Davion

*"Whilst we withered in the shadows of exile and the kingdoms of old our enemy dead or alive has won for who has ever attempted to reclaim the throne of Valadrion and once again rule the realm of men, for four centuries men have been scattered and leaderless with lesser men proclaiming themselves as kings and pretenders but if you follow me I promise that we will restore the prestige of men and show all of our foes their fear a realm united!"* - Davion's speech to his fellow Galadrim rallying them to restore the former fallen kingdom of Valadrion

Davion was a human male of the elite subspecies of Galad blessed with long life and was the eldest of his two brothers and one sister becoming the Chieftain of the Galad serving as their leader in their current exile since the fall of Valadrion and the three kingdoms, whilst living in exile and being the eldest of his siblings he was taught all about the history of his people and their lineage alongside his eventual responsibilities of leading their people however once Davion became the Chief he believed that it was possible to regain the throne of his ancestor in Valadrion and in restoring the kingdom they would once again be able to defend the realm from the forces of evil. In his travels across both northern and southern lands he would rally many of his own people but also numerous Vallin and Northmen all who believed in the idea that he was preaching, having amassed a small army to his back Davion ventured into the former lands of his ancestor and originally set up in the northern parts of the former kingdom establishing the new kingdom of Galonde and he now served as their king. The initial few years saw Davion and his people clearing the lands from bandits, Orcs and other evil beings and eventually the kingdom would now cover just over half of the lands that Valadrion once ruled making it the current largest kingdom of men with Evras serving as a close second. During his tenure as king he would commission the construction of multiple watchtowers extending from his borders being far enough to reach near the borders of Evras so that should his own kingdom ever be attacked he would be able to signal the southern kingdom for help or danger that they too would be attacked, after his passing Davion's throne would pass to his younger brother Andron who became the second king continuing his older brother's legacy.

## Biography

### First Era

#### Exiled

Born within the year 646 of the First Era the young Davion was born into the lineage of the Galad as a descendant of Selwyn the former king of Valadrion but he spent his childhood like the rest of his family and people in exile living in the far western reaches of the realm where he was taught about his heritage alongside his siblings however upon learning about his history he felt ashamed that his people had shied away from their duty to protect the realm, despite his feelings he would continue to live in exile with his people and his family and as he was the eldest sibling he would be prepared by his parents to one day lead the Galad. Growing up across the woodlands and wilds of the west Davion was able to master horse riding and hunting alongside becoming fairly skilled in sword combat second only to his brother Andron who was always able to beat him in a duel or spar, during his young adulthood he alongside his siblings would be taken to the Elven kingdom of Velryn in the Forest of Runes where they would meet the Elvish king Erynion whom had been providing safety and haven in the west for the Galad providing them with Elvish weapons and training. Another part of their reason for visiting the Elves would be to train them specifically in ranged combat using bows as the Elves were known across the realm to be the best ranged fighters and as the lands of Galadre were prime for hunting ranged training would be ideal for Davion and his siblings with his other brother Alicos being the best out of the siblings with a bow, after a few more years spent in the west Davion's father would pass and the Chieftain of the Galad title would pass to him to continue leading his people. Something that would continue to haunt his thoughts since his childhood would be his people's idea of exile believing that they should not remain exiled from their own kingdoms and instead should reclaim their home however not all of the Galad were convinced but his brothers and sister were choosing to come with and venture east, on their travels across the northern kingdoms Davion would attract a range of warriors from both proving himself in combat and due to his heritage with various northern warriors believing in his goals. By the time that Davion had reached the eastern border of the northern regions he would receive word from Andron who had ventured south originally to help amass supporters and an army in their march into the former lands that belonged to the kingdom of Valadrion, making their way east they would have help from the Dwarves who resided in the Axehead Mountains providing Davion with passages that are the easiest for his armies to walk through the mountainous ravines.

