Laerdan

Laerdan (6402-6477) was an elder relative of king Lerdan last king of the south line. Their grandmother were cousins and he was the closest in line to the demised king. King Tarantas I after a long search found the elderly gentleman who was an art connoisseur and a well-known collector of art objects and proposed to be the governor of Notiator so that the southern line receive the governorship of the south. He accepted albeit reluctantly and being a bachelor and despite his old age he married a distant relative also of the south royal line and moved to take his seat in Notiator. His wife Eleria (6452-6539) was a secret believer in the old faith and was beyond joy of this arrangement although his husband was an indifferent believer for both faiths. He had many children with his young wife and died after a successful rule being well liked by the people of the south despite his eccentric personality. His wife was guarding to their oldest son until he become of age instilling in all her children a strong love of the old faith sending them in secret to the holy island to receive a special education. Although the south line never disposed of the temple and the Templars never inquired further on their relationship with the old faith it remained secretly loyal to mother Oyr. The line of Laerdan brought also a taste for art for the vastly uncultured and agricultural south and helped many artists. His descendants continued along his general arrangements which he left in a small book about governing he wrote during his rulership.