Daloval Araeris
3rd Eorl of Swans
3rd Eorl of Swans
Eorl Dalaval Araeris
The 3rd EORL OF SWANS came to the title after the death of his father and older sister at the Battle of Eastmantle in the Giantswar. By all accounts, Daloval was a sadistic and mean-spirited noble who managed to abuse and alienate his vassals and his subjects. The young Eorl and his cohort of like-minded knights and nobles lived a life of excess and wanton cruelty amidst the plight of his people. In less than a decade, many of the Aenari clan-heads were quietly contemplating his death. The dark times that settled over SWANS under Daloval’s reign led to a rise in vendetta between Aenari clans as strife caused violence to break out once again.
In -92, Eorl Daloval ignited the spark that led to the 2nd Aenarian War. By suborning the Aenari tradition of the Abduction Betrothal, he and his compatriots abducted Aenari woman and girls and took their pleasure from them. This came to a head when the Eorl kidnapped, abused and killed the daughter of a local Aenari lord and clan-head. The fury unleashed swept the entire Eorldom into chaotic, bloody conflict between local clans and the ruling Rhuani nobility. Once the fighting started, it spread like wildfire as hate begat hate.
When Rhonish forces rode to answer his pleas for assistance, they were deceived by Dalovar into a false narrative of the cause of the conflict. This led to further acts of aggression between Throne forces, local lords and the Aenari. It was not until later in the war that the truth was discovered.
In -90BL, Eorl Dalovar, the last Araeris Eorl of Swans, was found slain in his bedchamber. His throat had been slashed repeatedly with force nearly sufficient to sever it completely. The assassin or assassins were never brought to justice. While most speak of the Aenari clan satisfying their vengeance against him, there are other theories that point towards the Throne itself.
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Date of Death
Winter, -90BL
Life
128 BL
90 BL
38 years old
Circumstances of Death
Murdered in bed
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