Arnaldo Conni

Arnaldo Conni is the former King of Calende.

Background
Arnaldo's was 17 years old when his father passed away, leaving him to be king. Arnaldo's father also left a baby, Arnaldo's half brother Thurmond, who was only months old at this point. As well as inheriting the throne, Arnaldo took a significant role in raising Thurmond.

After tackling the perceived problems with the kingdom, he sat back and reassessed the people surrounding him, changing every advisor that sat as part of the kings council. After such a radical shake-up of the council, the King found himself in a much better position to lead the kingdom forward. In later years, his brother, Thurmond became one of the most trusted advisor's at court.

Arnaldo and his Queen, Sibilla, struggled to start a family. After trying every method known to the doctors across Kupia, at age 45 they eventually relented and stop trying. At this point Arnaldo did the sensible thing and named his brother Thurmond as the next in line to Calende throne. For the next 15 years all was well and the kingdom's future looked like it would be in Thurmond's hands.

Things changed with the miracle birth of Rodmond shortly after Arnaldo's 60th Birthday. The kingdom rejoiced and the line of succession was reverted to consider the new addition. Thurmond was not at all happy about this change and went into a self-imposed exile, of sorts, for a number of years. Thurmond returned to court 5 years ago and reconciled with his brother, taking up his former position as chief advisor to the King.

After many years of persuasion from his wife, Sibilla, Arnaldo finally agreed to step down and pass the crown on to Rodmond, as long as Thurmond remained his chief advisor until his 21st birthday.

Relationships

 * Thurmond Conni - Brother
 * Rodmond Conni - Son & Heir
 * Sibilla Highsorrow - Wife