would pass before the reserve force of the golden kingdom came marching towards Ered's forces who were still waiting for the Imperials to arrive. With no sign of their backup Ered ordered the charge of him and his forces with Earnwulf and Kadal leading the main forces into battle, the battle itself was long and bloody with many warriors and some chiefs being slain however Kadal, Earnwulf and Ered would finish off the enemy army keeping what remained of their army alive, it would only be on the next day that the Imperial army would arrive and began their assault on the golden kingdom with the northern kingdom covering their rear. The battle would change Earnwulf's view on the alliance that was made between Dorwine and the Empire of Egion whilst Kadal remained a loyal chief to Ered serving him no matter what.

#### Earnwulf's Rule

Once the war with the golden kingdom came to an end Ered and his army would finally return to their home to a discomforted kingdom whom some began to doubt Ered's leadership and the alliance between Dorwine and the Empire of Egion, during a meeting with the chiefs it was Earnwulf who aired his frustrations to Ered about the alliance with the viewpoint of Dorwine being used by the Empire and rather being an ally they were just their cannon fodder or slaves for their wars. Whilst Kadal agreed with him he still remained loyal to Ered with his oath to serve him after he was defeated years ago but this same honour did not sway Earnwulf and some of the other chiefs, with the room almost splitting in half Kadal kept his views mainly to himself whilst sympathising with Earnwulf's ideas but not the way of going about it. Eventually Earnwulf would get tired of the constant arguing and gathered many warriors including some chiefs including Kadal who instead of joining him would offer himself to be a messenger to Ered telling him of what is to happen and that it will be honourable, whilst Earnwulf did not really care he would allow Kadal to do this.

The war would be ready to begin however Kadal would return to Earnwulf informing him of Ered's decision to fight him in combat instead of an all out civil war within Dorwine, ravenous at the thought of fighting the High Chief Earnwulf would quickly accept this challenge readying himself for one on one combat with Ered just outside the city of Geley.The combat would be brutal with the two warriors disarming each other and fighting with their bare fists pummelling each other into the ground, to many they saw this as a true warrior's test but to Kadal this was a sign of weakness showing the other kingdoms that they cannot unite as one and instead fight among themselves, eventually Earnwulf would best Ered managing to throw his axe into his face as he charged him which left Earnwulf to become the new High Chief in Dorwine. At the beginning of his reign Earnwulf would assign his generals which included Kadal to help organise their armies for war against the Empire of Egion which Kadal was reluctant to do but honoured his oath to the new High Chief, with the armies eventually assembled Kadal would be informed by his new High Chief about what the plans were for how they were going to fight back against the Empire. Now informed about the plans to attack the northern Imperial border Kadal began to doubt the actions of his new High Chief and proceeded to send a messenger ahead to the Imperial capital to inform Aldred about the pending attacks on villages in the north, eventually after armies had assembled the attacks would begin and villages began to be pillaged and occupied by Earnwulf's forces however Kadal was worried as he had not seen any Imperial soldiers to protect the villages and towns he had warned the Emperor of. During the time in these villages Kadal would witness the norse warriors lay with many of the Imperial women who were the catalysts for the Imperial-Norse hybrid species of humans many who would be considered heroes and champions of the realm.