Lore:Sir Roland

Roland
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Character Information D.O.B 1631AoRGMK Age 19 Status Alive Race Great Man Kingdom Lethanor Title Tall Walker the Oath Keeper By Dwarves. Rank Sir Affiliation Stonebeard Clan Family Courie Mother Velryk Father Clairenese Wife

Roland's Age

Story	Year, month, season	Age
Age of Restored Great Man Kings
Roland's Path Fires That Forge	1648 - 49Tetobier	17 - 18
Roland's Vow Bloom of Blood and Bone	1649 Ehno (Spring)	18
Roland's Triumph Whetstones of the Will	1650 Ehno (Spring) 1650 (Fall)	19
Stalking Shadows	1651 (Summer)	20

“	It's just Roland, no ‘Sir’ to it,	„
	~ Sir Roland, prior to knighthood.

Sir Roland, is a Great Man and distant descendant of Lord Ivant. He's the son of Velryk and Courie, husband to Clairenese, and the adoptive father of Petie. Sir Roland is the primary protagonist of the Heirs of Vanity (Series), of which the novels are all named after.

Biography

Physical appearance

• Eyes: Blue
• Hair: "coal oil" Black
• Height: 7’ 5”
• Weight:

Roland is described as being 'stoutly built and athletically muscled' with coal oil black hair.

Inspiration

Roland began as a character in a 1996 pen and paper tabletop RPG of Rolemaster. Roland was named after the hero from the epic French poem (chanson de geste), The Song of Roland, the Gunslinger from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. His personality was originally an amalgamation of the two characters he was named after. Over the years however, various aspects of R.J. Hanson's personality began to seep through as well, such as Roland's impatience, as well as other shortcomings.

Roland's physical appearance is based on a young Jeffery Dean Morgan.

“	The French Roland is sarcastic, irreverent, and a true old-school hero. King's Gunslinger is an incredible combination of a romantic knight, cynical killer, champion of the weak, and monstrous villain.	„
	~ R.J. Hanson

Appearances

Heirs of Vanity			Lord's of Order and Chaos
Roland's Path	Roland's Vow	Roland's Triumph	Fires That Forge	Bloom of Blood and Bone	Whetstones of the Will	Stalking Shadows
✓	✓	✓	Alluded to.	Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned

Family and Relationships

• Clairenese ^Wife
• Courie ^Mother
• Eldryn ^{Lifelong friend}
• Jonas ^Uncle
• Lynneare ^{Father-in law}
• Octavion ^Son
• Petie ^{Adopted Son}
• Velryk ^Father

Family Tree

Unknown Mother   Unknown Father   Unknown Mother                                               Maloch   General Arto (née) Queen Arto (b. ???)   Lord Ivant (née) King Ivant (b. ??? - d. 2190 AoDG)                                                                 ?         ?                                                                                                   Unknown number of generations.                                                                                   ?   ?                                                                                                                               ?   King Rolphen (b. ??? - d. 4) AoRGMK)                       King Ivantis (b. ??? - d. 312) AoRGMK   ?                                                                                                                               Rellin (b. ??? - d. 43) AoRGMK)   King Eddearth (b. ??? - d. 129) AoRGMK)   ?               Inshyeld (b. 101 - d. 248) AoRGMK)   King Jesson (b. 148 - d. 619) AoRGMK)   ?                                                                                                                                     Edain (b. 44 - d. 78) AoRGMK)   King Reith (b. 101 - d. 321) AoRGMK)   Queen Persephone               Julian (b. 276 - d. 427) AoRGMK)   King Illiant (b. 310 - d. 842) AoRGMK)   ?                                                                                                                                                 Richach (b. 215 - d. 321) AoRGMK)   Edwin (b. 232 - d. 321) AoRGMK)   ?               Iskerth (b. 587 - d. 685) AoRGMK)   King Jamison (b. 612 - d. 1042) AoRGMK)   ?                                                                                                                                                                     Edthiir (b. 310 - d. 548) AoRGMK)   King Rothel (b. 312 - d. 1054) AoRGMK)                       Joel (b. 768 - d. 927) AoRGMK)     King Ivant II (b. 802 - d. ???) AoRGMK)   ?                                                                                                                                                                                                 Renvesh (b. 892 - d. 944) AoRGMK)   King Echelette (b. 914 - d. 1248) AoRGMK)   ?   Giselle (b. ??? - d. ???) AoRGMK   Jonas (b. 1392 - ) AoRGMK)   ?   Shiloh   Velryk (b. 1392 - ) AoRGMK)   Courie (b. ??? - d. ???) AoRGMK   Lynneare (See Lynneare's family tree.)   Anglaire                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Enviellant (b. 1118 - d. 1134) AoRGMK)   King Revii (b. 1138 - d. 1352) AoRGMK)   ?       Joan           Verkial (b. 1590 - ) AoRGMK)   Roland (b. 1631 - ) AoRGMK)           Clairenese                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Renalt (b. 1248 - d. 1258) AoRGMK)   King Engell (b. 1253 - d. 1578) AoRGMK)   ?                             Petie   Octavion (b. 1650 - ) AoRGMK                                                                                                                                                                                                       Elvii (b. 1410 - d. 1572) AoRGMK)   King Royant (b. 1435 - d. 1612) AoRGMK)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Raschel (b. 1485 - d. 1611) AoRGMK)   King Eirsett (b. 1578 - ) AoRGMK)   ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Earlton (b. 1615 - ) AoRGMK)   Ralston (b. 1618 - ) AoRGMK)   Tiinellhia (b. 1624 - ) AoRGMK)

Gallery

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  Bloodline to the Throne.

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  Lineage of Ozur.

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  Roland's family crest.

Trivia

• Roland is one of two characters to have a story named after him.
  • The other is Morosse, the Spike Thumb,^(Story) named after Morosse, the Spike Thumb.^(Character)
• The name Roland's Path was set in stone long before the book was ever written. R.J. Hanson read Warrior's Path by Louis L'Amour in high school and told himself he'd name his story "(Main Character's Name) Path" if he ever wrote his own book.
• Roland is R.J. Hanson's character in a tabletop RPG he's been playing with friends for over 2 1/2 decades.
  • Roland's single combat with Maloch, the then Knight of Sorrows, really happened during a tabletop game. Roland was a low-level character, but due to a lucky initiative attack, AND multiple crit rolls, Roland cut off Maloch's leg and thus the party was able to escape.
• The title given to Roland by the Dwarves, "Tall Walker", was the dwarven nickname for his ancestor, King Ivant, by the dwarves.

See Also

• Lineage of Lord Ivant