Neill Family/Edmund

Edmund; son of Edmond Zaccone; Great Grandson and Heir of Cid O'Neil

Current Age: 28
Class: Warrior
Weapon of Choice: Sabre, Cavalry Lance, Bow
Current Title: High Lord of Kindara
Titles Held: Grand Justicar of Kindara, High Lord of Kindara
Religion: The Trinity
Unique Items Held: Dazzling Warhammer of Flame
Realms Served: Kindara

Personal Heraldry

At the beginning of his career as a noble in the public eye, Edmund's father gave him the banner of the Zaccone family. The banner was quartered with red and gold and featured a sunburst in the middle with a ship overlayed on top. It symbolized not only the Zaccone family's loyalty to Osaliel and Soliferum, but also their rich heritage as a merchant family. It had be carried by the male members of the family who had served in the Soliferum army for generations before hanging in the front hall of Edmund's personal estate when not in use. Edmund sees it personally as a means of not only honoring the family he was born into despite taking a new name, but also honoring his allegiance to the city of Osaliel and her history as the capital of Soliferum.

As High Lord of Kindara, Edmund flies the banner of Kindara and a personal banner that is quartered with the flag of Kindara in the top left, a merchant ship in front of a sun in the top right, three joined rings to symbolize the Trinity in the bottom left, and a book before two crossed blades in the bottom right.

Childhood and Teenage Years

Born into the wealthy merchant Zaccone family, Edmund was raised with all the advantages of being a first son despite being the youngest. At an early age he was tutored by the finest teachers in Soliferum while gradually being introduced to the mannerisms necessary for living a noble life and running a merchant business. As a consequence of his upbringing, he spent little time playing as a child and more time simply learning and preparing for the eventuality of either becoming a part of the Zaccone Merchant Fleet or serving in the army of Soliferum; though the latter seemed more likely since Soliferum remained at war for a majority of his youth and would indeed fall just before he was able to join the fighting.

When he came of age, he was sent to the Osaliel Military Academy and trained there under the Soliferan masters of war. Edmund performed well, often ranking towards the top of his class, and excelled in small unit leadership and tactics, preferring the tightly organized method of warfare that can only be waged with a handful of men instead of the overall picture a general would see. The only interruption to his instruction came when the Ecclesiarch of the Trinity began showing special attention in his progress and sent one of his High Clerics to tutor Edmund in politics, history, and matters of the faith. Though Edmund did not realize it immediately at the time, and indeed resented it for the duration of the tutoring, it was to set the stage for his entire future.

Once his heritage and relation to the Ecclesiarch of the Trinity, Cid O'Neil, was revealed to him, Edmund finished his instruction at the Academy and took on the O'Neil family name. Though some in his family were confused as to the reason why he would drop the Zaccone name, he assured them that it was not without reason, and prepared to serve the city his family loved so dearly despite now being under Kindaran rule.

Adult Life

Edmund served for some time in the Kindaran army while becoming acquainted with the political circles of Kindaran nobility. Before long he ran for and was elected as the Grand Justicar of Kindara. He served for several terms which was most notably marked by the introduction of laws that would further the usefulness of the Kindaran Council of Jurors (which was taken up by and added to the realm constitution by his successor Grand Justicar Rosalind) and a controversial case involving the subsequent trial and banishment of a region lord who violated his oath to the realm. After the retirement of then High Lady Tissaphernes he was elected at the age of 25 to the position of High Lord of Kindara.