Saint Sotha

Saint Sotha was born in 1026 BGE in Fort Argilla, in what is now Old Sotha, Eparchia.
In 1001 BGE Ruby City employed the Order of Argilla to join in Ankhosian Crusade. Ser Sotha Agios was master of the Order and participated in the Sacking of Ankhos. Upon his return, Sotha brought back a variety of "relics" and valuable treasures that brought great wealth to the province.
==== Return of Sotha from the Ankhosian Crusade ====
Along with the riches that he brought, Sotha also told his people of the destruction wrought by the gods in the Second Catastrophe that destroyed Ankhos. Sotha founded the Holy Order of Argilla in 998BGE, in order to ensure the "proper worship of the Many" among the Eparchians. The new order served as a collection of priests, theologians and scholars, as well as warriors who vowed to extol and embody the values of the Many in all their efforts.
Upon the death of his father in 994BGE Sotha ordered the construction of a cathedral fortress where fort Argilla stood. The construction was funded through the vast riches plundered from Ankhos and over the next 15 years a large fortress "cathedral" was constructed that dwarfed the small town beside it.
=== Death ===
In 976BGE, Sotha was ambushed and killed whilst hunting in the woodland north of Woleseat. Sotha's Relic, a treasure from Ankhos that he always carried upon his person, was also stolen from his body. Following Sotha's death the Holy Order of Argilla declared Sotha a saint and renamed itself the Holy Order of Saint Sotha, in reverence of their fallen leader. Thasos Agios, brother of Sotha, was less popular than his recently deceased brother. As such, he readily endorsed this change and installed himself as Grandmaster of the Order of Saint Sotha, merging it with the Order of Argilla and the Eparchian Legion to consolidate his power and please his citizens.
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