Pelir

Pelir I Varedi, of House Varedi (born 227 abv), was the Wérgóm of the Gate Kingdom and arguably one of the world's most powerful men during his reign. He rose to the throne after his father, Rodmuth III, abdicated following the Vidstos-Za'ahene War. He rose to the throne under tumultuous circumstances, as his alleged bastardry and the rival claim of his uncle Akkal Varedi (not to be confused with the founder of the Varedi dynasty) led to a short civil war fought in the central parts of the Gate Kingdom. He is also known as Pelir the Fair, due to his golden hair.
==Early life==
Pelir grew up as an adopted son to Karl Malor, as his mother, the niece of said Karl, had died in childbirth. Having fought as a squire to Malor in both the war against Grosshalle, in the Eldan borderlands and in the Rahulian War (which was a part of the wider Vidstos-Za'ahene war, Pelir gained experience in warfare from an earlier age than most other Vidstos kings, killing his first enemy at age 13.
==Ascession to the throne and civil war==
After the Vidstos-Za'ahene War, Rodmuth III abdicated and suggested to the Council of Jarls that his "natural-born son Pelir" would succeed him. To the vast majority of Jarls, this came as a surprise, and the family of the king's brother, Akkal Hekhtoziri Varedi, reacted with anger, as Akkal had been considered the Wérgóm's natural successor. A civil war was fought during one year, which led to the victory of the Pelir faction and his coronation in the sacred summer capitol of Risante.
==Personality and Politics==
When the Copper island rebellion started Pelir was keen to see how it played out with the Vidstossi settlers and the Copper Island natives there. After the Vidstossi settlers called for help he ignored them and had them fight for their homes until they fled finally and the leader of the rebellion claimed rulership over the Copper Island.
Pelir accepted this, much to his followers surprice and he said the new Copper ruler should, under the holy principle of "might is right", be able to hold on to his realm should he swear fealty to the Gate Kingdom. 
On a related case, when two Karls of the Kingdom had a petty fight, and another Wérgóm(King) would have sided with the closest relative. Pelir ruled that they would fight it out in a single battle between farmers. This because the ones who had the best warriors as farmers would be most fit to rule.
==War with the Doryi of Melcheezior==
Pelir is reknown for being the first Wérgóm in many years to rise up against the old enemy, the Doryians, and smite them for all their falsehoods and weaknesses. While numerous assaults on the Gate Kingdom Army has happened, great progress is made and Pelir has sworn to Subdue Melcheezior once and for all and "Let no Doryi live a free man"
==The War with the Eldans==
To solve the eternal problems of the Vidstos, namely the unruly south-western region, where the Eldan tribes fought in perpetual war against one another, Pelir devised a military campaign led by Mothark Àskh. Unwilling to commit the Gate Army to this task, he instead sought to recruit an army composed of Za'ahene Ar'yah, presumably due to the racial kinship with the Eldans. The Za'ahenes thus moved in from the south, after committing themselves to this alliance. They sacked Umraz, an Eldan pirate city to the south of Veigholmoä, and quickly defeated the Eldan tribes, by aligning with the weaker tribes against the stronger.
When Mothark arrived, the Za'ahenes had effectively already ended the war. This would be the last great victory of King Pelir.
==The War with the Za'ahenes, Illness and Death==
As Pelir fell ill in early 299 ABV, the Za'ahenes interpreted this as a coup attempt, especially after murder attempts on Mothark's sons. This was interpreted as an attempt of parts House Varedi to destroy their hated Áskh rivals. Other analysts however mean that the attempts were false flags staged by the Za'ahenes themselves to gain a casus belli. Nevertheless, the Za'ahene army volunteered to move north to escort Mothark and his sons to Sturoana.
This all led to The Great Za'ahene-Vidstos War (299-307 ABV).
Pelir fell in a coma in the spring of 299, and lied dying for six weeks of fever. He died peacefully, together with his grandson of the same name.
==A paragon of virtue==
Pelir's reign is seen as a golden cultural and economic age for the Gate Kingdom. The Wérgóm's reign is seen as a model for justice, restraint, mercy and governance. Pelir is also seen as a glorious warrior and conqueror, who expanded the realm through military means more than any other Wérgóm since Rodmuth the Great.
Preceded by 	Reign began	
Reign ended	Succ by
Rodmuth III "The Unlucky"	252 abv 	299 abv	Sturozi IX
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