Calard d'Garamont

The Legend

Calard of Garamont is a famed Grail Knight of Bretonnia. Featured heavily in warhammer novels and as the poster-child for the Bretonnian army book.

Born along with his sister into a powerful noble family, Calards mother died when he was very young during a miscarriage, his father eventually remarried and had another son, Bertelis. By the time Calard and his brother had entered manhood, they were already skilled warriors, trained by a famed old knight in the arts of war. They, along with many other young knights, would be called to war against a massive beastmen invasion, experiencing war for the first time. The brothers would be forged through battle, fighting alongside Reolus a renowned and mighty grail knight.

Calards early adventures involved the discovery of his long lost sister, who had become a powerful Damsel of the Lady and Reolus's paramour. Calard would discover and defeat the brother he believed died at childbirth, revealed to have been born a mutated beastman and now the leader of his species invasion of Bretonnia.

Calards life would eventually come crashing down, his father who had long been corrupted by his stepmother was discovered poisoned by Calards fiancé, Elisabet. The young noblewoman realized that Calards father would eventually disown his son in favor of Bertelis, leaving him poor and destitute. Despite his lovers pleas and reasoning, Calard would abandon Elisabet to exile. Tragedy would strike again when, reunited with Elisabet, after rescuing her from a chaos lord, Bertelis, angered by the fact that his brother still loved his fathers poisoner, sent Elisabet hurtling down a flight of stairs accidently killing her. In his grief Calard would disown Bertelis, losing not only his lover but his brother as well.

The grieving Calard, still very young, would become the new Lord of Garamont, before leaving to take up the quest for the grail. Two years into his arduous quest, Calard would return to discover Garamont in ashes, destroyed by a powerful enemy. The anger and grief at the destruction of his homeland would spur Calard on in his quest, more determined than ever...

The Questing Knight would soon be led to the cursed city of Mousillon, where he would discover that Duke Merovich once a famed and mighty warrior, turned traitor and kingslayer had returned from centuries of death. Revealed to be a powerful Vampire, The evil Duke had been amassing an undead army powerful enough to wipe out the capital of Bretonnia. Calard would infiltrate the ancient keep of Mousillon to discover his brother, now a mighty Blood Knight and champion of Merovich himself. Bertelis now a powerful vampire would reveal that it was he, who led the attack on Garamont, corrupted and twisted by guilt and the transition to undeath, Bertelis attacked his own homeland hoping to find and kill his brother. A fierce battle would ensue, with the Duke of Mousillon watching as his favoured get, fought against his own brother. Bertelis was powerful, faster and stronger than any mortal could ever hope to be, becoming a vampire had added to his already impressive skill in combat. Calard could only block his brothers mighty blows with his shield, unable to launch any attack.

Meanwhile the vile denizens of Mousillon, in a weak attempt of rebellion had burst into the castle, led by a crazed varghulf, long imprisoned by Merovich and hungry for revenge. This distraction allowed Calard to seize his opportunity, striking his brother down and turning him to ash and bone. Calard would escape just after Merovich had tore the mighty varghulfs throat out. Swearing to save Bretonnia from the man who had corrupted his brother and threatened his country.

The quest would finally end when Calard would battle Gilles le Breton in his form as the immortal Greeen Knight, avatar of The Lady herself. Supping from the grail, Calard had now joined the ranks of the mighty Grail Knights, his eyes burned with a fey light, he was immortal, unable to age and now capable of exacting his revenge on Merovich.

Merovich led an army of undeath into the heart of Bretonnia, slaughtering the army amassed before him, king Louen Leoncoeur himself, would enter the battle mounted atop a mighty hippgryph. The king defeated all who stood before him, but eventually a lucky blow would send his mount crashing down, pinning him beneath its bulk. Merovich, seeing the king trapped, approached his foe, wielding two mighty swords, he readied the killing blow. A light flashed as Calard, grail knight of bretonnia, eyes burning with magical fury, ploughed through the vampire bodyguard of the Duke. Despite the dukes superhuman speed and strength, Calard was no longer a mortal warrior, after a brief and brutal duel Duke Merovich, Vampire lord of Mousillon was destroyed.

The legend of Calard had begun...