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"How pleased I am to see you alive, Garamont," said Maloric, flicking his visor up as they broke combat, his voice thick with sarcasm."
"I thank the Lady that you were not knocked from the saddle, dear Sangasse," snapped Calard back."
- —Maloric and his rival Calard.[1]
Maloric of Sangasse was a Bretonnian knight who hailed from the Dukedom of Bastonne, where he ruled as the Earl of Sangasse. A notably skilled swordsman, he was both the main rival and sometimes-ally of the famed Calard of Garamont.
History[]
Maloric was a tall, stylishly handsome man, some three years older than Calard, and were it not for the long-standing feud between their houses they might have been friends. However, the bitter enmity between the two noble families ensured that they would never be anything but rivals. Both came from renowned noble bloodlines, and though Garamont had won more military accolades from past battlefield victories, serving as the Castellans of Bastonne, the Sangasses held a stronger political position, due largely to their close marital ties to the royal households of Bretonnia.[1]
Much like his chief rival, Maloric would be forged anew through the trials of war and battle, climbing up the ranks of knighthood as he gained more skill and experience...[1]
Knight Errant[]
When the knights of Bastonne were called to battle a Greenskin horde rampaging across Bordeleaux, the noble Lord of Sangasse pledged his knights. They were led by his youngest son, Maloric. In response to the Sangasse's contribution, the Castellan of Garamont pledged both his sons, Calard and Bertelis, while ensuring that they commanded a much larger contingent of Knights Errant.[1]
When battle came, Maloric's presence amongst the press of Orcs was enough to spur his rivals into doubling their efforts, refusing to be outdone by the Sangasse noble. Cutting all around him, Maloric's blade streamed with blood as he killed.[1]
In time, the Orcs and Goblins were defeated, fleeing into the forests as they were hunted down by the enthusiastic Knights Errant. This victory was short lived, however. Maloric and his fellow knights soon discovered that the Greenskins had not been rampaging across the land without direction. Instead, they had been fleeing from a far larger and more organised army, an army of fell Beastmen.[1]
Ambushed by a force belonging to that very Warherd, Maloric and the Knights Errant charged once more into the fray. Upon seeing the flash of Maloric's white tabard as he fought against a pair of the beasts, Calard of Garamont prayed to the Lady that he would be spared. If only so that he could defeat him at a later date.[1]
The Beastmen were eventually driven back, though it cost the lives of many young men. A blare of trumpets sounded as the victorious knights returned to their camp, with Maloric riding at the head of the group, holding a massive shaggy head aloft in one hand. At the noble's tent, in full view of the Garamont brothers, a lowly peasant rammed the Beastman's head onto a spear embedded in the ground, alongside half a dozen others...[1]
Heraldry[]
Maloric bore the Heraldry of a blood-red Dragon, imposed upon a field of pure white.[1]
Source[]
- 1: Warhammer: Knights of Bretonnia (Omnibus)