Elric Cor

**Elric Cor** is a Corinthian political and military leader who served as the First President of Corinth. He was one of the leading revolutionaries against King Thomas III Raffles though he was initially reluctant to join the rebel movement. He was elected to three terms as President, serving from 1945-1960.

## Early life

Cor was born in 1904 to August Cor and Lena Elric in Corinth as a member of a military family. His father served in the military, attaining the rank of Major General and serving in Angel Lake. He served on the staff of General James Elric, meeting James Elric's daughter, Lena, during on the Elric family's parties. August and Lena were married in Angel Lake before August was relocated to Corinth to serve on the strategy department.

Elric had two younger brothers, James and August II, but both of them died in service. Cor and his brothers attended the prestigious military academy at Fortress Bay and attained officer ranks.

## Military Service

Cor was initially stationed at Angel Lake serving under General Palam Danray. Danray took a liking to Cor and mentored him. Much like his father, Cor took a liking to his commanding officer's daughter, Antonia Danray. However, the Danrays were relocated to the New Castle in New Corinth separating Elric and Antonia. The two wrote letters to each other often and, for a time, outnumbered the letters sent between Cor and Palam Danray. Danray went on to be appointed Grand Minister under his old friend, King Thomas III.

Danray was replaced with General Eldrick Taran, a well-regarded, but unconventional general who earned distaste from the commanding staff due to Taran's rather unpredictable style. Cor was initially skeptical of Taran, but the two grew to respect each other, with Taran stationing Cor for more important missions. Cor was introduced to Taran's proteges, Paul Lysander and Cedric Juniper. After weak performances in Angel Lake, Taran was moved to Homefront and Cor was placed in charge of Angel Lake. His performance was well-regarded and he was later appointed to the Council of Generals.

## Corinthian Revolution

In 1940, due to the loss of Angel Lake to the Wylian Army under the watch of Commanding General Mull Ersington, there was great unrest from many prominent leaders in Corinth. Thomas III began to distrust the Royal Parliament and jailed his more vocal political opponents. His most controversial decision was his execution of Eldrick Taran on the grounds of treason. The move was fiercely contested by Grand Minister Palam Danray, who threatened to resign after the execution, but stayed on when tensions became heavy. The Royal Parliament intended to sanction the King and in his anger Thomas III dissolved Parliament and declared all the members traitors.

The dissolution of Parliament angered the many of the leaders of the provinces, who relied on the Parliament to advocate for the provinces in the national government. A new Parliament, consisting of many members of the old Parliament, was called, meeting in the city of Ikikki, which came to be known as the Ikikki Parliament. The Parliament elected an Executive Council to take up arms against the King. Major leaders of the Ikikki Parliament included Paul Lysander, Cedric Juniper, and Lyon Hart.

In response to the dissolution of Parliament, Cor resigned from the Council of Generals and traveled to Ikikki to serve in the new Parliament. While there, he was elected Executive President and Commander in Chief of the Army to take up arms against his father-in-law, Palam Danray, who was leading the loyalist army.

Cor led the Army through the Corinth Campaign and appointed General Cedric Juniper to handle the Southern Campaign and Paul Lysander and Lothair Taran, the son of Eldrick Taran, to handle the Northern Campaign. William Austen was appointed the First Admiral. Cor's main fights were against General James Vergard and he only faced his father-in-law at the Battle of New Corinth.

## Presidency

In 1945 at the age of 41, Cor was elected the First President of Corinth, serving for fifteen years from 1945-1960. Paul Lysander served as his Senior Minister. His presidency introduced the Cor Constitution, which provided for a strong, nearly absolute president and his administration focused on military installations in Eria in order to combat the Wylians, who were beginning to encroach upon Corinth. During his presidency General Lothair Taran was able to keep the Wylians at bay and it was not until the Crawdan Campaign of 1969 where Solomon Crawdan was able to reclaim Angel Lake for Corinth.

## Personal Life

He married Antonia Danray in 1929. They had two daughters, Lida (b. 1931) and Rachel (b. 1934). He died in 1972 at the age of 68.