King Torastra of Káldôr
King Torastra Elendsa
As he matured, Prince Torastra assumed more responsibility. When Chelebin III died, he had been the power behind the throne for a few years. Torastra wanted to put the flower of Káldôric chivalry to practical use and a commercial dispute with the Thârdic League gave him the excuse to declare the Salt War. He marched west with indecent haste into an ambush laid by the Autarch Aglir, now known as the Battle of Chélna Gap (672). Torastra returned to Tashál and contemplated the "dishonorable" style of warfare his opponent had exhibited. In 673, he set out with a larger, better-prepared army. He routed the League’s army at the Battle of Ramala Gap. The settlement that followed won Káldôric merchants valuable trading rights.
Late in 674, the Sword of Calsten, a priceless and allegedly enchanted heirloom, was stolen from Torastra’s treasury. Hearing that it had been sold in Burzyn to a Chybisan nobleman, Torastra demanded that King Balesir of Chybisa return the weapon. Balesir ignored him so Torastra declared the Treasure War.
Torastra mustered an army in the spring of 675 and crossed the Ulmêrien on both sides of Bûrzýn. The Chybisans withdrew into the castle. After a three-year siege, with plague and rebellion rife, Balesir surrendered and went into exile. Chybisa became an earldom held by King Torastra, but the stolen sword was not recovered. Twelve years later, in 687, Balesir raised an army in Mèlderýn and routed Torastra’s forces at the Battle of Géda. Torastra denounced Balesir as a treacherous churl and never renounced his title as Earl of Chybisa.
Torastra sought to pacify the Kath in 689. He built Chelena, a fortified manor, and subdued the eastern Kath. His next advance met with disaster when 40 knights were trapped and massacred. Torastra returned to Tashál, where he died of old wounds in 693. His route, the Torastra Way, is still used by a few traders and trappers, but Chelena Manor now lies in ruins.
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Married 649 TR.
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Life
993 CE
1051 CE
58 years old
Circumstances of Birth
Born 635 TR.
Circumstances of Death
Died from his wounds 693 TR.
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Queen Leni
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