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✦ The head of House Krakenburg. Garon possesses the major crest of Macuil, House Krakenburg's crest. He's the father of Xander and Camilla, among many (many) others. ✦ Prior to Garon becoming head of the house, House Krakenburg was a relatively minor noble house. They have a good deal of land and supposedly are involved in agriculture, but in truth they are involved in the research and development of weapons for the Empire. ✦ This wasn't a particularly successful field, which led to the decline of the house over the generations. By the time Garon took over, most people tended to forget about House Krakenburg's early contributions to the Empire. Garon planned to change this. ✦ He attended the Officers Academy, where he made quite a name for himself through high marks and exceptional battle prowess. After leaving, he went on to gain influence through battle as both a skilled commander and an unparalleled combatant. ✦ It's not clear how exactly he came into contact with Those Who Slither in the Dark, or how they ended up working together, but before long House Krakenburg was making progress in the development of magic and weapons, and that got the attention of House Vestra. ✦ It kicked off an on-again-off-again alliance between the two houses - Garon and Emeric barely get along on even the best days, but both houses benefit greatly from working together, so their alliance is a shaky one that only lasts as long as it serves them both. ✦ The Insurrection of the Seven was started by House Aegir, and Garon sat back and watched, taking no part officially, but secretly funneling money into House Aegir to push the coup to succeed. ✦ Garon is fully aware of everything that happened in the Kingdom as well, though wasn't directly involved in what happened to Edelgard or her siblings. ✦ Solon and Garon work together because Thales and Garon kind of hate each other. Camilla's kidnapping was in part orchestrated with Solon's assistance, and he was in charge of the experimentation on her and implanting her second crest. ✦ He's decided to cut House Vestra out entirely, though he hasn't made any open moves against House Vestra or House Hresvelg.
✦ Garon is some hideous combination of a Fortress Knight, a War Master, and a Warlock. He's incredibly strong physically, but he's also capable of using black magic. He doesn't usually fight with magic, however. ✦ ↑axes, ↑reason, ↑authority, ↑heavy armor | ↓bows, ↓faith, ↓flying
Appearance: Exactly the same as in Fates, lmao. Is this because he's a member of Those Who Slither or does he just look like that because he's evil??? The world may never know.
KATERINA
✦ The second child of a minor noble in the Alliance, Katerina attended the Officers Academy in the hopes of making connections to secure a stable future for herself. It was likely she would be married off, and she was far more interested in choosing her own future. ✦ She was very strong, but her parents were insistent on her returning home after school. She refused and ran away, escaping into the Empire. ✦ For a time she served as a mercenary, traveling through the Empire and picking up work wherever she could. This led her to Krakenburg lands, where she witnessed Garon brutally slaughter a bunch of bandits. ✦ It wouldn't be accurate to say it was love at first sight, but Katerina's all about strength, so she pledged her services to House Krakenburg quickly. ✦ Garon decided he liked her and chose to bring her back to the manor, where he more or less treated her as a girlfriend (without ever calling her that, of course). ✦ Katerina was certain she'd be married to Garon once she got pregnant, but he had several other women in the house... and Katerina wasn't the only one who would end up having a child with Garon. ✦ Though she was beyond frustrated with her situation, Katerina did like the comfortable life being one of Garon's women provided. All she had to do was prove that she - and Xander - were the best options to represent House Krakenburg. ✦ While her training with Xander could be strict, she was never cruel to him and she did love him. This didn't extend to any of Garon's other mistresses or their children - she was cold and rude to them at best. She often tried to keep Xander away from the other children so he would rely on her and her alone. ✦ Things exploded in a bad way when Garon hinted that he might consider choosing a different heir. Xander had taken to his lessons well, but he was too shy, too kind. Perhaps another one of Garon's children would be better suited to lead House Krakenburg... Katerina was obviously furious with this idea, and the target of her ire was Camilla. Since Camilla was closest in age to Xander, she figured that was the natural assumption, and she made a horrible plan to put an end to that. ✦ Camilla and her mother attempted to escape House Krakenburg with no idea about Katerina's plans. Katerina wouldn't let this happen - partially because of what they could expose about House Krakenburg to the world - so she attempted to strangle Camilla. ✦ In the struggle that followed, Katerina managed to kill Camilla's mother, and Camilla killed her in retaliation. Garon had the entire situation covered up, and allowed Camilla to be sent to House Gloucester since he felt he had no need of her. ✦ As far as Xander's aware, his mother was killed by an assassin - who was most likely after him or Garon.
✦ Katerina was a Paladin during her school days, but she didn't do any fighting after joining House Krakenburg. She was pretty good, and helped teach Xander how to use a lance and how to ride a horse. ✦ ↑swords, ↑lances, ↑riding | ↓axes, ↓brawling, ↓authority
Appearance: Medium height, with long blonde hair and dark green eyes. She looked a lot like Ingrid when she was younger, and she only grew more beautiful as she got older. She definitely looked like she could punch someone and kill them at her peak, but she wasn't nearly as toned by the time she died.
