Paramir ros Sorr

**Paramir ros Sorr**, also known as **the Prince of Passion**, **the Heat of Asoxo**, or **Paramir of Many Paramours**, was the prince of Asoxo during the Isocéran Reformation. He reigned from 661 AMC until his death in 686.

## Early life

Paramir ros Sorr was born at Cérr's Palace on the 15th day of the Month of the Sun's Warmth in 645 AMC. He was the eldest child and only son of Prince Velis ros Sorr III and Medos vo Adamos.

As his father's reign occurred during a time of especial peace for the city-states of Isocéra, Paramir's childhood was largely carefree. Because Velis preferred to spend time hunting in the north rather than remaining in the palace, Paramir was primarily raised by his mother Medos, who taught him, along with his six younger sisters, skills such as cooking, sewing, and the art of fashion in place of training at arms and strategy of war. Medos was also known for keeping a sizable harem of both men and women, some of whom acted as mentors to the young Paramir.

As he reached his teenage years, Paramir was known to be lighthearted and flirtatious, spending his days roaming the luscious Garden of Asoxo and his nights in the bedrooms of various groundskeepers, cooks, or maids. On his fifteenth birthday, he reportedly wore an extravagant velvet robe with a twelve-foot-long train, which was promptly discarded in front of an entire ballroom of guests after he had a few glasses of wine. Paramir was also known to be especially protective of his younger sisters and his cousin, Olis, and remained very close to his mother.

By spring of 661, when Paramir was fifteen years old, it seemed the peace the region had enjoyed would not last. War was brewing between Oxmoso and Yaxo over a sunken trading vessel passing through Vintos' Scattering, and an Oxmosan envoy arrived in Asoxo hoping to persuade Velis to take up arms against their longtime rival. However, Velis, displaying his customary indifference, left the palace without hearing the envoy's proposal and embarked on a two-week cruise around Elidis Island with his cousins. Disgruntled by Velis' lack of concern, a group of advisors took it upon themselves to declare an alliance with Oxmoso and mobilize a portion of Asoxo's fleet against Yaxo. Ultimately, the dispute concluded with a brief naval standoff near Anox Island, with Yaxo agreeing to compensate for the lost Oxmosan ship. When Velis returned and learned of his advisors' actions, he was infuriated and had them arrested and executed. Paramir, who had been sleeping with one of them, was devastated, enraging Medos. When Velis left on a hunt early that summer, Medos secretly followed, bribed his guards, and slit his throat one night while he was sleeping. Upon returning to Asoxo, she unashamedly informed the palace of her actions and declared her son the next prince. Thus, whether because of their fear of Medos or their dislike of the late Velis, the remaining advisors had Paramir crowned prince of Asoxo on the twenty-eight day of the Month of the Sun's Warmth in 661, when he was sixteen years old.

## Early reign (661 - 668)

Paramir ros Sorr ascended to the Asoxan throne with enthusiasm and extravagance. His early reign was marked by a continuation of his carefree and indulgent lifestyle, reveling in lavish feasts, grand parties, and gaining a reputation for his increasing number of paramours. His court became renowned for its opulence and excess, and many musicians, artists, and dancers flocked to the palace to attain favor and patronage from its wealthy members.

Although he did not share his father's distaste for the city, Paramir's early reign was similarly politically naive. When Velos went to war with Oxmoso in summer of 666, Paramir refused to hear the emissaries from either city, preferring to stay completely uninvolved. Despite Asoxo's main shipping lanes running directly through the conflict zone, he refused to halt any trade, resulting in the loss of multiple merchant vessels. Additionally, against the council of his advisors, Paramir postponed marriage in favor of remaining in open relationships with his many lovers; even when the hand of Vershera is Molox, the daughter of the lead council member of Garasos, was offered to the Asoxan prince in 662 PMC, Paramir declined.

## Isocéran Reformation (668 - 670)

When Elimmus Sheené landed in Exaltos, successfully defeated Yaxo in the Battle of Opal-Bay Beach, and began his conquest to unify Isocéra, Paramir ros Sorr was at first undisturbed, and once again chose to remain completely uninvolved. Asoxo and Yaxo were historical enemies, and Paramir had no reason to assist his longtime foe; additionally, although Elexism was a stronger force in Asoxo than it was in Oxmoso, who would later join the side of the Order of Isocéra, Paramir himself had little interest in religion, and was thus unbothered by what he perceived as simply another religious fanatic. Believing the events to blow over quickly, he once again ignored his advisors and did not address the situation whatsoever.

It was only in the harvest season of 668 PMC, in the time leading up to the Battle of Tall River Hill, that Paramir would reconsider his neutral stance. Anticipating an attack from the forces of the Order and Oxmoso, princess Posima lis Borofe of Yaxo sent an urgent plea to Asoxo and other significant city-states. Although hesitant at first, Paramir and his advisors began to recognize Sheené as a true threat, and were considering assisting their old rival in the effort to stop the Order before they advanced further. They were still undecided when the feared attack finally occurred, leading to another devastating defeat for Yaxo and the death of its princess. This loss was enough for Paramir to finally decide to abandon his neutrality and declare war on Sheené and the Order, joining Yaxo's new princess, Pasima, and Velos.