King Ignatius IV

Wise leader and Lord of Agiea

King Ignatius , IV

Name, History, Race, Creed-any man of the Mortal Lands would tell you that one of its most promient rules in history was King Ignatius IV, the leader of the Ageis kingdom at the time of its fall. Despite this rather unfortunate circumstance, none today hold the king responsible for the kingdom's ruin.
History, though, often tells a different tale....

Divine Appointment

King Ignatius, as is held in history by both the Abaisi and the The Church of the Creator, was specially appointed by the creator to lead Ageia-or rather, what was left of it after the kingdom had split in two may decades before. His early military campaigns can certainly attest to this, as wave after wave of invading armies fell beneath his sword. Naturally, this caused no small amount of jealously from the then-currently reigning King and his father, Barnabas II. A Close call with betrayal sent Ignatius into hiding for several years, defending the kingdom from the outskirts.
Eventually, though, Barnabas II perished in battle. Ignatius returned in triumph to take the throne, and steered Ageia to a new age of posterity.

Flowering Kingdom, Crumbling Soil

with King Ignatius' Guidance, Agiea began to truly flourish, And new trade routes were established with neighboring kingdoms, ensuring peace over war. The Fields flourished, and the Abaisi began to know peace once more, watching over the Source that stood in their kingdom's Capital with contentment. While their sister kingdom to the north had long since disintegrated into factions and wandering tribes after years of invasions, Ageia began to prosper under the guidance of the King and the Protection of the Creator.
But not everything in the King's rule was perfect. King Ignatius, despite being explicitly warned about his inevitable folly by both the high priest and the Creator himself, was wont to wander from his betrothed. Soon a total of sixteen children were running about the palace, with a small palace of its own needed to house the many wives and concubines he had taken. This left the line of sucession in great dissaray, to say the least. Also of note is that, despite being divinely appointed, King Ignatius soon began to drift and worship false gods and idols, influenced by the very concubines he had been warned not to take.
Recently historians have found evidence suggesting tha t Quelar, a trusted advisor of the King, was dabbling in dark and corrupted magic. While this investigation is still underway, it would do much to explain the rapid decline of the Kingdom after its fall... and perhaps even the rise of Wizards.

So Rise, So Fall

King Ignatius' reign ended as spectacuarly as it began-that is, if one considers being instantly immolated by fire and ash spectacular. The The Fall of Ageia was swift, and merciless, taking the capital down to the very depths of the Infernal Realms, if the poets are to be believed. It is held in Abaisi culture that this merciless destruction was an act from the Creator, calling his people back to his side once more. As none were present within the city that survived, there are no records of the King's final moments.
Still, his influence in bolstering and guiding a stricken and weakened Ageia has led his rule to be a sort of golden age for the Abaisi, especially in contrast to the centuries under persecution that were to follow.

Ethnicity

Abaisi

Age

56

Circumstances of Death

The Fall of Ageia

Place of Death

Ageia

Sex

Male

Aligned Organization

The Ageis Kingdom

Ruled Locations

• Ageia

The Lost Flock of King Ignatius

Perhaps the most prominent myth surrounding the legendary king, aside from his rule and demise, is The Flock of Ignatius IV. Supposedly created to denote the next in line of his sixteen children, the flock was lost to history when Agiea fell. Numerous copies and hoaxes have arisen, but none have been able to prove even plausible of being an authentic article.