Johanes I, Captain-General of Veletz
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Johanes van Aert was born in the Year 106 of the Second Age, the fruit of the union of Valentin van Aert and Emmalina Vasile in marriage. He grew up traveling the outskirts of Velec, before eventually his father Valentin pledged service to Duke Heinrik Sarkozic and was awarded the County of Blackvale in return.
Events
- Johanes van Aert is born in Year 106 of the Second Age.
- Johanes' father Prince Valentin van Aert pledges fealty to Duke Heinrik Sarkozic, cementing the loyalty of Blackvale to Adria.
- Johanes is squired by Sir Paul Montalt and taught both in the field of polemology - the study of war - and the Martial Arts, namely, the use of a sword and other combat-related principles.
- Johanes would go on to fight in the Adrian Rebellion, first at the Battle of Velec where he ran ammunition for cannons, and secondly at the Battle of Rolly's Hill where in the midst of the fighting, he was brutally maimed by the Aaun loyalists. He lost an eye, an arm, and a foot whilst being horrifically scarred from head-to-toe, his wounded condition persisting into his late adolescence.
- Johanes was healed in the aftermath of these injuries by an old hermit. The old troglodyte helped him get back onto his feet, before eventually Johanes returned to the field to fight in the Battle of Two Churches.
- Johanes would go on to become a raid party leader during the ensuing cold war, leading minor military incursions into Aaun, Haense and Balian to forage for supplies and kill enemy soldiers.
- Johanes was unanimously elected Duke of Adria during the fifth Dumapalooza.
