General Raimond Davinos is the lord of House Davinos (a vassal house to House Royce) and the father of Julien Davinos. As an NPC, he is played by Brennan Lee Mulligan.
Description[]
General Raimond wore a golden helm and breastplate bearing the symbol of House Davinos and carried a broadsword. He had a silvering mustache and goatee, and bore scars across his cheek.[3]
Biography[]
Background[]
Thjazi Fang saved the life of a niece or nephew of General Raimond's at the end of the War of Axe and Vine, and the two men became good friends. Raimond saw it as a tragedy and a heartbreak that Thjazi fought on the rebel side of the Falconer's Rebellion, but nonetheless viewed him as having lived a life of honor. His son Julien neglected his father's orders and disobeyed his commands, capturing Thjazi and delivering him to the Sundered Houses.[4] Julien viewed his father's reluctance to act against Thjazi as a dishonorable action that dragged the family's name into the mud, while others saw Julien as betraying his father and his family for a last hope of glory.[5]
At the time of the events of Campaign Four, General Raimond lived somewhere outside the city of Dol-Makjar, although the Davinos family maintained a city estate, the Palazzo Davinos, situated across the street from their liege lords, House Royce.[6]
Campaign Four: Overture[]
The morning after the funeral of Thjazi Fang, General Raimond tracked his thoroughly hungover son Julien down at a brothel where he had spent the night. The relationship between the two was extremely tense and hostile, and at one point Julien's blatant rudeness to his father almost caused him to be struck, before Raimond was able to calm himself. The two men traveled together to their palazzo to find Lady Aranessa there, very worried about some resupply carriages that were stopped at the Dvalmar Pass. General Raimond told her that he had recently heard rumors that the Tachonis were searching for a member of their family who took part in a plot to rescue Thjazi Fang. Raimond felt they should try to find the boy before the Tachonis did, and requested that Julien do so. He sullenly agreed.
Fan art of Raimond's death, by Cha Cha Rae.[art 1]
Raimond and Aranessa stayed in the Palazzo Davinos until Julien returned at the end of the next day, accompanied by Occtis and Vaelus (an elven paladin acting as his bodyguard). The general took some moments to congratulate his some for fulfilling the mission, and after a short chat he let him know that some of his friends were in the castle waiting to drink with him. Minutes later Lord Raimond went to the garden to talk to Sir Julien again, finding him near the door with Vaelus. As he was about to speak, Lord Primus Tachonis appeared next to him, and moving through his body like a ghost, grabbed the general's skull and pulled it out of his body along with the spine, killing him instantly.[7] Following the death, Julien found himself regretting that his father would never have the opportunity to see him as anything other than a drunken reprobate, and unwilling to leave his body behind. He took the gauntlet from Raimond's hand before moving away from the hordes of attacking undead to safety.[8]
Relationships[]
Julien Davinos[]
General Raimond was frustrated with his son's attitude and sense of morality and honor, and was saddened that he was so hateful and hedonistic.[9] However, he was also able to admit when he did a good job.[10]
Character information[]
Notable items[]
Appearances and mentions[]
- Campaign Four
- "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01), mentioned only (first mentioned), unnamed
- "Broken Wing" (4x02)
- "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03)
- "Stone-Faced" (4x04), mentioned only
- "Branching Paths" (4x05), mentioned only
Quotations[]
- (to Julien) "There's a lot more to the world than brothels, bars, and taverns. A lot more."[12]
- (to Julien) "My hope for you at the funeral, having spoken to the Lady Aranessa of what unfolded there, is that you see what it means to live a life of honor. [...] I have never understood your hatred for Thjazi. You did what you did, you neglected my orders, disobeyed my commands, rode off and captured the hero of the Torn Banner. Made a name for yourself. Brought him in, delivered him to Tachonis, Halovar, the others. You got your glory, and it's like you hate him for it. Why? [...] Men do make their own choices, and maybe one day, you will take an interest in why they make those choices."[13]
- (to Julien) "You are my eldest son." (Splashes a full pitcher of water in his face) "And I love you.[14]
- (right before he was murdered) "Julien. I wanted to say that—"[15]
References[]
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 4:35:53.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:13:06.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 2:58:16.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:06:02.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 4:02:56.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:03:49.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 4:57:12.
- ↑ See "Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 2:48:40.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:04:33.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 4:49:44.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 2:58:16.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:04:33.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) from 3:06:34 through 3:09:20.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:13:10.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 4:57:24.
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of Raimond's death, by Cha Cha Rae (source). Used with permission.
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