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✦ The head of House Krakenburg. Garon possesses the major crest of Macuil, House Krakenburg's crest. He's the father of Xander and Camilla, among many (many) others.
✦ Prior to Garon becoming head of the house, House Krakenburg was a relatively minor noble house. They have a good deal of land and supposedly are involved in agriculture, but in truth they are involved in the research and development of weapons for the Empire.
✦ This wasn't a particularly successful field, which led to the decline of the house over the generations. By the time Garon took over, most people tended to forget about House Krakenburg's early contributions to the Empire. Garon planned to change this.
✦ He attended the Officers Academy, where he made quite a name for himself through high marks and exceptional battle prowess. After leaving, he went on to gain influence through battle as both a skilled commander and an unparalleled combatant.
✦ It's not clear how exactly he came into contact with Those Who Slither in the Dark, or how they ended up working together, but before long House Krakenburg was making progress in the development of magic and weapons, and that got the attention of House Vestra.
✦ It kicked off an on-again-off-again alliance between the two houses - Garon and Emeric barely get along on even the best days, but both houses benefit greatly from working together, so their alliance is a shaky one that only lasts as long as it serves them both.
✦ The Insurrection of the Seven was started by House Aegir, and Garon sat back and watched, taking no part officially, but secretly funneling money into House Aegir to push the coup to succeed.
✦ Garon is fully aware of everything that happened in the Kingdom as well, though wasn't directly involved in what happened to Edelgard or her siblings.
✦ Solon and Garon work together because Thales and Garon kind of hate each other. Camilla's kidnapping was in part orchestrated with Solon's assistance, and he was in charge of the experimentation on her and implanting her second crest.
✦ He's decided to cut House Vestra out entirely, though he hasn't made any open moves against House Vestra or House Hresvelg.
✦ Garon is some hideous combination of a Fortress Knight, a War Master, and a Warlock. He's incredibly strong physically, but he's also capable of using black magic. He doesn't usually fight with magic, however.
✦ ↑axes, ↑reason, ↑authority, ↑heavy armor | ↓bows, ↓faith, ↓flying
Appearance: Exactly the same as in Fates, lmao. Is this because he's a member of Those Who Slither or does he just look like that because he's evil??? The world may never know.
KATERINA
✦ The second child of a minor noble in the Alliance, Katerina attended the Officers Academy in the hopes of making connections to secure a stable future for herself. It was likely she would be married off, and she was far more interested in choosing her own future.
✦ She was very strong, but her parents were insistent on her returning home after school. She refused and ran away, escaping into the Empire.
✦ For a time she served as a mercenary, traveling through the Empire and picking up work wherever she could. This led her to Krakenburg lands, where she witnessed Garon brutally slaughter a bunch of bandits.
✦ It wouldn't be accurate to say it was love at first sight, but Katerina's all about strength, so she pledged her services to House Krakenburg quickly.
✦ Garon decided he liked her and chose to bring her back to the manor, where he more or less treated her as a girlfriend (without ever calling her that, of course).
✦ Katerina was certain she'd be married to Garon once she got pregnant, but he had several other women in the house... and Katerina wasn't the only one who would end up having a child with Garon.
✦ Though she was beyond frustrated with her situation, Katerina did like the comfortable life being one of Garon's women provided. All she had to do was prove that she - and Xander - were the best options to represent House Krakenburg.
✦ While her training with Xander could be strict, she was never cruel to him and she did love him. This didn't extend to any of Garon's other mistresses or their children - she was cold and rude to them at best. She often tried to keep Xander away from the other children so he would rely on her and her alone.
✦ Things exploded in a bad way when Garon hinted that he might consider choosing a different heir. Xander had taken to his lessons well, but he was too shy, too kind. Perhaps another one of Garon's children would be better suited to lead House Krakenburg... Katerina was obviously furious with this idea, and the target of her ire was Camilla. Since Camilla was closest in age to Xander, she figured that was the natural assumption, and she made a horrible plan to put an end to that.
✦ Camilla and her mother attempted to escape House Krakenburg with no idea about Katerina's plans. Katerina wouldn't let this happen - partially because of what they could expose about House Krakenburg to the world - so she attempted to strangle Camilla.
✦ In the struggle that followed, Katerina managed to kill Camilla's mother, and Camilla killed her in retaliation. Garon had the entire situation covered up, and allowed Camilla to be sent to House Gloucester since he felt he had no need of her.
✦ As far as Xander's aware, his mother was killed by an assassin - who was most likely after him or Garon.
✦ Katerina was a Paladin during her school days, but she didn't do any fighting after joining House Krakenburg. She was pretty good, and helped teach Xander how to use a lance and how to ride a horse.
✦ ↑swords, ↑lances, ↑riding | ↓axes, ↓brawling, ↓authority
Appearance: Medium height, with long blonde hair and dark green eyes. She looked a lot like Ingrid when she was younger, and she only grew more beautiful as she got older. She definitely looked like she could punch someone and kill them at her peak, but she wasn't nearly as toned by the time she died.