Kaltus Korion

Name:  Kaltus Korion

Gender: Male

Age (Y927): 60

Physical Description: Youthful features, silver haired and a heroic build.

Birthplace, Race:	Fauvion, in Rondelmar. He is a Rondian pureblood mage

Social Status:	Noble. Military General for Noros.

Family Background:	The Korion family are an original Blessed Three Hundred family with unbroken pureblood lineage. More recently, through Kaltus Korion's military prowess, they have seized vast estates in Bricia and rule them almost as a semi-autonomous kingdom.

Kaltus uses his status to seduce women almost addictively, and has dozens of bastard offspring. His only acknowledged heir is a son, Seth, by his wife Lady Myria Fetallink.

Personality:	Kaltus enjoys exercising his power in often violent displays. He is notorious for his heavy handed and exceptionally bloody attacks on enemy civilians. A reputation he takes great pride in, and also his reputation as a womaniser and seducer.

Mage Affinities/Physical abilities:	Kaltus is a pure blooded mage. His affinities are:

•	Intellectual: Sorcery

•	Element: Fire

Kaltus’ affinities mean he is strongest at; wizardry, necromancy and divination, with access to morphism and mesmerism. When younger he had a formidable reputation as a duelist and fighting man, but it has been some time since he actively fought.

He does have a reputation as the premier general of the Empire.

History:	It was the introduction of Kaltus and his indiscriminate tactics during the Noros rebellion (Y909) that is heralded as bringing the campaign to an end.

Prior to this, Korion was a senior Rondian general with a reputation as a tough disciplinarian won during border disputes with Argundy, and during the First Crusade.

When General Jaes Andevarion failed to subdue the Noros Revolt and was replaced, Korion was elevated, as a favourite of Lucia Sacrecour, who had newly been widowed, and placed her son on the throne as Emperor. Korion crushed the revolt through conservative "burnt earth" tactics and skulduggery, including cowing the Noros general Belonius Vult into surrendering at Lukhazan without battle.

Since then, Korion has won further glory in the Second Crusade, and confidently looks to further his reputation in the Third Crusade. He has been elevated to the Imperial Council and shares in the rule of the Empire, but some whisper that even this does not satisfy his ambitions.

Notes: He has little regard for his heir and only legitimate son.