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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 2924349" data-attributes="member: 630">In an effort to kickstart this again, after a long hiatus...Lord Ralin Valeris is the man who started this terrible war--and yet it has caused him as much suffering as any other.  When he declared himself king, Ralin was a handsome, hearty man in late middle age, with two sons and a daughter.  Now he is a horribly scarred old man who has been left alone, weighed down by years and the misfortunes of battle.  His eldest son, Kalen, perished in his battle with Kalthir Alsea--his second, Pryder, in a battle with the city of Altania.  His daughter, Ella, has married Kail Illendus, and shifted her support to his claim, causing her father to disinherit her.  Ralin himself has been wounded horribly many times in the struggle, most notably when he was hideously burnt by the flame of the dragon Alshoon during his invasion of Kendra, an experience that has left him hideously scarred, his every waking moment an agony.  His wizards and priest have managed to offset this somewhat, creating a magic suit of armor that strengthens his now decrepit and mutilated body, and soothing his pains with potions.  However, even the finest of his healers have been unable to restore him to his former self, so that Valeris must go masked in public.  He has had three masks made (though rumor has it spares for these exist)--a fine one of gold and rare jade for court appearances, a less osentatious one of silver and ivory for private wear, and one of iron and bronze for battles.With no true heirs, and it looking increasingly doubtful that he would enjoy the throne long if he ever managed to win it, some wonder why he even remains in the fight.  But Ralin is a stubborn man, who refuses to say die.  It was this that made him the premiere lord of Alseana's many petty rulers prior to the war, and it is this that keeps him in it.  He remains convinced that not only can he win, but he can find some way to put his line in power forever after he does.  Indeed, Ralin is looking down some dark paths indeed to find such a way...</blockquote>

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