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Revision as of 05:27, 25 April 2023
Historian's Notes
This is a collection of short biographies of some of the most notable figures in the history of the Kingdom of Wesnoth, and the Irdyan world, as a whole. The article is arranged by historical epoch, and the biographies within each epoch are listed in alphabetical order, using the name by which the person was most commonly referred to in the historical records. Dates are consistent with the system of chronology used in the Wesnoth History section. The appearance of a triple question mark (???) indicates that the information needs to be verified.
- See also Character's stories, for brief descriptions of a wider range of the inhabitants of Wesnoth and the rest of Irdya.
Contents
- 1 The Rise Of Wesnoth
- 2 Legend of Wesmere
- 3 Secrets of the Ancients
- 4 Sceptre of Fire
- 5 Tale of Two Brothers
- 6 Descent into Darkness
- 7 Delfador's Memoirs
- 8 Liberty
- 9 Heir to the Throne
- 10 Northern Rebirth
- 11 The Hammer Of Thursagan
- 12 The South Guard
- 13 Eastern Invasion
- 14 Dead Water
- 15 Son Of The Black Eye
- 16 Under the Burning Suns
The Rise Of Wesnoth
Addroran IX
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned: A King in the Green Isle, baesed in Southbay.
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
- He knew Prince Haldric as a boy, and his people that preceded him. He tells Haldric that he considered King Eldaric an honorable man.
- His legacy of descendants are a dead adventurer and a missing fool and as a result, his line ends with his kingdom.
Eldaric IV
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 2 BW
- Married:
- Reigned: A King in the Green Isle
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Haldric
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 20 YW
- Married: Jessene
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
- Founded Wesnoth
Jessene
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: Haldric
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
- Makes a deal with Addroran IX that Wesfolk refugees may shelter in Southbay in exchange for information. She reveals that she can translate the book that allows Haldric to use the Ruby of Fire. Secondly that she knows the way to the Great Continent. She was Addoran's son's navigator and companion.
Lord Typhon
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Aethyr
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 1 YW
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Lord Lich Jevyan
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 1 YW
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Aryad
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Burin the Lost
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Daellyn
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Tinry
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Minister Edren
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Lady Dionli
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): The Rise of Wesnoth
- Notable Deeds
Legend of Wesmere
Kalenz
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: after "Heir to the Throne".
- Married: Cleodil
- Reigned: Unanimously chosen as High Lord of the Elves. North and South Elves swore allegiance to him.
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere, Heir to the Throne, Delfadors Memoirs. Mentioned in Tale Of Two Brothers.
- Notable Deeds
- Background
- From the forest of Lintanir
Cleodil
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 251 YW
- Married: Kalenz
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere
- Notable Deeds
- Guardian of the book of Crelanu.
- Warns Haldric II that the Ruby of fire can have evil effects on its wieldersand advises him to enclose it in a net or filigree of pure gold charged with the magic of light.
- Background
Landar
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 93 YW
- Married:
- Reigned: proclaimed himself High Warlord of the Elves
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere
- Notable Deeds
- Fought Kalenz in an elven civil war.
- Died in a battle in the forest of Gitamoth.
- Kalenz buried Landar with full honors and made him a monument worthy of a true elvish hero.
- Landar’s remaining followers’ lives were spared, but they were banished to Gitamoth forest, henceforth known as Silent Forest.
- Background
Olurf
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere
- Notable Deeds
- Fought at Kalenz's side.
- Abandoned the elves after Landar slaughtered some of them.
- Background
Velon
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Galtrid
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Aldar
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Secrets of the Ancients
Ardonna
- Bio
- Born: 4 YW
- Died: 23 YW (mortal demise)
- Married:
- Title: Ardonna of Tarrynth
- In game Appearance(s): Secrets of the Ancients
- Notable Deeds
- Wrote the journal which became the book in "Descent into Darkness".
- Background
Shynal
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Secrets of the Ancients
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Rudic
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 23 YW, at the hands of Ardonna's army
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Secrets of the Ancients
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Crelanu
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Legend of Wesmere,Secrets of the Ancients
- Notable Deeds
- Gave Kalenz and Landar the potion to kill the orcish king.
