Kendra Blakely

## ***Early Life***

Katrin was born on January the 20th 1585 A.T.F, in Reichland, in the town of Axony. Growing up in one of the Frontier provinces of Reichland she was secluded from the conflicts that plagued the country. From a young age she was indoctrinated into the Cult of Mira, a cult that believed Titus was Nara's false god and that instead Mira The Goddess of All That Was and Will Be ruled was the true ruler over Nara. By the age of 16 Katrin was selected to become the next ruler over the Cult primarily due to her uncanny resemblance to the goddess Mira. Katrin was undisputed in her rise to becoming the Cults Leader due to her being separated from her family and siblings from birth as apart of cult customs.

## ***The Lady of Axony and Service to House Clement***

During the conquest of King David, Axony was stationed to the South of Goldpeaks. Upon learning that the Tribes of Goldpeaks were defeated by The Kingdom of Donnington, Katrin pledged her provinces fealty and offered her services to King David. In return for this pledge of fealty Axony would provide soldiers, furs, and grain in return their province would be exempt of taxation and free to practice their religion. King David graciously accepted, and within a short time Katrin had become the Royal Advisor helping David administer his newly acquired realm. During her service to King David, Katrin (under the alias "Mira") would contract a mercenary warlord by the name of Halfdan Case to recruit a force of nearly 40,000+ in service to Katrin. This force was personally funded by Katrin herself, and was intended to not only serve Axony but also act as a military force she could dispatch to aid King David's campaigns to meet her militaristic obligations to The Kingdom of Donnington.

## **The Conspiracy Surrounding The Death of David Clement**

Although David Clement had accepted the terms he quickly went back on his word and began dispatching tax collectors. Although Donnington had secured the gold mines from Goldpeaks, the Kingdom had acquired a massive deficit in funds and it would take some time before the gold mines in Goldpeaks would be operational. In an attempt to retain the new empire David had created, he began taxing the realms under his rule by an exorbitant amount including Axony which under terms was previously exempt.

Katrin was enraged by this and during a feast held in Bergia hosted by David Clement, she publicly lashed out at him. David ordered Katrin to be removed from the palace immediately. The following day she had asked the teenage boy Alexander Clement to go on a walk with her. During the walk the Royal Palace of Bergia collapsed, later it was discovered someone had planted a large cache of gun power and destroyed the support pillars of the Royal Palace causing it to collapse from underneath. Suspicion was immediately put on Katrin ,and Katrin was nearly taken into custody until word had reached the Kingdom that a horde of warriors from the west was about to befall them.

Attempting to draw the scrutiny and suspicion away from her, Katrin volunteered her province of Axony as a neutral meeting ground for the lords of The East. With little time to accept, Alexander and the lords of The East accepted and moved to Axony to discuss what would be done to stop the Yuraks. Katrin would order her personal force lead by Halfdan Case, to rally at the meeting in Axony.

## **The Battle of Axony**

Shortly after the lords of The East had convened in Axony, word had reached Tarkhan Khan of the meetings location and he quickly dispatched the majority of his army to the province. Once again Katrin had gained the ire of The Lords of The East with many believing she had given out the location of the meeting. However there was another dual suspect, that being Tyler Royston who refused to commit his forces to help the Eastern Sovereign Alliance. This dual suspicion saved Katrin from once again being apprehended.

On June the 15th The Battle of Axony officially began. For the first few years of the battle Katrin spent much of her time assisting the large amount of camp followers who accompanied the Eastern Sovereign Alliances Army. Using her title as the Cult "Speaker" she was able to funnel resources into providing supplies to the camp followers while simultaneously attempting to recruit many of the camp followers to her cult.

In 1610 A.T.F Katrin was ordered by Alexander Clement to advance with an army of 100,000+ soldiers alongside Konrad Karlson, Samuel Karlson, and Odin Afruthul to re-capture the central valley in Axony. Although the order was given by Alexander, the advance was commanded by Odin Afruthul. Towards the conclusion of the operation Katrin was ordered by Odin to advance behind enemy lines and rally what peasants she could to kickstart a minor rebellion. Katrin attempted to do so but failed due to the fear the Yuraks had induced into the local population, however Katrin managed to find success elsewhere. During her attempts to raise an army of rebels Katrin managed to encounter the Yurak Warlord Ivan Bogun Hmelnitiski-Avskura. Ivan was disgruntled by the recent news that his brother was going to receive the throne instead of him. Instead of capturing Katrin when he encountered her, he opted to hear her out as to why she had crossed enemy lines. Katrin explained her mission to Ivan and then gave him an offer, one she wasn't in a position to make. She offered that if Ivan and his men pledged their support to the Eastern Sovereign Alliance and betrayed Tarkhan Khan, then he would be placed as the new Khan of the Yurak Horde once they were defeated. The terms would allow for a pro-peace Yurak Khan to be placed in power and an independent Eastern Reichland. Ivan's betrayal was considered to be the final death blow to the Yurak Forces thanks to Katrin , and although he changed his loyalty back to the Yuraks he refused to commit for the remainder of the battle and returned home.

In the final months of the battle Katrin once again was ordered to advance with Konrad Karlson, Samuel Karlson, Alexander Clement, and Odin Afruthul to engage the remainder of the Yurak Army in one last final bloody engagement. The engagement began in the summer of 1611 A.T.F with 120,000 men from the Eastern Sovereign Alliance engaging in battle with the Yuraks Army of 150,000. It was said that Katrin fought side by side with the soldiers on the frontlines, and although she lacked the battle prowess of many of the veterans present; it was said she still fought valiantly to her best ability. After the battle had concluded, Katrin helped tend to the wounded and the dead. Later she was summoned to a meeting with the Lord and Generals of the Eastern Sovereign Alliance, where she and Odin convinced the young Alexander to not pursue the Yurak Army and to tend to their tattered forces.

## ***Later Life and Death***

Shortly after the Battle of Axony Katrin was summoned to Bergia, the capital of The Kingdom of Donnington. Upon her arrival Alexander Clement ordered her to be arrested under charges of treason and was set to be executed. On March the 4th 1612 A.T.F Katrin Blakely was tied to a post and publicly executed by a crowd beating.

## ***Personality***

Katrin was known to be deceitful oftentimes taking pleasure out of the irritation she would cause by her vagueness. Although she was known to be deceitful she was very caring towards children, and took good care of those within her cult. Katrin was also known to be to hot headed and oftentimes was easy to anger.

## ***Appearance***

Katrin possessed white skin, and possessed a set of unique features that caused her to be placed as the leader of the Cult of Mira. Katrin stood at 5.6 feet tall, and weighed 124 pounds. Mira was born with dark red and black hair, something that was unseen and unnatural for the time, and possessed purple eyes. It was believed Katrin carried over some features from a possible lineage of Chinikan Origin due to her eye shape and mesorrhine nose. Katrin oftentimes wore an all purple fur coat due to her location, and in battle she would wear chainmail underneath the coat. Katrin 's choice of weapon was a short sword that had the words "Mira's Faithful" inscribed into the hilt.