Editing Nicolas

'''Nicolas Gryphonheart I''' was the king of [[Erathia]]. Husband of [[Gwenllian Gryphonheart|Gwenllian]], father of [[Catherine]] and [[Beatrice Gryphonheart|Beatrice]], possible father of [[Lysander]]. Poisoned by [[Lord Haart]] and resurrected by the [[Necromancer|Necromancers]] of [[Deyja]] in an attempt to take over Erathia. While a [[Lich and Power Lich|lich]], he killed [[Finneas|King Finneas Vilmar]] and assumed the Deyjan throne. During the conclusion of {{roe}}, Catherine allowed the Lich King to kill Lord Haart before finally killing the Lich King herself, thereby freeing her father's spirit so he may finally be at peace.

The [[Lost Stories|outline]] for {{homm4}} made him the father of three illegitimate sons: [[Lysander]], [[Waerjak]], and Gauldoth. This was not kept in the released game, where only Lysander is said to be a Gryphonheart and his place in the family tree is not precised.

Another potential illegitimate son is [[Gelu]], who according to [[Greg Fulton]] is related to Catherine, though again it is not said how they are related.

The [[warlock]] [[Sephinroth]] also claimed to be his illegitimate daughter. In her {{homm4}} biography, she retracts the claim, dismissing it as a mere extortion attempt. In Heroes IV, a last claimant to the ranks of illegitimate children of Nicolas Gryphonheart was Sir Worton, though Lysander eventually proved the falsity of that claim.

== Gallery ==
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Kenneth-thomson-lichking.jpg| Lich King Gyphonheart<br>(art by [[Kenneth Thomson, Jr.]])
RoE_1.0_CD-Heroes3-DATA-HEROES3_SND-E2A-smk-EVIL2A.webm| King Nicolas Gryphonheart's tomb in [[Stonecastle]]<br>([[A Gryphon's Heart]]{{-wr}} prologue)
RoE_1.0_CD-Heroes3-DATA-HEROES3_SND-E2AE-smk-EVIL2AP1.webm|thumbtime=0:25| A newly raised King Gryphonheart slays King [[Finneas]] and usurps the rule of [[Deyja]]<br>([[A Gryphon's Heart]]{{-wr}} epilogue)
RoE_1.0_CD-Heroes3-DATA-HEROES3_VID-ENDGAME-smk-ENDGAME.webm|thumbtime=0:35| Nicolas slaying [[Lord Haart]]<br>([[For King and Country]]{{-wr}} epilogue)
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