Marabain Hotspur

Marabain Hotspur (or Marabain the Hotspur), much less commonly called by his proper regnal name Marabain VII, is the current king of the Sornele. He disgraced himself with cowardice during the orcish incursions against his kingdom, which occurred late in Gol Garga's invasions; many blame his personal conduct for the failures of the Sornelene army (including its failure to join the victorious coalition at the Battle of Crow's Gorge), and the devastation inflicted by orc marauders across much of the realm. 
He is currently being kept as a virtual prisoner by the dwarven army of Kuzul-Kadrin, which occupies most of the Sornele. With his kingdom now lying directly on the new Ulthark Marches, Marabain has been compelled to grant royal approval to a number of measures intended to bolster its defenses against renewed orcish attack. The most significant of these will help re-establish several of the displaced Sentinel Orders along the Sornele’s southern and eastern borders. Such measures come at considerable detriment to the power and prerogatives (and revenues) of the Sornelene crown, but the Kuzul-Kadrinu have made it clear to Marabain that he has no choice. They have also “guided” him in most other matters of state over the past three years, for instance in directing the rebuilding and recovery of the kingdom’s orc-ravaged lands. 
The sobriquet “Hotspur” was given to King Marabain in his teenage years in reference to his swift riding while on the hunt; prior to the orcish invasions, he favored it and was quite happy to be so-called by his subjects. It is still widely used but has now taken on an entirely derisive meaning, with many cynical jokes about how quickly he spurred his horse away from the advancing orcs.