Alain Gollwyn

Alain is the son of Artois Gollwyn who in turn is brother with Bertoit the gentle, King of Evermore and its surrounding lands during the Tharn deception of the late 3rd era. Making Alain related to a noble family in High Rock. He's a character in Reign of Chaos.

Alain is gentle, a bit vain and rather cowardly. He prefers light entertainment like reading, singing, dancing and eating more then fighting or any other deeply physical activity. Never the less, because of his position in the royal family he was deemed worthy enough for a semi-knight position. He dislikes the chip on his shoulder but is far too lazy to actually make a difference or prove his worth. He hides his incompetence behind good-natured humor, politeness, flattery and a sunny smile.

Biography
Born in 3E 362, as the only child of Artois Gollwyn of Evermore and Mildred Vermonne of Farrum; Alain grew up a noble upbringing. He learned to read and write, handle a sword, (or at least the bare minimum of handling a blade) and play instruments. Despite his lack in sword efficiently he was well liked around the kids of his age, due to his good sense of humor and wit. His uncle. the then newly appointed king, Bertoit however didn't appreciate the boy's lack of sword arrow or even magic prowess. Seeing him more as a nuisance he had to deal with rather than a valuable asset to the family, which in a land like High Rock where different city states are involved, he deemed rather important.

At adolescence Alain had grown to be a good singer and bon vivant. Enjoying parties and the wealth his namesake provided. An aranged marriage never came about and he remains a bachelor to this day. Again to great frustration of the king.

In the winter of 3E 390 Bertoit ordered Alain to go to the capital of the empire in Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and negotiate terms with the Emperor on agricultural matters. Since the harvest of the pervious year had been rather barebones this mission was deemed pretty vital for Evermore but more importantly Bertoit's reign as king, considering Nordic Jarls and neighboring cities had their eyes on the border lands of Highrock and Hammerfell and could only benefit if the stubborn king was taken care of.

Alain was given ten men including Percival Motierre, Evermore's most esteemed knight. So esteemed even that Alain had written songs about him. Together they set out to the capital to deal with this crisis. And that is where Reign of Chaos begins