Volkmar of Gehemnia

Volkmar of Gehemnia (97 - 11BCE) was the first Gehemnian warlord and the King of Gehemnia. He is responsible, along with his advisors Hartwin the Navigator and Ingolf the Sailor, for leading the Gehemnians to Tairghol.
Little is known of Volkmar's early past - he was likely born shortly before his people set sail from their homeland. Volkmar spent his early life at sea, the only son of unknown parents who originally led the fleet. At some point he came into command of the fleet, and quickly built a reputation for violence and mercilessness. Gehemnian oral tradition tells of islands they stopped at before Tairghol, and recount how Volkmar conquered and subdued the natives with little remorse.
Once the Gehemnians arrived in Tairghol, Volkmar set quickly to conquest. He commanded Gehemnian forces from their arrival in around 50BCE, until the end of Volkmar's War in 23BCE. The end of this war was a disaster for the Gehemnians, who overthrew the now-elderly Volkmar and sent him to an early retirement in the city of Bisenthal. Volkmar lived here, under house arrest, until his death in 11BCE.
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