Tyrantis, the Unifier - 145th King of Kings
Of the Regio Dynasty [Sigil: A White Sun upon a Field Quartered Red, Blue, Orange, and Green]
[928 RA – 962 RA] After his victory at Vargano, Tyrantis hired ships for those Eyschers who were finished with their contracts and wished to return home. At least half of his men, however, stayed on, and he marched them and a few Vargano troops north to Geumsil, where he struck his banner and raised what armies remained from the Westheart and Gemosia regions. He marched them north to find Jon and Pais engaged at the Great Bend in the River Basilisk, where they reinforced the Vainan army. Pais III was defeated and fell back to Far East Orckid (where she was less popular than in East Orckid Proper), but Jon was slain in the battle. It is unclear just who killed him, and many postulate an Eyscher did the deed: either out of overzeal, or by Tyrantis’ direction. Regardless, the Vainans had no one to support, were greatly diminished, and had exhausted their desire to fight. The Vainans turned eastward, home. Tyrantis knew very well what he had with the Eyschers: he could either continue the campaign into Orckid (or Vaina) or else try to march them all the way through Monos back home. He brought the mercenaries all the way south to Vargano, feasting them and keeping them merry the whole way, where he again hired ships to sail them home to Eysland. He kept a small company of a hundred Eyschers with him as personal guards for the first five years of his reign. They were called “the King’s Ice Men,” both for their origin and their heartlessness. Most of the Mortal Kingdoms of Monos had been ruined by the war, lacking clear rulers. Tyrantis rewarded those who came first to his cause by seating them in the thrones of these realms. He reinstated the use of the Gilded Table, holding annual meetings with all ten kings. His reign was a harsh one, and he spent the brunt of it trying to help the land recover from the ruin he had helped to cause. He invested heavily in fairs and theater to distract the masses, and even funded raids into East Orckid to help fund the rebuilding of Acciano. Despite the bloody beginning of his reign, Tyrantis never marched to war again, himself. When rebellions arose, he relied on the Code of Venedor when he could: when he could not, he dispatched a neighboring king to put the rebel down, rewarding the champion handsomely (though never giving him the rebel’s land, so as to maintain the balance of power between ten separate families). Considering the origins of the Scion War, the people were unsurprisingly terrified when Tyrantis took another foreign queen: the second daughter of the Prince of Vaina, Brevesine. They had two sons and five daughters. As shrewd as ever, Tyrantis offered his daughters to two Vainan lords near the Monosi border, two lords from Zalja and Khabar, and his youngest to an incredibly wealthy merchant in Nuvusma, Eysland. This helped to ensure peace with all Monos’ neighbors except East Orckid and Milos, of which he famously had no fear. Tyrantis’ sons, Tyrano and Regradis, were as different as night and day, and despised one another. Tyrano was solemn, a speller, and shrewd as his father, while Regradis was a great warrior who made friends easily, yet was called thick as a stone by his few critics. He sent Tyrano to aid in the rebuilding of Acciano and Regradis to help oversee the defenses in Vargano, tasks well suited to their natures and far from one another. Tyrantis declared Geumsil the capitol of Monos, and reigned from there for the rest of his life (to keep an eye on Orckid for Pais’ return, some said). Though never religious in the slightest, Tyrantis’ son Tyrano rapidly restored Acciano to greatness, while Regradis distinguished himself in tournaments annually, and was greatly beloved of the people. He wed Tyrano to a Zaljan princess (the Zaljans “have very Vainan women,” and he thought Tyrano clever enough to contend with a headstrong wife) and Regradis to a governor’s daughter from Eysland (“whose women are docile as hostesses, godless though they are”), and hoped greatly to expand Monos‘ influence into these two largely unexplored nations. Late in his life, Tyrantis was handed his one great loss in 958 RA, when Milos to the south abolished monarchy. The Kings of Milos declared themselves lords, and insisted that they were not subject to the King of Kings. His failing health prevented him from raising an army, and his son Regradis (who in truth had never excelled at warcraft) had joined a Makhese sojourn into the Shadowgate Mountains in search of the fabled golden city of Merrymore, and had been lost for nearly two years. Tyrantis was in Coredillo trying to muster forces when his heart gave out and he fell down a great flight of stairs after storming angrily out of a lord’s solar. They say he was dead before he struck the bottom step.
