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Excalibur
The Moment of Truth
The Labyrinth of Gedref
To Kill the King
Le Morte d'Arthur
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The Curse of Cornelius Sigan
The Once and Future Queen
The Nightmare Begins
Lancelot and Guinevere
Beauty and the Beast
The Witchfinder
The Sins of the Father
The Lady of the Lake
Sweet Dreams
The Witch's Quickening
The Fires of Idirsholas
The Last Dragonlord
Merlin in Need
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The Tears of Uther Pendragon
Goblin's Gold
Gwaine
The Crystal Cave
The Changeling
The Castle of Fyrien
The Eye of the Phoenix
Love in the Time of Dragons
Queen of Hearts
The Sorcerer's Shadow
The Coming of Arthur
Merlin in Need
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The Darkest Hour
The Wicked Day
Aithusa
His Father's Son
A Servant of Two Masters
The Secret Sharer
Lamia
Lancelot du Lac
A Herald of the New Age
The Hunter's Heart
The Sword in the Stone
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Arthur's Bane
The Death Song of Uther Pendragon
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==Biography== Aredian established himself as a mercenary witchfinder, making a name for himself by selling his services of hunting down [[sorcerers]]. He had a distinct lack of concern for others and cared solely for his payment, but had a sufficiently impressive reputation for [[Uther Pendragon]] to seek his services when he believed a sorcerer was present in [[Camelot]] after [[Merlin|Merlin's]] [[magic]] was witnessed by a peasant woman. Having previously met [[Gaius]] at some point in the past, the two were not on good terms. Aredian immediately began interrogating various members of the household, starting with Merlin. Aredian then blackmailed the apothecary in Camelot into selling eyedrops laced with belladonna, threatening to have him burnt at the stake if he did not. This medication subsequently caused hallucinations in a number of citizens in Camelot, making them believe they were seeing acts of sorcery when in fact they were hallucinogenic visions. Aredian used their claims to stir up paranoia in the court, allowing him to accuse Merlin of using magic - ironically correctly identifying the sorcerer, though Uther and Arthur were dubious. The guards searched Gaius's chambers, however, and discovered a magical amulet which Aredian had planted as evidence. Trying to protect Merlin, Gaius claimed the amulet was his, and Aredian advised the King to punish him as a sorcerer. [[File:Mer2.jpg|thumb|left|Aredian in [[Camelot]]]] Aredian went on to harshly interrogate Gaius, who was kept in poor conditions in a cell, trying to extract a confession from him. When Gaius mentioned treating [[Morgana |Morgana]] for nightmares, Aredian went instead to her to produce more evidence against Gaius. He then threatened Gaius, claiming Merlin and Morgana would also be punished if he did not confess, and so Gaius did so. Uther sentenced him to death and Aredian, claiming he did not make bargains with sorcerers, broke his word and announced that his investigations were just beginning and Merlin and Morgana were not safe. [[File:Aredian_and_Morgana.jpg|thumb|Aredian holds [[Morgana]] hostage]]However, Merlin discovered the belladonna tinture and persuaded the apothecary to speak against Aredian to Uther. Aredian denied the accusations and Uther sent guards to search his chambers. Unbeknownst to Aredian, Merlin had sneaked in and stashed dozens of amulets and belladonna tincture in his possessions, and then cast a spell on Aredian to cause him to spit a toad from his mouth, thus cementing his guilt. Aredian tried to use Morgana as a bargaining tool, holding a dagger to her, but Merlin's magic prevented his escape by making the dagger red-hot. Aredian then lost his balance and fell to his death through the window (''[[The Witchfinder]]'').
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