Andrey

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Emperor of the Aurian Empire between 530-553PE.

## Appearance

Andrey had the rounded look of all his direct family. He trained for war in the way of most noble boys and this left him with a robust healthy look. He wore close cropped hair and prefered to be clean shaven which was unusual for the time. He dressed well, if simply often preferring dress military uniforms.

## Reputation

Andrey was the heir from the day he was born and he was well liked. He was especially liked by the Protectorans troopers set up by his father Peter I. He was seen as steady rather than brilliant but no one had anything critical to say of him. Loyal to his father and younger brother, reasonably faithful to his church but not overly devout. He was seen as masculine and militaristic but not warlike or arrogant.

## History

520PE: Andrey's father Peter I organisaed the five Protectorans. Andrey was assigned as a Blademark of his own legion the first Red Legion. Due to this it became tradition for this legion to be led by a royal Blademark and often a youth. This went down really well and Andrey was a steady and likeable military man.

522PE: Andrey married. He was swept off his feet many saying he married for love.

523PE: Peter I, Andrey's father embarked on his campaigns to expand the Empire in the south. These took his entire focus and the Empire's focus was diverted entirely into the new Protectorans. Peter I took **Andrey** with him on campaign leaving the younger son Gerasim in Tor Honarik. He left on campaign with his young wife still not pregnant.

523-529PE: The campaigns established the Protectorans as successful. They took Andrey from a promising young officer into the position of a royal general. Far from brilliant he was reiable and competant and was able to have several successes. The most important being his work in the Tholis Mesa campaign.

530PE: His father Peter I died and Andrey was crowned Emperor of the newly expanded Aurian Empire. Andrey used his brother Gerasim as his chief counsellor and herkened to Gerasim's advice to leverage taxes away from the newly aquired Gan Tarak, Kolaran and Tor Zeric and instead pulled funds from the more secure Rak Danning and Yewdon.

531PE: Now back from campaign the Emperor was hopeful of fathering a son to be his heir but this continued to elude him and his wife. He enouraged his brother not to put off marrying himself and Gerasim did so at his request.

531-537PE: The Empress miscarried three times.

534-5PE: Andrey was engaged in skirmish wars over the border first with Elygia and then with Torash. At his brother's suggestion Andrey avoided direct wars after this rather using the Empire's finances to undermine their enemies. This allowed Auria to make money from the conflicts without needing to suffer the direct and indirect expenses of running campaigns.

539PE: Andrey's wife the Empress died in child birth. Andrey was devestated and determined not to remarry leaving his brother as his heir.

346PE: At the Cardinal's suggestion Andrey gave his brother direct control of the Cellestine Cathedral project started by his grandfather Aluap.

553PE: Andrey died from a brief but intense fever.