Valourin

Human

Lieutenant to Silmar

Died at Guerin's hand following a betrayal by Yorinksen

189 Silmar confronts Guerin’s armies in Amarsland at Jorliksen, a small fortified town. Guerin sorties and tries to drive a wedge into Silmar’s forces aiming to cut him off from the sea. The wedge holds until Milai’s Sea Elves counter attack from the natural harbour at Findorsveldt. Silmar retreats to higher ground at Vorsaykarai. Here his army is surrounded and even the relief offered by Milai comes too late. Besieged and without re-supply, many of Silmar’s men desert. Silmar himself suffers a mortal wound and, in his dying moments, passes his command, not to his son, but to a man named Valourin. Silmar judged his son to be fickle and not ready for such a grave responsibility. Valourin was a battle-hardened warrior who had won the respect of all nobles.

190 Valourin rallies Silmar’s waning forces and succeeds in counter-attacking in order to join Milai’s elves. In so doing he divided Guerin’s over-stretched army and succeeded in opening a much-needed supply chain. Trapped, Guerin had no choice but to withdraw. He could go no further north, so he retreated into the hostile heart of Amarsland.

192-195 Yorinksen , son of Silmar , became increasingly annoyed with Valourin’s caution and began taking his own guards into battle against Guerin’s forces scattered throughout Amarsland. Valourin repeatedly counselled against hasty skirmishes and, preferring open warfare turned his forces north. He made swift gains, securing all of the forests of Efforendil ultimately encircling the Pikes of Arnur

200 Yorinksen was captured by Guerin at Locklustar, deep in the south of Amarsland. Having vowed to protect the house of Silmar , Valourin marched south again.

210 Valourin personally rescued Yorinksen . Unfortunately, Yorinksen, perverted by the smooth tongue of Guerin , betrayed him. Valourin’s army was routed and he was decapitated, his head placed on the gates to the Barbican at Locklustar. Having no further use for him, Guerin assassinated Yorinksen. He then marched his army across Amarsland virtually unopposed.