Robern

*"He is known to the Imperials as Robern, the Immortal Emperor, but known to everyone else as Udarr, Bringer of Strength."* - Random Merchant outside of Imperial borders

Robern, or better known to the rest of Egion as Udarr, was a human male that lived 52 years after the realm of Egion was created, he would eventually become a lord of his own kingdom that he founded within the centre of Egion where most humans lived, from here he would continue to unite many human kingdoms together eventually forming the Empire of Egion to repel Ether's army of the Nightmare Horde and after beating Ether he would pass within the first era in the year of 88 AE where he would then be made by the rest of the Atia one of them becoming a deity.

## Biography

### Egion

#### Young Beginnings

Whilst Robern was born 52 years after Egion was created his family was one of the first humans to form their own tribes which developed into kingdoms with knights and lords instead of kings as no lord was brave enough to say that they were a king over the other kingdoms, Robern was born to his father who was a lord of House Durn one of the many human kingdoms within Egion that ruled the center parts of the realm being the main and biggest form of civilisation aside from that of the elves, with his father being the head of his house and kingdom Robern would be trained in sword combat and eventually taught the way of tactics in which he could become a commander for his father. By 68 AE of the first era Robern would be 16 and would pass multiple combat and strategy tests set in place by his father which would allow him to become a soldier within his father's army.

#### Becoming the Lord

In the year of 77 AE Robern became a captain within his father's army and commanded his own group of knights and soldiers for his father which is what his father had wanted him to do since he was born, around the mid point of the year Robern's father would be killed by a rival house that started a war with House Durn in which Robern was the only child left behind for the leadership of his kingdom meaning he would be placed as the new lord and head of the house, after becoming the new head of the kingdom Robern would reform his new forces and went on the offensive eventually wiping out the rival house growing Robern's house as he takes over their territory giving him a bigger army.

### Empire of Egion

#### Ether's Rule

A year would pass and the first true test of the realm would begin with Ether the lord of darkness entering Egion after manipulating the elves to serve him and also corrupting and forming his own Nightmare Horde within the southern borders of what was soon to be the Empire's coast, from here Ether would begin to utilise his army to destroy and conquer the realm with nobody truly having the forces to repel him. Robern with the only sizable force aside from the elves would be contacted by the Atia through their messenger Zatarr who chose Robern to be the mortal to beat and cast Ether back to Irion where the other Atia would be able to contain him and stop him from ever coming back to the realm. Robern, even with his army, would still not have the necessary forces to go out to an all out war, the Atia would help Robern by guiding two former elf generals Luir and Katarath to Robern's kingdom as they would help to delegate and strengthen his forces.

Even with the elves Robern would struggle to fight off the Nightmare Horde which then force him to unite all the individual human kingdoms together in an alliance of lords which then allowed Robern to have an army the size of the Horde that he fought against, during this war Robern would be aided by the Atia giving him the strength to fight Ether where eventually Robern would beat him and cast him back to Irion and with the help of his army be able to separate the Horde from the rest of the realm onto their own island calling it the Eternal Isle.

#### Forming the Empire

After defeating Ether the realm would now be at peace once again however the multiple lords of each house would recognise Robern as their king to which Robern declined this offer and instead offered to forge an Empire to maintain the peace and order throughout the realm, with this idea Robern would be made the first emperor where he would make an imperial council with the other four most powerful houses having their head of the houses as a member of the council. With the formation of the Empire Robern's goal would be to preserve peace and order across the realm and taming and understanding the lands outside their borders, Robern would rely on his advisors and council to help him preserve the Empire.

#### Legacy

Within the year of 88 AE 10 years after fighting off Ether, Robern would pass away and whilst his death has passed into legend and nobody knowing how it was he died what was recognised is that he was made an Atia under the name of Udarr, Bringer of Strength, or otherwise the lord of war, after being made an Atia Robern's son would become the next Emperor and this lineage would continue for centuries up until the third era when it was decided that ruling council would vote on a new emperor per every time the previous emperor would pass.