Evandar Von Mapel

Evandar Von Mapel was a member of the house of Von Mapel. He was the son of Orion of Raviarc and Ok Epitchian.

Early life
Born in 172 TE to Orion of Raviarc and Ok Epitchian, in the town of Altain (now part of Minseito.) Evandar was often left alone, Orion being busy with other things and Ok disliking the child. As a result of this Evandar felt neglected, estranged from the rest of his family.

Of course, per the usual T’arga’re’yahsv tradition Evandar received a dragon which grew with him. He grew up with a fear of dragons, making it difficult for him to bond with the dragon. This contributed to his sense of being an outcast in the family. The people in his family distrusted him and he soon left. Left with no one to fall back, no friends to help him, no one to trust, he began to look for other sources.

Entropy cult
He searched for a purpose, and seeked for greater power. And in this search he join the ranks of the ever dwindling Entropy worshippers. He joined their ranks and immediately started to move up the ladder. He became one of the most zealous supporters of Entropy, and researched much about her. He forged his sword, Anukham and fought many enemies in Entropy’s service, first fighting in Aurora where he went for a short time after leaving his family.

Yet all around him the ranks of Entropy worshippers dwindled. Some fell in battle, some were hunted down, and many more turned from Entropy and left her service. These were the ones that disgusted Evandar, as he was the most zealous of their members.

He was not satisfied with the status quo. For years he searched for ways to bring back his master, to no avail. Then he thought of the solution. Centuries ago, when Entropy walked the earth, his great great great grandfather Tyo’on’tyo served Entropy and in her service built a rocket to destroy the moon. This was the event that began her war on the world. If that had worked… then so would destroying the sun be ever greater. He would go down in history! And at last Entropy would be returned.

Working with Gemryn
In this endeavour he met the great dragon named Gemryn. A cunning and fearsome creature, he was capable of changing his form to human for a time. He too had great ambitions. The two worked together to build the rocket, and nearly succeeded. Along the way, he met many people. He even met Athaz, the man who killed Entropy. He saw the beginning of Segra’s new age and met many people from Kokeodoshi who opposed Entropy. He started to doubt him self.

But Gemryn had lied to Evandar. When the rocket was finished, he revealed he did not seek to bring back Entropy. And at this moment Evandar question all he had done. All he had worked for. He turned from Gemryn. He returned to Ein Bahel and reflected. Over his adventures, he had met many people who opposed Entropy. And they did not seem evil to him. Noone he knew from the days of Entropy remembered her fondly.

At this time his father fell ill. Despite what his relationship with his father he still cared for him, and feared that this was to do with Gemryn. Considering what Gemryn had done already, this did not seem like a stretch. He made a decision. Finally turning from Entropy, the last of her true followers, he then set out with his sword to fight Gemryn.

Duel with Gemryn and renunciation with Entropy
The ensuing duel lasted for many many hours. With Anukhan Evandar fought Gemryn with all he had. The battle raged on, and Evandar almost lost. But at the end of the duel Evandar managed to cut off Gemryn’s wing, and stabbed him in the mouth. He fell from the sky, but the slightest of cut from his fang cut Evandar. Evandar left the battle, thinking he had killed Gemryn. But Gemryn was very much alive.

At last, Evandar returned to his family. He found his father, and his father finally awoke. The two hugged, and Evandar cried for what he had done. He apologised, and set out to do whatever it took to fix what he had done. He finally bonded with his dragon. He became a prominent advisor in his home kingdom of Caeli, and used his position to help his people as much as he could. But soon a storm came.

Caelian Civil War
In novatress a revolution began. Republicans attempted to overthrow the king and restore the republic that had fallen. He knew that his friend and colleague, Lord Dorn, was a republican. He owned Ein Bahel. Though it pained him now to do so, he knew he had to fight his friend. He organised a coup, using loyalists in the garrison and reinforcements from the kingdom. The coup partially succeeded, and he won the ensuing battle, but he was forced to retreat afterwards due to the threat of the republican navy.

He continued to fight in the war, using his sword Anukham to defeat the republicans, but he was merciful, and did not fight for the sake of it anymore. He spared those he could. In the end the Republicans were defeated, many leaders executed including dorn.

Late life and death
He continued his work in Caeli’s service, a now prospering and expanding nation. He worked for many years, and found a wife named Elizabeth. He had a daughter named Evangeline and grew to old age. He had designated Evangeline to be his heir. His wife Elizabeth, from the dreuite family would die young at the age of 84, and two years later Evandar would die at the same age. So ends Evandar's story, and so begins Evangeline's.