Lore:Naigon Strale

Ambassador Lord Naigon Strale
Race	Man	Gender	Male
Born		Third Era
Resided in		Iliac Bay Imperial City

Lord Naigon Strale was the Emperor's Ambassador and an Imperial Commanding Officer stationed in Wayrest circa 4E 417 (around the time of the the Warp in the West).

History

Restoration of Princess Talara of Camlorn

[Lord Strale was] a stocky, well-dressed young man with a bald pate and a commanding presence of authority.
—Mystery of Talara by Mera Llykith

Lord Strale was featured in a series of historical fiction novels called Mystery of Talara, written by Mera Llykith and set around the year 3E 405, in which Strale is an important character who helps unravel a conspiracy around the Camlorn's rulers with Lady Brisienna Magnessen of the Blades, culminating in the restoration of the Princess Talara to her rightful throne. Talara had been been usurped by her uncle (the Duke of Oloine) and her aunt, who had removed her father, the King of Calmorn, from power, and stolen the throne for themselves in cooperation with Jagar Tharn some twenty years ago in 3E 385. Additionally, Strale was described as having had an Orcish manservant named Gnorbooth, who died during the kerfuffle.

Warp in the West

Lord Naigon Strale was sent at the behest of the Emperor to be his ambassador in the Court of Wayrest, at the time ruled by King Eadwyre and Queen Barenziah in 3E 417. From there, he would rendezvous with another agent on the scene, Lady Brisienna Magnessen. On the morning of the 9th of Frostfall, Lord Strale traveled down the Bjoulsae River on an Imperial barge. After he passed the fishing village, Candlemass, a large tidal wave had smashed onto his barge and he washed ashore. From there, he made a week long trek toward the capital city as the land around him was engulfed in unbridled warfare. By the time he reached Wayrest, the King was celebrating his victories and his domain had expanded three-fold from the windy glades of Anticlere, to the flooded plains of Gavaudon, all in just two days.

Naigon was determined to know how the King was able to conquer so much in such a short time, but Eadwyre had brazenly refused to answer. Queen Barenziah did not divulge much information either, but enough for a basis. From what Strale had gathered from the other kingdoms, which was then verified with her story, he learned that an adventurer had a powerful weapon in their possession and that the King tried to buy it from them, much like the other monarchs. Then on the 9th of Frostfall, the three other kingdoms waged war with Wayrest, and the King barely had time to register the situation and reacted justly by retaliating. Historians have dubbed the event the Warp in the West and as Naigon Strale returned to the Imperial City months later, he submitted his report to the Blades Archivist, Ulvius Tero, who then compiled other similar reports into a book, The Warp in the West, which had been prepared for the new Imperial Ambassador to Wayrest (who was seemingly replacing Strale).