King Aldricius I Catarina

King Aldricius, Auld or The Auld King was the first King of Catarina, following the War of Souls and the gift of land from Gwyn, the First Lord of Cinder.
== Lore ==
Born to unknown parents after the appearance of the First Flame in the Age of Fire, Aldricius became a blacksmith at a young age with the intent to create weapons for the Silver Knights of Gwyn.
=== Humble Beginnings ===
Journeying across the land to the West, Aldricius happened upon many different minerals and ores and created armour and swords to help the war effort. He also discovered rare magic ores which he smithed into a Great magic weapon which would become known as the Storm Ruler, which he gifted to his great friend and legendary warrior Sieghart.
Aldricius also constructed a sword for himself made of the same rare magic ore that the Storm Ruler was made from, using the last piece of it. As such it benefitted from a magical ability. Its ability was to inspire the wielder with such courageous strength, that the wielder felt almost invincible. Some say that to forge it, Aldricius made cuts on himself and bled into the magical ore so that the sword would only answer to him. 
The weapons made by Aldricius took many a foe off the battlefield, with Sieghart cutting the Great Dragon Sinh out of the sky using the magic power of the Storm Ruler, which would soon become a famous and iconic event in the War.
=== The Founding of Catarina ===
After the War, Gwyns promise to Aldricius was fulfilled and gifted Aldricius the land in which he found the ores and minerals, which he named Catarina. Sieghart was named a Nobleman of Catarina and bestowed on him his own family house, which in turn became the famed Sieg Knights.
Aldricius constructed a great city, made of marble and quartz in the year 113FA called 'The Rest'. The Rest would have a revolving name as to whoever was on the throne at the time, so its first incarnation was Aldricius' Rest. Following the creation of the city and the White Palace within, Aldricius then begins to construct the Great Wall of Catarina, encompassing the entire land.
Aldricius and Sieghart both die of old age in the same week in 173FA. A great festival and funeral is held, with the event as a whole becoming known as 'The First King and His Knight'. The White Palace cemetary is soon constructed with Aldricius being interred there and a special section for non-monarchs of Catarina for those who did the upmost service to the Nation, where Sieghart is subsequently interred.
=== The Line Of Succession Begins ===
Aldricius' ironically only had a single child across his life, leading to his predicting capabilities of the Law put in by Roderick I of which each Catarinian King can only have one child as a way to prevent in fighting. His child was Rupert I who succeeded to the throne in 173FA.
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