Bertrand Dwendal (Lawful neutral, male human)

Bertrand Dwendal is the current ruler of the Dwendalian Empire. His territory encompasses the Marrow Valley, and the Zemni Fields.
King Bertrand was raised with the strict beliefs of the Dwendalian royal family, and his mounting responsibilities as the leader of one of Exandria's greatest nations weighs heavily on him. Bertrand is a dark, clever, and often paranoid king-and a lonely one since his wife Duvia passed away nearly ten years ago. Fiercely nationalistic and proud of his heritage, the king harbors a disdain for outsiders and their challenges to imperial rule; he often has emissaries thrown from the borders or imprisoned until a replacement is sent to barter for their release. Bertrand does genuinely wish to protect the lives of his people and be remembered as the best of his bloodline. However, civil unrest is brewing, and his frustrations with the Cerberus Assembly only intensify his forceful demeanor. Compounding this, war with the Kryn Dynasty is looming on the horizon.

Appearance

In 836 PD, Bertrand Dwendal is a tall human male in his late sixties. He has wavy dark grey hair falling past his shoulders, a long, thin beard tied from beneath, and he wears the golden crown depicted on the bottom of the crest of the Dwendalian Empire.

Personality

Bertrand Dwendal is a dark, clever, and often paranoid king - and a lonely one since his wife's death. Fiercely nationalistic and proud of his heritage, the king harbors a disdain for outsiders and their challenges to imperial rule. Whilst he does genuinely wish to protect the lives of his people and be remembered as the best of his bloodline, the increased pressures of civil unrest and the inability of his son to produce an heir have made him fearful his family line will come to an end, an obsession which drives him to seek out a way to prolong his own life.
Bertrand Dwendal is known for being a mighty and authoritarian ruler. Due to his disdain for religious practices and the extensive taxes levied on the Dwendalian citizens, tensions have begun to brim beneath the surface of The Empire as whispers of dissent continue to grow.