Vellos Family

The Vellos Family

Atamaran Branch

• Amgar - The eldest child of Hraeten, Amgar serves in Norland. Born of Imnestra, Hraeten's legitamate noble wife, Amgar has true calim to nobility. He is yet a minor nobleman, but he strives to serve the Vikings as best he can. The war-like tendencies of his family run true in him. He is a viking to the core. Slaying Estonites is his joy in life.

• Amekal - The youngest of the Vellos family, Amekal was also born to Imnestra. At a mere age fifteen he met the love of his life, a trader's daughter named Eseda. He followed her back to Icegate, where he fell madly in love with her, and she with him. For two months in Icegate, they grew to love each other more and more. But that winter, she was kidnapped. Driven mad with rage, Amekal took up arms and hired several men, and followed the kidnappers. He caught up to them in Howling Waste. All fifteen of the kidnappers were butchered, slaughtered. Unfortunately, in the fray, one of the vagabonds slit Eseda's throat. When the battle was over, Amekal found the white and blue crest of Eston on the kidnappers. He swore then to destroy Eston at any cost. Utterly demolish its people, crush its will to fight, reduce it to rubble. To achieve this, he joined the Barony of Makar.

Estranged Branch

• Hanajan - One of the Exiled Twins, Hanajan was born illegitamately to Hraeten, the Patriarch of the Vellos Family. His mother was Lasyra, a peasent from Moramroth, one of the villagers. Hanajan was the first of the twins to come. At age three, he was shipped to the East Continent, Caligus. He grew there in the keeping of local lesser nobles. Soon after he joined the ranks of the Caligus Army, he recruited too many men in the zealousness of youth. In his arrogance, he battled in Winkamus, and could not maintain his over-sized unit. He was reduced to laboring in the fields and shops of Winkamus and Domus. Hanajan was driven mad by this. Even if he was illegitamate, and exiled, he could not drive himself to a peasent's status. SOon after, he fled into the forests north of Winkamus, never to be seen again.

• Hireshmont - The second of the Exiled Twins, Hireshmont was born of the same mother as his twin brother, Hanajan. He was exiled at the same time as his brother, but sent to a vastly different place. After a harrowing sea voyage, he was cast ashore in the Utter East. The farthest eastern realm of the Far East, Sartania. He was adopted by the priests there, but his noble birth was discovered. At age fourteen, he took up a job in the Holy Court. He proved himself dedicated to Sartania, a loyal leader. He was fanatically devoted to his faith, his utter belief in Sartan, the God of War. Mere months after entering the active service as a commander in the Army of Sartania, Hireshmont began to be discontent with the leadership. He found them too stagnant. They did not hold Sartan's ideals in high esteem. He found friends of similar belief, and began to gain a following. Just before Sartanian Forces invaded Athios, Hireshmont announced that he was the Prophet of Qyrvagg, the New God of War and Battle. Qyrvaggw as Sartan's younger brother, and had overthrown him. He and Baiko, the Master of the Holy Hosts, began a great Schism and Defection. He announced that the Church, Holy Host, and Temple would, in time, be moved to Valantia in Beluaterra.