Man In Blue Bloodline

**The Man In Blue Bloodline** is record of all men who have held the title of Man In Blue. Being the first of the Colormen to come to existence, it is also one of the most important. As one of the few lineages to remain pure during the dark era, it is also one of the only lineages which keeps an accurate, complete list is kept. The title has been consistently passed down from father to son, and includes:

1) Matthew Erdagovern

Born: 1065

Died: 1163

Held the title: 1095 - 1161

NOTE: first of the Colormen

2) Elias Erdagovern

Born: 1098

Died: 1193

Held the title: 1161-1192

NOTE: Is said to be the Colorman responsible for the current layout of the Great Hall

3) Albert Erdagovern

Born: 1126

Died: 1219

Held the title: 1192-1205

NOTE: Declared the policy of "Willful passage of power" to allow Colorman powers to be passed on at a younger age, so that Colormen would not be "just a bunch of old men defending Sodor from the unseen evils."

4) Blake Erdagovern

Born: 1162

Died: 1255

Held the title: 1205-1232

NOTE: Wrote a manuscript detailing the classification system of spells; to this day considered the foundation of understanding Colormen powers

5) Conroy Erdagovern

Born: 1193

Died: 1272

Held the title: 1232-1253

NOTE: Proposed a system where the Colormen would groom their sons to pass on their powers by the time they reached a certain age; this would fix the problem that had been confounding the Colormen for the last century and a half: most were rather old men who were passing their powers on when their sons also got old, and they cycle was unbreakable.  A modified form of it exists to this day.

6) Declan Erdagovern

Born: 1229

Died: 1301

Held the title: 1253-1285

NOTE: Born to an English father and an Irish mother, in modern Colorman history his birth is seen as a symbol of peace among the Colormen, given the resentment between the two nations.

7) Simon Erdagovern

Born: 1261

Died: 1331

Held the title: 1285-1326

NOTE: Took the title at age 24, finally ending the cycle of Colormen receiving their powers as old men, and passing them on when their sons grew old.

8) Alistair Erdagovern

Born: 1300

Died: 1386

Held the title: 1326-1376

NOTE: In the years preceding the Black Death, he had dreams of a plague that would devastate the continent.  He ordered walls to be built around the Great Hall, and instituted various projects to ensure self sufficiency of the Colormen and their families in the event of an catastrophic event.  He sealed off approximately 15 square miles of land, an amount he deemed sufficient.  When the Black Death hit, the Colormen would not allow the gates to open for several years.  Though he did occasionally permit Colormen doctors to venture out to research and try and treat patients, in the end their was nothing that could be done, even with the Colormen having access to rather advanced medical knowledge for the time.  Only about 8% of "Alistair's walls" remain.

9) Phillip Erdagovern

Born: 1331

Died: 1420

Held the title: 1376-1401

NOTE: A quiet man, he was notorious for spending more time in his study than being out in the field

10) Howard Erdagovern

Born: 1371

Died: 1450

Held the title: 1401-1420

NOTE: Seeing that the walls built by his grandfather made the Great Hall seem too much like a castle, he ordered 1/2 of the walls taken down, and replaced by simple fences.  Some of these remain standing to this day.

11) Hubert Erdagovern

Born: 1400

Died: 1506

Held the title: 1420-1450

NOTE: following in the footsteps of his father, who decided to pass on his powers when his son was a young man, he decided that he would only hold the position for 30 years before passing on his powers.  He was the first Colorman to live past 100 years old.

12) Harold Erdagovern

Born: 1425

Died: 1512

Held the title: 1450-1480

NOTE: Ordered more of the walls built by his ancestor taken down, as they no longer served any practical purpose and were now a hindrance.  Like his grandfather, ordered fences put in their place, many of which still stand to this day.

13) Harris Erdagovern

Born: 1450

Died: 1535

Held the title: 1480-1510

NOTE: Was rendered blind in an accident, but remarkably, was still able to "Walk around as if his sight never left him."

14) Nathan Erdagovern

Born: 1475

Died: 1576

Held the title: 1510-1550

NOTE: Broke the tradition set for the last several generations of his bloodline, and held his Color for 40 years.

15) Anthony Erdagovern

Born: 1497

Died: 1565

Held the title: 1550-1557

NOTE: His birth marked the only time in Colorman history where five Colormen of the same bloodline were alive at the same time.  His great-great-grandfather died when he was nine years old.  As a consequence of his father's rather long term, Anthony only served as the Man In Blue for seven years, before being forced to hand down his powers because an accident made him lose his right leg.

