Faunz Estawk

Overview
General Faunz Estawk was the main commander of the Thimil forces during the years 439 until his retirement in 461. He played an instrumental part in the War of Glass and Shadow, and was interim Duke of the fiefdom following the assassination of Duchess Lanis Siri Daegr until her brother Kaesen Siri Daegr could return to take the throne.

History
See War of Glass and Shadow

A rather traditional soldier himself, Faunz Estawk was initially rather skeptical of what assistance the young and unproven Tharsiscan Duchess Liann Mareth Crowe could offer during the battle of Kronlin Plains. After many hours of pestering, Estawk agreed to the Duchess's assistance, and together their cooperation defeated the much larger Vaselian force. After the war, they would become steadfast drinking buddies and helped solidify the strong relations between the Fiefdoms of Thimia and Tharsis.

After his retirement, in 473, Estawk was killed in a fencing accident by an uncapped foil. He was said to have died laughing, claiming that death was "too afeared" to claim the general's life on a real battlefield.

Trivia
On the day of his retirement, Duchess Liann Mareth Crowe had sent him a custom-made rapier. Poking fun at the general's surname, the Duchess christened the sword "Estawk's Estoc". Made of a mythril-steel alloy and a smooth ebony handle, the sword was of the utmost quality and expense. However, the general was afraid that the unsightly name would make him a laughing stock among the upper classes. Nevertheless, Faunz swallowed his pride, keeping the gift alongside him and taking immaculate care of it for the rest of his years.