Prester John

Notes: Spoilers ahead.

Prester John Erkynlander

High King of Osten Ard. Seventh King of the Hayholt. Named for the legendary Christian king Prester John.

Born on the island of Warinsten as a commoner around Founding-year 1063. Husband of Efiathe of Hernisadarc, who was 50 years younger than him and was renamed by him into Ebekah. Father of Prince Elias and (as far as he knows) of Prince Josua. Weilder of the sword Bright-Nail (Minneyar/Memory), which he found in the caverns beneath the Hayholt. Falsely claimed to have killed the dragon Shurakai which had in fact been slain by King Ealsthan Fiskerne.

Because he feared that the Sithi knew his secret concerning the dragon, he started a war of extermination against them.

Duke Isgrimnur, Sir Camaris and the jester Towser were close friends to him though all of them were younger than him by many years. He was more than 60years old by the time Elias was born. In the last years of his life he was very sick and left most of the war campaigns necessary to his older son and heir.

He died more than a 100 years old on Saint Tunath's Day of Founding-year 1163 and was mourned whole-heartedly by his subjects. John was known for loving the people of his realm very much and for being the king that brought them many years of stability and peace.