Uther Pendragon

Notes

Referenced during the victory feast: known for lecherous ways and lacking trueborn sons; his legitimized bastard son is Sir Madoc.

Timeline

• (481) — Mentioned in succession context via Sir Madoc. (Source: Session 007 — Player Synopsis — Nightly Business)
• (481) — Musters loyal knights at Leicester and punishes Bedegraine; later is made King of Logres and turns ambition toward invading Summerland. (Source: Session 009 - The Death of Aurelius and the Fall of Bedegraine)
• (482) — Ordered knights to compel oaths at Wells; towns found abandoned or fled. (Source: Session 010 - The Silent Town of Wells and the Ogre of the Marsh)
• (482) — Signed peace with King Cadwy of Summerland, granting him title Count of Somerset; arranged marriage of Lady Ellen to Count Roderick. (Source: Session 012 - The Burning of Dunkerton and the Peace of Summerland)
• (483) — At Easter court, knighted four-year-old Lucius and proclaimed him Duke of Saxon Shore. (Source: Session 014 - Easter Court at Sarum and the Duel of Sir Marius)
• (484) — Prepared campaign against York after Malahaut appealed for assistance against Saxon invasion. (Source: Session 015 - The Road to York and the Ambush in Sherwood)
• (485–486) — Suffers major reversals in the north: wounded in the York campaign; Excalibur is shattered against Eosa without harming him. (Source: Session 019 - The Well of Bargains and the Demon Princess)

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• 490: Marches on Exeter to kill Gorlois and take Ygraine; after Drustin reports the castle may be lightly held, orders an immediate assault. (Source: Session 033 - The Crown Quest, the Siege of Exeter, and the Giant Erge)

Lineage

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  m["Sir Madoc"]
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Lineage links:

• Uther Pendragon

• Aurelius Ambrosius

• Sir Madoc

• (487) — Calls for volunteers for a spring 488 campaign into Gaul/France to drive the Franks from Calais, with Sir Madoc leading. (Source: Session 024 - The Feast at Sarum and the Forest’s Warning)

• (488) — At the White Tower Easter feast, becomes openly obsessed with Ygraine and leaves upset; his tracks lead toward Llud’s Castle. (Source: Session 028 - The Easter Feast at the White Tower)

• (490 / Spring) — Reconciled with Duke Erof of Cornwall through Merlin’s urging and arrives with a combined army to march north against the Saxons. (Source: Session 030 - The Angel’s Command and the Child King)

• (490 / Spring) — Wins the Battle of Lincoln with Duke Erof of Cornwall and calls a feast to celebrate both the victory and the battlefield birth of his granddaughter Meredith. (Source: Session 031 - The Battle of Lincoln and the Birth of Meredith)

• (490) — After Sir Madoc dies from his wounds, Uther is disturbed but quickly focuses on producing another heir; at Madoc’s funeral feast, his desire for Ygraine becomes openly dangerous and strains the peace with Gorlois. (Source: Session 032 - Madoc’s Funeral and the Question of Britain’s Crown)

• 490: Begins the siege of Tintagel after Cornish forces are driven back into the fortress; furious at the council, he focuses on preventing Gorlois and Ygraine from escaping. (Source: Session 035 - The Battle of Tintagel and the Brownies of Appleby)

• 490: Recalled in the Gorre context as having failed to conquer Summerland and Caledonia and as having fought Gorre only to be sent back south. (Source: Session 036 - The Sun-Water of Loch Lomond and the Road to Merlin)