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Hector De Mares is the paternal half brother of Lancelot DuLac. After his father King Lot was forced out of Alsatia, he retreated across the sea to unite with his ally and friend King Uther, however, when he landed on the shores of Albion he was met by the man who introduced them to each other, the Druid Emrys. The Wizard told him that Uther had been killed by Duke Gorlois, and that it was dangerous for him and his family to enter Britania. Lot gave his only child, the infant Lancelot to Emrys for protection, and he went further west until he came to the Castle of Bors the elder. It was there that Lot fell in love with Bors’ sister in law, Catelyn De Mares. Lot took his wife’s name, and became the heir to her father, becoming a proper lord of Albion. When Arthur Queis began his crusade, he threw his lot in with him, but his son Hector was too young to join in the war. This upset Hector, as he missed a chance to prove himself to the man who would one day be his king. As Hector grew older, he trained harder and harder to be a great warrior, and when it was revealed that Lancelot was his half brother, he became even more desperate to prove himself. Since most of his life they were in an age of peace, he did this by entering tournament after tournament, but he was always outclassed by the knights of the round table, and in one instance, he was even beaten by his own cousin Bors the younger. Still, he continued to push himself, and finally received is chance when the Uncrowned King’s rebellion made its way to the border of Camelot. Hector immediately volunteered to march south, and was placed into Ser Kay’s vanguard. Hector was ecstatic, knowing that there was more than enough battle for him to engage in up at the front, but once again his hopes were dashed. His brother’s cavalry made it to the battle force, and after barely entering the battle himself, it was ended. The Uncrowned King had surrendered to Arthur, with several conditions, but those didn’t matter to Hector, he had missed his chance at glory. Again when the Green Knight came to Camelot he had a chance to prove his courage, but Gawain, who became a knight at the same time as him, took his chance once again by decapitating the Knight, who somehow survived and told Gawain to meet him at his castle in a years time. Hector grew to resent Gawain and his brothers, and when Gawain brought Tom Lincoln back who was knighted and brought into the king’s inner circle almost immediately, he was enraged. Lancelot and Galehaut tried calmed him down, explaining why he was so trusted, and that he had been serving the kingdom from afar without any request for compensation. This calmed Hector a little, but he still grew more distant from his fellow knights. When Lancelot’s affair with Queen Guinevere was discovered, Hector and several other knights devised a scheme to save the two of them from the dungeons, and Hector himself was the one responsible for killing Camelot’s head of house Lucan Bedrydant, as well as several other knights on his way out. He became his half brother’s Seneschal when they arrived at Joyous Gard and began setting up their defenses for Arthur’s inevitable assault. Ready for his chance at glory once again, Hector made sure he was at the front gate, at the front of the defense against Arthur’s siege. When the gate was forced open, the man at the front of the charge was not Arthur, but Kay. Hector, furious that the King of Knights would dare insult him like this, he charged Kay. The two men dueled, Kay taking several hits to his left side, clearly wounded and about to fall when he grabbed Hector’s armor, the gorget around his neck heating to a point that Hector ripped it off his neck, and as he was reeling back, he felt the cold falchion against his neck, looked up to Kay, fear in his eyes, begging for his life. Kay shook his head, raised his sword, and decapitated the younger knight, Hector failing at achieving glory one more time.

