Prince Aurelander

## Prince Aurelander of the Vidin Empire

Prince **Aurelander of the Imperial House of Veydal** was the only son of Emperor Mezenge III and his first wife, Empress Heidi. He served as the governor of Magtecum from 166 to 178 and later assumed the governorship of Arntectum after the capture of his half-brother, Prince Ulio, in the Battle of Dome's Town. Known as the "Chosen Prince," he was the first heir apparent and Prince to hold the title of Crown Prince since the days of the First Interregnum. Aurelander also served as the Imperial Marshal until his falling out with his father in 183 AL.

As a capable solider and military commander, Prince Aurelander won the respect of the army and Central Cloaks in the Second Pedranier Independence War, being the only Imperial commander to not suffer a defeat in the entire war.

He continued serving as the governor of Arntectum until his execution by the orders of Emperor Mezenge III in 185 AL.

### Appearance and Personality

Aurelander was the son who looked most like his father out of all of his siblings. Some even compared him to be the exact mirror image of Emperor Veydal. Unlike his brothers with their auburn hair, rounder faces, and green eyes, Prince Aurelander had the traditional look of his House, with shining charcoal hair and bright hazel eyes. He was also taller than his other brothers. He was called beautiful instead of handsome. He had elegance in his appearance.

His personality is very conflicted and different sides say different things about him. However, both sides can agree that Aurelander was a peaceful, gentle, and trusting Prince.

Prince Aurelander had some traditional feminine interests such sewing his own clothes and was educated by some of the best seamstresses of the Empire, Another hobby he had was cooking and cleaning, and often did not have servants do these tasks for him. He would also cook and clean for his wife. Aurelander would also cook large feasts and hand out food to the people of Magtectum and Arntectum, and also in Vidin when he visited it. During his public feasts, Aurelander would play the violin, his genre often being sad and melancholic. Both men and women who listened to him play the violin wept.

While maintaining feminine interests, Aurelander was the personification of a Prince. Aurelander was an excellent swordsman and military strategist who led his men from the frontlines and never from the rear. While he first wished to conquer and expand the Vidin Empire, he later became more pacifist and encouraged peace over war, especially after seeing the masscare of Pedranier first hand. Aurelander eventually hated to fight, and even later abandoned his sword and walked unarmed as a show of peace. He was also considered intelligent, talented at everything he tried to put effort into, and was amicable.

Due to his feminine interests, Aurelander was accused of sodomy and sexual perversion, and was mocked as a Princeess by some of his enemies. He was mocked with accusations of his sexuality and the legitimacy of his children, and his wife was even accused of promiscuousness.

Aurelander was obessed with the prophecy of the chosen one and believed the chosen one to be himself his entire life.

### Quotes about Prince Aurelander

*"Who here notices that fowl smell? I can smell Ayken Lovewater shit himself all the way from here. He has nowhere left to run. If he hides under the soil, we will rip him out like the root of a plant. If he hides behind the walls of Pedranier, we will knock down those walls and pass. I will lead from the front my brothers in arms, and I will protect every single one of you. I will live to celebrate victory or die with you! And I swear to you and to all of the Emperors that came before my father, we will avenge our martyrs at Yanhay, we will avenge Rhomboid Sellsgood and Staven Brute, we will avenge all of our brothers and sisters that the tyrant Lovewater has murdered mercilessly. We will destroy the Serpent Lord and burst open the gates to the south! We will conquer Pedranier! We will conquer Kerasa! Ciro! The world!"*

#### Ayken Lovewater

*Ayken Lovewater: "Prince Aurelander is the gravest threat to us right now. I know the Prince."*

*Antonmer Corbat: "If rumours are to be believed, that boy is a cuckold and gets stabbed up his arse by his own men every night. Such an abomination cannot defeat us. You are Ayken Lovewater, destroyer of the largest armies Vidin has ever assembled. You can put that boy into your pocket."*

*Ayken Lovewater: "Aurelander is not the unprepared late Governor Marcus that we crushed thanks to the element of surprise. He is not his halfwit and implusive half-brothers that made tactical errors that are laughable at. He is he not Jara Hightier, who is a bewildered chicken lossing all marshal control before swords had even been drawn. He is the Prince Aurelander of the Vidin Empire. He alone is worth all of the armies we have faced in this war, fivefold."*

#### Rhomboid Sellsgood

*"Emperor, it is about time we summoned the Crown Prince. It is fitting that the largest army ever assembled fights under his command. He deserves that honor."*

#### Grand Chef Gerand of Magtectum

*"Prince Aurelander is sugar, he is sweet, gentle, and loved. However, he is also spice, baleful to those who are evil. Just how these are essential for the people of Magtectum, Aurelander is essential for us. Prince Cator, on the other half, he is... he is salt. He is important to us just how salt is important for food, but we can do without him."*

#### Kon Strongmer

*"My Lord Paramount told me to not underestimate you. I called you boy, I called you naive, and I called you ignorant. Now, I call you Prince Aurelander, the rightful heir to the Vidin Empire. You will make a fine Emperor, and I beg your forgiveness for the words I have called you. It was I, three times your age, who was being a boy, naive, and ignorant."*

#### Prince Cator

*"Aurelander can kill all of you even if he was dumb deaf and blind. Even if he is getting old and passing his prime, he is the destroyer of Lovewater."*

*"When the inevitable happens, we just need to kill Aurelander. When he is dead, the traitors following him will disintegrate."*