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Rivenwald

**Rivenwald** or more formally the **Principality of Rivenwald** is a sub-region in western Sectinia, located principally along a tributary of the Mara River. The area is primarily agricultural, with almost all the land used for growing cereals. The land which has not been cultivated remains grassland prairie, with occasional patches of woods. A main road runs through the region, leading north to Nareen, and terminating near the Janus. The entire region is quite rural and poor, and almost all the resident are of part Buthen or Birgol descent.

The region has been inhabited for centuries, but the first official state was centered on the settlement of Armina, and was ruled by local warlords. The area was ruled as a principality (an auxiliary of Nareen) during the pre-Exelonian times, and the region was devastated while being conquered by the Kingdom of Sectinia.

## Etymology

*Rivenwald* comes from Old Ahremian *ripa-*, meaning riverbed or a very shallow river; and *wauld,* meaning "to rule" or "to rule of/over". The name had gone from *Ripa'Wauld* to *Rivenwald* by at least 1000 SY.

## History

The area of Rivenwald was originally inhabited by the nomadic horsemen of the Sectinian plains in ancient times, who built small fishing settlements on the local tributaries. They hunted wild boars and bears, as well as fished and gathered wild berries that grew along the riverbanks. During the First Ahremian Empire, the region was under the jurisdiction of the viceroys of Nareen and Antilogne.

After the collapse of the empire, the area became mostly independent, with the some government coming from the local warlords in Armina. This independence persisted until 858 SY, when the newly formed confederation under the name the Kingdom of Sectinia (run from Hamhall) ran a campaign through the region. The famously ruthless armies of Hamhall burned and pillaged towns and farms, and killed, raped, and enslaved almost all civilians. Only Armina and a few other outlying towns were spared from the violence. The region was then ruled as a principality, a title which the region retains to this day although no longer ruled by the princes of Hamhall.

The area became a part of the Exelonian empire along with the rest of Ahremian in the 10th century SY, and was located within the province of Sectinia. When Exelon was driven back from Ahremia a century or two later, the region was unaffected by the war for independence.

Rivenwald became a principality with vassal-like status during the early years of the new Ahremian kingdom, but later became a parish of County Nareen. In the 1500s, the land is still very rural and serves little importance to Ahremia's economy or politics. The main towns are Armina, the parish town, and the hamlets of Rivenwald and Varen.

## Heraldry

The symbol of Rivenwald is the yellow lily. This symbol began appearing during its time as a principality of the early Sectinian Kingdom, and is still used both as the parish flag and for regional pride.
Plavion Andalin

**Plavion Andalin**, born **Plavius Andémos**, was a Zedian-Ahremian aristocrat and militant group leader who established the modern Kingdom of Ahremia and served as its first king from 1090 SY to 1118 SY. He is one of, if not the most, infamous Ahremian kings. He is responsible for the creation of the Ahremian senate and a royal army. He also divided Ahremia into provinces during his reign, and created a government model which would remain stable up until the modern day.

Plavion also created the format for the Ahremian model of succession. Using this model, kingship passed to his eldest son Gavineus upon the former's death. Although House Andalin would be dethroned in the 1190s, almost all of Plavion's base policies would remain in place.

## Life

### Birth and Childhood in Zedia

Plavius Andemos was born in 1045 SY in the western Zedian town of Ermíkas. His parents were Sofronios and Lafarika Andemos. His father was a self-made merchant from western Zedia who owned several vineyards in the hills surrounding Ermíkas. At some point before Plavion's birth, he began exporting his wine to Ahremia and Cisalia on ships he had purchased from local shipwrights who worked on dry docks in the ports of western Zedia. Despite his business' international presence, Sofronios worked mostly from Zedia.

Plavion's mother was born Lafarika Nakapirona also in Ermíkas. She had been trained as a scribe as a girl and grew up working as a bookkeeper for various merchants in the area. As a young woman she began working for Sofronios. The two would become close, and later marry. Together they would have Plavius and his twin sister Iorini. Plavion would spend his early years in Zedia, a time of his life which he shared little about once he moved to Ahremia.

The years Plavion spent in Zedia were under the rule of the Kingdom of Vasildosia (1008-1058 SY). Zedia's hostile political situation worried his parents greatly, worrying that if war came to Ermíkas their vineyards would be destroyed and their land would be seized, ending their livelihood. It was around 1055 SY that the family would move to the Ahremian city of Nazka.

