Lucien Alvaro de Castillon

Lucien Alvaro de Castillon was the primary strategist of The Avari and the architect of the faction’s political and economic empire. His vendetta against King Aldric of Lachsenhausen set the founding events of the Avari in motion. He was unaware of Severin Falkenrath’s plan to kill the other members and consolidate all five shares of the Curse of Ravana.

Background

Born into a very poor family in Fatima, a Luxemburg town bordering Lachsenhausen. In 1228, King Aldric of Lachsenhausen instigated riots in Fatima to justify a military annexation. During the suppression, soldiers burned the Castillon family home with Lucien’s parents inside. Lucien escaped with physical scars.

In 1229, he was found wounded on the roads by Armano Salvius, a travelling merchant who took him in. In 1232, Lucien convinced Armano to extend credit to a lord who proved bankrupt. Armano was financially ruined and died that winter. Consumed by guilt, Lucien fled to Bellum Castle, where he worked as a fisherman. He had a sharp mind and read people well, and rose through local commerce on Armano Salvius’s teaching, turned by grief toward larger gains than Armano had ever wanted.

History

Met Severin Falkenrath at Bellum Castle in 1233. The two formed a cautious alliance, each shaped by loss. In 1238, Lucien married Ava Montclair, whose family capital and connections enabled the Bellum Castle Trade Route in 1241.

At the Glaceus Arena tournament in 1243, Lucien and Severin met Leopold von Lachsenhausen and Victor von Lachsenhausen. The four became the founding members of The Avari in 1257.

Lucien slowly poisoned King Aldric of Lachsenhausen through contaminated grain shipments. Aldric died in 1251. Ava Montclair died in childbirth in 1249, warning Lucien in her final moments that he was becoming what he hated. Their son Elias Castillon survived.

As the centuries passed Lucien grew paranoid, and the Lachsenhausen brothers distanced themselves from him because of it.

At the Ravana Ruins in 1282, all five Avari received a share of the Curse of Ravana. Lucien was unaware Severin Falkenrath had already tested the energy alone and planned to kill the others.

Following Severin’s murder of Leopold von Lachsenhausen and Victor von Lachsenhausen at Mount Kings in 1361, a villager revolt erupted. Lucien and Severin fled through the tunnels beneath Bellum Castle. Severin stabbed Lucien in the tunnels and absorbed his share.

Relationships

Elias Castillon	Parent of
Ava Montclair	Spouse1238–1249. Died in childbirth.
Armano Salvius	Ward of1229–1232. Surrogate father.
Bellum Castle Trade Route	Member ofCo-founder. Primary strategist.
The Avari	Member ofArchitect. Strategist.
King Aldric of Lachsenhausen	Killed1251. Aldric’s policies caused his parents’ deaths.
Severin Falkenrath	Killed by1362. Co-founder of The Avari.
Leopold von Lachsenhausen	AllyCo-founder of The Avari.
Victor von Lachsenhausen	AllyCo-founder of The Avari.

Relationships, drawn