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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': ''[[Anastasie de Roisanglant|Anastasie Blanchet]] m.1969''  
 
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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
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Not much about the Kingslayer's early life is public knowledge. He was the cousin to minor nobility in Stassion, but only in his adult years. During his childhood, it is suspected he was raised as a farmhand somewhere in Aaun, likely serving as a levy for his local Liege. Adrien was only called to Stassion later on in his life, around his twenty-fourth year, mere months before the attack on Whitespire as part of the muster. This is due to his connection with the newly ennobled house of Vlacour. The head of which, Lord Tristand, was his first-cousin. Around this time, he infiltrated the Petran guard - but somehow he was discovered, and fled back to Stassion. Even though his mission ended in failure, he had proved his worth to the Prince.
  
 
==The Kingslayer==
 
==The Kingslayer==
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Once the day came, Adrien mustered in Fredericksburg with the rest of the levy. A grand speech was given by Prince Frederick, the former King of Oren, before the march to Whitespire began. They slaughtered their way through the castle gates and cut down nobles, councillors and guardsmen alike; no one was saved from their wrath. Cowering in the corner of the room in fear, weakness and apparent understanding was the cripple-king of Aaun, Edmund II. Adrien surged forth, longsword drawn, and stabbed him through the stomach. In this blow, the King's life was ended, and with it the peace of the continent. A war had begun. The blade became a keepsake for his family, earning the nickname of 'Kingsbane'.
  
 
== Titles, Styles and Honors ==
 
== Titles, Styles and Honors ==
* '''1952 - 1958''' ''Sir Adrien'' '''The Kingslayer''' of House Blanchet
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* '''1952 - Present''' ''Sir Adrien'' '''The Kingslayer'''  
 
* '''1958 - 1960''' ''The Honourable'' The '''Baron of Blanchet'''
 
* '''1958 - 1960''' ''The Honourable'' The '''Baron of Blanchet'''
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==Battles==
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* The battle of Whitespire, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
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* The battle of Valdev, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
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* The battle of Winburgh, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
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* Siege of Brasca Keep, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
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* Battle of the Westmark, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
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* Battle of Hippo's Gorge, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
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* Siege of Breakwater, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
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'''()''' = which side he fought on
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==Wars==
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* Aevos Coalition War. The Covenant vs (Leauge of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
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'''()''' = which side he fought on
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==Skirmishes==
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* The Red Coronation, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
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'''()''' = which side he fought on
  
 
== Issue ==
 
== Issue ==
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! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes
 
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes
 
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|Frederick Blanchet || 1947 || Living || Unwed || Firstborn Son of Sir Adrian and Ethel
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|Frederick Blanchet || 1947 || Killed in Action in the Siege of Fredericksburg || Unwed || Firstborn Son of Sir Adrian and Ethel
 
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|[[Anastasie de Roisanglant|Anastasie Blanchet]] || 1948 || Living || Unwed || Firstborn daughter of Sir Adrian and Ethel
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|Matthew Blanchet || 1949 || Killed in Action in the Siege of Fredericksburg || Unwed || Second born Son of Sir Adrian and Ethel
 
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|Matthew Blanchet || 1949 || Living || Unwed || Second born Son of Sir Adrian and Ethel
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||[[Anastasie de Roisanglant|Anastasie Blanchet, Baroness of Blanchet]] || 1952 || Living || Unwed || Firstborn daughter of Sir Adrian and Ethel

Latest revision as of 20:13, 10 May 2024

Sir Adrien Blanchet
AdrienBlanchet.jpg
"The Kingslayer" c.1952.
Baron of Blanchet
Tenure: 1958-1960
Predecessor: Title Created
Successor: Anastasie Blanchet m.1969
Race: Heartlander
Born: 1928
Spouse(s): Ethel Ashford de Falstaff
House: Blanchet
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Sir Adrien Blanchet (1928) is a knight from the Principality of Stassion. The man was a part of Stassions company as a soldier until the year of 1952. Within 1952, Adrien quickly rose the ranks within Stassion after he aided in the raid on Aaun's Capital during a peace meeting and murdered the King of Aaun, Edmund II, he was Knighted soon after and eventually within the year of 1958 during the Princess Mathilde's eighteenth-name day, He was titled and Given a barony.

Early Life

Not much about the Kingslayer's early life is public knowledge. He was the cousin to minor nobility in Stassion, but only in his adult years. During his childhood, it is suspected he was raised as a farmhand somewhere in Aaun, likely serving as a levy for his local Liege. Adrien was only called to Stassion later on in his life, around his twenty-fourth year, mere months before the attack on Whitespire as part of the muster. This is due to his connection with the newly ennobled house of Vlacour. The head of which, Lord Tristand, was his first-cousin. Around this time, he infiltrated the Petran guard - but somehow he was discovered, and fled back to Stassion. Even though his mission ended in failure, he had proved his worth to the Prince.

The Kingslayer

Once the day came, Adrien mustered in Fredericksburg with the rest of the levy. A grand speech was given by Prince Frederick, the former King of Oren, before the march to Whitespire began. They slaughtered their way through the castle gates and cut down nobles, councillors and guardsmen alike; no one was saved from their wrath. Cowering in the corner of the room in fear, weakness and apparent understanding was the cripple-king of Aaun, Edmund II. Adrien surged forth, longsword drawn, and stabbed him through the stomach. In this blow, the King's life was ended, and with it the peace of the continent. A war had begun. The blade became a keepsake for his family, earning the nickname of 'Kingsbane'.

Titles, Styles and Honors

  • 1952 - Present Sir Adrien The Kingslayer
  • 1958 - 1960 The Honourable The Baron of Blanchet

Battles

  • The battle of Whitespire, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
  • The battle of Valdev, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
  • The battle of Winburgh, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
  • Siege of Brasca Keep, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
  • Battle of the Westmark, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory
  • Battle of Hippo's Gorge, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat
  • Siege of Breakwater, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat

() = which side he fought on

Wars

  • Aevos Coalition War. The Covenant vs (Leauge of Veletz & Allies) - Defeat

() = which side he fought on

Skirmishes

  • The Red Coronation, Covenant of Five vs (League of Veletz & Allies) - Victory

() = which side he fought on

Issue

Name Birth Death Marriage Notes
Frederick Blanchet 1947 Killed in Action in the Siege of Fredericksburg Unwed Firstborn Son of Sir Adrian and Ethel
Matthew Blanchet 1949 Killed in Action in the Siege of Fredericksburg Unwed Second born Son of Sir Adrian and Ethel
Anastasie Blanchet, Baroness of Blanchet 1952 Living Unwed Firstborn daughter of Sir Adrian and Ethel