Himoura Family/Raziel III

Raziel III
Weapon: The Blade of the Last Citadel and Sufferthorn (lance).
Titles: Baron of Dunstoke, Founder and Marshal of the First Ithillian Dragoons, Senior Adviser to the War Council.

Raziel III was present the day his father died, and at the time could care less. It just meant more power for him, and he had just perfected his best work, a substance to best his father's work in the pancake industry. He traveled back home, becoming a Knight of Shannandoah like his father before him. He received his father's sword, and sent it to be displayed in the Royal Palace, alongside his grandfather's. He frequented tournaments, enjoying the era of peace and working quickly to take the reigns from his father. At one of these tournaments, he met a woman named Kara, whom he fell in love with.

Life was good for Raziel, then Norland cowardly struck Minas Ithil, attempting to resurrect the long since abolished Hasland Empire, which Norland itself had been crucial in destroying. Raziel grew angry, and took up arms, fighting off the viking scum when and where he could. He saw many battles, and one day learned of a plot to kill Kara. Sending his men home, Raziel rode deep through Norland, into Eston to rescue Kara, who was less than appreciative when he arrived. She embarrassed him, and sent him on his way with more than just his pride wounded. Raziel swore revenge.

During the course of the war, Raziel received news that an old family enemy had taken over his family mansion. He left the front lines to attend to the matter and quickly dispatched the foul Sirionite, but was wounded in the process. He succumbed to a poison that left him in a coma for months. Months later, he awoke to find the war with Norland going quite well. He took up arms once again, and fought hard. He was eventually given the title of Baron of Dunstoke, which his father had held. During a spat with the military hierarchy, which Raziel was a critic of at the time, he left for a tournament in disgust, refusing to waste his resources under such incompetence, fuming at the ignorance of Minas Ithil's Field Marshal. At that tournament, he ran into Kara, who he had heard was married, and bearing the child of Myrn'tek, an Estonian, and Raziel hated Estonians. In his anger, he killed Kara, right then and there.

Shocked by what he had done, he swore never to let hate cloud his judgment again. He quickly became a rising star in the war with Norland, becoming an exemplar of the fighting noble, a Cavalier. He led his cavalry on daring charges, sometimes with little or no support. He then had a vision of a primarily cavalry based army, supported by infantry and the other types of troops. He founded the First Ithillian Dragoons, and recruited new members. He started the Order of the Spur, and donned his gilded spurs, earned through cunning and bravery in battle. He lead his army to a number of quick and decisive victories, impressing the war council and earning fame throughout the realm as the Marshal of the swiftest, most elite army around. Morale swelled, and more attacks were made. Then Raziel aquired Ucdauh's Ring of Leadership, which he uses to this day to lead the Dragoons to victory.