Editing The Red Duke (section)

==Noble Origins==
The Red Duke in his mortal life was once the handsome and beloved Duke of the Bretonnian Province of Aquitaine in the 1400s IC. His brother was King Louis the Righteous, both a Grail Knight and the 15th king of Bretonnia. Even back in those early days, the Red Duke (whose true name has been lost to time) was already a warrior of legend for having slain the dragon Nerluc and he was widely considered the bravest knight of the land. His skills were such that he made it a practice that any man of any station, noble or peasant, might cross swords with him at any hour. If they could but scratch him, a purse of gold would belong to the challenger. Many came to test the Duke, but the purse of gold was never claimed.

However, the Duke was not just a mighty warrior, but an honorable and selfless leader of men. He would often set out on perilous quests, coming to the aid of lands and Dukedoms that were not his own. He had campaigned alongside Duke Chararic against the Orcs that had raided his lands along the River Grismerie, and joined Duke Arnulf to hunt down the great Dragon Gundovald. He had even spent an entire month within the Lyonen court of Duke Ballomer, lending them his wisdom. Overall his reign over Aquitaine was pretty great all told and during this time he even married himself a nice noble lady.