Suhuy
Adapted from Erick Wujcik
Next there was the passive countenance of Julian, dark hair hanging long, blue eyes containing neither passion nor compassion. He was dressed completely in scaled white armour, not silver or metallic-coloured, but looking as if had been enamelled.
Nine Princes in Amber
If you want to approach Amber by land, that means travelling through Forest Arden. And that means getting by Prince Julian, the appointed defender of Arden.
Not as strong as some, nor as skilled in warfare by Amber standards, Julian is a second rater. But how are you going to get at this guy?
First, he knows the depths of Forest Arden, not just the vast dominion seen from Kolvir, but the thousands of Shadows of Arden that form the true land border to Amber. He patrols the Shadow ways through Arden wearing invincible scale armour, surrounded by hand-picked rangers, hell hounds, hawks and who knows what else.
And, he rides a horse, if you can call Morgenstern a horse. As Corwin says: ''He did create Morgenstern, out of Shadows, fusing into the beast the strength and speed of a hurricane and a pile driver.'' What do you call a creature that looks like a horse, but who can't be hurt by bullets, runs at a hundred miles an hour and can leap its own height over a wall from a standing start? Something more than just a horse.
Which brings us to the hell hounds. Hell hounds are pretty fast too, and they don't just chase cars, they eat cars. Julian has lots of hell hounds.
And we haven't even mentioned Julian's hawks, or his hand-picked forest guard....
Julian is also a guy with an attitude. Don't expect him to explain his reasons, his motivations, or his methods. If he likes you, fine; he'll stand by you (he may never bother to tell you, but he will stand by you). Confront him, and, unless you're holding a dagger to his throat, don't expect him to justify himself. Julian is a proud man, and, from his point of view, if you don't believe him, or trust him, you can always start a new career as hell hound food.
After siding with Eric, Julian took the battle to the enemy during PatternFall, fighting alongside his siblings at the edge of the Abyss. Julian is the eldest child of Rilga, Oberon's fifth wife. Gérard is his younger brother. Marion, the sister, died on the Pattern many years ago.
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