Rejzamaziri

Rejzamaziri was the younger brother of the second Jøgæ, Rojkazamidatri, whom he succeeded following his brutal death at the hands of the mercenary king at the battle of Gannørthä. He was the third Jøgæ in the history of the fledgling Kingdom of Rothrän and also the was third ruler to hail from the Yøgä of Sarkatärji. A capable diplomat and an extremely capable commander, and oversaw a series of military campaigns that transformed the Kingdom of Rothrän from relative obscurity into a regional power. He was also the first Rothinji to visit the great city of Za'ah, attending the god empress' wedding. The god empress left a lasting impression on Rejzamaziri.
Rejzamaziri died at the age of 56 under suspicious circumstances in 334 ABV. His 28 year reign is the longest of any Jøgæ. He was succeeded by his younger brother Majzari.
== Succession ==
Rojkazamidatri died at the hands of Galáspatri during the winter of Rejzamaziri's 28th year (~306 ABV). With coalition forces all but annihilated by the forces of the mercenary king, Galáspatri returned to his capitol in order to enjoy a great victory feast. Yet in the dead of night, Rejzamaziri swore an oath of vengeance, calling those warriors that still had the will to fight to his side and thus assembling a force of 1200 Rothrän men whom made haste towards the city of Galáspatra. As Galáspatri was enjoying his feast, Rejzamaziri's forces attacked, setting the city alight through the use of burning arrows and whale oil.
Furious, Galáspatri led 3000 men against his attackers, pursuing them as they fled into the depths of the forests. Knowing he could not win a direct confrontation against a vastly superior force, Rejzamaziri instead ambushed the incensed Galáspatri upon the frozen lake of Jakul, where through surprise and cunning Rothrän forces annihilated the Doriyans who were not used to the harsher environment of the north, thus sacking Galáspatra and ending the war.
Whilst all of this was foreseen by the young prophet Ussajamølussipakasatri, Rejzamaziri returned to the island of Karkuterja as a hero, both beloved by his people and respected by his men. Thus Rejzamaziri's rule was secured.
== Early Reign ==
Having crushed Galaspatri and driven the doriyans from the north, Rejzamaziri quickly used his newfound clout and prestige to convince several northern tribes - many of which had previously been sacked by the fallen king - to accede to his fledgling kingdom.
And so for a brief time, peace was secured, yet many of the priests began to fear for their new Jogae, especially as Ussajamølussipakasatri had delivered yet another prophecy.
"The king crowned by waves, kissed by death, for lo and behold the great black depths! Shall be dead but born again in the waves, through a the breath of a terrible beast!"
Fearing for his life, the priests force the Jøgæ to undergo a ritual of cleansing, having his body wrapped in kelp and whipped with branches of wood. They even attempt to bar the Jøgæ from leaving the island, or enjoying whaling.
The Jøgæ was not pleased, and disregarded the priests dire warnings. And thus, the prophecy came true.
The Jøgæ, taking thirty men with him, embarked to hunt the sperm whales as they migrated past the island, and the party was successful in slaying a large calf. Unfortunately for the Jøgæ, the mother whale avenged her offspring, and shattered the raft in two with a swing of her mighty tail. 
A few men managed to return to the island, heralding the the Jøgæ was dead. The noblemen and priests of Karkuterja assembled to mourn, and elect the next Jøgæ. But then, at the height of the mourning feasts, the Jøgæ burst into the dining hall - carried by his cousin and friend Jasmi. He was emaciated, missing three fingers, and completely blind in one eye - yet he was alive.
The mourning feast became one of celebration, but for the Jøgæ, the trials were not over - he had already been declared dead by the priests! 
In order to rectify this, after the celebration, the Jøgæ was forced to undergo the ritual of birth once more, thus gaining the moniker "Twice Born".
== The Defense Of Puusa and War With the Hännorothinji ==
The Jøgæ did not have to wait long for his next conflict, as the tribes who had previously banded together against the doriyan threat began to squabble amongst themselves once more. This would culminate in the War of The Mad King, when, encouraged by Muugin's insanity, the Hännorothinji invaded Puusa.
Fearing for his people, Usski, son of Muugin, and a former comrade at arms of Rejzamaziri sailed to Karkuterja to beg for his assistance, and Rejzamaziri granted it, in return for a lasting alliance with the Puusans, and the spoils of war.
Thus once again the sons of Rothrän sailed to the mainland. Ultimately, Rejzamaziri was successful in crushing the smaller Hännorothinji tribe, and again used the clout of his victory to convince nearby tribes to fall under his dominion.
Crucially, the spoils meant that Rejzamaziri was able to order the construction of a great, wonderous temple on Karkuterja - The Temple of Räöl. It is the first wonder in the Rothinji world.
== The Tooni Conspiracy ==
The Jøgæ's military success did not come without consequence. During the war, the Jøgæ's heir and younger brother, Kojzapatri the burnt, slew the Hännorothinji king in single combat, and soon dissidents began to exclaim that Kojzapatri should be the Jøgæ in his brother's place.
While celebrating the grand opening of the temple of Räöl, the Jøgæ was nearly assassinated when a man named Heisomaari hurled a harpoon towards him, only for the projectile to fly over his shoulder. 
