Oren Kristiaccus

Oren Kristiaccus is a Sevician military admiral known for his command of the Sevician grand fleet during the Second Duscadorian-Sevician War. Under his command, Sevicia won a critical naval battle at the Battle of Cartesium in 694 A.S, routing a superior Duscadorian fleet in a decisive engagement. Cartesium would prove to be the most important battle of the war, and for his service and leadership Kristiaccus was awarded the Grand Eagle, Sevicia's fourth-highest military honour.
== Background ==
Kristiaccus was born in the southern city of Otesia in 647 to a couple of ale and wine traders, from where he developed his obsession with sailing. Eager to spend his career on the waters but equally unenthusiastic about the prospect of running a commerce ship, Kristiaccus joined the Sevician navy in 668, at the age of 21.
He was made a quartermaster in 672 after showing a great deal of promising in leading and was summarily rewarded with captaincy of a Sevician twodecker in 676, after eight years of service. Kristiaccus' talent in leading was obvious to his superiors, and in 678 he was made an admiral, a position he would remain in for more than 20 years. He was tasked with assisting the rebuild of Sevicia's navy, which had often been overlooked in favour of Sevicia's terrestrial standing army and had suffered a humiliating defeat in the first war against Duscador four decades earlier. In 691, on the outbreak of the second Duscadorian war, Kristiaccus was placed in command of the newly-established fleet.
== Cartesium ==
His most defining moment as a leader came in the year 694, at the Battle of Cartesium. Facing a superior Duscadorian force holding the coastline of the island of Rosh, Kristiaccus used the maneuverability of his lighter, nimbler ships to lure the Duscadorian fleet away from the coastline and into the harsher waters, where the Sevicians were able to soundly defeat them.
It proved the most defining battle of the war, where Sevicia - who for a long time had surrendered control of the seas to Duscador and Manos - re-established naval hegemony over the South Lothor Sea and inflicted an embarrassing defeat on the Duscadorian navy. For his command, Kristiaccus was awarded both the Grand Eagle of Sevicia and the Order of the Navy, two of the Empire's most prestigious military honours.
== Later life ==
Kristiaccus retired from military service in 705, after almost four decades of service. He is married to Lady Diona of Otesia, with whom he has three children.
== See also ==
Battle of Cartesium
Second Duscadorian-Sevician War
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