The Exile (Hydronis Gaming)

== Hydronis Sarith ==
=== Description ===
Hydronis_Gaming (IGN), canonically known as The Exile or Hydronis Sarith or simply and most commonly Hydronis, is a player that currently resides in the Empire of Ischanor, in the estate of Saripola, which he owns. He also has residency and properties in Celras, Lisvar City, and Idrisé, the last of which he lives alongside two of his friends, Lucius and Dungalo. Hydronis is known to be a great bow PVPer and is an extraordinary builder being adept with many styles of building and building techniques.
=== Early Life/Origin ===
Hydronis hails from a completely different dimension to that of the Stoneworks worlds. Hydronis was originally born in the Sarith Empire, an empire that had stood for over 88,000 years. Hydronis belongs to the Miraluka, a near-human race who are born blind but have an innate ability to perceive the reality around them on a higher plane than other beings along with being gifted with extrasensory abilities. The Miraluka naturally have much longer lifespans than humans and are very resistant to natural elements such as extreme heat or cold but have historically flourished in colder biomes. He was born as Hydronis Sarith into the Sarith imperial family where he grew up with many luxuries and being firstborn made him the heir to the Sarithene throne. In his younger years, he learnt quickly how to utilize a bow and arrow to its maximum potential, took an interest in politics, and learnt how to build enormous, intricately designed builds in a fraction of the time it would take for anyone else to build. Upon his father's death, Hydronis ascended to the Sarithene throne and was named Emperor Hydronis. He was known to be a strong leader who lead the Sarith Empire to many victories against rival empires and was a master strategist when it came to warfare.
=== Exiled From the Sarith Empire ===
Emperor Hydronis led the Sarith Empire headfirst into a bloody and extremely violent war against the neighbouring Trontis Empire. With casualties in the hundreds of millions the Trontis Empire signed the Treaty of Sicarious after being forced by Emperor Hydronis who threatened to burn down the whole empire. As Emperor Hydronis stood before the graves of the millions of Sarithenes who made the ultimate sacrifice, he could feel the weight of all the tortured spirits who now wandered the mass grave. Emperor Hydronis took it upon himself to find out what was causing these endless wars and to stop it so that he could prevent further unnecessary deaths from these horrific wars. This lead him to research about his ancestor, Kreiyus, who ruled the empire 700 years before Hydronis ascended to the throne. Emperor Hydronis began learning about Kreiyus' teachings about the higher power known as the Vydis and how it was responsible for the endless wars the Sarith Empire found itself fighting. He learnt of his ancestor's fate for teaching his views and how he was exiled to the uncharted wilderness and never returned. Knowing this, Emperor Hydronis had to research about his ancestor in secret. However, civilians would eventually come to know about what Emperor Hydronis was doing and this led to discontent as the civilians thought that Emperor Hydronis was leaning further away from leading an empire and more towards learning about magical energy fields. The discontent lead to protests calling for the Emperor to return to leading the Sarith Empire. One such protest took place in front of the Sarith Imperial Palace which quickly turned violent after protestors got into altercations with the Sarith Imperial Army who were protecting the palace at the time. When the Emperor heard of the altercations, he ordered the execution of the protestors which lead to the slaughter of 60,000. Following the massacre, the Sarith Imperial Army, traumatized by having to kill fellow Sarithenes and feeling the Emperor was turning away from ruling the Sarith Empire, turned against Emperor Hydronis and began to storm the palace. Emperor Hydronis, using his extrasensory abilities knew that his life was now in danger. He quickly packed all of his books and knowledge about Kreiyus and fled the palace, running towards the uncharted wilderness where Kreiyus once walked. As he turned around to see if anyone saw him, he saw the Sarith Imperial Palace burning down, signifying the end of the Sarith Empire. Filled with hatred that his empire had fallen and that he was no longer emperor, the man now known simply as Hydronis, swore upon his own life that he would one day return the Sarith Empire to its former glory and exact his revenge on those who had facilitated its collapse. With only the knowledge of Kreiyus, his bow Sarith's Hand, and the Saber of Atris, a blade that was gifted to him by his long-term friend, Atris, Hydronis then wandered for 44 years through the uncharted wilderness to find the Masuchi race that was rumored to have been where Kreiyus met his demise. 