After investigation it was revealed that Heisomaari had tried to realise one of Ussaja's previous prophecies, and was also previously a priest. He was clubbed to death and sacrificed by Markajo of house Tooni.
"Out of devotion treachery. Oh prophet, those closest to you plot to deprive your heart! Beware the shadows and whispers, but seek not thy enemies but those whom you cherish beneath the shadow of the fruit trees!"
However, upon further investigation it was proven that the assassination attempt was actually part of a larger conspiracy against the Jøgæ by the Tooni, on the insistence of Päävi Tooni and his sister Pärkaterja (married to Kojzapatri). As the investigation dragged on, Päävi Tooni assembled sixty followers and made an assault on the Jøgæ's Hall by nightfall, trying to burn Rejzamaziri's gate. Kojzapatri however, assembles 28 Rae-Sae and attacks the rebels from the back, and slays his brother-in-law with his harpoon, by nailing Päävi against the wall.
Kojzapatri then willingly surrendered to his brother, but, as he loved his wife and children (despite what she had done), asked that her life be spared, though she would be banished to a cottage in the mainland. In return, Kojzapatri was sent into exile from the island of Karkuterja, and the Jøgæ's youngest brother, Majzari, became the new heir to the Tusken throne.
== The Jamai War ==
With the Tooni thwarted, Rejzamaziri turned again towards the expansion of his fledgling kingdom, convincing several nearby tribes to accede to the Kingdom of Rothrän. However, Rejzamaziri would not give up on his expansion so easily, and thus in the year 316 ABV, invaded Jama and her southern allies, the Ushjandäämi, alongside his brother Majzari and Kai Murrjadi in a brief conflict known as The Jamai War.
Though Rejzamaziri was successful in vanquishing the tribes, leading to yet another significant expansion of his kingdom, and the acquisition of a stone quarry (which until that point the kingdom had been bereft of) it would come at great personal cost. In the settlement of Kärkasenne, the Jøgæ was caught in a row and dragged down on the ground by a mob led by concealed warriors. Though the Jøgæ managed to fend off his attackers long enough for men to rescue him, he was speared in the ankle, and was bleeding heavily by the time they were able to carry him to safety.
Thus, in order to save the life of the Jøgæ, the priests declared that his foot needed to be amputated, which led to an argument with his younger brother, Majzari, who thought the priestess preparing to perform the amputation intended to kill his brother. This in turn led her to accuse Majzari of intervening so that Rejzamaiziri would die, and thus he would become the Jøgæ.
Hearing this, Majzari flew into a rage, saying that if Rejzamaziri died from losing his foot, he would slit his own throat, and call his elder brother, Kojzapatri back from the edge of the world.
Upon his brother's statement, Rejzamaziri flew up and struck him, saying that he did not fear death, but that if he could live to see the feast on Karkuterja by sacrificing his foot, so bet it. 
And so the priestess began to cut, without anesthetic, which Rejzamaziri adamantly refused. Thus the Jøgæ's screams echoed throughout Kärkasenne.
Perhaps miraculously, the Jøgæ survived the ordeal, and in the coming weeks celebrated the victory upon Karkuterja. Stubborn as ever, the Jøgæ would refuse to be carried upon a litter when he was able, and instead learned to ride, such that he might be less reliant upon his men.
== The Great Grouse War ==
Following the accession of Murrjadi, Rejzamaziri became increasingly concerned about a tribal entity to the east known as the Rakimaroni, who were in the midst of a rapid expansion. Hoping to check the Rakimaroni before they became too much of a threat, he sent word to the tribes on his northern borders, known as the Five Great Grouses, to see if they would fight alongside him against the Rakimaroni, as if the Rakimaroni continued to expand these tribes would be caught between the two powers.
One of the tribes immediately swears allegiance to the Jøgæ, but the others demanded their independence. Thus, in 321 ABV, the Jøgæ road forward with his retinue to speak with the leaders of the four great grouses and forment an alliance against the Rakimaroni.
But as he passed through the border of the kingdom with his men, he was ambushed by an ambitious warrior princess named Jarkatajärva, who, with the advantage of numbers, slew a dozen of his men and forced the Jøgæ to retreat. Returning to the capitol, she swore that the Jøgæ had attempted to invade the Great Grouses, and that she had managed to defeat him and drive him back to Tuomvarji. Thus, believing that they could capitalize on the opportunity, the assembled leaders named her queen, and she prepared an invasion of Rothrän. The Great Grouse War began in lasted six years, from 322-328ABV, and was fought concurrently with the War For Torko's Cock, a minor rebellion against Rejzamaziri, the origins of which can be traced to The Jamai War. 
Despite the rebellion, Rejzamaziri, alongside his brother Majzari, put an end to the great grouses as an independent entity in the battle of Gräosanne.
== Death and Issue ==
The Great Grouse War would be the last of Rejzamaziri's military endeavours. The Jøgæ collapsed during a small banquet in 334 ABV, ostensibly choking to death. However, it is suspected that Kai Murrjadi may have played a role in the Jøgæ's death.
It is said that Rejzamaziri's funeral pyre resulted in a pillar of flames forty feet high, and that all of Tuomvarji was kept bright throughout the night, as though it were the sun.
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