#### King of Galonde

After passing through the mountains Davion alongside his siblings and followers would arrive in the western lands of Valadrion which even after centuries of being left alone still looked war torn leaving Davion to state that this was the "death of a kingdom", they would proceed to the northern portion of the former kingdom where Davion decided to set up the beginnings of their new kingdom with the icy mountains behind them it would be the best strategical position for them. The first order of business for Davion would be to clear the immediate surrounding area around them from orcs, bandits or any other creature in order to establish some land for themselves and as Alicos was still decently young Davion would decide that both Andron and him would lead separate groups to cover more land, the two would leave Alicos to oversee their camp and the people living there alongside their sister. In his ventures across the wastelands of the former kingdom he would come across the location of the old throne for both Valadrion and formerly Elion that was now inhabited by a host of Orcs led by an Orc chieftain that confirmed rumours in the northern kingdoms that Orcs were no longer wild and mindless but had instead started becoming more organised, taking a small force with him Davion would station his men around the abandoned courtyard whilst he entered the throne room alone to confront the Orc chieftain and his host inside where he would taunt and lure the chieftain into a duel in the courtyard surrounded by the other Orcs. as the duel began the chieftain would eventually realise that he was about to lose and called on his host to intervene and kill Davion who countered this and whistled for his men to ambush the host leading to a skirmish inside the old kingdom. After defeating their enemies Davion would ensure that their bodies were taken out of the castle to honour his ancestors whilst leaving a small contingent of soldiers behind to hold the ancient fortress of his forefathers using it as an outpost for their new kingdom as he continued to press on clearing more land, after considerable months Davion and Andron would cover vast amounts of northern lands in Valadrion enough for Davion to proclaim a new kingdom to be created calling it Galonde nicknaming it after the Galad and a beacon of hope for the race of men. In the beginning of his reign Davion would send Alicos back west to gather what remained of their people to bring them back to Galonde however this would be the last time that the brothers saw their younger brother as he would venture west but chose to stay and protect the land they held in the west, establishing their borders Davion would eventually go south to meet with the Prince of Evras who oversaw the southern lands of Valadrion. The two leaders of their own kingdoms would meet to converse on how to control the large mass amounts of wild land that still laid between them and so they would agree to construct a line of watchtowers that would act both as a warning and communication system between the two lands as an emergency should either kingdom be attacked alongside providing routes for patrols, alongside the construction of watchtowers Davion would support the idea of an alliance between Galonde and Evras as the two new protectors of the realm.

#### Rekar the Mad

After having established his new kingdom the first few years would see the growth and construction of a newly flourishing kingdom within the year of 684 of the First Era however by the year 699 whilst Davion held court for his subjects he would be met by a farmer that had a small patch of land outside of his territory, the farmer would claim to have witnessed "Armageddon" at the hands of a single man named Rekar of whom Davion alongside his brother and sister would not recognise this name. One of his royal advisers who hailed from the southern kingdoms would later inform the siblings of Rekar being a male mage that studied at the College of Mages as a young warlock however his ambition drove him to want to learn more and would eventually garner an obsession with Elven magic specifically ancient Elven magic which was a power that only High Elves and Galadrim were able to conjure although it had been centuries since the latter had ever shown signs of ancient Elvish magic, the adviser would continue to explain that since Rekar was not either of those things he was not powerful enough to control the ancient magic and the effects of using it would drive him insane which gave him the nickname "the Mad" for allowing his obsession to take over his mind. The adviser being worried would also note that Rekar attended the college nearly two centuries ago meaning that he should of been dead a long time ago or that he had somehow learnt a way of preserving his life which was a spell that was only known by a very few amount of people such as Silevrenion or Tozor who had learnt through absorbing his master's power however Davion would outright refuse to believe that the latter was still alive, whilst they all remained confused about how the warlock was able to preserve his life Davion would organise for small patrols to protect the outlying towns and farms that surrounded their borders simply to provide more security for them whilst he and his best hunters began tracking Rekar. Venturing across the wild lands Davion and his group would enter a local tavern where they would come across an Elf for the first time since Davion's childhood in the west named Halvion who revealed that he was not a Wood Elf or a High Elf but instead was a Luduin which were a group of Elves that had ventured east in the early parts of the First Era however they were no longer a group and had become scattered across the eastern lands, revealing that all of them had their own individual purposes he would inform them of his purpose to hunt down and kill Rekar as he had somehow used ancient magic to preserve his own life despite not having the power to control it since he was not a High Elf or a Galadrim. He would also go on to explain that the High Elves believed in a prophecy that one day the darkness would one day return to the realm to cover vast amounts of land and once again wage war however the prophecy would never specifically name who or what was going to be the catalyst for that darkness whereas Halvion believed that it would be this warlock to be that catalyst as he was able to use a spell that was powerful even for Elves, knowing that he too was hunting the warlock Davion would ask Halvion to accompany him and his group in their hunt as they could benefit from having an Elf join their company to which he would happily accept as their goals aligned.

