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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The_Universe" data-source="post: 1910860" data-attributes="member: 8944">From the Encyclopaedia Historae (Volume XXIII)Quarion enters the history books as a Captain in the Army of the Eastern Dragon Empire. Born in what is now known as Fortress Falconus as the son of an Imperial noble, he quickly rose through the ranks of the Eastern Empire's military, garnering a command for himself by the age of 25.  Quarion was born into a family that worshipped the pretender-God Aon, and it is assumed (although not documented) that he converted to the Church of the Light shortly after its founding by the Apecto and Amastacia. A hard division between the two sects had not formed while Quarion was alive, and thus it is unknown which (if either) sect he would have chosen, if given the opportunity.  Quarion was probably distantly related to the Amastacia, herself. They shared a last name, but came from entirely different families. The mid-elf Great House of Goldenblade is populated by the descendents of his line. Quarion married a common woman, and had three children, most of which followed him in military service of some type or another.  He served the Eastern Empire with distinction for a time, and then for reasons that historians continue to debate, he defected, bringing his men and expertise into the service of the Falcon King, Maelwys in the opening months of the Freedom War.  He served with distinction throughout the freedom war, leading his men into countless battles, sharing the stage with heroes like the Apecto, the Amastacia, and the Woodshadow (and the Bluestar) somewhat frequently. He is credited with saving the Woodshadow's life at least twice, and is widely assumed that due to his close association, he saved the lives of other heroes, as well.  He is generally depicted wearing a golden breastplate, and carrying a sword roughly similar in size and shape to what Justice now carries - a single-edged bastard sword, essentially.  He is credited with orchestrating the capture (and later burning) of Caer Melyn, as well as the capture of the small settlement that is now known as Quarion's Rest. He built a fortress on the sire of an old Imperial mansion, and the *current* settlement has grown around that site. Because of his military prowess, Quarion was elevated to the rank of "Dux Bellorum" (Duke of War) in the old Falcon Kingdom, with his contemporary - Zao Jade - given command of the Army of Prydein (at the time, the only army).  He retired briefly after the Freedom War, expanding the settlement around Quarion's rest, near the ruins of Caer Melyn. Once the War of the Damned broke out, he volunteered his services to the King, and was immediately accepted. Throughout that war, Quarion is credited with numerous victories (and some losses, such as the second burning of Caer Melyn, resulting in the deaths of the Amastacia and her children), but none as noteworthy as the last.  While an army led by the Apecto clashed with the Bluestar's forces in what is now Thanesport, Quarion took his own forces deep into the North, and began the construction of what is now known as Quarion's wall. With the help of a unit of dwarven warriors/engineers from the former Eastern Empire known only as the Builders of Dumathion, Quarion was able to construct the great stone wall in what amounted to a matter of days.  A group of dwarves from Citadel Refuge joined him in defending the wall from attack on both sides of the great ring, and there he waited for the signal from his compatriots that the Bluestar had fallen. At the end of the climactic battle between the Bluestar and the Apecto that ended in the Apecto's death, the Bluestar's twisted spirit rushed north to his phylactery, a device of unknown type and origin. Once in the North, Quarion is said to have summoned a great and unkown magic from the depths of the earth, itself, sealing the wall (and the coastline) of the Deathlands (once Eiryn) from the rest of the Falcon Kingdom.  Leaderless, many of the Bluestar's living forces surrendered. The walking dead were eliminated (as much as was possible) over time.  Quarion spent the next decade organizing a force to guard the wall from mundane incursions, eventually developing into the Army of the Watch (also known as the Golden Watch, since their early uniforms included gold-burnished breastplates modelled after the Great generals' own).  At the end of that decade, with the Deathlands secured, Quarion retired to his home at Quarion's Rest, ruling the lands around Fortress Falconus by proxy, and continuing to improve the settlement around his own home.  Quarion is credited with overseeing the monuments' to the Amastacia and Apecto creation, as well as leading the search for the lost Woodshadow, eventually pushing to have him declared dead. It is also said that he also oversaw the construction the Amastacia and the Apecto's tombs,* as well as tombs for himself, Maelwys, and the Woodshadow (should he be found).  Quarion Goldenblade (as he had come to be known) died in his bed, at the age of 167, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Quarion was cremated by his own request, and his ashes interred in his tomb.** He was canonized by the Church of the Light shortly after his death, and a small (but dedicated) sect of priests continue to revere him as a patron, on through the present.***  *Location lost/unknown**also lost. ***The Order of the Golden Shield has a basilica at Quarion's Rest and Fortress Falconus. It has small temples in a few other locations, but none of note.</blockquote>

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