Jules the Just

King Jules the Just was King of Bretonnia and thus one of the fabled Grail Knights.

History
One of Jules's earliest acts as King was to regulate the death-duels that had become common practice amongst rival knights. He consulted with the Fay Enchantress herself, before setting his law into motion. To keep the cream of Bretonnian chivalry from slaughtering themselves and leaving the kingdom defenceless, Jules the Just decreed that all conflict between noble knights during peace time be "a la plaisance", fighting with blunt weapons. The practice was widely adapted by the Knights of Bretonnia, and also served to vilify those who were dishonourable and unchivalrous. As Paladins out in the wilderness didn’t always have the luxury of having blunt lances on hand, honourable Knights established methods of charging with their lance that would unhorse a noble opponent without taking his life.

King Jules met an untimely end when he fell against a Chaos Champion he had challenged on the beaches of northern Bretonnia. Needless to say, his opponent also fell, mortally wounded by Jules's lance.

The realm was left in a perilous state after the King's death. Jules had no male heir and left only a daughter, La Belle Isoulde. Jules's daughter followed tradition and set forth a quest that only a knight worthy of the crown could complete. Many years passed however, and none succeeded. Duke Maldred of Mousillon soon saw this as a chance to usurp the crown, leading to one of the darkest periods in Bretonnian history, the Affair of the False Grail.