Family Tree

In his early life, he attempted to reach out to Arende, but Arende did not know the entirety of their family dynamic. Arende was ignorant of his mother being a whore, and Gaal’s father forbid him to explain any of this to his lowly stepbrother. It was through this that Gaal started to resent his half-brother, because of the kindness (and pity) Ontrou showed Arende.

As he grew older, the Kahare Family and Senzaok Family sought to combine lines to strengthen their houses. And thus Gaal's father, in a callous attempt to curb the one thing his son truly enjoyed (women), entered Gaal into an arranged mating with Saartjie, the gem of the Senzaok Family. Though this promised union was not entirely unpleasant, fro the woman was beautiful, her heart already belonged to another. And thus a strange relationship grew between the two.

When he was coming of age, Seldsame began realizing that Gaal was becoming a hardened stallion with cruel tendencies (courtesy of his father's heavy handed upbringing). As a sensitive and affectionate mare, this greatly distressed her, and she attempted to foster a secret relationship with Gaal. Edelmooi had prohibited this relationship the moment Gaal had been weaned from the teat, in order to avoid embarrassment. Thus, when she learned of his Seldsame fostering this relationship, consequences quickly followed.

Edelmooi first went to warn Seldsame to leave Gaal alone, but this warning turned to an argument, which escalated to a physical altercation resulting in a grave injury to Seldsame. Edelmooi kept this injury from Ontrou, thus impeding her from getting proper care, leading to Seldsame's death. Arende (Gaal's half brother) was out procuring rare amulets during this time, and thus came home to a dead mother, causing a great rift between the two already estranged brothers. Gaal, in a rage, attacked his stepmother, leaving her disfigured, and fled for fear of his father’s revenge.

He spent a long time in the desert oasis Uumalah, before eventually fleeing to Helovia there, for his father searched for him.

What's in a name? His name means 'large vulture,' a kind gift from Edelmooi. He was a huge foal and large for his age in his adolescent years, so his nickname amongst friends and servants became "Goliath." This, in turn, was combined with his given name and shortened into "Gaal," (pronounced 'Ga-ahl') which is what he prefers today.

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