Nascien (Seraphe)

Duke of Orberica. Nascien was originally named Seraphe. Nascien changed his name when he was baptised by Josephus, son of Joseph of Arimathea.

Nascien was the son of the Duchess of Orberica, and the brother of Sarrasinte. Sarrasinte married King Mordrain, so Mordrain was his brother-in-law.

Nascien fulfilled the prophecy of the Sword of the Strange Belt. The inscription on the blade said that the sword will fail the man who prized the sword above everything else. When Nascien tried used the sword to kill a giant, it broke in two. King Mordrain restored the sword by putting the two sections of the blade together. Nascien was wounded in the shoulder by a flying magic sword, as punishment for drawing the Sword of the Strange Belt.

Another prophecy said that it would be the descendant of Nascien who would win the Grail. His descendant was Galahad, through his mother Elaine and his grandfather King Pelles.

Nascien died on the same day as his sister and his wife, not long after Mordrain had lost his vision and the strength of his limbs. Mordrain survived until Galahad cured him.