Monkius Shroompios

### Title(s)

First Emperor of the Shroomish People, Second King of the Shroomish Kingdom, Order of the Red Mushroom

Monkius Shroompios is the current and first Emperor of the Shroomish Empire. Formerly the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Shroomtopia under Cosmos Dorotheus Shroompios, Monkius would eventually ascend to the throne and become the second Shroomish King. Monkius would hold this title until he founded the Empire.

## Early Life

Shroompios began life as the son of a humble fisherman, born on the shores of the mushroom island which the old Shroomish tribes called their home. Shroompios's childhood was one of great change: the first Shrooms began their unification through ritual combat amongst the tribes until one, led by Cosmos Dorotheus Shroompios, ultimately came to power and succeeded in establishing the Kingdom of Shroomtopia.

While still a teenager, Shroompios would begin to spend time with the soldiers of the nascent Kingdom and the government, ultimately catching the eye of Cosmos Shroompios. The King offered Shroompios a lowly position as a lowly assistant for his councillors though his political smarts and know-how ultimately saw him promoted to the role of Prime Minister.

## Shroomish Political Career

### Prime Minister

As Prime Minister, Shroompios was tasked with negotiating with foreign bodies and representing the Kingdom as their head diplomat. It was by Shroompios's hand that the Constitution of the Kingdom of Shroomtopia was written (though it was of course approved by Cosmos Shroompios before passing).

During his stint as Prime Minister, Shroompios and Shroomtopia as a whole encountered the greatest crisis that had befallen the Shroomish peoples: the Jade Ax incident.

Jade Ax, a known citizen of the Shroomish Kingdom, attacked and wounded a prominent citizen of the Domhan Elie. Incensed, the Domhan asked that Jade Ax be punished. Tensions ran high for many days as there were deliberations amongst the Shrooms regarding what had to be done. Ultimately, Shroompios stalled the talks by pretending to offer a negotiated peace while simultaneously advising Cosmos Shroompios to declare war. Cosmos Shroompios agreed and war was declared, resulting in an astonishing victory for the Shrooms that saw the temporary collapse of the Domhan despite the Shrooms being outnumbered nearly six to one.

### Second King of Shroomtopia

Shortly after the victory, Cosmos Shroompios met Shroompios at Shroomsville and informed Shroompios that he had grown tired of the position of King and intended to pass the title down to Shroompios. Unable to convince Cosmos Shroompios otherwise, Shroompios accepted the crown and was named the Second King of Shroomtopia.

Little occurred during his reign as King. A few laws were passed, chief among them being the preservation of ocean monuments (thought to be remnants of the goddess Azure's grace by Shroomish religious scholars) and the protection of the Kingdom's national animal: the brown mooshroom.

### First Emperor of the Shroomish Peoples

After many days as King, Shroompios realized that his position seemed small. The Kingdom of Shroomtopia was the largest, most powerful, and by far one of the richest states of Lunor. It seemed odd to him that a nation such as the Kingdom should be seen as so small. This culminated in a decision to reform the state as the Imperial Order of the Shroomish Empire (or Shroomish Empire for short) and crown himself as the First Emperor. After writing the Constitution and passing it among the members of the former Kingdom's government, Shroompios began the process of setting up the political system.

Shroompios selected Qwifi, Vhazaar, Luko, Geihro, and Tom as members of the Council of Lords. Furthermore, he invoked a mission of expansion among his peoples and began to vigorously recruit new citizens and send them to populate areas around the Azure Sea. Under this period of expansion, the Shroomish Empire would not only expand in size but also population, rising from a quarter to around two-fifths of Lunor's population.

During Shroompios's reign, the nation of Kavisay has caused many diplomatic incidents. Centrom and the Soviets had gone to war previously (which Shroompios had fought in as a mercenary) which had already engendered hatred towards the Soviets. Kavisay also attacked Shroomish nationals for which Shroompios had asked repayment for in the form of five stacks of diamonds initially. After requests from both the late Premier Swed and former Premier Staclome Wosdan, Shroompios agreed to lower the price of repayment to three stacks. Despite receiving three extensions, Kavisay found themselves unable to pay. After failure to pay -- and an attempted assassination of the leader of Centrom -- the Shroomish Empire declared an invasion of Kavisay with the intent to stabilize and vassalize the region.

After a week of preparation, the Shroomish military marched into Saopigrad to find it completely empty. The Shroomish military claimed victory and the Empire vassalized Kavisay, finalizing the treaty a few days later.

### Departure

After a period of time, Shroompios became disillusioned with the Empire. The stress of running the largest and most powerful nation began to take a toll on Shroompios and he would eventually consider retiring and exploring the world. With preparations in place and citizens Mini, Lucius Everstied, and Iceklyabsol agreeing to depart with him, Shroompios officially stepped down as Emperor and passed the crown back to Cosmos Dorotheus.

## Republic of Ageantium

Shroompios and his comrades departed the Azure Sea and crossed the oceans, eventually coming across a lone island. There, the group discovered a nomadic peoples who were desperately seeking help as a band of pirates had begun using them as slave labor and extorting them. With the pirates out on campaign, Shroompios and the others began gearing and training the sea fairing tribespeople and converted them into a marshaled military. Upon the pirate's return, the tribespeople and the Shroomish travelers attacked the pirates, beating them back to their ships. As the pirates departed, Shroompios ordered all to pray to Azure which resulted in a massive storm that destroyed the entirety of the fleeing pirates.

Though Shroompios intended to depart, he was asked to stay by the tribespeople. Agreeing that there could be an opportunity here, Shroompios agreed and the Shroomish founded the Republic of Ageantium.

### Próxenos of Ageantium

As leader, Shroompios penned the new nation's constitution and set about the task of securing diplomatic relations with the world. In his initial tenure as Próxenos -- which lasted from the 6th to the 20th of October, 2022 -- Shroompios signed alliances with the Ebony Jackals, Kavisay, and the Republic of Mushington. Intending to style Ageantium as a more open and calm state (as opposed to the harsh, hardline diplomacy of the Shroomish Empire), Shroompios opened many diplomatic ties with the nations of Lunor.

Shroompios was elected for a second consecutive term as Próxenos on October 20th, 2022.

## Personal Life

Shroompios was formerly a worshipper of Shroomus, the most powerful god in Traditional Mushcanism and the overarching deity of war. However, after spending time away from the battlefield and next to the sea, Shroompios converted to a worshipper of Azure and helped found Ageantine Mushcanism in which he became a Priest of Azure.

## Trivia

* With 33 player kills, Monkius Shroompios is the deadliest warrior on the Dashworld server. He also has the record for most kills in a single battle at 16 during the Battle of Saopigrad.
* Shroompios constructed Castello Di Hongo -- the Shroomish fortress -- by his own hand over the course of two days.
* Shroompios has never fallen in battle.
* The phrase "I LOVE SHROOMS!!1!11!", a common phrase among the Shroomish army, was coined by Shroompios.