Matthew Edishield/Mattai the Wanderer

== Background ==
Mattai the Wanderer, formerly Matthew Edishield, is a deceased human who was active in the political environment of the Holy Tzardom of Greater Arxella and that of the Kartek Diarchy. After his exile from the latter, he was active in the political sphere of the Soleannen Empire of Escharia. Mattai is considered an extremely important figure in the history of the Kartek Diarchy, including it's formation, proposing various governmental systems which remain prevalent today. After his death, Mattai has been exploring various countries as a ghoul, while trying to find a cure for his dark, impulsive thoughts that he considers to be corruption from the sins of his past. Matthew Edishield is played by RGBstarship#4609 (IGN: RGBstarship).
== Biography ==
Denouncement of Evox - [August 2, 2021]
*Matthew Edishield Denounces Evox for deceiving him and stealing property of his people in his town, when confronted, they feigned innocence and claimed to not know of his town, Evox went to join a "more factions-like" gameplay experience.
Engagement to Azara McSpiegel - [August 6, 2021]
* Mathew Edishield and Azara McSpiegel jointly announce their engagement. 
Injury during diplomatic exchange with Vraelea - [August 7, 2021]
* Mathew Edishield (Arxella's Minister of War) while attending with a Vraelean Diplomat with Tzar Ferro Smark and other members of the Arxellan Government, they were attacked by Bandits, although surviving the encounter Matthew sustained serious life threatening injuries which left him to undergo a long a recovery process.
Letter to Iksare Valerian Aesperii and the start of the Kartek Seccession Crisis - [August 9, 2021]
* Matthew Edishield, growing increasingly concerned about the Gertek Horde's growing political power over the Tzardom of Arxella inside the Kartek Diarchy, told Escharien Emperor Valerian Aesperii about Kartek's independence plot to save Arxella's political influence and culture, at the cost of the independence of Arxella. This sparked a political crisis between Kartek and Escharia which would last a week and ended when Kartek accepted a deal offered by Escharia where Kartek would gain significant autonomy and make Kartek a de-jure protectorate of Escharia.
Discovering of espionage by the Kartek Diarchy - [August 11, 2021]
* One of Matthew's letters got intercepted by the Kartek Diarchy's government, as they were suspicious of him for previous anti-Gertek rhetoric, and that Valerian Aesperii was already communicating with Tzar Ferro Korolevski regarding the independence plot. Matthew immediately confessed to the crime when confronted by Korolevski personally, and was immediately relieved of his position on the Kartek High Council as Minister of War, despite being allowed to stay in Kartek as mayor of his town, Golgograd. 
* Matthew was rewarded the position of Kesevor by Valerian Aesperii as Matthew built up a close relationship with Valerian over other topics during their correspondence. 
Exile from the Kartek Diarchy and short-lived Independence of Golgograd - [August 15, 2021]
* Sending copies of a manuscript to publishers all around Rathnir, Matthew Edishield published a manuscript detailing harsh anti-Kartek and anti-Gertek rhetoric, as well as pro-Arxellan and pro-Escharien propaganda. Kartek response was swift, with Matthew Edishield being stripped of his title of Herzog of Golgograd.
* Following the stripping of his title of Herzog of Golgograd, Matthew Edishield founded the briefly independent city-state named the Free Principality of Golgograd. After a brief diplomatic standoff, where Matthew Edishield gained the personal support of various other leaders and high ranking governmental officials in other northern Sparwood nations, Matthew Edishield agreed to go into exile and leave the title Herzog of Golgograd to his adopted son Arthur Edishield.
* Following his exile, Matthew Edishield would move into his fiancé's, and later his wife's, house in Viodoxa City, stopping briefly in his friend Riften_Bandit's town Shrewsburgh in the United Burgamerian Socialist Republic.
Marriage to Azara McSpiegel - [August 21, 2021]
* Following Matthew Edishield's fleeing to Viodoxa City, he and Azara McSpiegel got married inside of the Hexturnal in Viodoxa City.
* Shortly after, Matthew Edishield-McSpiegel started a long journey to the north to Escharia to found the town of Oakenrei, though it would remain uncompleted after his death.
Death and Awakening - [September 1, 2021]
* While building the foundations for his new town in southern Escharia in the Duchy of Suderen, Matthew Edishield-McSpiegel got ambushed by a group of bandits, who would kill him and loot his possessions from his makeshift house. Later revelations would shed light on the fact that the bandits were hired by the Kartek Diarchy as an act of revenge.
* After his death, Matthew Edishield-McSpiegel awoke in a more spiritual form, missing large gaps of his memory and large sections of his personality. Matthew had no desire for lust or for hatred against the Kartek Diarchy for the wrongs they have committed against him. As Matthew realized that he was a new being, he realized he needed a new name. Taking the form of Matthew the name in the culture he respects greatly, the Escharien culture, and noting that he was now a wanderer, Matthew Edishield became Mattai the Wanderer.
* However, he slowly became overwhelmed by rage, and his rage infected him, maddening him, and turning him occasionally into a force of evil, briefly taking mortal form as his formal human self to rage against travelers and settlements alike.
Explorations - [September 1 to present, 2021]
* Mattai the Wanderer has been exploring the world recently, visiting cities such as Ardat and Fornost. He has learned a large variety of skills and diplomatic tactics, and has taken up primarily "residence" in his old home in Golgograd, Goliath Castle, residing in it without the knowledge of his son, Arthur Edishield.
* Mattai's violent outbursts and thoughts against the towns and peoples he encounter have been getting harder for him to control. He believes that it is due to corruption from his previous wrongdoings, and is constantly searching for a way to repent for them. However, they are starting to become uncontrollable, and Mattai is starting to act out these violent thoughts against his will.
== Family ==
Matthew Edishield was married to Azara McSpiegel, but she has since remarried after Matthew's death. He had three children, two sons and one daughter. One of his sons, the oldest, was adopted by him, found in the Bardonia wilderness during a diplomatic mission while accompanying Tzar Ferro Korolevski.
*Arthur Edishield (adopted): Missing; 2nd Herzog of Golgograd
*Richard Edishield-McSpiegel: Alive; Head Architect of Viodoxa
*Julie Edishield-McSpiegel: Alive; Architect and Builder for builders guild of Yimmu Adual 
Matthew also had one younger brother, Benjamin Edishield, who died shortly after Matthew did, killed by a bandit en-route to Vraelea to attempt to gain citizenship there.
== References & Further Reading ==
Sources
* Arxella
* Kartek Diarchy
Testimonies
* Matthew Edishield (RGBstarship#4609)
Related Pages
* TBA
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