Ni'Tessine Family/Corwyn/Captain Erkenbrand

Captain Erkenbrand

Erkenbrand Rilacher was a childhood friend of Corwyn's, dating back to when Corwyn himself was still a commoner. They lost touch after the tumultuous events that precipitated the Ni'Tessine family becoming nobility.

Soon after gaining an estate in Elmbar, Corwyn decided to join the Army of Sirion. Looking over the troops his family had initially assigned to him, he found that he was unhappy with the short bows they were trained in. He dismissed the unit, and traveled to the city of Sirion to recruit a new unit with better equipment. He decided upon a unit of longbowmen from the Boom Bangers recruitment center, and as he was looking over his troops he spotted his old friend Erkenbrand, now captain of the very unit he had just recruited!

Erkenbrand had recently moved to Slimbar and had decided to make his life's fortunes in the military. He enlisted with the Boom Bangers, as he himself had been taught in the usage of a longbow by his father from an early age. His natural leadership abilities were soon noticed, and he was promoted to captain within less than a year.

While Corwyn was glad for his friend's success, relations between him and Captain Erkenbrand were a little awkward at first. Corwyn had severed all ties to his commoner heritage, as he is still somewhat self-conscious of his simple upbringing compared to the other nobles. Therefore almost the first thing that Corwyn did upon seeing Erkenbrand was to take him aside and explain to him sternly that things were different now, and that he could not be seen carousing with the likes of him.

Erkenbrand was understandably taken aback by this, especially coming from someone who he thought had been a close friend of his. He gritted his teeth and nodded, and has henceforth acted in a very formal professional manner towards Corwyn.

His first battle as captain of Corwyn's troops was the Pincer Attack on Westmoor.

For actions of bravery while leading a raid behind enemy lines, Captain Erkenbrand was awarded the bronze medal of courage. (OOC: He gained a leadership point.)

It was only a few days after Corwyn became Marshal (on Dec 19th 2009) that Captain Erkenbrand is presumed to have died. After Marshal Corwyn had just lead a successful massive attack on the region of Tabost versus Fontan forces, the enemy forces from the Sultanate of Asena moved South and threatened to undo everything they had just gained. The Sirion army rallied in Dale, but it would not be enough. All three of Sirion's enemies (Fontan, Westmoor, Sultanate of Asena) attacked their position, and the Sirion forces were overrun. Corwyn was captured by the Sultanate of Asena forces, and while imprisoned his unit was hunted down to a man... including Captain Erkenbrand.