Allen Braeden

Allen Braeden I is a claimant to the throne of Scaeptre and has been in open rebellion from 221 A.K. He was born and raised by a descendant of Gavyn Braeden in the barren lands of Talvi Mäa, where he met a woman named Marya.

History
Allen and Marya lived together peacefully for some time, but a blizzard drove them apart and forced them to go in different directions with different fleets. Allen commanded his men to sail for Scaeptre and on their way, they saw Marya's boats from afar, but Allen ordered full speed ahead, and he has not seen her since. His boats landed on the shore of the Bay of Whales and from there he marched for Fallhorn's Peak, the City of Ghosts. It was an easy march and an easy victory, as all fleed before his army of trained savages. He climbed the throne in the city and proclaimed himself King of Scaeptre and Lord of Fallhorn's Peak for all the realm to hear.

Torrents of Treachery
Cheryl, Robyn and Victoria receive a letter from the West, which tells them Allen has claimed Scaeptre's throne, and that Westwatch has already fallen to his army, along with all of House Laghnall during Westwatch's Manhunt.

Roars of Resentment
Allen has taken up residence in Westwatch and questions the girl Nora Laghnall in the city's prison. She finally yields a green jewel called the  'Blizzard's Emerald', which Allen had longed for for a long time. He returns to his solar and sends Khylmä, her servant, to question Nora more fiercely. When she returns, the Talvii girl drops to the floor, stabbed and dead. Nora says nothing about the matter, and Allen knocks her out with the Emerald, while he wonders where her brother Romane has gone, who has apparently escaped.