Ailbhne Groke

= Ailbhe Groke = Albert Quinn Groke is a 19 year old former soldier who fought in Sparwood for Luscovy against Burgamere. He currently resides in Aetolia, Sirradra.

Early years:
When Ailbhe was born his parents had just moved and settled in Aetolia. His father had adapted easily and ecured a good position for the family. Things changed when he was three years old as his parents divorced. It was decided that Ailbhe would follow his mother to Sparwood. They would settle in the town of Vykograd, Dun Draigath in Luscovy. His mother would almost never be home as she was constantly out partying and when she did come home she immidiately go to bed. One night she never came home. Since that day, Ailbhe would live alone, provide for himself and spend his days lying around in his house, drinking and smoking.

Adapting to Vykograd
He hardly talked to anyone, other than the people he would buy cigarretes and alcohol from. However, soon the day would come when he ran out of money. Ailbhe knew that surviving without money would be hard. That's when he came into contact with the organised crime that had plauged Draigath. He became an associate for the O'Rourke Family, a crime family that traded drugs and participated in other criminal activities like that. However, his life of crime would come to a halt as he noticed the crime familys activity slowed down. He knew something was up and went to investigate.

War with Burgamere
He soon learned that Dun Draigath was at war. They were allied to Aquivia who was at war with Burgamere, a communist state in Sparwood. He joined the Draigath armed forces and was ready to fight in the war. Disaster struck as about the same time he joined the army, his hometown of Vykograd would fall to Burgamere and he would have to move to another town called Killavona. He would participate in raids on Burgamerian cities aswell as smaller skirmishes. He would mourn as Draigaths archduke got assassinated, but perhaps his lowest point was when the Burgamerians attacked Killavona. The attack was so brutal that the Dun Draigath gouvernment issued the evacuation of all civilians there. Ailbhe was a soldier so he kept on fighting. He participated in a few more raids, including one at St. Marxstad that almost claimed his life. He also participarted in raids on less defended cities that were easier to raid. Soon enough people could move back to Killavona. One day, a miracle happened. The greater gouvernment of Luscovy joined the war against Burgamere and engaged them in some pretty succesful battles. And thus, the war was driven further and further away from Dun Draigath. Following those events, Ailbhe remained a soldier for a while, mostly patrolling Killavona, but for the most part his soldier days were over.

Returning to Aetolia
Following the war, Ailbhe returned to his normal life of spending much time at home drinking and smoking. The O'Rourke family had been destroyed a long while ago and the war with Burgamere raged on mostly in other places now. He joined a secret communist society, but he was not very active in that one. He would also apply for a mercenary group which he got into but still has not seen action. Ultimately, he decided to do something he never even concidered before: leaving Draigath behind and returning to Cymru. He was 19 years old at this point and hadn't been in draigath since he was three years old. It was hard leaving Draigath, as it had been his home for the longest time. He had so many great memories and leaving it behind was really tough however he bit the bullet and decides to make new moves with Aetolia.It was a long journey to Aetolia and while he finally got there he noticed that many things had changed. The walls were down and their house had been replaced by a market. Nevertheless, he was glad to be back home. One day long he stumbled upon a man he recognised: his own father. His dad did not recognise him at first since it was 16 years since they last met but once Ailbhe told him he got extremely happy and hugged him. Morran showed Ailbhe his new home and let Ailbhe stay there for a while. Ailbhe was also there when his grandfather Ukkini died and is one of few people to know of his burial place. In Aetolia he also follows the course of the war in Sparwood and is a big supporter of the Luscovian war efforts. He also got to meet his younger sister for the first time since she was a baby. Ultimately him and his family lives a really good life in Aetolia. He still miss Killavona and might visit there some day but for know he just really needs to land in his new life.