Kelricson Garlin Valdoria Skolia

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name = Kelric Valdoria Skolia
series = Saga of the Skolian Empire


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first = The Last Hawk
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creator = Catherine Asaro
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gender = Male
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occupation = Jagernaut Tertiary, Imperator of Skolia, Triad member
title = Military Key
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family = mother Roca Skolia, father Eldrinson Althor Valdoria
spouse = Corey Majda (deceased), Deha Dahl (deceased), Rashiva Haka (traded), Savina Miesa (deceased), Avtac Varz (traded), Ixpar Karn (closure), Jeejon
significantother= Tarquine Iquar
children = son Jimorla Haka (with Rashiva), daughter Rohka Miesa Varz (with Savina)
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Kelricson Garlin Valdoria Skolia, also known as Kelric, is a Tertiary Jagernaut, and later Imperator of the Skolian empire, in the Saga of the Skolian empire books by Catherine Asaro.

Kelric was born on the planet Skyfall (known in their local tongue as Lyshriol), as the youngest of ten children of local landlord Eldrison Valdoria and his wife Roca Skolia, a member of the royal Ruby Dynasty. He gained military training and served several years in the J-force. He was designated as one of the three imperial heirs (together with his brother Althor and sister Sauscony) to his older half-brother Kurj, who was the Imperator of Skolian empire. But then Kelric's ship was damaged during an attack and he was stranded on the planet Coba for over eighteen years, all the while presumed deceased by his family. He became an expert in the dice game of Quis used as a form of universal communication on Coba, and was passed among several female governors as valuable property. He eventually escaped and made his way to Edgewhirl.

There he learns that much of his family has been either killed or captured during the Radiance War. He takes a couple of jobs in an attempt to earn enough money to transport to his captive remaining family members on Earth. However, on a merchant exchange he is captured by an Aristo named Azar Taratus and sold to Eubian Finance Minister Tarquine Iquar. Eventually, Kelric escapes as well. He visits the Lock which the Eubians had captured and deactivates it. He boldly escapes, only to end up once again stranded on another planet, this one called Spikedown. There he meets Jeejon, whom he later weds, but not before she helps him buy passage off the planet. Together they make their way to Earth where Kelric is reunited with his family.

When the Ruby Dynasty family members were rescued from Earth by Pharaoh Dyhianna Selei, Kelric finally inherited the position of the Skolian Imperator, as his predecessors, his sister Sauscony and half-brother Kurj were dead or presumed dead.

See also

*Catherine Asaro
*The Last Hawk - tells the story of Kelric's involuntary stay on Coba
*Ascendant Sun - centers around Kelric's return home