Twins Tomas & Thodor

Tomas and Thodor were twin brothers born to King Thaemdrad Ritterlich Malvernis, ruler of the Kingdom of Ghaledia - once the unified human kingdom.

In a series of unusual events, the two midwife witnesses disappeared and the mother of the twins, the half-elf Lady Gewyndriel, died soon after their birth. There was thus no way to determine which of the two had been born first.

Thaemdrad, forced to choose, chose Thodor. But as the two grew, some among their retinue of teachers, minders, and tenders noticed that the young Prince Thodor had unusal behaviours. He was prone to frustration, violent angry outbursts, and capable of acts of cruelty upon the menagerie of animals found on the King's estates. As a result of this increasingly dangerous trends, wholly in contrast to his brother's more gentle nature, many began to whisper that Thodor would make a poor king, a tyrant king - and to question whether his rule would be legitimate.

Thus, when both boys reached the age of 12, King Thaemdrad grew ill in his age (and sadness following the loss of his beloved Gewyndriel). On his sick-bed, nearing his end, he claimed to have seen the future to his closest advisor - Brother Benot Alesius of the Church of the True Light. Claiming that he had seen what would happen if Thodor became king, he urged the priest to find his will and documents and summon the keeper of records to change the line of succession. But this plan was thwarted, the King expiring before the deed could be done.

Thus Thodor assumed the throne. But Brother Benot was well-known in many circles, and soon he told of what had happened near the King's end. Fearing that the rule of Thodor would unleash great evil, and preferring the option of his brother, leaders of the lesser houses began to talk of action.

Thus they formed a council, and using the power of their combined wealth and prestige as a bargaining tool the confronted the King and demanded that he abdicate in favour of Tomas. But three noble houses chose to stand instead with the legal King.

Fearing threat to Tomas's life, his guards and patrons smuggled him away to a safe hiding place. Thodor declared his brother had been taken hostage, that his life was in danger, and sent troops to recover him. Thus the forces of the Rebel Houses and the Loyal Houses confronted each other in the Vale of Tears, and came to blows.

Civil war erupted soon after, and so the Kingdom of Ghaledia fell to emerge after long struggle as the split territories of Armedia and Thodor.