Jedu711

Jedu as portrayed in the comic

Jedu711 (alternatively, Jedu) is the founder of the Empire of Yulk and New Yulk City, and the emperor of the Empire of Yulk. He was a well-known explorer and one of the first to launch private expeditions into Prairie from the Heavenly Kingdom.

## Lore

### Early Life

Not much is known about Jedu's early life, though he was born into a relatively wealthy family, and bore the name of the first Heavenly King. Its known that he would organize expeditions southward looking for the fabled land mentioned by Ashe during the Heavenly Kingdom Rebellion.

### Expedition

When the land was finally discovered, a race for the territories occured, and Jedu was one of the first to begin conducting raids throughout the land of Prairie. Initially, raids were conducted to bring riches and food back home to the Heavenly Kingdom, allowing raiders to accumulate large amounts of wealth. Jedu would embark on multiple raids throughout the north of Prairie, and eventually in the Gold Coast/Klishkan Jungle.

#### Raids in the North

Jedu would first set it sights on a prosperous city in the north, periodically raiding the city and taking its vast amounts of wealth and grain back to the Heavenly Kingdom. This pattern of raids would allow the city to better defend itself from future raids as they became more and more common, and eventually it became too costly to plunder the city. Jedu returned to the city for a final time where his army would raze the city, using the resources accumulated by the raids to move further south into the heart of Prairie. However, the great city had made an impact on Jedu, and he would eventually build the city back up, and renaming the city to New Yulk City.

Jedu would move down the northern coast, raiding for resources when needed, and would eventually land upon the Golden Coast, where he would spend most of his time before creating the Empire of Yulk.

#### In Klishkan Service

Upon arrival to the Gold Cost, Jedu found the lush forests of the land intruiging, and made the decision to claim the land as his own. This decision created a rift between Jedu and most of his force, most of them wishing to move further south to secure more riches rather than to settle in such an unforgiving land. Most of Jedu's expedition would end up splitting off and moving further south, they would eventually land and settle on the island of Bandr.

Shortly after the establishment of Jedu's colony, he would meet resistance from the Klishkans. Jedu, unable to adequately stand against the overwhelming Klishkan force after the desertion of most of his expeditions, was forced to surrender to the Klishkans, and he would lose his territory there. Though, a deal would be made between Jedu and Klism, the leader of the Klishkan army and all of Klishka, Klism agreed to allow Jedu to fight and live within Klishka under the condition that he convert to Fourthism.

Initially hesitant, Jedu was allowed to stay temporarily without converting, but it didn't take long for him to enthusiastically convert and officially be permitted into Klishka.

### Founding the Empire of Yulk

Jedu's successful raids and seizing of territory made him quite popular back in the Heavenly Kingdom, this reputation made Jedu among the first choices to be appointed to run the colony that the Heavenly King wished to astablish in Prairie. He was not the first choice though, due to his difference in faith, the Heavenly King first approached Statikd to run the colony, but after Statikd's refusal, the king reluctantly sent the offer to Jedu.

Jedu eagerly accepted the position, and would abruptly leave Klishka, establishing a new capital city in the ruins of the once great Boguvian city in the north. After establishing his capital city, he ventured throughout Prairie, finding private lands conquered by expeditions from the Heavenly Kingdom and admitting them, or forcing them, into his newly created Empire. These separate agreements with private land owners would be the source of the extremely decentralized nature of Yulk, and the varying levels of autonomy that the territories within experience.

1. ↑ Prairie 10 would start immediately after this