Gelden C. Visteros

Gelden Castraten Visteros is a human known for his feats across Kylorne. Over the course of his life he has gained many titles and roles such as, King Of Visteren, Mayor of Storclāch and Lord Gelden of House Visteros. Gelden C. Visteros was born and raised within The Geld, a north-eastern region of Kylorne mostly containing small islands and the lower section of Lverstwyrnn, by a wealthy family who made a living primarily from potato farming in the Geld's famously fertile land. Gelden C. Visteros is primarily known for colonizing and settling in the isle he named Visteren (named after 'Visteros', his family name) and the founding of Visteren's central settlement of Storclāch.
==History==
=== Early life ===
Gelden grew up in the Geld, livng a mostly peaceful childhood living off the crops of his family farm. After a devastating famine, most of his family perished. This led him to push himself away from his peers and look for more fertile land where he could rely on himself and his own intuition.
=== Colonising Visteren ===
During the period where the Geld began their expansion to their neighbouring islands, Gelden would be the primary force that colonised the isle of Visteren (which he named after his family name: Visteros). He would make associations with the political powers of neighbouring isles, most of which were under control of the Geltisch Handelsrijck. Gelden would later have Visteren join the Geltisch Handelsrijck, leaving Mirana, settled by the state of Xelest, as the only remaining island of the region that was independent.
=== Building Storclach ===
Gelden would live mostly alone on Visteren. He would occasionaly house travellers but was content in his isolationist lifestyle. Gelden would create the settlement of Storclach in the northern portion of Visteren and, mostly by himself, would establish the infrastructure of Visteren. This town would give him access to passing merchants and the ability to live off the land through the cultivation of land and farming of livestock. He would often trade with Xelest, which led to the construction of a bridge between the two islands. This was controversial in the Geltisch Handelsrijck due to their desire to be uninvolved with Xelest because of their persistence in remaining and independent state and not joining the Geltisch Handelsrijck. The Geltisch Handelsrijck would not be happy with the construction of this bridge upon discovering it however were powerless to do anything about it as they did not want to worsen international relations by dismantling it.
=== Outsiders settle Visteren ===
Gelden would leave Visteren for a week on a trip to the Geld where he would indulge in trade and entertainment. Upon his return he noticed that on the southern side of the island, a small group had began to settle. He noticed that this group mainly consisted of Xelest citizens. He was outraged by their arrival to his home. He went to the council of the Geltisch Handelsrijck for assistance in repelling them from his land however he didn't find aid from them. They didn't want to stir up any political unrest so left him to deal with the situation on his own.
=== Great schism of Visteren ===
Further frustrated by the refusal he had recieved from the Geltisch Handelsrijck, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He began violently threatening the settlers and warning them of what would come if they stayed. In response, the settlers preformed a magic ritual which split the isle of Visteren in two, separating Storclach from the lower half. Upon noticing this, Gelden was absolutely blinded by his violent hatred for the settlers. He was outraged by the separation and destruction of his land. The river had destroyed much of his infrastructure and caused mass floods, leading to the destruction of many of his crops.
=== Death in combat ===
After once again, being refused aid from Geltisch Handelsrijck, Gelden began his plan to seek revenge. He began sneaking across the river at night and setting fires to nearby wildlife, causing the settlers much discomfort and peril. In response the settlers would leave Storclach a warning, informing that if Gelden was to cross the river once again, he would face terrible consequences. Gelden would ignore this warning and began planning his next attack. He planned to sneak south under the cover of night once again and kidnap one of the settlers in their sleep, then hold them ransom in exchange for the settlers exile from Visteren. Gelden would attempt this plan, however he was caught while enacting it. He was cornered and while fighting back the settlers he would be killed in combat. His body was thrown into the river and it would never be recovered. The settlers would use his death to send a message to the Geltisch Handelsrijck and would inform them completely on what they did. Storclach would then become abandoned after the settlers attack.
== Personality ==
Known for being very protective of what he believes is his. When squatters tried to settle on the southern side of Visteren, he became very aggressive. he threatened conflict, to which the squatters did not respond happily. He would even begin conspiracy theories about the neighbouring island of Xelest's involvement in the unjust claims to the lower section of his island.
He was known to be quite an isolationist. He spent most of his time alone on his island. He would fend for himself and live off his own manual labour. This was assumed to be linked to his aggression toward newcomers to his island. Geltisch allies are known to have spoke of his arrogance and entitlement to his island of Visteren.
==Appearance==
Gelden was a large male, standing at about 6'3, who had grey-blonde hair. He kept himself quite unkept. His isolationist lifestyle didn't require much interaction with others and therefore he felt no need to make himself presentable. He wasn't spotted much outwith the safety of his armour; his is likely due to his untrusting nature towards others.
He had dark brown eyes and a prominent nose. He spent a lot of time training for combat so he was quite strong and muscular.
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