Daldred
Daldred was a historical figure of the Menagerie Coast.
Daldred was a historical figure of the Menagerie Coast.
By 831 PD, he was remembered in stories as a king, and when the evil Taeleron the Cleaver demanded the death of his wife Andica in order to spare the kingdom, the peasants believed that the vain queen would never choose them over herself, but the queen, in a noble sacrifice, took her own life; the tragedy ended with Daldred lamenting his loss.
Lucien Tavelle, who knew the story well, believed a local lord or chief named Daldred had in fact had a love who made a great sacrifice. However, their story had been altered and popularized in plays and retellings in both the Greying Wildlands and the Dwendalian Empire.