=== The Masuchi Massacre and establishment of The Kreiyus Order ===
After wandering for 44 years, Hydronis found the Masuchi civilization and began sneaking around their settlement for 4 days as he didn't know if they were a threat or not. He came across a cave lined with torches the burned a brazen blue and he could feel the power of the Vydis over him slipping away as he entered the cave. After travelling for hours in the cave, he came across a large chamber with a heavy stone sarcophagus in the middle of the room. Standing beside the sarcophagus were 2 Masuchi guardians. They let out blood chilling screams that alerted the other Masuchi to the cave and lunged at Hydronis. In reaction, Hydronis executed both of them using the Saber of Atris and pushed open the sarcophagus to reveal the remains of Kreiyus clutching his own book, the Book Of Kreiyus. Hydronis removed the book and ran for the exit of the cave to find it blocked off by Masuchi warriors who began attacking him. Hydronis killed several of them before he was killed at the hands of a Masuchi warrior. However, when this happened, Hydronis' mind split in two pieces. One piece found satisfaction in the wholesome and happy life that Hydronis lived and wanted to die to experience the afterlife. However, the other piece was fuelled entirely by Hydronis' hatred for those who dethroned him and his thirst for vengeance. This side of his mind refused to allow his physical body to die. To the absolute horror of the Masuchi, Hydronis simply rose from the ground and plunged his saber through the Masuchi warrior who killed him. As the Masuchi ran from Hydronis, he rained arrows from behind, killing countless Masuchi out of pure hatred. After the Masuchi race perished at the hand of Hydronis, he felt as if he was free to make his own decisions. He was now free from the control of the Vydis which was exactly what his ancestor, Kreiyus, was teaching. Hydronis read through the Book Of Kreiyus and after reading a prophecy that stated that one of Kreiyus' descendants would destroy the Vydis and free every living thing from it, Hydronis realized that he was Kreiyus' ancestor that was spoken of in the book. It was from this moment onwards, The Exile left the name Hydronis in the past, and wore the mantle of The Exile.
== Grand Sultanate of Alamayn ==
=== Arrival to Cuslandia ===
The Exile then wandered further and further into the uncharted wilderness until he began crossing the inter-dimensional void that separated the two dimensions from each other. After the 200 year crossing, The Exile found himself in Alamayn, Northern Rathnir, in a town known as Cuslandia, ruled by Cusless. He came across a group of people, Lucius, Iceklyabsol, and Dungalo whom he immediately got along with and befriended. With newfound friends, The Exile began making himself comfortable in Cuslandia constructing a small house. This happened near the end of October 2021.
=== Arrival to Taeharel ===
Not long after The Exile arrived in Cuslandia, Lucius convinced The Exile to move with him to Taeharel as he grew dissatisfied with Cusless' rule over Cuslandia and his decision to declare Cuslandia's independence. The Exile agreed and relocated to Taeharel with Lucius, Iceklyabsol and Dungalo. Taeharel at this point was still underdeveloped and vulnerable for attack. The Exile saw the potential for Taeharel and immediately began building and showing off his amazing building skills by constructing the walls and towers of Taeharel with Lucius to prepare for a potential war along with other infrastructure projects and housing. The Exile made a name for himself in Taeharel and became a noble in the city along with being the biggest producer of food after he constructed a large farm. 
=== Development of Wintergard ===
Lucius recruited The Exile to help in the construction of a fortress named Castle Wintergard that would serve as a safe place for the elites of Alamayn to store valuables and to reside in after Taeharel began developing issues concerning infrastructure and buildings. The Exile gladly accepted and built the main keep of the fortress along with the hall where the elites would gather and converse. Once he had furnished his tower, The Exile began undertaking large-scale mining trips to gather enough funds to enchant his weapons and armor to protect himself while also enchanting his tools in preparation for the construction of The Kreiyus Temple where The Kreiyus Order would reside and conduct rituals that would strip newcomers of their connection to the Vydis. In the process of attaining the tools required to build The Kreiyus Temple, The Exile began developing an interest in trading and commerce and founded the city of Port Silver.
