Langos Broadoak

Langos Broadoak challenged Corl 'the Thegn' s right to rule and started the Wesfeldan War of Succession.

Beggars
After openingly challenging Corl's reign, Langos was cast out of his house by his father, but not before he came across a false priest, who he called 'Biscop' but was known as the Eleventh Finger of the Gods by everyone else, and made him crown him. After being outcasts they spent the better half of that year begging in the streets. One eve, Langos was recognises and hounded through Riverbank right into a prison cell. The priest evaded this and managed to get Langos out of his cell and onto a boat taking them to Manday Island, a small urban island to the south of Alsbach owned by the Empire. There they stayed for three quarters of a year.

Manday Island
On Manday Island they stayed in the House Windowless. This was a temple home to a cult of priests. There Langos discovered many secrets about the Eleventh Finger of the Gods, that he was very old and wise and knew some magic. Whilst there Langos met a priests called Verion Argonell and he seemed to know the Eleventh Finger of the Gods well, saying that they met in a different time. Langos questioned his priest about him but Biscop said he didn't know Verion. The Eleventh Finger of the Gods often was busy in the house, but Langos and Verion used to take long walks around the island and discuss religion and philosophy and magic. Later on Langos kept having visions of a crown falling on his head covered in blood, only for him to watch a cliff fall toward him. That cliff would break but behind it came a large wave of dark water that would drown him in blood and dirt, sweeping the crown from his head. The last thing he would see was a human figure made from water wearing the crown. Biscop and Langos left the island after they woke up and found Verion had been turned white and he was stone cold and dead. They went back for Wesfelda.

Old Moor
On the journey back, as they just emerged into the Wooded Sea, a storm swept them eastward and out into the Sunrise Sea. Their boat crashed up on the Dragonshore and Biscop and Langos decided to walk back home. While walking , they came to Old Moor. They spent most of their time wandering around, foraging and hunting fen animals. In short they spent a great deal of time there and the Eleventh Finger of the Gods was looking for "an old friend".

One day, the came across an old hut and in it was a black crow. Biscop spoke with the crow for days on end, while Langos continued foraging and hunting. They lived in the hut for the rest of the year and every day Biscop spoke to the crow. They spoke in an ancient language, a language Langos didn't speak or understand and he made no effort to as he believed that the Eleventh Finger of the Gods would want his privacy.

On the final day the crow led the two of them down a cave near to the hut and they came to a chamber where sat the rotting corpse of a women. The crow flew toward the heart of the corpse and she awoke. This was Crowhag. She was the old friend of the Eleventh Finger of the Gods but she spoke to Langos. She gave him a prophecy.

''Your wooden ring will be gilded when the bite of frost drinks the second son's blood. The sea will come and swim you cannot. Your crown will be taken to another by the flood. You will perish by gates and in ground you will rot.''

The prophecy spooked Langos and Crowhag told him that he would have to make a blood sacrifice to initiate the prophecy. Langos' original caution was gone when he remembered that he would get the crown, or he thought he would, and he was eager to learn. After a few days learning, Crowhag sent the two to the Mark where she said Kómere, the Eleventh Finger of the Gods, would know what to do.

The Mark
It seems that the pair didn't do much whilst in the Mark other than make this blood sacrifice. The Eleventh Finger of the Gods took Langos deep into the Mark which for all Northmen, is a place not to go, due to the legend of the Night of White Trees. Langos steeled himself and was taken to a particular tree that had claw marks down it and sap leaking out. According to legend Wightwood trees are occupied by wights, hence their name, and you can summon them by drinking the grape red sap of the particular tree. Once you've summoned the wight, you can then make a blood sacrifice to make a wish come true, usually the wishes are malicious. The Eleventh Finger of the Gods scraped the sap onto a bowl and using melted snow he watered it down to make it drinkable. Langos drunk and his eyes turned the grape red of the sap, including his pupils and whites. He then began the blood sacrifice. This sacrifice involved him cutting out his left eye and performing a ritual with it. He wished for his father to die so that he could take up the title of Sentinel of Oakhallow.

Some point during their travels in the Mark Langos came across a bridled horse with a sword hanging from the stirrups. He called the sword Icebite and the horse Whight.

Sentinel of Oakhallow
When Langos and Biscop returned to Oakhallow, they were not welcomed in with open arms. Langos' father had died of Snowvein just as Langos had arrived. Reluctantly, Langos was made Sentinel of Oakhallow.

Wesfeldan War of Succession
During the conflict Langos led many skirmished and left most of the ruling to his 'advisor' the Eleventh Finger of the Gods. He was a firm zealot during his reign and punished many people for "not following the true rites". These rites were told to him by Biscop. During the Battle of the Hengest Gate, Langos slew Corl with his sword Icebite and placed the crown on his head, but not for long as his dream and prophecy came true and Sigamund, of House Winccel, slew him on that field. The Eleventh Finger of the Gods disappeared and did not use any magic, which Langos knew he had, to save him.

Personality
Langos was a tall and raven haired man. He grew shabby and unshaven in after his travels and wore an eyepatch. He often was in black and was described as a grim but passionate man. He could of been handsome if it weren't for his unkempt appearance. He was an ambitious and argumentative man who sought the best for him in any way necessary, and after his travels he became quite resourceful. He would have made a fine ruler if he had the right and no dark priest whispering in his ear.

Etymology
Langos means "Tall oak" in Stúnic.