Transcendents were called Transcendents not only because of their extraordinary power, but also because they lived far longer than ordinary creatures.
As long as they had no serious hidden injuries and took good care of themselves, Tier 5 Knights could easily live three or four hundred years.
Second Elder Udir was not yet two hundred years old, making him a fairly young Tier 5 Knight.
If he hadn't spent all these years worrying about Rhine and had been willing to focus on other things, he might have fathered a few more children while stationed in an Other Plane, just like Draven.
A two-hundred-year-old Tier 5 Knight was in the prime of his life, full of vigor and drive.
His generation formed the core of the Hobarton Family's campaigns across the planes. The middle and younger generations were the successors they were raising.
Earl Hobarton was chosen from among the younger generation as part of the Hobarton Family Council's system for cultivating leaders.
Only a leader with a broad perspective, who could command their peers and earn their respect, could lead the family forward effectively.
The Hobarton Family didn't simply follow whoever was strongest.
The Elder Council, formed by the family's successive leaders, was its decision-making body.
The Hobarton Family had produced Knights stronger than the elders. As Guardian Knights of the family, they took orders from the Elder Council.
The Hobarton Family had even produced Tier 6 Knights, but they had fallen in certain wars. The strongest member of the family now was the Grand Elder, a peak Tier 5 Knight.
Campaigns across the planes never went smoothly. The noble families of the Gewalt Federation had their ups and downs, experiencing both peaks and troughs.
The Hobarton Family was now recovering from a low point.
In recent decades, the number