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King Gawain (Gah - wain)

King Consort Gawain Feywild

Gawain was the second son and fourth child of King Velebor II and his wife Katerina Silvari. He married the hereditary Queen of Sarayne Queen Nareya I, with whom he had two sons, Crown Prince Gaheris and Crown Prince Pelinal.  After the succession crises that preceeded his reign, and the threat of unification between his wife's kingdom and his own given they shared an heir, Gawain opted to formally disinherit his eldest son, so that while Sarayne would go to Gaheris upon Nareya's death, Nerevarn would skip him and go to Pelinal upon the death of Gawain.  

Relationships

King Gawain

Husband

Towards Queen Nareya I

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Queen Nareya I

Wife

Towards King Gawain

3

History

The marriage was arranged by the late King Velebor at Prince Gawain's request, the young Prince having found then-Princess Nareya charming and attractive when she previously visited Nerevarn with her father. When she raised no objections, the marriage was solemnized by proxy with a female member of the Nerevarn Royal Guard standing in for Nareya in the ceremony at Illyria, and a chieftain of the the Nomads of Sarayne standing in for Gawain in the counterpart ceremony in Raad. After the marriage, Prince Gawain travelled north in a grand procession to join his wife in Sarayne.

Relationship Reasoning

Partially a marriage of state, uniting The Royal House of Nerevarn with their nearest friendly nation through ties of blood, the fact that the two took to one another - first Gawain and then Nareya reciprocated - was seen as a fortunate sign. King Velebor, Gawain's father, was pleased to be able to arrange a match for his second son which was both desired by the couple and politically beneficial.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

The couple are fond of riding, tournaments, jousting and other festival sports. The queen is an excellent horsewoman, but prefers hunting to jousting, whereas King Consort Gawain is often known to enter tournaments in disguise to test his skill in a fair fight, where the opponent will not 'go easy' on him because of his rank and titles.

Legal Status

Queen of Sarayne and her Consort

Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
His Royal Highness King Gawain of Sarayne, Consort to her Royal Majesty Nareya I, Prince of Nerevarn, Son of King Velebor Brightsword, Master of the Royal Tourney and father to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Gaheris.
Date of Birth
26th Greenfields 1165
Life
1165 NL 1264 NL 99 years old
Spouses
Siblings
Pronouns
he/him
Eyes
Blue-green
Hair
Dark Brown
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Fair originally, but has grown tanned after years of living in Sarayne
Height
6'5

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