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Master
of the Hunt, Master of the Hounds,
Champion and Captain of
Lady Aster's Private Guard.
Son of Lady Iris and Consort Drako of Brokham
Brother of Lady Aster / Uncle of Lady Aren,
Lady Nora, and Evalya and others
Father of Scout Roan / Grandfather to Nonia (Noni) and Tobias (Tobi)
Great-Uncle of Orin, Lark, Calthal, Healer Nonia,
and others
Lady Aster's youngest sibling, Brogan has spent his life serving
the House of Táralóm. Lady Iris, tired
of life, gave him to her eldest daughter, Aster and her husband,
to raise. As there was a millennium and five centuries between
them, Brogan was often ignored by his elder brothers, though
a great favorite among his sisters. He spent his childhood
sparring, then serving as Lord Arna's apprentice. He quickly rose
to Hunter. He was the
Fhorais Daoine's paramount warrior for nearly seven centuries
until he lost his leg during a great battle in the South.
Though he vanquished his enemies, and protected the treasure,
he fell as an arrow cut through his femeral artery.
Aster bound his wounds and brought him home. The Fhorais Daoine,
believing he would be a drain on resources, wished to kill
him. So Aster
quickly promoted him to Champion telling her people that
they had lost too many. Lord Arna disapproved of the move,
knowing she did it only because she did not wish to lose her
"baby brother." Before he could walk again, Brogan's skill with animals and calm
temper proved his worth.
Now, Brogan moves as fluidly on one leg with the use of
his cane as another man would walk with two legs. In battle
he fights mounted, and can use either hand, often using his
cane as a weapon as well as his sword. He has spent the last
three centuries tending to the animals and helping train
Aster and Arna's apprentices, descendents and
his own son to follow the code of the Fhorais Daoine Nobility and
the rules of Decorum. There were difficulties as
his injuries took opportunities for promotions and political
marriage away from him.
His greatest sorrow was that his son
was raised illegitimate, but
Brogan watched him grow up and protected him as much as his position would allow. He also felt he failed Orin by not
doing more for Lady Nora's elder son, before
he left the Fhorais Daoine.
So though he was often strict, Lark rarely doubted her Great
Uncle's love for her.
During the last great war between the
Fhorais Daoine and the Northern Goblin Tribes, he accomplished
his long forgotten dream when he ascended for
service to the tribe and House Táralóm. His Lordship was earned
by covert missions with Lark which shortened the war and ensured
the victory of the Fhorais Daoine.
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