Gerontian of Vas

Gerontian (689 - Present) is the incumbent monarch of the Kingdom of Vas, a small land in the Northern Wing of the Sacred Coalition. An old man, he is not expected to live much longer. He will be succeeded by his great-grandson Vericulus, who is currently only seven years old.
Gerontian was born the son of Herias, the first King of Vas. He took his father's throne in 721 at the age of 32, and affirmed alliances with his southern neighbours of Alvornia and Radruus before declaring his intent to scour the area of the 'Cudumbian menace'. This promise was not fully realised during Gerontian's reign, as the Cudumbian kingdoms rallied against him and never gave him an opening.
Despite this opposition, Gerontian is known best for launching the Vasian Invasion of East Stresh in 735, in which he enlisted the help of mercenaries from Suren's Desert - the White Lion Company - in attacking the Kingdom of Stresh. He managed to conquer the town of Marthus before Prai Stresh also took the opportunity and took the rest of Stresh for itself; though it is yet unknown why Stresh's ally Tra Stor did not assist its neighbour.
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