Iktemar I

Marentian autarch 656-726. Half-brother of Yondemar. Considered one of the greatest autarchs. Iktemar I represented a return of Kartria's role as being the "sage of Bandagora". Immediately following his inauguration, he began working towards a cooperative effort with the other civilized countries against the Iluvar. Though not an easy task, in the end his efforts succeeded. Iktemar I did not consider any territory that was not an island in the Inner Sea truly a part of Marentia, so he did not stop and perhaps encouraged the growing secession movements in these areas.