Maehlen

Maehlen was the son of Maehamarr and the second Rea Maeron of Reakh.

## Onomatology

Maehlen is the son of Maehamarr, who named himself after the K'mian god of life, Maehfarh. The "len" in the name means "child." Very creative on Maehamarr's part.

## Biography

### Background

Maehlen was born in 7297 BN in the newly founded country of K'l'mun. His father was the, then relatively unimportant, Maehamarr and his mother was a woman named Alada, who unfortunately died after giving birth. Maehamarr was very distraught about his lover's death and never had relations with any other woman, making Maehlen an only child. He inherited his father's large and strong stature and also his wisdom and intelligence. At an early age, Maehlen was taught the value of treating others with respect by his father and used these prospects throughout his life. He was raised to respect their leader at the time, Nuzosec, until, of course, he became tyrannical. He followed his father's virtues until his death, which affected Maehlen greatly.

### Early K'l'mun (7297-7285 BN)

Maehlen grew up alongside his father and learned a lot about the world around them. He was taught how to hunt by his father, for instance. He was also taught a lot about K'mianism, of which his father believed greatly in, being a L'culpi. Despite his belief, Maehamarr did not believe in Nuzosec's claims to be chosen by the gods. Maehamarr told Maehlen not to trust Nuzosec. This warning came to fruition when Nuzosec began to become a terrible tyrant.

During this tyranny, Maehamarr and Maehlen laid low in order to not gain any attention by the public. Maehamarr was already on bad terms with Nuzosec after refusing to be a guard and for being well recognized by the community as a L'culpi. In 7987 BN, Maehamarr and a few others formed the group, Reakh, to overthrow Nuzosec. They stationed an outpost a few hundred yards off the Inkap'la River and brought the ten-year-old Maehlen along with them. Maehamarr was decided to be the leader of the group. They recuited more and more members to the group and, eventually, word got around to Nuzosec, who didn't take it lightly.

Nuzosec sent the entire K'l'munite army to vanquish them, and thus started the Battle of the Inkap'la in 7286 BN. A battle started a few hundred yards away from the Reakhi Outpost. Maehamarr was ready for their arrival, and immediately had the upper-hand despite being outnumbered. The battle was a Reakhi victory after Nuzosec was struck by a jiakia. Maehamarr was wounded during the battle but was able to recover.

Nuzosec died in 7285 BN from an infection caused by his jiakia wound. Now missing a leader, K'l'mun decided to elect one, and they chose a man named Beotab to be the new Rea Maeron of K'l'mun. More importantly, however, the Order of Reakh was signed that same year at Palalb'pala. This made Reakh its own nation, so Maehlen and his father, along with almost half of the population, moved to the new capital city of Reakh, Roipala.

### Early Reakh (7285-7281)

Maehlen and his father lived in the ekralga that had finished construction in 7284 BN. Maehlen, now aged 13, was sent to school where he learned combat with a jiakia. He was taught by Laelen, who was a good friend of Maehamarr and the right-hand guard for him. Maehlen showed great promise in combat, being one of the most skilled men in the group. He went hunting often with his father and others and learned how to kindle a fire among other things. He was a skilled hunter as well, being able to move swiftly and quietly, despite his large stature. He gained a lot of respect in the community for these reasons.

Peace and trade was declared between K'l'mun and Reakh, were Reakh would export crops found around the area that K'l'mun couldn't get as much of such as Lopsom and Elenam. Maehlen and his father became friends with Beotab who promised that he would keep the Order of Reakh as law. A few years passed of this peace, until tragedy struck.

In 7281 BN, when Maehlen was 16 years old, Maehamarr would catch an unknown disease. Back before apothecary, there were virtually no ways to treat sickness besides rest, and the disease was bad enough that Maehamarr knew his time was coming fast. He told his closest friend, Laelen, to decide who would succeed him after his death. Laelen decided that the rule of Reakh should be passed down by blood, thus making Maehlen the new Rea Maeron. This started the Great Maehin Dynasty.

Maehlen, extremely distraught at the death of his father, was hesitant to accept his new position, but after a few days, he obliged. He was now the Rea Maeron of Reakh, and he decided to keep the ideals of his father in his rule. He would do his best to keep the peace between the nations for years to come.

### Rule of Reakh (7281-7260)

Maehlen decided to start his reign by building a wall around Roipala. This was a precaution for if K'l'mun ever attacked Reakh, as well as being a defense against any natural dangers. He built two walls: an inner wall that enclosed the ekralga, school, and wealthy buildings, and a second wall that enclosed the other homes. There were three gates: the Main Gate, which was the entrance into the outer city, the inner gate, which led to the inner city, and the side gate, which was hidden behind the ekralga and restricted from the public. It was used as an emergency exit that led through both of the walls of the city. It was hidden from the outside by forest.On the outskirts of the town, outside of the wall, there were miles of farmland that grew lopsom, gargolia, eele fruit and elenam.

It was around 7275 BN when the Reakhi army developed aldonocs, long, flexible pieces of wood with a string running across it. It shot long, sharp pieces of flint at high speeds. Maehlen wanted to keep a strong military within Reakh for if civil war, or any war for that matter, were to break out. He wanted to be able to crush any opponent, but not to start the fight. Around this time, the population of Reakh boomed to over 850 people, while K'l'mun's was a bit higher at 1200 people. This provided Reakh with a large army, with every man being sent to train in combat for at least a few years.

Maehlen set up a structured military for the country. At the age of fifteen, boys were allowed to join the army, having over 200 members. There were about twenty lapamas, groups of around ten people. Each lapama was commanded by a bulan, a high-ranking officer. Each ramela was a group of five lapamas, used for if war broke out, each one being commanded by a Rea Bulan. The whole army was commanded by a Rea Falasta, a general (Laelen, at the time,) who was then commanded by the Rea Maeron.

Around 7270 BN, Maehlen met a woman named Olenlao who he fell in love with quickly. He decided to make her his wife for children to pass on his rule. They had a daughter in 7268 BN whom they named Olan'la, meaning "woman of life." After that, in 7264 BN, they had a son who was named Maehleph, continuing the "Maeh" (coming from the God of Life, Maehfarh) prefix passed down by Maehamarr. He would have another son, but much later on.

By the end of the twenty-five years of nothing out of the ordinary happening (known as the Fad'kagna, ending in 7260 BN) both K'l'mun and Reakh were prospering greatly, no bad blood between the two. Maehlen, now 37 years old, was a great leader, but something would occur that would throw off the balance of Je'Meir.

### The Ord'chakol

In 7259 BN, a man arrived at the outer gate of K'l'mun.