King Aldricius II Catarina

## Aldricius II

Aldricius II of Catarina was a King of Catarina and the Sixth overall monarch, succeeding his father Rupert II.

Nicknamed, 'The Resolute', Aldricius II was the First Catarinian monarch who led Catarina into War, with the war being the War of the Giants. The war brought the fighting to the doorstep of Catarina, with the majority of the fighting occuring on the Western Beaches and along the Great Wall, as well as great battles located near The Rest.

He successfully defended Catarina as the Giants pummelled the City Walls and their attempt at large-scale destruction. He often fought on the forefront of the battles, with much of the siege taking place against and on the Great Wall itself, with minimal managing to get over the wall. On one occasion however, Aldricius led a party of men against band of Giants that had managed to scale the wall, that managed to attack the town of Amberfall. Of the 12 Giants taking part in this marauding, Aldricius was said to have killed 7, but was injured in the process fighting one of them, earning the scars on his face.

The War however was not without its casualties. Many of the Sieg Knights that fought in the war perished, including the leader of the Sieg Knights and Aldricius' great friend, Siegvald. When Siegfried took over the Sieg Knights from Siegvald, Aldricius made sure to make good friends with him, knowing they would need to work with the highest regard to each other. In one of the final battles of the war called 'The Battle on the Beaches', Aldricius witnessed the death of the second to last Sieg Knight, Sieglinus, who also happened to be Siegfrieds father, of which he was also present. Siegfried was said to become filled with such rage and anguish, that he drew upon the power of the Storm Ruler, unleashing a devastating attack that destroyed entire units of Giants, with the shockwave effect toppling many of their ships, killing those onboard. The Grand Sovereign Gormoth of the Giants also witnessed this attack first hand.

Aldricius effectively bewildered by this attack, Aldricius calls for a truce and Gormoth apparently approached under a white flag, where Gormoth spoke with Siegfried, commending him for his fighting spirit, as well as giving a congratulation to Aldricius and all the Humans that took part in the war so far. Aldricius, Siegfried and Gormoth then establish a permanent armistice, effectively ending the War on the continent of Gorlewynn. Gormoth then ordered the embarkment as they then sailed to Dwyrain, where Gormoth learnt of King Vendrick's betrayal.

Aldricius granted a great honour to Siegfried, for not only being the last surviving Sieg Knight, but for his unrivalled bravery and strength, as well as his contribution to the effort of war. The great honour was the promise of being interred at the White Palace cemetery beside his ancestor Sieghart, but also bestowing on him the title of Siegfried the Unshaken, the first of four Sieg Knights to be given such an honour.

When Aldricius was dying he said he wanted to visit the beaches where he and Siegfried fought one list time and so his daughter took him to the beaches of The Rest, where the 'Battle of the Beaches' was fought. It was said that Aldricius sat down and after a while passed away from old age with his daughter by his side.

King Aldricius' child was Imelda I, who succeeded him to the throne in 305FY.