[928 RA – 962 RA] After his victory at Vargano, Tyrantis hired ships for those Eyschers who were finished with their contracts and wished to return home. At least half of his men, however, stayed on, and he marched them and a few Vargano troops north to Geumsil, where he struck his banner and raised what armies remained from the Westheart and Gemosia regions. He marched them north to find Jon and Pais engaged at the Great Bend in the River Basilisk, where they reinforced the Vainan army. Pais III was defeated and fell back to Far East Orckid (where she was less popular than in East Orckid Proper), but Jon was slain in the battle. It is unclear just who killed him, and many postulate an Eyscher did the deed: either out of overzeal, or by Tyrantis’ direction. Regardless, the Vainans had no one to support, were greatly diminished, and had exhausted their desire to fight. The Vainans turned eastward, home. Tyrantis knew very well what he had with the Eyschers: he could either continue the campaign into Orckid (or Vaina) or else try to march them all the way through Monos back home. He brought the mercenaries all the way south to Vargano, feasting them and keeping them merry the whole way, where he again hired ships to sail them home to Eysland. He kept a small company of a hundred Eyschers with him as personal guards for the first five years of his reign. They were called “the King’s Ice Men,” both for their origin and their heartlessness. Most of the Mortal Kingdoms of Monos had been ruined by the war, lacking clear rulers. Tyrantis rewarded those who came first to his cause by seating them in the thrones of these realms. He reinstated the use of the Gilded Table, holding annual meetings with all ten kings. His reign was a harsh one, and he spent the brunt of it trying to help the land recover from the ruin he had helped to cause. He invested heavily in fairs and theater to distract the masses, and even funded raids into East Orckid to help fund the rebuilding of Acciano. Despite the bloody beginning of his reign, Tyrantis never marched to war again, himself. When rebellions arose, he relied on the Code of Venedor when he could: when he could not, he dispatched a neighboring king to put the rebel down, rewarding the champion handsomely (though never giving him the rebel’s land, so as to maintain the balance of power between ten separate families). Considering the origins of the Scion War, the people were unsurprisingly terrified when Tyrantis took another foreign queen: the second daughter of the Prince of Vaina, Brevesine. They had two sons and five daughters. As shrewd as ever, Tyrantis offered his daughters to two Vainan lords near the Monosi border, two lords from Zalja and Khabar, and his youngest to an incredibly wealthy merchant in Nuvusma, Eysland. This helped to ensure peace with all Monos’ neighbors except East Orckid and Milos, of which he famously had no fear. Tyrantis’ sons, Tyrano and Regradis, were as different as night and day, and despised one another. Tyrano was solemn, a speller, and shrewd as his father, while Regradis was a great warrior who made friends easily, yet was called thick as a stone by his few critics. He sent Tyrano to aid in the rebuilding of Acciano and Regradis to help oversee the defenses in Vargano, tasks well suited to their natures and far from one another. Tyrantis declared Geumsil the capitol of Monos, and reigned from there for the rest of his life (to keep an eye on Orckid for Pais’ return, some said). Though never religious in the slightest, Tyrantis’ son Tyrano rapidly restored Acciano to greatness, while Regradis distinguished himself in tournaments annually, and was greatly beloved of the people. He wed Tyrano to a Zaljan princess (the Zaljans “have very Vainan women,” and he thought Tyrano clever enough to contend with a headstrong wife) and Regradis to a governor’s daughter from Eysland (“whose women are docile as hostesses, godless though they are”), and hoped greatly to expand Monos‘ influence into these two largely unexplored nations. Late in his life, Tyrantis was handed his one great loss in 958 RA, when Milos to the south abolished monarchy. The Kings of Milos declared themselves lords, and insisted that they were not subject to the King of Kings. His failing health prevented him from raising an army, and his son Regradis (who in truth had never excelled at warcraft) had joined a Makhese sojourn into the Shadowgate Mountains in search of the fabled golden city of Merrymore, and had been lost for nearly two years. Tyrantis was in Coredillo trying to muster forces when his heart gave out and he fell down a great flight of stairs after storming angrily out of a lord’s solar. They say he was dead before he struck the bottom step.
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