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Galehaut was the son of a human man and a giantess. he lived in the small territory of Cymry just to the west of Camelot's borders. There, the most aggressive and brutal raiders fled, seeking to avoid the punishment they would surely face if they were to be captured by one of King Arthurs men. This made Galehauts youth dangerous, and he had to learn to fight in order to survive. Luckily, his half giant status made him incredibly strong, and he learned how to use a great sword from an early age. Slowly, as Galehaut grew older, he stopped only protecting himself and his mother, eventually spreading his protection to any who sought it out. Eventually, he had rule over the entire territory. Many of his men wanted to crown him king of Cymry, but he refused. Many of the raiders that now served as Galehaut's soldiers told him how the east was ruled by a cruel tyrant who would give out cruel and unjust punishments to even the most minor of crimes. Enraged, Galehaut refused to take the title of King until the Kingdom of Camelot was freed from this tyrants rule. With his people at his back, Galehaut began marching through the neighboring kingdom. Quickly, Galehaut conquered huge swathes of land, gaining more and more followers as he did, before he finally drew King Arthur's attention. To Galehaut's surprise, the King who had gained his title threw warfare, did not simply attack Galehaut and his army on sight, but instead requested a parley with the Uncrowned King. Intrigued, Galehaut approved the request, and as agreed, Arthur came into the camp alone, and with no weapons, only his gleaming white armor in stark contrast to Galehaut's worn and battered steel. Galehaut listened to King Arthur's plea for peace, and was intrigued when he offered him lordship, and dominion over the lands he had conquered. All the while though, Galehaut's men were whispering into his ear, telling him that they were all tricks and lies, and not to trust the self proclaimed King of Knights. Galehaut, trusting in his generals, refused King Arthur's offer, and when Arthur attempted to leave, Galehaut refused to allow him to return to his troops. One of Galehaut's younger men who went by the name of Percival questioned this decision, saying that it was unjust to deny an army their commander before a battle. Galehaut considered this, but was again swayed by the words of the raiders he had made generals. That morning, when Galehaut marched his troops onto the battlefield, he expected that they would surrender knowing that their king was held captive, but he was sorely mistaken. The first wave to hit Galehaut's troops were the cavalry, Galehaut managed to cut any horseman that came to close down, but most of his men were not so lucky, especially he noticed, if they faced a knight in beautiful blue armor riding on a white stallion. As Galehaut cut through horseman after horseman, attempting to get to this knight, he watched in wonder at the skill he displayed, and slowly noticed that the tip of his lance had been blunted. Before he could look around to see if the other horseman carried similar weapons, he was stopped by a man almost as tall as him wearing a blue tunic and a kilt, a falchion at his side, but a flag with the pointed tip lopped off in his hands. Galehatu managed to fight the orange haired knight off for a while, but as the noise of the battle slowly subsided, Galehaut's opponent doubled in size, now towering over the Uncrowned King. Galehaut was ready to face defeat when the young Percival came to his side, and together they managed to fight off the massive knight for a while longer, but the battle was already lost, and the blue clad knight joined the now giant sized Albian, and Galehaut knew it was time to surrender, not for his own life, but for the young warrior that now stood beside him. Galehaut and his men were all bound, sans the few who had met their end at the hands of a mace or a morning star from a more reckless knight. Galehaut watched in silence as he watched the knights of Camelot gather up all the dead, and prepared the ones presentable enough to be sent home, and gathering the armor and valuables from those who were not for the same purpose. Galehaut was amazed to see that the blue clad knight made sure that those under his command gathered what was needed from Galehaut's men, and asked Galehaut where he needed to send them. Some Galehaut knew were from the towns and villages he had conquered on his way into the kingdom, and others were from his homeland. Galehaut was not able to give directions that were useful to the Knights of Camelot. The blue clad knight who had introduced himself as Lancelot said that he was willing to let Galehaut take their bodies back himself, but the orange haired knight named Kay vetoed the younger knights permission. It was as the two knights argued amongst theme selves that King Arthur interceded, Galehaut's generals in shackles behind him. Arthur told Galehaut that the men who had called Arthur a tyrant were murderers and rapists who had fled Camelot to avoid their crimes, and were likely going to abuse the power they would gain from Galehaut to continue indulging in their wretched vises. This news enraged Galehaut, and he ripped out of his binds, charging through the three other men, and lifting the closest of his generals into the air, Kay and Lancelot attempted to stop the half giant, but Arthur stopped them, watching him carefully. Galehaut felt the rage building in his chest, and his giant instincts wanted so terribly to rip him in half, but his nobility stopped him, and he dropped him to the ground, telling Arthur to take him back to Camelot and give him the punishment of the kingdom. Arthur smiled at this, sending the generals off, and telling Arthur to take Galehaut and any surviving soldiers that wish to help to return the dead to their family's. Galehaut thanked Arthur, and pledged his services to the king. Arthur promised the Uncrowned King a knighthood once he returned from his quest, as well as the possibility for any of Galehaut's men that wanted to enter a squireship. Galehaut promised to tell his men, and the next day Lancelot, Galehaut, and the young warrior Percival made their way through Cymry, returning the fallen, and removing the power structures that had been put in place by Galehaut's former generals. Over this time, the three men became close friends, and upon their return to Camelot, Lancelot recommended that not only Galehaut, but also Percival were promoted to knighthood. Galehaut continued his friendship with Lancelot throughout his time at Camelot, and during the civil war between Arthur and Lancelot, Galehaut followed his comrade, pledging to serve as his Justiciar upon victory against Arthur.

