Osha Family/Alfred

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Alfred Osha
Status: Dead
Continent: Beluaterra
Realm: Bara'Khur
Previous Realms:

Springdale
Valhus
Main Class: Warrior
Sub Class: Cavalier

Alfred

Summary

As the eldest son of Sera, a great burden of expectation was placed upon Alfred's shoulders by the rest of the family. Initially, Alfred looked to be following in his fathers footsteps, effectively serving as Kingmaker during the death throes of King Attius' reign in Springdale, but it was a false dawn. Unlike his father Alfred was entirely devoid of ambition and managed to squander most of the good things that came his way through naivete and carelessness.

By the time Alfred abandoned Dwilight to join with his uncle in Beluaterra, Alfred was effectively a pariah within the family. From then on, Alfred withdrew from public life completely, his name rising to prominence on occasion in both Valhus and Bara'Khur simply when his uncle had need of him as a pawn in his political battles. When Alfred eventually passed away, no-one even noticed he'd gone.

History

The eldest son of Sera, Alfred's birth was the result of a lucrative political union between his father and another noble house. For a long time, this union alone marked the highlight of Alfred's usefulness to House Osha. Unlike other offspring of the House, Alfred remained at the family estate in Irdalni for several years beyond reaching majority. A situation compounded by the fact of Sera's death in his early teenage years. Eventually though, having grown tired of Alfred's fecklessness, the remaining House members in Irdalni forced him into taking a ship to Dwilight to start a new life in Springdale.

Upon arriving in Springdale, Alfred was remarkably quickly caught up in a scheme that culminated in the deposition of the tyrant King Attius Miriel. This saw Alfred's ascendancy from a minor position of martial leadership to that of Adjunct to the new Emperor. Shortly after that, Alfred also became Duke of Nifelhold. Despite becoming one of the most powerful men in the Empire, Alfred found his new responsibilities too much to bear and he had none of the talent of his father. Indecisiveness and inexperience quickly saw Alfred's strength and influence diminished, especially in bruising struggles with Duke Cato De La Fere and eventually Alfred withdrew from public life altogether, renouncing his titles as he did so.

Shortly after withdrawing from public life in Springdale, Alfred emigrated to Beluaterra to join his uncle, Attila, in Valhus. There once again, Alfred was drawn into wider events culminating in his appointment as Duke of Wudenkin after the violent overthrow of Emperor Valhalla Valentine. Despite receiving this honour, he followed the lead of his uncle in abandoning Valhus for Bara'Khur just a few days later, shortly before Valhus' final collapse.

In Bara'Khur, Alfred was comprehensively overshadowed by his prestigious uncle and thus tended to keep a low profile. His interventions in Bara'Khurian public life were rare, although for a time he dedicated himself to the short lived rebirth of Estahsism. A short while after the collapse of Estahsism during the Great Schism, Alfred briefly served as Second-in-Command of the Third Army, before surprisingly passing away at the tragic age of 33.

House Osha

Alfred | Attila | Barbar | Cyrus | Eadwulf | Malice | Malice (Younger) | Revan | Revan the Younger | Rinoa | Sera | Wolfram

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