Rendon Grande

**Rendon Grande** was a Salahani nobleman and lord of the city of Leir's Point or Grandeport. He served his empire well, helping to deal with their enemies up to and beyond the Silence of Nara.

## Rendon Grande

### Aliases

"the Serpent of Grandeport"Lord of Grandeport

Mayor of Grandeport

Spymaster of the Imperial Vale

### Relatives

Adrian Grande (Grandfather) Podrick Grande (Father)

Vienna Norair (Mother)

Tarleton Grande (Brother, dead)

Duncan II. Grande (Uncle and liege)

Jason Grande (Cousin)

Loren Grande (Cousin)

Ivsaina Doaragas (Wife)

### Affiliation

Salahan Empire Viceroyalty of the Imperal Vale

County of Leir's Point

City of Grandeport

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Grandeport, Leir's Point, Stormreach, Salahan Empire, Onixana

## Biography:

### Early Life:

Rendon was born the second son of lord Podrick Grande of Leir's Point and the city of Grandeport and his wife lady Vienna Norair, sister to the High Lord of Roseford, from whom he inherited his dark hair and gray eyes.

His grew up alongside his older brother Tarleton Grande and the two were close.

As the second son of a minor branch of the Grande Family, he was trained to bring “honor” to his family, and began his knightly training. He spent many years as a page and later squire alongside his cousin Loren and the two often played games of wit in their off times.

### War against Ordons:

in the year 1613 of the Era of Sorrows, House Vellens of Ordon tried again to reclaim the Salahan throne from the Orelion-Vellens and amassed a great army to do so.

Several houses attempted to pressure Rendon's proud uncle Duncan into siding with the Ordonese but even in his pride House Grade remembered the house that brought them from poverty to greatness and quickly called his banners to war. Rendon rode alongside his father and brother into battle at the Red Bridge leading to Rahanas. During the battle, his father Podrik was slain by the Prince of Ordon Aenar Vellens and as Rendon attempted to avenge him, the knight slashed at his saddle causing him to fall and his leg was crippled as his horse dragged him along. He would have died that day had it not been for his cousin Jason who struck down Aenar.

### Recovery and Investagtion:

Rendon languished in a medical tent for the rest of the war slowly recoving as Emperor Zalahari dealt with the rebel branch of House Vellens in a brutal fashion.

During his time recovering, he developed an interest in alchemy, medicine and poison making from books he found around the healing tent.

In the years that followed, Rendon spent his time studying the alchemical arts and wring ballads about Salahan history.

Some years later, he was invited to the wedding of Prince Altir and lady Jasmine Tenga. During the ceremony he would have several of his balads performed and would flert with the bride’s twin brother Karlas, nearly causing a scandal.

On his way home, his brother Tarlton would fall ill and it would turn out to be posion. Despite Rendon's best efforts, the young lord would soon die, the first victim of the 1618 Poisonings and Rendon would succeed his brother as Lord of Leir's Point and Mayor of Grandport.

Though some suspected Rendon at first due to further poisonings, spymaster Ratta Feldun would give evidence of a Tenga conspiracy to overthrow House Orelion-Vellens and place the upstart House Darkden upon the Ruby Throne. Though many believed this they and Lady Jasmine was briefly arrested, Rendon did not and soon began an investigation of his own soon finding that Ratta herself was the poisoner being a secret supporter of Bella Vellens, and her plot to ally with Meakar Darkden and use the confusion to take the throne.

He would defeat Ratta in a battle of wits, and warned his uncle of the betrayal who would tell the Emperor of the plot but took all credit for himself. Ratta was taken to the capital and put to death along with several other conspirators.

## Personality:

Rendon was a calm cold man preferring his books and potions to dealing with people. He was a utilitarian believing that it was better to poison his enemy then sacrifice his people in a prolonged war. He was in secret homosexual having a few lovers in his years much to the anger of his arranged wife. He held a deep hatred for warlords such as Daelys Darkden and Alyna Vellens, seeing them as unlawful upstart criminals with delusions of grandeur.

## Powers:

**Trained Fighter**:

**Alchemist**: He was skilled at turning herbs into useful potion

**Medicine**:

**Poison-making**:

**Master of Intrigue**

## Titles:

(1618- )
(1613- )
(1619- )

## Relationship:

### Friends:

Layael Orelion:

Uthar Aneir

### Rivals:

Vendric Hypir

Daelys Darkden

## Trivia:

* He is based on a character the writer created in a ASoIaF server.