Hazel McSpiegel

Hazel Evergreen, later known as Hazel McSpiegel, was a famous Viodoxan and Denumii stateswoman and leader, holding several titles and offices including becoming the Ninth Imperial Archon of the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa and one of the first three Triumvirs of the Triumvirate of Denumain. She is most famous for being the first reincarnation of the Eternal Archon. She is married to King Nyles Caicuria-Reris of the Duchy of Anoshphey. 
== Early Life ==
Hazel Evergreen was born to a pair of merchants in the city of Kumaur in the Archduchy of Silvay of the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa shortly after the Reformation of the Archonate. Unfortunately, her parents died soon after her birth, being lost at sea. As a result, Hazel was raised in the Evergreen Household, an orphanage in the outskirts of the city. There she was taught to farm, hunt, and fish to support herself and her fellow orphans. Here it was instilled in her to enjoy helping others.
On her 16th birthday, Hazel was surprised with a trip to Urnu-Arrak since she was such a fan of historical places. When there, she met Ningal Mistic Audalad, who recognized the spirit of Valen McSpiegel and gave the young elf a tour of the city including hidden sections closed to the public. After the tour ended and her visit to the city was over, Hazel began her trip back to Kumaur but she stopped in the city of New Interdam in the Duchy of Interland, Viodoxa. There she met Duke Frederick McSpiegel and his wife Kyanoqueen McSpiegel. Hazel impressed Duke McSpiegel with her dedication to helping others, and he decided to adopt her as well as another orphan, Fubuki Evergreen. The two moved into New Interdam with their new family and were introduced to the McSpiegel family values and history.
== Early Career and Suitors ==
Due to the prominence of the McSpiegel family, Hazel quickly began received dozens of marriage proposals from people around the world. At one point she was even proposed to at a memorial service to Archon Valen. Because of the fact they were only interested in the power and influence of her House, Hazel rejected them all without consideration. 
At the same time, Hazel began to become involved in the national government. At first it was simply gathering the required materials for arms production and providing food for Kumaur and those that would need it. Eventually Duke Frederick grew ill, appointing his daughter as the acting Duchess as he recovered. Her administration over the Duchy quickly caught the attention of Fifth Imperial Archon Dmitry Yazov, who began to keep an eye on her career. There she regularly was tapped for tasks from him and his co-ruler, Sixth Imperial Archon Numis McSpiegel, her adoptive grandfather. 
Hazel proved to be a loyal and dedicated worker for the Archonate, assisting many of the Synkletos in their daily duties. Her true moment of honor in her early career was during the Trial and Exile of Valerie Hirishy. During the attempted coup and secession, Hazel was part of the Viodoxan Reserves tasked with building and manning a fort outside of Askorn in the Duchy of Aussay. While forces were spread thin, Hazel quickly became the sole lead architect and garrison commander for the new Fort Resolute that dominated the city. Valerie quickly surrendered and was exiled from the Archonate in shame thanks to these actions. 
After the suppression of the rebellion, the Archons tapped Hazel and her father to be the newest Synkletos of Viodoxa as the Adjudicator and Ikodomos, respectively. With Synkletos Frederick still recovering, Synkletos Hazel adopted many of his duties. Before long Hazel had established herself as an exceptional Synkletos, helping all of her coworkers regularly as well as other Dukes. She was so active in the government that much of the other leadership likened her to being an unofficial Regent or even an Archon.
Sadly, with Hazel's success, it became apparent to the general public that Archon Numis was not performing the duties of his office. It led to Archon Yazov being overworked and with Synkletos Hazel proving to be a standout leader, she was being approached as though she had the authority of a Regent Archon. Eventually the situation coming to a head when Archon Numis tried to silence the Duke of Augmentum Terra which violated his freedom of speech, with Hazel reluctantly choosing to begin an impeachment trial against her grandfather. The Synkletos passed the conviction almost immediately, but the House of Lords did not pass it as well. Archon Numis was allowed to retain the throne, but he hated Hazel for her actions ever since.
Even as the Impeachment was underway, the Synkletos tried to make Hazel take the throne of Archon from her grandfather. Hazel refused, not wanting such responsibility and stating that her goal was not to remove Archon Numis from power, but to hold him accountable. The disagreement was significant enough that Hazel threatened to resign as Synkletos if the topic was mentioned again.
== Awakening of the Eternal Archon ==
Shortly after the failed impeachment, the nation of Magisterium threatened Viodoxa with invasion and annexation. This prompted Hazel to discover she was a Wisened One, imbued with the soul and memories of Fourth Imperial Archon Valen McSpiegel. Moreover, she was given a mandate by the god Solaris to serve the people of Viodoxa and the world. With this blessing, or Curse as Hazel saw it, the Eternal Archon could not refuse the responsibilities given to her. 
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