Selin Goldaria

Selin Goldaria, also known as **The Mad Lord,** **The False Lord of Lemly** or **The Xinothi Pawn** was born into House Goldaria of Lemly, Anor. Selin was a skilled soldier and clever tactician. He would eventually gain King Stenroy's trust, earning himself the title, Lord of Hnaham. This trust would soon fall however, as he would go on to murder his entire house and usurp the seat of Lemly after he was denied it by his father.

## Biography

### Early Life

Selin was born in the late House Goldaria of Lemly. His parents were Lord Hamaer Goldaria and Lady Icen, formally of House Ebica. He also had a brother called Sel. Selin was regulaly abused by his parents for not accepting his royal life. Whenever, Selin tried to experience a common persons life, he was often beaten and taught to "accept who he his". Because of this, he had very few childhood friends and left home at the age of 20.

Having not accomlished much for his family name, he was still quite unknown to the rest of Anor. However, in the neighbouring settlements around Lemly, he was still talked about. He tried to get as far away from Lemly as possible, whilst still staying in the province. He took a carriage to Knightwick and ran his own blacksmithing buisness with the skills he learned at Lemly. He then joined the garrison of Knightwick and became commander after only 7 months. He served as commander of the guard until he was 27. He was the youngest commander of the guard in all of Anor.

### Later Life

After the Lord of Knightwick commented on his talent as a soldier and tactician, he left for Newguard and pledged his allegiance to High King Stenroy Yourner. He was successful and became a high ranking solder in his army. After 8 long years in the King's army, he earned the King's trust and became a lord of the country and became the new Lord of Hnaham.

After becoming the Lord of Hnaham, he returned to his family home in Lemly. He mainly wanted to "show off" to his family and gain more respect in his house. But, with his fathers growing age, his trul goal was to acquire the control of Lemly. He bestowed his family with tales of his fortune and good deeds, hoping it will win him the throne of Lemly Castle. However, on his fathers death bed, Lord Hamaer proclaimed the Sel would become the new Lord of Lemly. This threw Selin into a rage, making him exit the city and ride back to Hnaham, plotting the death of his House.

## Usurpation of Lemly

Selin's control of Lemly lasted for 7 years, having killed his family via means of paying assassins or murdering them himself in secrecy. He made it clear to the public that he was the last heir of Hamaer, winning him the ownership of Lemly. Although, power quickly got to him, as he rapidly wanted more control over his people. He made secret sacrifices to Xinothi Lords in return for power and armies of Myrki. All of this was in secret, as to not attract the suspicion of the High King.

After the 5 year as the Lord of Lemly, Lord Selin "went insane" (as his council would say) and unleashed his new army onto his subjects. He killed the entire populace of Lemly and forced any people living in the nearby hamlets and farms to slavery inside the walls of the city. This earned him his new title, **The Xinothi Pawn**. Using terrible magic, he sealed the main gates of the city, and forced an almost impenetrable barrier around the walls, stopping anyone from leaving or entering.

### The Black Years at Lemly

The Black Years was the time between Selin unleashing his horde of Xinothi in Lemly, and the eventual recapture of Lemly by the High King, which saw the assistance of all provinces in Anor, along with the help of Southwood and Farlyth. As soon as word spread to all provinces of Anor, High King Stenroy Yourner wasted no time in planning a siege. However, due to the extent of things, merely sieging the city with just his army would be futile. The High King would spend the next two years gathering allies and fighting any Xinothi hordes that travelled outside the city's barrier.

On the 11th month of the second year, High King Stenroy had control of all nearby hamlets and farms, including the small village of Hnaham, which had also been taken over. He and his allies from the neighbouring countries of Southwood and Farlyth worked on removing the magical barrier that protected the city. They accomplished this and sieged the city just after. After long weeks of sieging, Lemly was retaken, and Selin Goldaria was beheaded in Newguard.