Pavan Babilu IV

Pavan (age 27) in his royal regalia with the Spear of the Viveky People in his right hand

### Relatives

Sunil Babilu (Father), Swathi Babilu (Mother), 3 Brothers

## Biographical information

### Place of death

Vivekystan, Capital Province, Viveky Empire

## Physical description

### Height

155cm

Pavan Babilu IV. Also known as Emperor Pavan IV, Tiny/Shorty and Pav by his mother. Was the Emperor of the Viveky Empire from 15 BCW to 7 ACW. He became Emperor at the age of 15 when his father, Sunil Babilu was executed by Grand Vizier Alec Melocovich who wanted to turn a young Pavan, who was weak and shy at the time, into his puppet. Pavan would by the age of 27 regain control of himself and the Empire after violently taking back the Capital, Vivekystan from traitorous Generals and executing Alec for treason after he attempted to have Pavan assassinated in a similar way as his father.

Pavan would become famous for introducing doctrine which completely reformed the Viveky Military into the strongest land force on Espos, building his favourite city, Manchia, now called the "second capital of the (Viveky) empire" into a cultural powerhouse rivalling even the capitals of other nations, abolishing the position of Grand Vizier in the Viveky Empire and starting the First Ophelian War (also known at the First Coalition War by scholars) by invading the Felian Valley

Pavan would, after regaining power, attempt to try and do everything himself which caused him tremendous stress during the Ophelian War as he committed to practically running the war effort entirely by himself. The amount of stress Pavan put on himself would eventually give him a serious sickness. Pavan would die in 7 ACW after a bout of sickness caused by the stress of running the Ophelian War. He was remembered as a great military and cultural leader but one poor at leading his people due to his shy personality and low self esteem.

## Biography

Pavan Babilu IV was born in 30 BCW to Sunil Babilu (father) and Swathi Babilu (mother). He was born into the Babilu royal family of the Viveky Empire with his father being the ruling emperor. Pavan was known as a shy and physically weak child who would always be found in the company of his mother who he loved dearly. Pavan's favourite thing to do as a kid was travel. He loved going around the empire seeing all its famous sights and learning about all the unique customs of the various peoples on the empire outskirts. One of his favourite memories according to his mother was when the two of them visited a moderately sized town called Manchia in the empires north west. "He immediately fell in love with its architecture and culture and refused to leave when we told him we needed to head back to the capital" he mother recalled.

As Pavan grew into a teenage boy he was mocked relentlessly by other children his age for being physically weak and shy. These memories would later cause Pavan to act brutish and tough to his subjects and the people around him in an attempt to "prove himself" a strong and capable leader. At the age of 15 Pavan's father, Sunil Babilu would be murdered by his Grand Vizier Alec Melocovich, making Pavan Emperor the same year. Pavan's rein would mostly be under the control of Alec Melocovich who used Pavan's weak personality to control him as his puppet. Pavan was aware of his status as Alec's puppet which further fuelled his desire to show himself as powerful and strong. During Pavan's time as Alec's puppet Pavan would still hold some power which he used to build his favourite holiday location, the large town of Manchia into a grand city by pouring money into it. His construction projects and immigration policies would turn the town into a major, thriving city with it later being called "the second capital of the (Viveky) empire"

By the age of 27 Pavan began struggling for more and more power with his Grand Vizier Alec Melocovich. Alec Melocovich, seeing that Pavan's nephew who was two at the time would be much easier to control began to plan the assassination of Pavan through poisoning which was the same way he murdered Emperor Sunil (Pavan's father). Pavan though, caught wind of this plot through a loyal guard and acted fast. He sent the militaries generals, who would side with Alec in the event of a power struggle, to the empire's border province of Oogly in order to "oversee the assimilation of the Republican people into the empire". In reality it was to get them as far away from their armies as possible. After the Generals departed Pavan ordered the small unit of elite Royal Viveky Guards to storm the palace and execute Alec which they did successfully. Pavan then took personal control of the armies around the capital before the Generals could react by bypassing the militaries leadership structures and leading the common soldiers, who were loyal to him, without the help of members higher up in the militaries ranks who were more likely to be loyal to Alec. He then marched on Oogly and arrested a majority of the Generals though some were able to flee across the boarder to the Southern Republic. Pavan spent the next three years reforming the entire military in order to make it more loyal to the emperor. He also upped efficiency and training, appointing people based on merit instead of status and created an entire new army corp based around the City of Manchia. This turned the Viveky Army into the strongest military force on the continent of Espos and one of the strongest on the entire planet. He would also abolish the position of Grand Vizier, putting a lot more pressure on himself but allowing himself to rule alone.

In 1 ACW at the age of 30 Pavan, under pressure from his past to prove himself a strong and worthy leader marched the Viveky Army into the Felian valley, starting the First Ophelian War or the First Coalition War. Pavan gained the reputation for being brutal and tough during the war due to his dangerous, reckless and merciless decisions which would directly lead to the deaths of millions of Viveky Soldiers causing the loss of over 5% of the entire Empires population by the end of the war. Pavan ran the Viveky Empire's war effort completely by himself which put a lot of stress and pressure on Pavan leading to him becoming gravely ill in the last months of the war. Even though he was incredibly sick, barely being able to even walk at times Pavan continued to be incredibly involved in the war, even drafting the surrender terms to most of the nations by himself. Pavan's failure to rest from his sickness made his death a certainty with him dying in 7 ACW one month after the conclusion of the war at the age of 37. His funeral lasted 3 days with him buried in Machia per his wishes rather then the ancestral royalty burying grounds in Vivekystan. His nephew, Malintala Babilu took over as emperor at the age of 15 due to Pavan never having children.

## Personality

Pavan was known during childhood as physically weak, socially shy and scared child who was constantly found around his mother who he loved dearly. Later in life though he would become known for being a tough, brutal leader who would lead millions to their deaths in the First Ophelian War through the use of wave tactics and ethnic cleansing. Paval said himself that he did this because he felt like he "needed to prove himself as a strong capable leader after decades of being viewed as weak and powerless. His modelling of himself as strong and outgoing did not completely hide his true self though with Paval rarely gave speeches himself in front of crowds, being to shy to stand and talk in front of so many.