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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 2974092" data-attributes="member: 630"><p>There have been many claimants in the War of the Throne, but none is closer to the people's hearts than Duke Utherus Bran of Monsalvat. And there is good reason for that--Utherus is a figure from the start of the war, "the Lost Cause", a symbol of what could have been. In that first year when Ralin Valeris and Majera Alsea brought Aleasana into grim conflict to serve their own ambitions, Duke Utherus, widely respected and loved, called together his allies in the Caerleonian League (a group of city-states in the South dedicated to protecting themselves from Bodai incursions) and led them out to end the War before it started. Utherus managed a lightning strike against Cassant which came close to the city itself, his plan to crush the very heart of Ralin's sphere of influence, and then attack the weaker forces of Bandesh-Thar. If he had succeeded, the War would have probably ended in that very year. But while Valeris found himself overmatched by Utherus's strategic genius, the cunning lord of Cassant found another weapon to use against the Duke--treachery.</p><p></p><p>Count Ganelon of Maganza was a prominent member of the Caerleonian League, close in Utherus's councils. He had also come to hate and resent the Duke for his high status and indeed, his very genius, though he hid this behind a mask of friendship. Valeris had detected this animosity, and had agents approach Ganelon with a sizable bribe and offer of future support to betray his allies. Ganelon took the bribe, and at the very gates of Cassant, turned on Utherus's forces. With the Count's treachery, Valeris was able to marshal a counterstrike that sent Duke Utherus and his troops back to the South. While things were grim for the Caerleonian League, they might have yet rallied, but chance played against them. </p><p></p><p>Lord Nithus and his newly formed League of Peace managed to get Bandesh-Thar and Cassant into diplomatic meetings, stilling hostilities between the two factions for awhile. And Dominus Majera took this opportunity to crush her other major rival utterly. Utherus's weakened forces were slaughtered by the White Wolves, and the proud towers of Monsalvat were razed to the ground, its people enslaved, and the very earth sown with salt. Utherus was executed by the Dominus herself, viciously scourged to death. The Caerleonian League was finished. Its members joined either the League of Peace or Kail Illendus's faction and the war continued. And thousands mourned the Lost Cause, the True King Who Fell.</p><p></p><p>Of course some say that Utherus had a weaker claim than any who fight in the war, and that had he won the throne, this weak claim probably would have driven him to harsh acts to keep it. They note for all his good qualities, the man could be wrathful, vain, and self-centered. But they speak against legend and myth. In these dark times, where the best who fight are opportunists and the worst vile maniacs, people need to believe a just man sought to be king. And nearly did so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 2974092, member: 630"] There have been many claimants in the War of the Throne, but none is closer to the people's hearts than Duke Utherus Bran of Monsalvat. And there is good reason for that--Utherus is a figure from the start of the war, "the Lost Cause", a symbol of what could have been. In that first year when Ralin Valeris and Majera Alsea brought Aleasana into grim conflict to serve their own ambitions, Duke Utherus, widely respected and loved, called together his allies in the Caerleonian League (a group of city-states in the South dedicated to protecting themselves from Bodai incursions) and led them out to end the War before it started. Utherus managed a lightning strike against Cassant which came close to the city itself, his plan to crush the very heart of Ralin's sphere of influence, and then attack the weaker forces of Bandesh-Thar. If he had succeeded, the War would have probably ended in that very year. But while Valeris found himself overmatched by Utherus's strategic genius, the cunning lord of Cassant found another weapon to use against the Duke--treachery. Count Ganelon of Maganza was a prominent member of the Caerleonian League, close in Utherus's councils. He had also come to hate and resent the Duke for his high status and indeed, his very genius, though he hid this behind a mask of friendship. Valeris had detected this animosity, and had agents approach Ganelon with a sizable bribe and offer of future support to betray his allies. Ganelon took the bribe, and at the very gates of Cassant, turned on Utherus's forces. With the Count's treachery, Valeris was able to marshal a counterstrike that sent Duke Utherus and his troops back to the South. While things were grim for the Caerleonian League, they might have yet rallied, but chance played against them. Lord Nithus and his newly formed League of Peace managed to get Bandesh-Thar and Cassant into diplomatic meetings, stilling hostilities between the two factions for awhile. And Dominus Majera took this opportunity to crush her other major rival utterly. Utherus's weakened forces were slaughtered by the White Wolves, and the proud towers of Monsalvat were razed to the ground, its people enslaved, and the very earth sown with salt. Utherus was executed by the Dominus herself, viciously scourged to death. The Caerleonian League was finished. Its members joined either the League of Peace or Kail Illendus's faction and the war continued. And thousands mourned the Lost Cause, the True King Who Fell. Of course some say that Utherus had a weaker claim than any who fight in the war, and that had he won the throne, this weak claim probably would have driven him to harsh acts to keep it. They note for all his good qualities, the man could be wrathful, vain, and self-centered. But they speak against legend and myth. In these dark times, where the best who fight are opportunists and the worst vile maniacs, people need to believe a just man sought to be king. And nearly did so. [/QUOTE]
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