Father Calen Kildare of Leinster
Player: Quinton Laughman
Irish, Cleric, Level-4
Calen Kildare is the 5th of 7 sons of the Chief of Cill Dara (Kildare) within the Irish Kingdom of Leinster. Knowing that it would be unlikely that he would become heir, Calen centered his energies on learning and often went with his mother to church. Cill Dara means ‘church of the oak’ in Irish Gaelic and was founded by St. Brigid in the 5th century. Cill Dara is one of three foundation cities of Christianity in Ireland. Calen devoted himself to the study of Scripture and quickly learned Latin. Calen spent most of his life in the Cathedral Church of St. Brigid and the nearby Abbey. He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church by the Monastic Bishop of Kildare, Cormac Ua Cathassaig, in 1124. Calen traveled the countryside of Leinster helping parish churches in the role of interim priest while the Church selected the next priest. Calen became favored by the Bishop of Dublin, who in turn introduced Calen to his mentor the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Calen studied in England for a couple of years where he happened to meet Father Peter of Ghent, who was making his way to the New World. Through their short meeting a friendship was formed, and they wrote correspondences to each other. Calen learned of Nessex and Jorvikshire through the letters of Father Peter and when the opportunity arose Calen volunteered to go to the New World and help spread the faith on the Frontier. Calen left Liverpool and arrived in Kingston, from which he then made his way to Jorvikburg. Calen was ordered to help Father Peter by Bishop Osmond Haroldson, as well as to go into the wilderness to help strengthen the faith of many isolated communities. Calen finds the sadistic nature of the Bishop a contradiction to his role as the leader of Jorvikburg’s faithful but tries to not let it bother him.
Calen was lost during a trip to Kingston. Though his fate is not known, it is believed he is dead.