Trekking across the wild lands Davion and his company would come across farmers who claimed to know about the warlock they were hunting had supposedly been residing in Darkcrest Keep which was an abandoned fort now inhabited by barbarians and brigands, taking a small company of soldiers and Halvion towards the fort Davion would begin strategizing on how to get inside and capture the sorcerer however Halvion would reaffirm the king that Rekar if he was the threat in the vision that the Elves have seen then he should be killed not captured. Devising a two pronged approach to the fort having a few men distract the bandits at the walls of one side Davion and the rest would begin climbing up the opposite side meeting little resistance and killing the brigands they came across as they continued to search for Rekar, eventually they would come across the warlock in the centre of the fort who was overseeing his forces being attacked by Davion's distraction before noticing that he had been ambushed but despite his he would have a backup plan summoning his other barbarians and brigands that served as his reserve. Realising that the group had an Elf with them Rekar would become drastically enthusiastic to capture him believing that he could help him control Elven magics however Davion and his group now knowing they were outnumbered by a lot more than they could handle decided to flee to safety fighting their way out of the fort, managing to barely escape they would return to Galonde's borders where Rekar's scouts would follow them revealing the existence of a new kingdom to the sorcerer. Now knowing the existence of this kingdom Rekar would begin amassing his army of barbarians and thugs as he believed that the key for him to access the ancient Elven magic was to capture Halvion and use him in a ritual but he was now protected by Davion, due to the treacherous roads between Galonde and the southern kingdom of Evras Davion knew he could not call on his ally for help and instead chose to fortify his position calling on his best men and soldiers to man the kingdom's walls. In a matter of weeks the kingdom would come under siege from a horde of barbarians with Rekar at the helm of the attack. Whilst the warlock vastly outnumbered Davion and his army he knew that his men were disciplined and well trained to prepare for a battle such as this alongside having Andron command the other half of the army with Halvion fighting side by side with the king, eventually the battle would spew over the kingdom's walls and Davion and Rekar would come face to face where the latter would simply state that all he wanted was Halvion and he would call off his siege however Davion would respond by stating that he would not sacrifice anyone to saturate the sorcerer's need for knowledge and magic. As the two fought Rekar began to get the upper hand and would conjure a flam spell casting it towards the king however once the flame hit the king it simply dissolved on his body which confused both Davion and Rekar but the king would soon remember one of the stories he was told as a child being the story of the sword he now holds which was held by Throda who used the weapon to kill Asir and upon killing the dragon the sword granted him the immunity to dragon fire or any other type of fire, capitalising on the confusion Davion would plunge his sword through Rekar's heart finally killing the mad sorcerer.

#### Death

After the various years of expanding his kingdom's territory and slaying evil beings such as Rekar the king Davion would eventually get closer towards the end of his life but before his own death he would summon a few meetings with on being a one on one with his brother Andron where he knew that since he had no children it would be his brother and his children that were next in line to the throne, with this meeting he would hand him the sword Dragonwraith which was handed to Davion by his father all the way from Throda as a magical sword that could provide its user with his magical properties. Alongside this he would speak to Andron's son Conesius putting the crown in front of him and telling him that he would be a king that would be a better leader than his father or himself had ever been not having to endure the hardships that they had to, in his last act before his death he would write and send a letter back west to his youngest brother Alicos telling him that he regretted they did not sort out their differences earlier but had hoped that he would forgive him in death.