Legend of Prince Brant

When Kalabin of Kaldor absorbedKingdom of Nurelia] in 235, the fourteen-year-old heir to the Nurelian throne, Prince Brant, was interned in Caer Olokand “for his own safety.” He mysteriously vanished in 237. Most assume he was murdered, though his body was never found.

The Lost Treasure

At the same time, the Crown Jewels of Nurelia vanished — including:

• A jewel-encrusted, gold-plated royal crown
• Thunderer (Mace) — an allegedly enchanted mace able to crush anything it struck
• The Tome of Ethelyen — which once belonged to a mage-ambassador of Lothrim, cast into Murath’s Pit after the Foulspawner’s tyranny collapsed

Legends

The most common legend holds that Sir Jesel of Gewen, the prince’s warder, slit the boy’s throat, cast the body into Ona-Setrum, and buried the crown jewels nearby, planning to recover them later. Jesel was slain at the Battle of Olokand (238) and the secret died with him.

Variations: Some say the murderer buried the boy and the treasure on a hill west of Olokand. A few hold that the loot was sold and spirited away to Melderyn.

The Ghost

Locals say the weeping shade of Prince Brant haunts the hill and woods around Ona-Setrum. Most frequent sightings are on the trail to the pit. The moaning at the pit is often attributed to the boy’s ghost crying out for surcease.

Some claim he walks the battlements of Caer Olokand; others say he rides across Elendsa Bridge astride an ethereal steed. The shade appears at the new moon (Yaelmor) each month.