Gezir "the Armless" Varedi

Gezir Varedi of Zora, (b.252 ABV, d. 313 ABV) also known as Gezir "the Armless", or Gezir "without name", was the son of the former Karl of Zora, Gerozir Ragnol Zel-Akkal Varedi and a nobleman of the Kingdom of the Gates. He was mostly known for being challenged by Khazi to a duel of axes after accusing Khazi's mother of having sired him in an extramarital affair while being drunk.
==Early years==
Gezir Varedi was born on the 23d day of the third month of the year 252 ABV, the First Year of Pelir's Reign. Gezir's grandfather was the lord of Zora, Akkal Varedi, who challenged Pelir in a short civil war in 252 ABV. Five months after Gezir's birth, his grandfather fell in battle against Pelir's forces, and Gerozir became the new Karl of Zora. The fall of Akkal Varedi led to an enmity against Pelir, who the family saw as a bastard and of lower origin than their own kind, claiming that Akkal in truth was the legitimate first successor as a Wérgóm, despite that Sturozi VIII had not died but abdicated and declared Pelir his successor.
Gezir was a handsome young nobleman, who owned his first horse from the age of twelve, and grew up in wealth and privilege. He partook in Pelir's early wars with great honour, and fought on The Copper Island. Returning home to his father, he expected that he would continue to be lauded honours and that his family would continue to enjoy the reign over the karldom of Zora. This was not to last long however.
In the year 269 ABV, Gezir married Nööka al Haus Grozi, and in 273 ABV, they had their first son, Sturmuth Varedi.
==The Trial of Battle between Zora and Elhara==
A conflict rose up between the Varedis of Zora and the House Galtzi of Elhara, over the border delineations between the two karldoms of Zora and Elhara. This conflict came to bloodshed and Pelir was intervening. He declared that 3000 peasants on both sides should be commanded to a formal battle. The loser would not only have to admit defeat, but also to leave their seat and allow the other house to take over.
The Varedis lost the Zora-Elhara War, and Pelir ordered the Varedis of Zora exiled within the Gate Kingdom. With no lands and no possession, this branch of the ruling dynasty came to experience poverty and shame. Gerozir travelled between towns, wasting what money he had on ale and tavern wenches, until he drowned in a horse tray. Gezir Varedi set the wagons west, and ended up with an old friend from the Marusian War, Marnök Garör, a minor nobleman in the small village of Gözet in Ragnokflant. Gezir got six sons and two daughters in this exile. As Magnök was poor, Gezir and his family had to on the first floor of the house, amongst pigs, chicken and goats.
==The duel with Khazi and the loss of his arms==
Gezir travelled with a group of veterans to be present at Khazi's side before the latter's coronation at Sturoana. Khazi feasted with a group of minor nobles, when Gezir, in a drunk mood, started to insult the Wérgóm, commenting on Khazi's dark hair and ending the slur with a verbal jab at Khazi's eventual legitimacy. This enraged Khazi, who previously had been amused, and he challenged Gezir to a duel of axes.
The duel was described by the Saiannic traveller and merchant Hászojabolan in this manner:
"The duel began in the barracks of Sturoana, in the training field, before an assembly of commoners and nobles. It was fought with bronze axes, and started with Gezir trying to tire the much larger Khazi by running around. Gezir aimed for Khazi's legs, but became increasingly tired himself. He tripped in the red dust and with a crush of the axe, Khazi severed Gezir's arms at the elbows, thus incapacitating him. Gezir started to cry, while Khazi threatened to kill him unless he withdrew his allegations. Gezir did that, and his sons ran to their father and bandaged his wounds."
Gezir was not now only dispossessed of his wealth, but also of his arms. He was now totally helpless and left to the mercy of others. For a martial society like the Vidstossis, being old, dishonoured and a cripple and without strong wealth was a serious matter.
==Erýas, the murder of Khazi and the turning point==
Following the defeat at the battle of Erýas, and the subsequent retreat of Khazi, Khazi's retreating lifeguard was attacked by several groups of totally 200 forest dwellers and hill dwellers, strengthened by mercenaries. This so-called Battle of Zymana Woods was led by the Gezirids, Gezir's seven sons. Khazi was slain by Athalulf, Gezir's sixth son. This threw The Gate Kingdom in a state of disarray, but left the Gezirids in control of Zymana.
Gezir managed to convince the western coastal karldoms to make common cause with him, and his sons have established control over the port of Rodmuthana, as well as the barracks of the city. This left Gezir as one of the most powerful players in the Kingdom of the Gates, and within reach of placing himself or one of his sons as Wérgóm. However, with power follows enemies, and Helmuth, Khazi's son, has sworn to exterminate Gezir and the Gezirids to avenge his father's death.
== Control of Zora and death ==
Gezir's sons Sturmuth, Helleg and Sigurth took the Jaktri city of Zora - their ancestral home - by force in 310 ABV. Sigurth raped and murdered the wife and daughters of the lord of Zora. Following this, Helleg turned insane and disappeared. Nevertheless, Gezir managed to establish an alliance with Rodmuth IV and married his daughter Abuela Varedi to the Wérgóm.
Following the defeat at Puztaputra, Gezir was left trapped in Zora when the Doryi took the city by force. He was flogged, flayed, decapitated and his skin was nailed to the city gates of Zora in 313 ABV, leaving his son Sturmuth as his heir.Category:People
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