Dubhaine Family/Cathal

Background

The eldest son of the Dubaine's, this young knight followed the example of his three elder sisters and set out to make his name in the wider world. A dark-haired, slight lad of modest height and boundless youthful energy, Cathal was always at his happiest out in the wilds hunting boar and stag. However since being interred in the pits of Oritolon he has found a higher calling, first as a paladin of the Church of the Trinity and more recently as founding Prophet of the reformed Church Militant of the Trinity.

Personality

Cathal possesses the keen intellect which is the trademark of the Dubhaine Family, but until his conversion to the Church of the Trinity he was set on a life of dissolute adventure. At first the faith intrigued him but he did not take it very seriously, however during his incarceration in Oritolon he developed a deep and abiding vocation. He left prison fearless, compassionate and filled with an abiding love for those who suffer under the yoke of evil.

War has not been kind to his body, but the wounds which have shriven him have given him depth usually lacking in a noble of such youth and focused his mind on the service he must give unto others. This drive lies at the core of his belief that the Church Militant of the Trinity is a vital element in the spiritual and political rebirth of the Colonies, although he is mindful of the fact that it will not be the hands of men which win the war against evil, but those of Khagistar the Creator and his Heavenly Hosts.

Titles

2008	January	Knight of Alowca
	February	Second-in-command of the Alowcan United Front
	April	Duke of Alowca
		Denariel's Fury of Alowca
		Blessed Prophet of the Church Militant of the Trinity

Military Commands

The Ravens	A company of well-equipped archers who were massacred along with their captain Corvus during a battle in Iglavik
The Companions	A company of infantry hastily-raised from the faithful of Alowca and massacred following a battle in Windaria
The Templari Militans	A cavalry troop of mysterious origins dedicated to The Faith Militant

Battles

A record of the battles Cathal Dubhaine has participated in.

• March 2008
• April 2008

Letters

A record of letters Cathal sent out.

• January 2008
• February 2008

Personal Journal

Alowca, Colonies

Cathal started his career in Alowca, commanding The Ravens. Being young and full of the lust for adventure he had put little thought into his destination, although subsequent events suggest there may have been other powers at work.

January 1008, The Call

Cathal found a warm reception and was accepted into the service of Duke Absolute Reach. Assigned to the Alowcan United Front his company fought at the battle of Grentzen where he was captured and sent to the prison in Oritolon City. Whilst imprisoned he experienced a series of powerful dreams and become totally committed to the cause of the Church of the Trinity.

February 1008, The Call

The visions continued and the newly released Cathal returned to service with his army. Later in the month he participated in a raid deep into Oritolon territory, finally being cornered in Iglavik where The Ravens were cut down to the last man and he spent a further uneventful spell in the Oritolon dungeons before returning to Alowca to recruit a large number of the faithful to his Companions.

March 1008, The Folly of Youth

Having misunderstood the dreams he had received, Cathal marched to war with a large body of believers and joined in a raid on Windaria where they sacked a shrine of the Path of Chivalry before fighting two brutal battles with an Oritolon relief force: the latter saw his company massacred to the last man.

Having shown him the error of his ways the Trinity obscured his body from those who would desecrate it and he received a further vision whilst he was being nursed back to health. Marching the long leagues back to Alowca he had ample time to think, formulating The Faith Militant.

On his arrival back in the City he found the Temples of the faith falling into ruin and Duke Xerxes gone into self-imposed exile abroad whilst the corrupted priests of the Church were nowhere to be seen. The only consolation was the appearance of Captain Gregor and the Templari Militans, horsemen of mysterious origins dedicated to his service.

April 1008, Duke, General and Prophet

Pontifex Sacred appointed Cathal to the now-vacant Duchy of Alowca, then following the capture in battle of General Gravitas he was elected to that post. After commanding a desperate campaign in Abaka from which their Alebadian allies fled, Cathal returned to Alowca to found the Church Militant of the Trinity.

March 1009, The Call to Arms

Even as Alowca falls into anarchy, Duke Cathal is called North to aid the Guild of Assassins in their war with Giblot.

May 1009, The Temple of Man

With the final destruction of the Temple in Alowca the public influence of the Church Militant dissipates. A visitation from the Goddess Denariel explains this sudden collapse of the organised faith and Cathal is commanded to choose the a new path through which the faith can be taught, leading him to join the Shadowists.