Belthius The First
Phoenix Emperor Belthius Phoenician (a.k.a. The Quill Swordsmen / The Chain Breaker)
Belthius Phoenician was a weak man to many, born a weak sickly child who would never develop much. He turns to the study of law, science, and the arts from then on. Many would see him as little more than another emperor who would not make much of his rule. As he grew later in life many feared that he would go on without an heir, being the descendent able to draw the most direct bloodline to the first emperor, his heirs would be the one to take the throne. No other with bloodline even carried the name Phoenician. In his dying days, he would enact an Edicts of Renewal, an ancient rite, and gave magi a freedom that they had not know for many years. The Empire was thrown into disarray overnight and yet there Emperor passed from the world, never living to see what he threw the world into.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Belthius was born the oldest child of him and his twin, Balih. They were sick children who suffered from their earliest days. An outbreak of Sombre Cough would claim Balih. Many thought Belthius would die as well when a particularly harsh winter came. It would claim his mother and yet he lived. Such is the life of Belthius Phoenician, he was the Phoenician who would live.
His fathers and cousins would find their lives ended in rebellion, poison, sickness, and tragedy. At merely the age of 11, with none in a position to take regency, the child was crowned as The Phoenix Emperor. One of the youngest emperors the Magistrate has never known, and while some might have thought to abuse his inexperience, the child emperor was more than most expected. Weak of the body, he grew strong of mind even if at times indecisive. He would through his reforms of its laws refurbish the infrastructure of the empire and bring it into an era of prosperity.
He would help bring about an era of peace among the empire, being a lord who worked with an endless number of diplomats and scribes to barter an endless number of deals, treaties, and accords to keep the nations of the Magistrate from fighting one another. While it was not perfect, there were still small conflicts, but the majority of the conflicts where small scale in nature. He had managed to keep the empire from bleedings its men for thirty years and brought an age of prosperity.
At a time where there was fear at the dying bloodline, there was hope for the empire in the form of Celine Preslin, a Tethrian noble girl. The two would court each other for many years and if the rumors of their relations were true, the bed chamber of the crown was not always silent at night. The two though would never be seen taking their relationship further though and despite the demands of nobility around the world he would never court or have relations with another women, even as it looked increasing likely he would die without an heir.
On his death bed he laid down one of the few Edicts of Renewal that the Magistrate Emperor's ever enacted. It fundamentally changed the laws of the empire granting far more freedom Magi than they had seen in many lifetimes. He enacted it on his deathbed and for this reason many denied the order, claiming madness was taking him, but ancient laws would not be ignored for law above all else was held in high respect in the empire.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
He wished to prove himself as a worthy in comparison to his ancestors, uncles, and so on. To prove that despite his weak birth and diminutive stature he could be remembered by history better than them. Even if it meant destroying legacies of war and show that he could do what they did, but better. He could do everything they could and he does not need strength.
Virtues & Personality perks
Patient, wise, intelligent
Vices & Personality flaws
A weak man, indecisive, cowardly
Social
Contacts & Relations
Long known to have a lover in Lady Celine Preslin, the Tethrian noblewomen. Although they would never marry, she is considered his empress by many.
Family Ties
His mother died in his youth and many of his family would die through his life, which caused the distant family to stay away from him, seeing him as a cursed child. He although loved by his father Alexandus the Fifth, the two never had much in common besides a love of strategy. The two were said to play chest for days, though his father was always saddened that Belthius never fought with strength of arms as much as mind.
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Phoenix Emperor, Imperator of the Magistrate, King of Arcadia, Lord of Telork, Regelia, and Sanorlia, Regent of Tel-tethria, etc
Life
3278 Phoenix
3333 Phoenix
55 years old
Circumstances of Birth
He was a sick child at birth, most did not think he would live
Circumstances of Death
The actions of his final days plunged the world into political turmoil
Birthplace
Children
Current Residence
The Tomb of Emperors
Gender
Male
Eyes
Heterochromia, a silver blue and amber gold eye
Hair
short fine raven black hair, turning a frosty grey with age
Height
6'3
Weight
167 lb
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Who can say if I have been changed for the better, but because I met you I have been changed for good. I hope you can say the same."
Aligned Organization
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