Jedediah Lyons

> "There will be many. Let's get started, shall we?" - Jedediah Lyons after seizing the Olive Throne, HND.
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**Jedediah Lyons**, better known as **Jedediah the Great**, was a Cadentinaic political leader and military officer who rose to prominence as a high-ranking commander of the Caesarean Army. Climbing the political ladder of the Caesarean Empire, he was appointed the First Consul of the Caesarean Empire during the closing years of Caesar Coriolanus's reign. Following the death of Caesar Coriolanus and the extinction of the main line of the Hazar Dynasty, Jedediah seized power as the Caesar of the Caesarean Empire, crowning himself the first Caesar of the newly-founded Lyons Dynasty. Jedediah ruled the Caesarean Empire from 10203 to 10294. He is most often recognized with the full exploration of the Beta System, the complete standardization of the Human Language, the artificial reconstruction of both Ursa and Erajon, and the commencer of the Lyonian Era, a time of solid peace and prosperity through the Caesarean Empire.

Jedediah Lyons is the only child of Jack Lyons and Emily Leong, born in 10144 during the Battle of Arlington Valley. Although having a twin sibling, the twin was killed after a missile attack destroyed most of the hospital he was born in, single-handedly being saved by his father in the nick of time. At the age of three, he was sent to Aphrodite to study in a prestigious boarding school living in the Lyons/Leong Estate on Lake Uzzah. After graduating from his boarding school, he joined the Caesarean Army and climbed up the military ladder. After being discharged, he was appointed the Governor of Yaphazaphat, which he ruled over for about two years before participating in a government coup, making himself one of three Consuls. After seven years of ruling as the joint Head of Government, Jedediah overthrew the two other consuls with the aid of his uncle, King Gabriel Lyons of Cadentinae. Ruling as the First Consul of the Caesarean Empire until the death of Caesar Coriolanus Hazar, he seized power as Regent of the Empire while rushing to find a suitable Hazar heir. With no luck and the army backing his government, Jedediah seized power bloodlessly and crowned himself Caesar of the Known Universe.

Jedediah's reign was marked by the beginning of the prosperous Lyonian Era, often known as the Third Golden Era of Humanity. During his reign, the full exploration of the Beta System was achieved and several new planets were colonized. The two moons of Cadentinae, destroyed after The Catastrophe of 10120, were artificially rebuilt in a huge infrastructure project. Jedediah Lyons, albeit following the Elohomite Church, pushed away from the Jesheret Doctrine and pursued modernization and free thinking. This resulted in a golden age of knowledge not seen since the time of the Conglomerate. As a result of the Lyonian Era, the full standardization of the Human Language was complete, effectively rendering all other languages and dialects useless. His reign also saw multiple proxy wars within the Empire, including the Achilles Pirate Wars and the Beta Trafficking Wars. Jedediah Lyons died in 10294 after ruling for almost 90 years. He was succeeded by his son Solomon Lyons.