=== Development of Port Silver ===
The Exile began developing an interest in trading and commerce and drove him to establish Port Silver, a trading hub north of Castle Wintergard. Over about 2-3 weeks, the port began taking shape and drew the attention of citizens who lived in the nearby Silver Citadel and former citizens of Taeharel who joined the port and began building shops approved by The Exile. While these shops were built, The Exile began the development of the Wintergard Merchant Navy (W.M.N) and built the W.M.N Monarch, the flagship of the Wintergard Merchant Navy and The Exile's personal ship that would conduct trading runs around the Helmian Sea. In reverence to the Sarith Empire that he was exiled from, The Exile attached the Sarith Banner that he kept after fleeing the palace to the highest mast of the W.M.N Monarch, where it would fly proudly once again. To him, nothing is more important than where he came from, which is why no other flag will ever be placed above his own. As he attached it, he unlocked a dark part of his mind that held the memories of his old life. After several flashbacks, The Exile dragged his old name out of the depths of his forgotten memories and reclaimed it, once again calling himself Hydronis Sarith.
=== The Disappearance of The Exile ===
In the process of gathering the immense amount of resources to build The Kreiyus Temple, Hydronis entered the mountains of Alamayn for unknown reasons although most speculate for meditation. The last anyone has seen of Hydronis was him closing the door to the Castle Wintergard. While in the mountains, he fell into a trance which rendered him stuck in a state of suspended animation and remained in that state since May 2022. Nobody was ever been able to find where he was in the mountains and it was predicted that he had perished in cold and that recovering his body would've been too dangerous.
=== The Resurgence of The Exile ===
Prior to his venture into the mountains of Alamayn, Hydronis began having dreams or as he believed, premonitions, in which he foresaw the icy cataclysm of Rathnir by Iristor's Comet. Knowing that Rathnir had little time left, Hydronis began poring through the Book Of Kreiyus and studied a Vydis sorcery, one that Kreiyus discovered but couldn't perfect, known as essence transfer. In order to preserve his own essence, Hydronis ventured into the mountains of Alamayn where he could meditate and where the cold would help to put him into a state of suspended animation. While in this state, Hydronis could detach his essence from his physical body and reconstitute it in another identical physical body in another location. After being in suspended animation for 150 years, Hydronis reawakened in a new world, completely foreign to him. Not knowing where to go next, he simply wandered around the wilderness for weeks, finding small pockets of civilization, learning that he had reawakened in a world known as Abexilas. 
== Empire of Ischanor ==
=== Arrival to the Empire of Ischanor ===
While wandering the wilderness, Hydronis felt through the Vydis a familiar presence in this world. Following the feeling of this presence, Hydronis made a treacherous journey across the entire world of Abexilas, crossing seas, traversing mountain ranges, and cutting through forests and plains until he reached the heartland of the Empire of Ischanor where the presence was stronger than ever. He came across a small fortress huddled in the mountains which bore a strong resemblance to that of Castle Wintergard. It was here, that Hydronis reconvened with Lucius and Dungalo, who had fled Rathnir prior to Iristor's Comet and had made themselves at home in the Empire of Ischanor and founded the farming town of Idrisé, in reverence to Castle Wintergard in Rathnir. Hydronis, reunited with his old friends, constructed his own dwelling in Idrisé and has constructed fields for vineyards in the town. He also integrated himself into the Empire of Ischanor by attaining residency in other Ischanori cities such as Celras and Lisvar
=== Integration and Ascension ===
After some time integrating himself in the Despotate of Celras, an Ischanori constituent state, Hydronis began taking part in more public building projects such as the Ischanori imperial road system, particularly the route that would link Lisvar City and Celras together. In the process of constructing the route, issues began arising with an inactive claim south of Idrisé called Legaium which prevented the construction of a bridge that would finally complete the project. Lucius negotiated the purchase of the claim and gave control of it to Hydronis who renamed it to Saripola and would serve as his personal estate and main residence. Hydronis immediately began designing an estate and started construction on the claim, terraforming up to edge of the river and further inland to the south and completing the creation of the Saripola Estate. 
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