16) Alexander Erdagovern

Born: 1530

Died: 1602

Held the title: 1557-1585

NOTE: Rumored to have made a second Blade of Erdagovern during this time, as the original was beginning to dull.  This has never been confirmed.

17) Samson Erdagovern

Born: 1560

Died: 1649

Held the title: 1585-1612

NOTE: He despised war, and believed magic should only be used for the betterment of society.  He encouraged his fellow Colormen to take up what he deemed "helpful" spells, like healing and "matter movement" (their term for telekinesis)

18) Jason Erdagovern

Born: 1588

Died: 1630

Held the title: 1612-1629

NOTE: His life was notoriously short for a Colorman; however, his diaries went missing during the dark era, so no one knows why he died at the age of 42

19) Thomas Erdagovern

Born: 1610

Died: 1657

Held the title: 1629-1657

NOTE: Was forced to take up the title of Man In Blue at 19 years old, becoming the youngest Man In Blue to date.  But he also was the Man In Blue during the Shattering of the Prism, the event that marked the end of the First Era, and beginning of the Dark Era of Colorman history.  Died in the Prism room protecting the Great Hall from an attack.

20) Lucas Erdagovern

Born: 1637

Died: 1710

Held the title: 1658-1693

NOTE: First Man In Blue of the Dark Era; tried his best to keep the Colormen whole, but only succeeded in keeping a handful together.

21) Aaron Erdagovern

Born: 1665

Died: 1759

Held the title: 1693-1730

NOTE: Concerned about the lack of a Morality check being present to watch over the remaining 8 artifacts, he ordered them hidden in various parts of Sodor to keep them out of evil Colorman hands (as a precaution).

22) Richard Erdagovern

Born: 1699

Died: 1800

Held the title: 1730-1760

NOTE: the last Man In Blue born in the 1600s, he made it his personal goat to "see the century through."  He was born February 18, 1699, and he died on March 14, 1800... just a couple weeks after having fulfilled his promise.

23) Quincy Erdagovern

Born: 1728

Died: 1800

Held the title: 1760-1795

NOTE: During the American Revolution, he discovered a second Prism.  Though smaller and weaker than the original, this Prism's spirit informed him of a way that was taking place, and told him to deliver this Prism to the American Colonies, so that they could have their own Colormen to fight back.  Having been disavowed by the public and now existing only in secret by this point, He obliged and sailed overseas.  Only 50 American Colormen were created, but that was deemed enough.  He left this prism behind and returned to Sodor.  To this day, the American Prism is a closely guarded secret among he lineages that remained good during the Dark Era, and no one is certain what became of the American Colormen.  He died only 6 weeks after his father.

24) George Erdagovern

Born: 1766

Died: 1843

Held the title: 1795-1830

NOTE: The first Man In Blue to initiate the "reunion pledge" to bring the Colormen back together to their full former glory.  Began the search for the Prism fragments, but turned up empty handed during his search.

25) Raymond Erdagovern

Born: 1800

Died: 1888

Held the title: 1830-1870

NOTE: Was born only 2 months after the death of his grandfather.  Also failed to find any fragments during his time as the Man In Blue.

26) Curtis Erdagovern

Born: 1831

Died: 1895

Held the title: 1870-1895

NOTE: Towards the end of his life, developed a serious disease that the weakened Colorman magic was unable to cure.  Based on his journals, it is believed he may have contracted a rather bad case of tuberculosis.

27) Colin Erdagovern

Born: 1865

Died: 1940

Held the title: 1895-1920

NOTE: Was killed during the Blitz in World War II.  Though his son did try to get him into a bomb shelter prior to the raid, he famously declared "I do not know what the world has come to, but I can tell you, I do not like where it is going.  If this is the direction humanity has taken, I would rather not be a part of this world anymore."  He was the only one in his apartment building when it collapsed.

28) Norman Erdagovern

Born: 1898

Died: 1996

Held the title: 1920-1940

NOTE: Realizing that the search for the fragments was getting nowhere, he called of the search for the Prism shards, and declared that the remaining Colormen should focus on more practical pursuits.

29) Wallace Erdagovern

Born: 1925

Died: N/A

Held the title: 1940-1980

NOTE: The oldest living Man In Blue

30) Andrew Erdagovern

Born: 1954

Died: N/A

Held the title: 1980-2009

NOTE: After finding some Prism fragments (which were subsequently stolen), he encouraged his son to pick up the search again upon passing the powers

31) Daniel Erdagovern

Born: 1989

Died: N/A

Held the title: 2009-present

NOTE: Current Man In Blue.  Serving as the De Facto leader of the Colormen until they are officially reorganized.  Responsible for the end of the Dark era and the beginning of the New Era.