- Unwillingly revealed to Ardonna the secret of the undeath.
- Background
Sceptre of Fire
Rugnur
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 40 YW
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Sceptre of Fire
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Alanin
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Sceptre of Fire
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Baglur
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 40 YW
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Sceptre of Fire
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Thursagan
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 40 YW
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Sceptre of Fire
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Durstorn
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 25 YW
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Sceptre of Fire
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Haldric II
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Sceptre of Fire
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Tale of Two Brothers
Arvith
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Tale of Two Brothers
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Baran
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Tale of Two Brothers
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Descent into Darkness
Malin Keshar
- Bio
- Born: 360 YW
- Died:
- Married:
- Title: Malin the Damned
- In game Appearance(s): Descent into Darkness
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Darken Volk
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Descent into Darkness
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Drogan
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Descent into Darkness
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Dela Keshar
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Descent into Darkness
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Lady Karae
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Descent into Darkness
- Notable Deeds
- Tried to prevent Darken Volk to retrieve the book
- Background
- Till 1.14 she was a great mage named Lord Karres.
Delfador's Memoirs
Leollyn
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: Killed by Sagus near the end of Delfadors Memoirs.
- Married:
- Title: Chief Mage of the High Council, Master Leollyn
- In game Appearance(s): Delfadors Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Delfador was the legate and emissary of Leollyn.
- Background
- One of Garard I's, King of Wesnoth's most trusted advisors.
- A friend of Methor.
Eldred
- Bio
- Born: Son of Garard II and Asheviere
- Died: Killed by Delfador.
- Married:
- Title:
- In game Appearance(s): Delfadors Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Betrayed his father Garard II in battle at the Ford of Abez.
- Background
Delfador
- Bio
- Born: 442 YW
- Died: 533 YW
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne, Delfador's Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Defeats Iliah Malal.
- Prince Eldred's killer.
- Konrad's protector.
- Background
Chantal
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: presumably before 518 YW
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne, Delfador's Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Background
- Kalenz's granddaughter
King Garard II
- Bio
- Born: 478 YW
- Died: 501 YW
- Married: Asheviere
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne, mentioned in Delfador's Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Background
- Eldred and Li'sar's father.
Lionel
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Delfador's Memoirs, Heir to the Throne
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Zorlan
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Delfador's Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Liberty
Baldras
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Liberty
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Harper
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Liberty
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Relana
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Liberty
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Helicrom
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Liberty
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Dommel
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Liberty
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Maddock
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In game Appearance(s): Liberty
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Heir to the Throne
Asheviere
- Bio
- Born: 462 YW ???
- Died: 518 YW
- Married: King Garard II (478 - 501 YW), Widowed
- Reigned: as Queen consort 478-501; ruled Wesnoth de facto & (debatably) de jure as Queen Dowager, & (theoretically) as Regent for her daughter 501-518; deposed, died in the course of her overthrow.
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne
- Notable Deeds
- Mother of Li'sar
- Catalyst in the deaths of King Gerard II, Prince Arand, and all male heirs within the contemporary royal family of Wesnoth (chief conspirator in all cases except for Arand, her son, with whose faction she was aligned).
- Highly skilled & cunning politician, tactician, & strategist. Known in her youth for her great beauty, known in later life for her ruthlessness & willingness to spill (other people's) blood in pursuit of her goals.
- Became a popular figure in subsequent Wesnothian folklore as a villainous tyrant, responsible for the deaths of all those around her, and doomed to destruction as a result of her own paranoid, over-ambitious plotting.
- Background
"Perhaps it would be easier to condemn Asheviere for her evil deeds committed later in her life. Yet even rotten apples, not suitable for consumption, may provide the seeds for a fresh field of trees." - anonymous
Delfador
- Bio
- Born: 442 YW
- Died: 533 YW
- Married: N/A
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne, Delfador's Memoirs
- Notable Deeds
- Defeats Iliah Malal.
- Killer of Prince Eldred.
- Protector of Konrad.
- Background
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Konrad
- Bio
- Born: 500 YW
- Died: 563 YW
- Married: Li'sar (~520 - 563 YW)
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne
- Notable Deeds
- Recovered the Scepter of Fire with Li'sar's assistance.
