Cassander Mon Ducassan

Cassander Mon Ducassan, born 141 AD, died 204 AD, was a prominent merchant, sportsman, military commander and first Grand Lord of Nysa. He rose to fame in the Calderian War of Independence leading a Sandorian army in numerous battles with Calderre.
==Early life==
Cassander was born in 141 AD in Nysa, the third son born to Vincent Mon Ducassan. The Mon Ducassan's were a prominent Nysanian merchant family who gained their fortune in the spice trade, buying, selling and transporting much sought after Elven spices. Not much is known of Cassander's childhood but by the time he had turned 20, he had become a successful sportsman representing Nysa at Iron Ball. With a large, muscular and athletic stature, his build suited the sport. It is said that he was a reluctant merchant, forced by his father into the family business, however the grandiose and fame that came with Iron Ball was too much to turn down and his father reluctantly allowed him to follow this path. By the age of 26, he became the Captain of the Nysa Iron Ball team, the youngest to have done so.
==Military service==
In 177 AD at the outbreak of the Calderian War of Independence, Cassander was chosen to lead a Sandorian army. He won his first victory crushing a Calderian army, who were besieging the city of Nysa, in a daring night attack. For much of the war, Cassander employed guerrilla tactics, hiding away from the far stronger Calderian armies and ambushing them when the odds were better.
==Grand Lord of Nysa==
Cassander, along with his father and eldest brother, Norleon Mon Ducassan were all elected to be Lords in the Council of 51 in the new Republic of Nysa. As a famed sportsman and military commander from a prestigious Nysian family, Cassander was elected to become the first Grand Lord of Nysa.
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