Thaedeus Akrios

== Biography ==
=== Rathnir ===
===== Early Life =====
Thaedeus Akrios was born to a humble but honorable Lithranorian family in a small abode within the former city of Lithranor. His parents, who were Triantanist scholars at the time, taught him the importance of discipline and respect through their teachings of the moral code of Triantanism and Thaedeus would quickly develop these qualities in his day-to-day activities within the city.
===== Triantanism =====
Triantanism played a significant role in Thaedeus' life as both of his parents worked in translating Triantan's prophecies from times long ago as prescribed by the Prophet Farumīlān Steakfilly. According to a vision seen by the prophet of Triantan, Lithranor had been chosen by the god to be his own and consequently, he had chosen the Lithranorian people to be his followers.
Thaedeus, after such religious influence over his life, began to serve as a Triantanist cleric among the ranks of the clergy and earned his place as an official in the city's elected government. He would continue this monastic lifestyle for roughly 10 years after first being appointed a cleric, until a the great tragedy came which would see his life change forever. 
===== Desolation of Lithranor =====
Lithranor's colonial antics landed itself in a world of problems when outsiders began to look into the forests. The Emperor of Escharia, already displeased with the civil war on his hands, ordered an ultimatum be sent to the gates of Athellos, a former Lithranorian colony captured in battle; withdraw from Athellos and hand it back to the imperial government, for face total war. 
Having won the first Alessandrean War, the leadership of Lithranor believed they were capable of tackling this issue with ease. However, this would be proved incorrect as Lithranorian forces at Athellos were overwhelmed by hordes of oncoming Niedene warriors from the empire and soon collapsed, leaving the city to the empire. This incident would see the Lithranorian army retreat to the garrison at New Lockinge, where the city of Lithranor met its fate. 
Lithranor had become victim to a violent fate, having been dismembered in its entirety by the Escharians, and sent the Lithranorians who had survived the war into diaspora across Rathnir.
===== Thera and the New Era =====
After Lithranor was razed, Thaedeus found himself in Thera under the protection of Malakai Semrus Ivarro, Baron of the last remaining colony of Lithranor which had survived destruction by being absorbed into the neighbouring Duchy of Anoshphey as part of the larger Empire of Yimmu-Audal. His life as a cleric quickly came to an end when political strife had forced him to join the ranks of the city guard which soon led him into Theran politics as a Councilman. 
Much of his time was spent handling internal matters and managing city-wide projects under the supervision of Malakai, a trusted friend of Thaedeus. With an initial degree of independence, life in Thera proved well for Thaedeus and other escaped Lithranorians among him, but over time this autonomy gradually gave way for a more centralized duchy which did not sit well with him or the Theran citizens. Urban revolt sprang up in the form of protests which Thaedeus found himself in, leading chants of popular Triantanist slogans demanding a peaceful transition of power over Thera back to the Baron, who was less than pleased with the situation. 
These events culminated in a scandal committed by Malakai which saw the security and integrity of Anoshphey's border violated in a shady backdoor contract. Upon being discovered, Malakai's rule over Thera was abruptly ended by the Emperor who no longer deemed him fit to rule, much to the disagreement of Thaedeus, now a loyalist. His banishment into Rathnir saw further protest which escalated into violence and diplomatic struggle within the duchy.
===== The Second Migration =====
Thaedeus, now having lost his role model, was stuck and filled with rage, disgust and contempt for the Anosphite government in Jirn. He too, in protest, led a mass self-exile of Lithranorians out of Thera and towards a new city established by another Lithranorian tribe further south, NeoLithranor, where the largest concentration of Lithranorians was present since the fall of the old city.
Having migrated much further south from Thera and Lithranor and now into the Caedan heartlands, this period saw much change in Lithranorian culture and the subsequent formation of a subculture which was exhibited in unique changes in infrastructure, political thinking and even the eventual adoption of a new Lithranorian dialect. Lithranor's final days would be spent in the city of NeoLithranor, until the War of the Comet brought the end of Rathnir and Eldham, and the beginning of Abexilas.
=== Abexilas ===
Category:Traveler's Era