Who Is Cord Caldragin

In a land marked by chaos and ruled by a despot there are few men who will stand up for what is right. Fewer still have the ability to achieve the changes that they strive for.
Trained by the Hussari Warriors of the lands far to the South and educated in the teachings of the mighty Dren warriors of the Eastern Realms, Cord Caldragin is a warrior and strategist without equal. How he came to have this education is another story...

Cord is a descendant of one of the first kings of the Western Realms, but a distant branch from the current ruler, King Azril. This is why he had been untouched by the sanctioned killings that had removed all the possible claimants to the throne. However after all of the closest relatives were dead, the killing moved on to more distant relations, and eventually Cord was the next in line to become king. When this was discovered, a hunting party was sent to the village of Kimbers Mill. A hunting party that injured and killed several of Cord's friends. Cord had heard of this on his return to the village from one of his journeys. The hunting party never returned...

Cord had never wanted to be a king, and had he been left him alone, that is how it would have remained. Now, however, Cord had decided that being king was as good a way to live as any. That is why he had come to the capital city. King Caldragin. Cord could live with that...