Thael the Ascended

In the fantasy book, 'The Trinity Throne ', Thael is the ancestor of the Thaelfagen race and the first crowned bishop-king of the Thael dynasty that ruled Thaelfasia for several generations.

Thael was originally a Nordlandic chief shaman living in southern Nordham. He and his clan protested against the yearly tradition of hunting the rare trill bird, which Thael's people believed were holy symbols of the god, Sygrid. During the festival of the trill hunt, Thael's people turned their arrows on their fellow Nordlandics instead of the sky, killing many to protect the nesting birds. It is said that Sygrid, pleased with Thael's protection, granted him and his clan the wings of birds. Thael is therefore known as The Ascended, being the first man to ascend into flight. Thael was then instructed by Sygrid to take his winged clan up Mt Atlas and build a fortress in the sky, where he would serve better as a protector of the birds. Thaelfasia was founded this way. Thael married Vesta, the Mother Saint, and fathered three children: Mjol, Bankse, and Alod. Mjol took the Thaelfagen throne upon his death. Alod became the first king of the Trinity Throne.