- King consort of Wesnoth after the defeat of Asheviere (through marriage to Li'sar).
- Background Information
"Identity curses men from birth, as does fate. Konrad, forgive me for the burdens which I shoulder you with. I pray that you will wear them as a badge on your heart, not a stone around your neck." - Delfador, at the coronation of Li'sar & Konrad
Had Parandra of Elvendom not been as prudent and as benevolent, the tale of the boy who became Konrad, King of Wesnoth would never have been sung in the minstrel's tunes. Konrad never knew his real parents; he was found by Elves, as an infant, abandoned in a copse a few strides off an Elvish trader's path. Parandra the wise, knowing the baby had been there for some time, (as evidenced by certain smells emanating from the child's swaddling clothes) set aside all hope of reuniting him with his unknown parents. She picked up the orphaned child and took him as her own.
Delfador arrived sometime thereafter, bearing the grim evidence of his failed rescue; the lifeless body of the murdered infant-Prince Konrad. Parandra and Delfador discussed the situation at length, including the co-incidental discovery of the other, nameless child. Both of them shared their worries that this plan, this trick, wouldn't work. However, staring down at the foundling in his new crib, touched by his liveliness and cheer, they agreed to give him and the people of Wesnoth, a chance.
That night, while the corpse of one child was laid to rest in the green woods, another child, the boy abandoned & left for dead, was given a new destiny as the fugitive Konrad, Prince & Heir to the throne of Wesnoth.
Delfador raised Konrad as his son, yet never pretended to be his father. Konrad grew up knowing only the life that Delfador created for him. Delfador trained him as a warrior and leader. Each new lesson gave way to another for the precocious student.
During his seventeenth year with Delfador, Konrad and his mentor fled the land of the elves during an attack led by Asheviere.
Konrad's life during these times is chronicled in the Heir to the Throne campaign.
Li'sar
- Bio
- Born: 498 YW
- Died: 563 YW
- Child of Gerald II & Asheviere, only surviving member of the royal family after the death of Asheviere
- Married: Konrad (~520 - 563 YW)
- In game Appearance(s): Heir to the Throne
- Notable as
- Successor to the throne of Wesnoth (only legitimate claimant), became Queen Regnant after the defeat of Asheviere.
- Respected as a skilled military commander within the armed forces of Wesnoth, prior to becoming Queen
- Background
[ Insert background here ]
Northern Rebirth
Tallin
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: Eryssa
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Ro'Arthian
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
Ro'Sothian
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
Hamel
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned: Lord of Knalga, Lord Companion of the Northern Alliance
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth, The Hammer Of Thursagan
Eryssa
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: Tallin
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Father Morvin
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: Sister Thera
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Sister Thera
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: Father Morvin
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Elenia
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Camerin
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Hidel
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 539 YW
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Malifor
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 538 YW
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Rakshas
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 539 YW
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Sisal
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Stalrag
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned:
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth
- Notable Deeds
- Background
The Hammer Of Thursagan
Aiglondur
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned: Became lord of Kal Kartha after Karrag's downfall. Early 551 YW
- In Game Appearance(s): The Hammer Of Thursagan
- Notable Deeds
- Defeat of Karrag
- Background
- Great-nephew of Lord Hamel and Guard Captain of the east gate of Knalga.
Karrag
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: At the hands of Aiglondur's forces in the underlevels of Kal Kartha. 551 YW
- Married:
- Reigned: Lord of Kal Kartha until early 551 YW
- In Game Appearance(s): The Hammer Of Thursagan
- Notable Deeds
- Became a lich
- Launched fiercely xenophobic war against other races
Hamel
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- Reigned: Lord of Knalga, Lord Companion of the Northern Alliance
- In Game Appearance(s): Northern Rebirth, The Hammer Of Thursagan
- Notable Deeds
The South Guard
Deoran
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Minister Hylas
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Sir Gerrick
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Ethiliel
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Urza Afalas
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Mal M'Brin
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Ithelden
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Eltenmir
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married:
- In Game Appearance(s): The South Guard
- Notable Deeds
Eastern Invasion
Gweddry
- Bio
- Born: 605 YW ???
