Starter Player Character — Valecrown Kingdom
Name: Sir Alaric Thorne
Race: Human
Class (Suggested): Fighter (Knight), Paladin, or Ranger
Faction: Valecrown Kingdom
Appearance:
Alaric is tall and solidly built, with short-cropped brown hair and piercing green eyes. He wears polished chainmail adorned with the Valecrown crest—a golden crown over a silver field—and carries a longsword etched with the insignia of his home village. His riding cloak is dust-stained from patrols along the kingdom’s fertile plains.
Backstory:
Alaric was born in a farming village under the protection of Valecrown’s coastal keep. From a young age, he trained with the village militia, learning swordplay, horsemanship, and chivalric duty. When border raids from the Skyrend Clans escalated, he defended his village and earned the attention of the kingdom’s knights. Now dispatched to serve in the capital and along strategic trade roads, Alaric seeks to prove himself as both protector of Valecrown and a rising champion of its people.
Important Characters of the Valecrown Kingdom
1. King Dareth IV Valecrown
Race: Human
Class/Role: Fighter / Ruler
Title: Sovereign of the Valecrown Kingdom
Appearance & Backstory:
Dareth is a middle-aged king with golden-brown hair streaked with gray, wearing ceremonial armor inlaid with Valecrown’s crown sigil. Trained as a warrior-king, he balances martial duty with governance. His reign focuses on defending fertile lands and trade routes, while keeping the kingdom united against threats like the Skyrend Clans.
2. Queen Mariselle Valecrown
Race: Human
Class/Role: Noble Diplomat / Cleric of Order
Title: Queen Consort and Advisor
Appearance & Backstory:
Mariselle has auburn hair and warm hazel eyes, often adorned with flowing gowns embroidered with gold thread. She acts as a stabilizing influence in court, overseeing diplomacy and alliances. A native of a neighboring principality, she helped negotiate a military protection pact with the Solarian Imperium to safeguard the kingdom against northern raids.
3. Sir Cedric Highborne
Race: Human
Class/Role: Paladin / Knight Captain
Title: Commander of the Valecrown Guard
Appearance & Backstory:
Tall and stern, Cedric wears silver armor engraved with symbols of justice. Born into a noble house sworn to Valecrown, he trained from youth as a knight. Cedric now leads the kingdom’s elite cavalry, defending trade routes and villages from Skyrend raiders and enforcing royal law across the plains.
4. Captain Liora Dawnshield
Race: Human
Class/Role: Ranger / Frontier Scout
Title: Master of Border Patrols
Appearance & Backstory:
Liora is lean and quick, with sun-darkened skin and short brown hair. She grew up in a border village and learned to track, hunt, and survive in the wilderness. Now she commands scouting parties along contested northern passes, reporting on Skyrend movements and safeguarding frontier settlements.
5. Master Mason Torvin Hillhand
Race: Dwarf
Class/Role: Artificer / Engineer
Title: Overseer of Fortifications
Appearance & Backstory:
Torvin is stout, with a braided black beard and soot-stained hands. A master builder sent from the Ironhold Compact as part of the arms and fortification alliance, he designs walls, keeps, and siege defenses for Valecrown. Though loyal to the kingdom, he is pragmatic and often pushes for stronger fortifications to deter northern raids, sometimes clashing with Valecrown’s knights who prefer offense over defense.