Hannibal: Difference between revisions

Hannibal is an honorable man; though he takes his role as a knight seriously and respects his lieges, he will nonetheless question orders and methodologies he does not feel to be wise,<ref>{{Cite|His deceitful ways are contemptible, indeed. He has basically lost everyone's trust. How he ever hoped to sustain the will of the people is beyond me...|Hannibal|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> to the point of willingly turning on Travant in objection to the war with Seliph, which he (correctly) viewed as futile and harmful to Thracia's odds of survival.  He bears none of the ill will or aggression toward the [[Munster District]] harbored by Travant, and secretly housed a number of refugee [[Leonster]] knights led by [[Dryas]] in his mansion.<ref>{{Cite|'''Carrion:''' There's no need to worry about that. Let us head for General Hannibal's mansion.<br>'''Leif:''' He has a mansion?<br>'''Carrion:''' Yes, it's located on the mountain. There are many people like me staying there. Count Dryas has been training young knights under the protection of General Hannibal.|[[Carrion]] and [[Leif]]|Thracia 776}}</ref> He devoted his life in full to the pursuit of his military career, and as such never married;<ref>{{Cite|General Hannibal of Kapathogia is one of the most revered generals in all of Thracia. He has spent his entire adult life on the battlefield, so he never did marry. But he did take in an orphan several years back raising him as his own. Such a kind man.|A [[Thracia]]n villager|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> he did, however, adopt Coirpre from an orphanage in [[Darna]] and considers him to be just as important as any biological child could be.<ref>{{Cite|'''Travant:''' That boy's not even your real son, Hannibal. Does he really mean that much to you?<br>'''Hannibal:''' Coirpre is everything to me, adopted or not...|[[Travant]] and Hannibal|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>