- Died: 655 YW ???
- Married: ???
- In Game Appearance(s): Eastern Invasion
- Notable Deeds
- At the sight of their new born boy, Gweddry's parents decided to name him after a close friend who fell under Gweddry's father's command. [1]
- Sent by Konrad II with Dacyn and Owaec to man the old River Guard strongpoints. (625 YW))
- Gweddry breaks through Mal-Ravanal's Undead armies lines to reach WeldynGweddry's army kills Mal-Ravanal. Wesnoth is saved. (627 YW))
- Gweddry is made Grand Marshal of the Wesnothian Army after he saved Weldyn from destruction. [2]
Dacyn
- Bio
- Born: 533 YW
- Died: ???
- Married: ???
- In Game Appearance(s): Eastern Invasion
- Notable Deeds
- Dacyn successfully competed with Ravanal, an eastern wizard, to becomw the king's advisor. (589YW)
- Advisor to Haldric VII then Konrad II after Haldric's death. (612YW)
- The journey outlined in Eastern Invasion. (625 YW- 628 YW)
Owaec
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: ???
- In Game Appearance(s): Eastern Invasion
- Notable Deeds
- Background
- A horse clan noble with loyalty to the Wesnoth crown
Konrad II
- Bio
- Born:
- Died: 673
- Married: ???
- In Game Appearance(s): Eastern Invasion
- Notable Deeds
- King of Wesnoth
- Background
Mal Ravanal
- Bio
- Born:
- Died:
- Married: ???
- In Game Appearance(s): Eastern Invasion
- Notable Deeds
- Background
Dead Water
Kai Krellis
- Bio
- Born: ???
- Died: ???
- Married: ???
- In Game Appearance(s): Dead Water
- Notable Deeds
- Evacuates Jotha under threat of Mal-Ravanal's undead onslaught.
- Defeats suarian slavers and freed their prisoners.
- Gains support of Tyegëa, high priestess.
- Reconquers merfolk city Jotha from undead.
- Background
- Grandson of high priestess, Tyegëa.
- His father, Kai Laudiss, and mother die at the hands of orcs from the city of Tirigaz
Son Of The Black Eye
Kapou'e
- Bio
- Born: ???
- Died: ???
- Married: ???
- In game Appearance(s): Son of the Black Eye
- Notable Deeds
- Leader of the Great Horde
- Made a mug from his rival, Shan Taum's skull
- Made Barag Gor his capital as Orcish Sovereign
- Background
- Son of the orc leader, Black Eye Karun
Earl Lanbec'h
- Bio
- Born: ???
- Died: ???
- Married: ???
- In game Appearance(s): Son of the Black Eye
- Notable Deeds
- Launched invasion of orc lands determined to extinguish the orc menace.
- Background
- The most powerful human warlord of the North
Howgarth III
- Bio
- Born: ???
- Died: ???
- Married: ???
- In game Appearance(s): Son of the Black Eye
- Notable Deeds
- Issued an invitation to Kapou'e to join the Northern Alliance. Kapou'e declined.
- Background
- Sucessor to Rahul I as Lord Protector of the Northern Alliance
Under the Burning Suns
Kaleh
- Bio
- Born: in post Wesnothian times
- Died: still alive at the end of UtBS
- Married: N/A
- In game Appearance(s): Under the Burning Suns
- Notable Deeds
- Leader of the Quenoth elves
- Background
Kaleh, as happens to some great leaders, fell into the job of leading the remnants of the Quenoth elves. The once great town of these sand dwelling elves was decimated over night by meteorites. Their leader slain, the remaining elves looked up to Kaleh for guidance as he was the next in line.
Nym
- Bio
- Born: in post Wesnothian times
- Died: unknown
- Married: N/A
- In game Appearance(s): Under the Burning Suns
- Notable Deeds
- Sidekick of Kaleh on the great journey of the Quenoth elves.
- Background
[insert details here]
Zhul
- Bio
- Born: in post Wesnothian times
- Died: unknown
- Married: N/A
- In game Appearance(s): Under the Burning Suns
- Notable Deeds
- Head priestess of the Quenoth elves.
- Background
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