Eleven
The Boorish King Borlan
Borlan Silverhand III was a truly unpleasant person, which those who grow up knowing nothing but privilege and opulence often tend to become. Borlan’s father, Silverhand II, was known for being a generally good man, but a terrible father. He paid little attention to his whiny brat of a son, except to provide him everything his meager heart desired. Young Borlan was never taught the virtues of empathy and compassion for other men, especially for those of a lower class, economically speaking.
Borlan had few friends, and he spent most of his childhood with the only person he ever truly envied: Elbore, the palace magician. Elbore had the power to do magic, real magic, and Borlan liked nothing better than to watch him perform spells such as making his white hor
