Ashu Arraki

Ashu Arraki, commonly referred to as Ashu, is the second son of Shuakazy Arraki from his first marriage. He was born to Shuakazy and Loonie in Urnu-Arrak. He started off as a merchant, later becoming an adventurer in Maple Adventurers' Guild and rising through the ranks to become the Keeper of Alteniquia in the Guild. He is also a politician in Kingdom of Yivaidal.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Ashu was born in Urnu-Arrak to Shuakazy and Loonie, being the second and the last son of their marriage. Unlike his older brother, Inishuflarishi, who was disliked and neglected by their mother, Loonie, Ashu was her favorite.
Loonie, his mother, sent him to a university where he studied business and trading. During his time as a student, Yimmu-Audal went through waves of instability and wars. Due to his father's career in politics, for their own safety, Ashu and his mother had to flee the heartlands of Yimmu-Audal. At some point during their travels, Ashu lost his mother (either died or was lost). Ashu finally settled in Jirn, Anoshphéy where he worked as a trader from a young age.
=== Maple Adventurers' Guild ===
During his days as a wandering trader, Ashu eventually came across the Maple Adventurers' Guild's HQ in Gebel, and through doing business with them, he joined the guild becoming an adventurer.
By the time Ashu joined the guild, the old Keeper system of the guild had been long abandoned (approximately since the disappearance and rumored death of Fredrik Outlander), and HQ in Gebel was without an official Keeper.
With his suggestion, the guild brought back the Keeper system, and appointed him as the Keeper of the guild's Alteniquia (Gebel) HQ.
=== Fall of the Kingdom of Audal ===
After decades of instability and war, Yimmu-Audal eventually dissolved and the heartlands experienced years of war and turmoil where the power kept switching hands between a group of politicians.
Once the turmoil died down and there seemed to be somewhat of peace reigning in the heartlands, Ashu decided to move to the heartlands to reunite with his father and the rest of his family, who had no idea if Ashu was still alive.
Ashu settled down in Amarukh-Darash, which by then was ruled by the FLA (Federation of Lesser Alteniquia), soon after his relocation, FLA merged with the other nations occupying parts of the heartlands, and the new kingdom was called Kingdom of Audal, under a king who went by the name MST. Eventually, Ashu found his family and reunited with them.
Around the same time as Ashu was spending time with his family, MST who had initially promised an election to pick the king, started delaying the election to solidify his own position as the king. The senate of the kingdom, that Shuakazy, Ashu's father, was a member of, quickly started voting on who would become the regent to lead the transition period where the nation would elect a king. MST, seeing how things were turning against him, dissolved the senate and promised an election for the senate. However, his move was against the constitution and the senate was quick to sentence MST for treason, essentially removing his legitimacy and his rights as the king. MST refused to step down causing the entire country to fall into disarray.
The senate, seeing that removing the king can only be done using force, ordered a protest in Urnu-Arrak, in front of the king's palace. Ashu, Arraki family and the rest of the citizens marched to the palace where the king, MST, commanded the armed forces to attack the protesters and turning the protests violent.
After hours of skirmishes in the city and around the palace, the protesters eventually managed to drive out MST's forces and captured Urnu-Arrak. Ashu and the protesters, who were a paramilitary force by now, marched on the palace where the king and the remainder of his men were holed up. In the fightings that ensued, MST fled the capital city leaving it to the protesters who managed to hold the city for hours, while MST's forces attacked the city to recapture it but all of their attempts were thwarted.
Anníekos finally intervened on MST's behalf, driving out the protesters and recapturing the capital city. This event essentially put an end to MST's reign as the king, dissolved the short-lived Kingdom of Audal. Urnu-Arrak remained occupied by Anniekosi forces.
The senate eventually voted Shuakazy, Ashu's father, as the ruler, establishing the Kingdom of Yivaidal.
=== Kingdom of Yivaidal ===
After the creation of Kingdom of Yivaidal, Ashu remained a supporter of his family and he expressed his desires for a peaceful solution to the Yimmu-Audal dilemma. While he supported a restoration, he opposed any moves to restore the empire by force or violence.
In the next senate elections, seeing how foreign powers were trying to manipulate and intervene in the election, Ashu co-founded the Pro-Arraki Party (PAP) with his younger (half-)brother. With his ideology declared as democratic-nationalism, they eventually managed to secure 6 out of the 8 seats for the party. His career in politics was just beginning.
Category:Traveler's Era