Guille Dugraal

Guille Dugraal is one of the best known faces among the people of Glirelle. And it is no wonder as he is one of the most impressive self made men within the entire kingdom. With a sound devotion to his patron goddess, the Lady of the Lake, and a strong devotion to all things good and right, he saw himself rise in the ranks from a lowly farmer, to the king of an entire kingdom, known as Calix.

Birth and Upbringing
Guille Dugraal was born in Artis sometime during the War of Repheria. He spent most of his youth tending the fields and tending to the horses. His education was the bare minimum offered to peasantry at the time, which was scarce to none. At the beginning of his young adulthood he was drafted to join the final push of the war effort. Which saw him take part in the skirmish of Tarrin, where the regiments of Artis aided the knights of Fjordin in defending against repherian opposition. The Heroism of the knights inspired Guille into becoming a follower of the Lady of the Lake, and thus sought squireship with a knight of Fjordin, Riccard Sabel, from which he was educated in sword, spear, and in the ways of the Cult of the Lady.

Assassination Foiled
During a bodyguard mission for the king, Tirian, Guille stopped an assassination attempt against king. For his bravery, and in no small part the kings love for his own life, Guille was dubbed Sir Guille, and named knight of Arkaly, and given the settlement of Bellinore as his knights fee.

Noble Disdain
Sir Guille faced many struggles in his early knighthood. at the time of his knighting noble blood was still highly valued among many in Arkaly, and few would willingly recognize a knight of low birth. He was often given gruling tasks in hopes of failure by his greater lords, but never ceased in his dutifulness.

Bandit Invasions
After the official end of the war of Repheria, many sought to reclaim their riches by becoming bandits. Bellinore was at the forefront of these threats. Seeking help from his liege lord, Luciano di Marcesco proved fruitless when the Duke conveyed to him that due to the kings policies, he was unable to amass a force large enough to counter the bandit scourge.

Siege of Arkaly
With the growing unrest in the duchy, the bandits were able to amass a force to siege the city of Arkaly. With the household guard of Luciano led by the duke himself, and the heavy infantry of Bellinore led by Sir Guille, they managed to push back the untrained force of bandits from the walls of Arkaly.

Overthrowing a King
after years of unrest, Duke Luciano held a meeting in East Calix, to decide the fate of the king. with sir Guille initially giving support on the premise of peaceful transfer of power. Having been misled, and learning the true plan of Luciano to assassinate the king or destroy the city, Sir Guille abandoned the Effort.

A Need for Power
Unable to do anything as a lowly knight, Sir Guille sought to remove the Duke of Calix from his position, under the authority of knighthood, Sir Guille challenged Duke Gregory Calix to one on one combat for the right to reign. of which Sir Guille emerged victorious. as a show of his newly found position he sent the head of Gregory to Luciano.

Invasion of the South
Seeing opportunity, and with the support of Luciano of Arkaly and Kedwin of Dunnlevy, the southern self proclaimed King Asmodean Aeraenor began an invasion of the independent kingdoms in the south and the outskirts of Arkaly. Sir Guille, with the support of the local lords, rode on several occasions to the defense of neutral lands, taking part in battles such as the siege of Slywallow and the siege of Artis. Though difficult Sir Guille sought and made many allies to defend against the southern invasion.

Betrayal
When invited to a talk of peace by Asmodean and party, Sir Guille was betrayed and an assassination attempt was made. Finding an unlikely Ally in Duke Kedwin, Sir Guille escaped with his baron Maiselavin.

Independence
Rallying parties like Dunnlevy to his cause, Sir guille pursued independence for the free people of the world, where each Dukedom would once again split from Glirelle and defend their land to their full ability. With the support of the newly crowned king Kedwin of the North, Sir Guille became himself the King of Calix.

Quest for the Grail
Securing his rule with the birth of his and his wife, Ria's, daughter Anara, sir Guille sought the quest for the grail. Where he scoured the land in search of people to help, lives to save, and evil to vanquish. He speaks little of his time of the quest. but he successfully returned a Knight of the Grail. the first to be seen in centuries.

Cold War and Errantry
For several years the war with the south seemed to cease. Though it has not yet ended King Guille is hopeful he may free the slaves of the south and improve the quality of life for the average southerner. in the meantime King Guille hosts errantry's to defend tribes from orc invasions in a land to the east of Glirelle. only time will tell if we are to enter a time of peace, or more war.