Lore:Bradan

Chief Bradan
Chief Bradan
Race	Reachman	Gender	Male
Born		2nd Era
Reign		2E 582-
Previous Ruler		Nathari
Resided in		Lost Valley Redoubt Karthspire Hroldan Ring Markarth
Appears in		ESO

Chief Bradan was one of the werewolf protectors of the Ghostsong Clan, and later the leader of the remnants of the clan who opposed it's previous matron Nathari. He joined the ranks of Arana's Wayward Guardians and was one of the military leaders of the organization.

HistoryEdit

Early LifeEdit

Lost Valley Redoubt - a sacred ritual site of the Ghostsong Clan

Little is known of Bradan's youth. He was born into the Ghosong clan and was a childhood friend of Arana, the daughter of the matron of the clan. They grew up together and remained close friends during adulthood.

At some point before the 2E 582, he contracted lycanthropy and became one of the guardians and protectors of the Ghostong Clan. His friend Arana eventually succeeded her mother as Matron of the clan. Her policies were opposed by her younger sister Nathari, who rallied members of the clan who shared her opinions and took over as the new Matron. The clan decided to banish Arana, but Bradan was opposed to this decision. Unable to prevent his friend's banishment, he wanted to follow her. He, however, ultimately remained with the Ghostsong in order to fulfill his duty as the werewolf protector and guardian of the clan. Despite his stance that was in stark opposition to the will of the majority of the clan he remained an influential figure and held the respect of the clan.

Bradan was not fond of the urban life of the Reachfolk of Markarth, and was opposed to learning how to read and write. He was a sociable and talkative person and frequently visited Hroldan Ring to trade and share stories with members of the other clans of the Reach.

Gray Host InvasionEdit

The Dark Descent, place of Nathari's ritual sacrifice

Years later, during the Gray Host invasion, his childhood friend Arana, accompanied by the associate of the House Ravenwatch contacted him in the Hroldan Ring. After learning about the Gray Host plans regarding the Dark Heart, Arana, who was now a leader of the witch-rebels decided to seek the assistance of her sister Nathari, the current matron of the Ghostsong Clan. Bradan informed Arana that Nathari moved the clan to the Lost Valey Redoubt, an ancient religious site of the Ghostsong Clan.

Soon after they met, he returned to the Ghostong Clan camp in the Lost Valley Redoubt, where he was confronted by Natharis loyalists and her Gray Host allies. They provided her clan assistance to ensure the activation of the Dark Heart. Together with the other members of the clan he was supposed to be ritually sacrificed in order to ensure the awakening of the heart. Members of the Ghostsong Clan wanted the werewolves to be sacrificed as one of the first, in fear that they could fight against the ritualistic sacrifice.

Bradan among the other followers of Arana

Bradan, together with a small group of werewolves loyal to his cause was rescued by his childhood friend Arana and her ally. They interrupted the ritual and killed Nathari in combat.

Hroldan Ring

After the death of Nathari, Bradan and other former members of the Ghostsong loyal to him ventured to the Rebel's Retreat, the base of the Arana's followers, located near the Karthspire. They joined the forces of the Arana's witch-rebels. He and his people soon joined the training regiment of the rebels. Although the numbers of the rebels, and the new recruits were low, they were fierce and courageous. New recruits soon became invested in the fight against the Gray Host.

The moot during which the peace between Reachfolk and Nords was signed

Gray Host activities in the Reach became progressively more dangerous to the Reachfolk. Eventually, the army of vampires attacked the capital of the Reach, Markarth. Bradan, by the order of Arana, led the main contingent of warriors of the witch-rebels to protect innocent Markarth civilians from the vampiric onslaught and to stop the Gray Host, despite the previous quarrels between the followers of Arana and the loyalists of the Ard Caddach. The peace agreement between the faction of the Reachfolk, who followed Arana ideas and Markarth citizens led by Ard Caddach was endorsed and the combined forces of the city-dwelling Reachfolk, witch-rebels and members of the House Ravenwatch stopped the onslaught of the Gray Host and emerged victorious from the battle. Arana, however, died fighting the leader of the Nightfollow Clan, Belain. In honor of the fallen leader of the witch-rebels, Bradan, representing the interests of the faction respected the peace agreement between the two quarreling Reachfolk groups. He expressed the belief that new clans would form and prosper as a result of the end of the conflict. Despite that, the witch-rebels remained cautious and did not bend their knees to the centralized power of the Ard. Following the defense of Markarth, the Witch-rebels who followed Arana took the new name, "Wayward Guardians". They had an active presence in the city and aided Reachfolk from there.

Later, after Rada al-Saran was defeated by the combined efforts of Verandis Ravenwatch, Lyris Titanborn and the Vestige the souls collected by the Dark Heart remained within the artifact. Once Verandis absorbed the powers of the Heart he released the souls of the fallen during the Gray Host invasion of Markarth and brought them back to life, Arana included. Soon afterward, the streets of Markarth returned to life, and joyful celebrations began.

During that time, Bradan delivered the message to Lyris Titanborn, who earlier took part in the fight against the Gray Host about the arrival of the Sai Sahan to the Markarth. Arana, his friend and leader eventually became the new counselor of the Ard.

Bradan attended the moot during which regional leaders signed the peace treaty between the Reach, Eastern Skyrim, and Western Skyrim. The remnants of the Ghostsong clan that earlier joined the cause of the Wayward Guardians were informally led by Bradan. Once the threat of the Gray Host diminished and the peace treaty between Reachfolk and Nords was signed, they asked Bradan to become the chieftain of the clan, however, he himself thought that it was better to start a new clan with a new name in order to leave the old traditions behind, with names of those possible future clans being Longfangs or Wolfrunners, but it is unknown if he went ahead with those plans.

See AlsoEdit

• For game-specific information, see the Elder Scrolls Online article.