Haldir Verydion

Haldir Verydion [Haldir of the North] is one of the primary antagonists in The War of Shadows I: The Last Sons of Perylin. Haldir is the younger brother of Aranon and a Knight of the Thorn.

Early Life
Haldir was born three years after Aranon. He lived in Perlyin until the age of 14 when he lived in a small town outside of Northgard. He returned home with his new wife until his mother became sick. He joined the Perylin guard upon his return and was knighted at age 23. He showed great skill with a weapon and a tactical mind in battle.

The War of Shadows
On the Night of the Burning Horn, Haldirs home was invaded. He fought against his intruders but his wife and child were killed in front of him to the amusement of the Drakiri Warriors. He was brought to the City Center and lined up next to his brother. Morthion offered each man a chance to join the dark order or die. Haldir, distraught at losing his family, joined the Dark Order. After the battle, Haldir shows a cold hearted ruthlessness that impressess Morthion. Losing his family made Haldir a dangerous, cold killer that was willing to perform any act asked of him. After performing numerous assassinations and raids on Falanor, Haldir was offered to take the Ritual of Rakth and become a Dark Knight of the Dur' Goraath. He does so and feels a horrifying darkness in him that leaves him devoid of all emotion. He leads a horde of Dur' Goraath in the Battle of Perylin, where he fights Aranon. He gains the upper hand but after witnessing a Drakiri Warrior attack his brother he snaps and instinctively tries to protect him. This leads him to denounce the Dark Order and fight with his brother. He is killed by Morthion as punishment for his betrayal. Upon the retreat of Morthion due to the interferance of Ardor, Ardor declares Haldirs body is fed to wolves as a traitor and his name be stained forever.

He is mentioned in the songs The Traitor of the North, The Burning Horn Rebellion, The Brothers of the Thorn and The Last Sons of Perylin.