Rancho II

* Basic Info
* Relations
* Occupations

## Biography

### Life Under Octracio II (370 ASB - 391 ASB)

Rancho II (born Simeon Nordhoff) was born on M6-25 370 ASB to Edwin Nordhoff, the son of the current Emperor of Red Octracio II, he was also the second son of Edwin Nordhoff, his brother being Simon Nordhoff. Simeon received very little education from his grandfather Octracio III, as he was the second son of the emperor's second son was never expected to come to rule himself, and instead spent his early years training to be a diplomat. Octracio II died on M7-15 391 ASB after falling down a flight of stairs

### Life Under Cervena III (391 ASB - 407 ASB)

On M8-28 391 ASB, Simeon Nordhoff's uncle, Julian Nordhoff, was declared the Emperor of Red by Conclave of Chapelure as Cervena III. All of Octracio II's other descendants left Aubboria that day, but Simeon, Simon and Edwin Nordhoff traveled to the northern town of Aldergrove to plan ways to overthrow Cervena III. Simeon took no part in their plotting.

On M12-21 401 ASB, Simeon stayed the night with his friend John Phergone but the next morning, when he returned to his house, he discovered that both his father and brother were dead. He suspected that it was the doing of one of his uncles, and he decided that returning to Aubboria and seeking the protection of Cervena III was a better idea than staying in Aldergrove. Nordhoff departed for Aubboria later that day, and brought his friend, Phergone.

The two arrived in Aubboria on M2-28 402 ASB and were granted asylum in one of Cervena III's properties in the city.

### Emperor of Red (407 ASB - 420 ASB)

On M6-23 407 ASB, Cervena III was assassinated, and on M7-24 407 ASB, the Conclave of Chapelure declared Simeon Nordhoff as the Emperor of Red as Rancho II. The day after his ascension, his designated regent Philip Redding resigned from his position and Rancho II replaced him with his friend, John Phergone.

In M6 415 ASB, Rancho II was informed that sea raiders had taken the port town of Durieu. He questioned how sea raiders could take an entire town, but nevertheless ordered a small army to assemble to and retake the town. The leaders of the army were ordered to assess the strength of the occupying forces and report back to him, regardless of the outcome of the battle. Five days later, the leaders of the small army returned to inform him that they had failed, but also to deliver their report on the strength of the occupying forces. Upon hearing the report, Rancho II ordered the assembling of an army that would be able to easily defeat the occupying force and ordered a diplomat to run ahead of the army and meet with the leader of the force to figure out why he was there. Rancho II's army departed later that day with Rancho II himself leading it. Two days after setting off, the diplomat returned to inform Rancho II that the leader of the sea raiders would not negotiate with anyone lesser in rank than the Emperor of Red. Rancho II had his forces spend the night behind a hill just up the coast from Durieu.

On M6-16 415 ASB, Rancho II ordered a messenger to inform the forces in Durieu where he was and to come and meet with him. The man who had taken Durieu arrived later that day and, believing the man didnt recognise him either, Rancho II introduced himself fully. The man introduced himself as Dervot IV, the King of Clayistan and Lord of Durieu. Rancho II asked Dervot IV where Clayistan was, and Dervot IV informed him that Clayistan was a realm far to the south and was a realm of great power and that the fleet that traveled here with him was only a fraction of his naval force, and that if his rule over Durieu was not recognized he would be forced to continue to the war, Rancho II had only just noticed the fleet that had entered into view. Rancho II presented Dervot IV with a counter offer: he would recognize Dervot IV's lordship over Durieu and in exchange, Clayistan would ally itself with the Empire of Red. Rancho II had no intention to go through on this offer as it was a test if Dervot IV accepted it would show that he was desperate for land as no ruler as powerful as he claimed he was would make sell an alliance for such an insignificant plot of land, Dervot IV rejected that proposal proving to Rancho II that he was telling the truth about his nations capabilities. Rancho II made a second offer to Dervot IV, he would not recognize Dervot IV as the Lord of Durieu and instead he would cede the Magnare Peninsula and associated islands, where Durieu was located, in exchange for an alliance between Clayistan and the Empire of Red. Dervot IV accepted this offer and left the Precious Metals Compass on M6-18 415 ASB with half of the naval force he had brought there.

On M5-24 416 ASB Duke Joshua Miel and several other noblemen who had territory in the land ceded to Clayistan the previous year attended a meeting at the royal palace in Aubboria to negotiate compensation. Rancho II decided on compensation that was far less than what was demanded by the noblemen, as Rancho II gestured for the noblemen to see themselves out Joshua Miel took a hidden pistol out from his robe and fired it at Rancho II and his party, striking both Rancho II and his designated regent John Phergone, Joshua Miel ordered the majority of the other noblemen out of the meeting hall to secure the rest of the building leaving only two in the room with him, Miel walked over to the two men who he had shot, he discovered that John Phergone was dead, having been shot in the head however Rancho II was still alive having been only shot in the shoulder, Miel raised his pistol to execute Rancho II but was stopped when Christopher Aregona, who had hidden himself behind a table darted out and tackled Joshua Miel to the ground, the wounded Rancho II grabbed Miel's pistol and shot him in the head, the two noblemen fled out of the room after witnessing their leader's death. The remaining noblemen fled after they learned of Duke Joshua Miel's death. Rancho II designated Christopher Aregona as his regent two days later.

On M9-22 420 ASB Thomas Seplache, a member of the West Reddish Separatist Movement met with Rancho II to negotiate an end to the current conflict in the region, part way through the negotiation Rancho II stood up from his chair to make a point, Seplache too stood up in what appeared at the time to be a counter to the Emperor's action, without warning Seplache charged himself at the Emperor and threw them both out of the window, they both died from the fall.