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Bors the Younger was only seven when Young Arthur of the Keys began his crusade, though if his father would have let him, he would have joined the horde that was beginning it's march northward. His family was the first noble house that Athur and Kay visited seeking allegiance from, and Bors the Elder waisted no time in kneeling to Kay first, and then to the one his Superior lord, offering his two eldest sons, Daran and Liam Loche. Bors the elder also advised the young lords to steer clear of the eastern of the two locks, as they had betrayd the oath they made to the late King Uther, and Ector Queis, opening his section of the border between Britania and Albian. 

Almost a decade passed before Bors the Younger would see those two men again, and not neerly as close as the last. He was mounted as one of the cavilry, barely able to see or hear his great king, Arthur Pendragon, gleamin in white armor as he gave the order to charge. Afer the war, both of Bors's brothers were given titles as Knights of Camelot, and the elder, Daren, returned home to continue serving by his father until his death. 

Bors the younger took to exploring, serving the land by vanguishing bandits, and massive beasts. As time went on, Bors became skilled in the art of killing dragons, and though they horded many valuable things, he would give most of his winnings to the towns that the dragon had once ravaged. This left the young knight with little for him and his horse, and he would often compete in tournements to allow him to continue his noble quest. 

During one such tournament in Camelot, celebrating the birth of the queens first son, Bors entered both the mele and the joust in an attempt to increase his odds. He made quick work of the knights in mele, except for two. The first that grabbed his attention was a man that made the Queis themeselves look small. Bors relied on his towershield to take most of the hits, as he would have likely fallen otherwise, and he eventually managed to tire out the giant before running up his oponents front and forcing him to the ground beneath both of their weights. It was then that the other ban approached him. More of a barbarian than a knight, his hair tied back in braids, his face tattooed, and his armor tied on by ropes. He swung a mace at Bors tower shield, digging the pointed bottom into the ground, and before Bors could even react, he slammed his purple shield into Bors face. 

The joust went much the same, Bors using a lance as his primary weapon in real combat, having little issue, and no horse could stand up to his Albian shire horse. In the final round, Bors fought the queens champian, an Alsatian named Du-Lac. He was small, and riding a skinny horse from his homeland. Bors had to stifle a laugh as he readied himself for the charge, but as they came together on the first pass, Bors lance slid inbetween the knights torso and arm, as his opponents landed square in his face, sending Bors flying off his horse. 

Bors was cursing himself for wasting several days and getting nothing from it when Ser Kay entered his tent. Bors was not short, but Kay was a good seven inches taller than him. Kay commended Bors on his efforts, and the two of them discussed the lives they had lived. Kay seemed very impressed by Bors adventures, especially the dragon slaying, though not the actual combat, but the way that Bors handled the wealth he gathered from his victories.

 The next day, as Bors prepared to return to the road, a young servant boy came to him, saying that the king wished to see him in the great hall. Bors, confused, scared, but also extremely excited, followed the boy to a massive room, lined with knights, ten, including Kay and the two men that had bested Bors in the Tournament, standing beside the king at his thrown. Arthur Pendragon was wearing his magnificent white armor, holding a silver plated, intricately designed blade in front of him. All of them, were smiling.Kay ordered Bors the Younger to approach, and read off the young mans few titles as Bors knelt at the thrown. He then began to command Bors to continue his hunt for vicious, and cruel dragons throughout the now united kingdom of Camelot, and to return any gold that was not needed to repair the damages the dragon had done to Camelot, in exchange for all the rights, and privelages of a knight of Camelot. Bors, shocked, and honored quickly took the oaths with great vigor, and Arthur knighted him, telling him to rise, as Ser Bors the Younger, Dragon Slayer.