Ardius II

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Kaeshir **Ardius II** is the Adresaas Emperor and King of Adrealis. He is the oldest living monarch of any form of the Adresaas monarchy.

Ardius was born in Agatropia as the first child of King Ardius Thalganna of Adrealis and Tianahx Dorlegan of Veluct. His father was the son of Marniatrix Thalganna; grandson of the first King. He ascended to the throne upon the assassination of his father in **10,115 BNE**.

In **Hydrenia, 10,117 BNE**, Ardius had the millennia old Hand of the King executed for suspected treason of the crown, and embarked on a long and aggressive path of expansion beyond the means of the Adresaas Republic, this led to multiple clashes with the ancient imperial powers of the time. Most notably of these conflicts was ancient Kleitos in which he subjugated the much less powerful nation at the time and installed a heavily Agatropian influence onto its politics. While the Adresaas certainly managed to gain new subjects and territorial assets, Ardius' often times overly aggressive posturing and failure to communicate with his allies left the Adresaas Republic with few friends and diplomatically isolated.

Ardius backed the legitimate government of Kleitos back during what the Adresaas called the **Kleitian Crisis of 10,189** in which many young Aoshanti and other citizens alike of the country rose up in arms against the Agatropian oppressors. The end result of this armed conflict was the full occupation of the old Lessoan state and the stripping of any autonomy that they once had. Ardius himself personally went to the resistance during the bloodiest year of the conflict and watched the bloodshed. Despite a full Adresaas victory it had become apparent that the Hegemony that had ruled for over 4000 years independently was coming to an end, many were already seeing tensions rising in central selten and began to prepare for what would become known as the Great Selten Wars. The string of conflicts would eventually be the final nail in Ardius II's coffin.

In **Prigemen, 23 NE**, Ardius II was revived by the late Yielnavi Raeyen to serve as hand of the king and as a trophy to bolster nationalism in the stagnated Coalition of Agatropian States. By many reports who were there to pick up the recently resurrected villian of ancient Selten, he was constantly harassed by the pompous king and his pride degraded. Over time Ardius apparently began to scheme his way to the top and waited for the right moment, this opportune moment came when **King Raeyen II** assaulted him and tried to "put him in his place". The fight was over fairly quickly when Ardius II caught the arrogant King off guard, eventually subduing and killing Yielnavi in the fight.

In modern times, Ardius II is the head of the House of Auterhalex and the father of Crown Prince Halbrudd Thalganna, Tianahx II of Galtsburg. He is related directly to several current and former Agatropian monarchs and leaders, including Girras IV of Telrich-Mehtziel, the young Prince Kalleirk V of Halvun, Morthanius Thalganna of Estrik, Daerwicht I of Lechtenfaux, and finally Ardius Thalganna III, former president of the Marric Union (However the two have never met).

The current Emperors extensive relations to monarchies and leaderships all over the Aegis Cluster has earned himself the title of **Blutkuptung** (Medravish: *Blood Keeper*), and the **Founder of Seltenian Pride**. The vicious Kaeshir is seen as the undisputable symbol of Agatropian hegemony that has refused to stay dead in the Selten Galaxy.

## History

### Early Life

Ardius II was born Prince Ardius of Adrealis at Auterhalex Castle in the city of Agatropica in **Aldor, 10,510 BNE** to King Ardius I of Adrealis and his wife Tianahx Dorlegan of Veluct. He was the first grandchild of King Marniatrix and Queen Avaxnyr, but most importantly, the first son of the Crown Prince of Adrealis. The hatchling Ardius was born as a runt, scrawnier and smaller than normal Agatropian males. Despite the evident lack of strength in himself, he was the only egg to survive to birth and was thus given his title along with a personal trainer to at the very least bring him up to some sort of standard health.

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