For a time the family would live in a modest flat on the outer edges of the city while their assets in Zedia were transported to Nazka. After a year or so, Sofronios (under the name Safron Andema) bought a large portion of land north of Nazka in exchange for the Zedian-made vessels he already owned. This piece of land would become the home of the family's manor and main source of income. Sofronios was known to hire only Ahremian serfs to till the soil, as he seriously judged Ahremians' treatment of Zedians.
Lagras

**Lagras** (Cisalian: *Lagrah*) is a major city in Cisalia and the *de jure* capital of Cisalia. Lagras is situated close to the delta of the Grand River. The city is roughly equally divided between the riverbanks. The Grand River's naturally large width makes the city one of the most efficient river ports in Ivlon. The city also serves as the capital of the Kingdom of Cisalia, since the succesion of Aure from the kingdom. The Royal Palace in Lagras serves as the residence of Irwin Bernwalth, the current high king of Cisalia.

Cisalia was founded in about 400 SY when an auxiliary residence called Ardgon Castle (predecessor to the current palace) was built upon a previously empty estate owned by the rulers of the Barony of Aure. The city would see most of its growth in the last 400 years, becoming the second largest city in Cisalia in the 1300s.
Barbara King

**Barbara Ann King** is the twin sister of American businessman Michael Spark and the husband of executive Roland King. She was previously a english teacher at Lowell High School in San Francisco.

## Life

Barbara Ann Jillian Spark was born on October 14th, 1955 at the University of California Medical Center (UCSF Hellen Diller Medical Center) in San Francisco, California. She was born a couple minutes before her twin brother, Michael Allan Spark. She was the child of (both passed) William L. Spark and Helen Spark (neé Lavigne).

She attended Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco which she graduated from in 1974. Afterwards she attended San Francisco State College (now California State University, San Francisco) where she received a degree in education from in 1978. At college she met Roland King, who would later become her husband.

After college she traveled to South America, after which she returned home and began working at Santa Clara High School as a english teacher. Shortly after in 1982 she married Roland. The couple moved back to San Francisco where she began teaching at Lowell High School. She would continue teaching at Lowell High School until the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

## Family

Barbara's middle name honors her maternal grandmother. She is of English and French heritage. She has been married once, to Roland R. King. They have three children:

* Shawn King (1985-)
* Everett King (1987-)
* Nigel King (1991-)
Gane DuLind

**Gane DuLind(set)** was a Lohnian seaman who served in a joint Ahremian-Lohnian military effort in the Bay of Polovania in the 1430s and 1440s. The primary effort of his fleet was to command an armada which served to deter pirate vessels from entering the waters north of Cisalia.

Before becoming the only admiral in the history of the Lohnian military, Gane DuLind was a Lohnian captain from the city of Lindset. He was related to the rulers of Lindset. For the first half of his career he served as an official ambassador in the city of Euritas, where he learned about maritime trade and naval warfare. When Ahremian and Lohn launched a joint campaign into the Sea of Gadfral, Gane was chosen as he was one the few Lohnian servicemen with any sea expirience.

During his service, he wrote copiously about the places he visited on his travels. He became infatuated with the culture and languages of the Bay of Polovania region during his travels. In 1449 SY the ship he was serving on was capsized by a pirate ship from Valaui and Gane was killed, either directly by the pirates or from drowning. Although he passed, many of his journals survived.
Prious Grerona

**Prious Grerona** was a Elvekian noble appointed by the Emperor of Exelon, Aurus, to serve as the mayor of the city of Dilare, Ahremia. He was born in Alexavena, on the island of Elvekia. His family was a minor noble house in Alexavena.

In 1088 SY the city of Dilare was besieged by Ahremian forces, during the separation from Exelon. He chose to hold the city instead of surrendering, leading to the Battle of Dilare. He stayed within the walls of the castle until he finally surrendered. He was imprisoned, and taken back to Nazka where he was beheaded in the winter of 1088 SY.
Myria

**Myria** is a region and small kingdom in central Ivlon, south of Lohn and in the area of Greater Katemia. The state is a product of the dissolution of the Grand Duchy of Katemia.

Under the Treaty of Grāndenburg, Myria was formed out of the former Principality of Obscania, a former vassal of the duchy. Control of Myria was given to the members of House Serelle by Plavius of Montascura, former court member of the duchy, and supplemented by a treaty held with the kingdom of Lohn.

## Geography

Myria is one of the smaller polities of central Ivlon, being located within a cluster of other small kingdoms including Livia, Nillary, Luthenaria, and Cynglia. Northwest of Myria is the greater kingdom of Lohn, and Birgolon lies to its east.

Myria lies in the Niffalrad Lowlands, a fertile region of Katemia which powers its economy through its production of agricultural goods, as well as other minor industries such as masonry and fishing. Myria's physical geography is characterized by lush grassland turned into cultivated fields, with bits of forest and clusters of hills spliced in between. Multiple rivers run through Myria, although the most notable in the Erionst River, the same river which the kingdom's capital, Lundengaard, sits on. Other major cities in Myria are Morovia and Bael.

## History

Prior to 1443 SY, the lands of Myria were under the absolute control of the Grand Duchy of Katemia (GDK). Myria was part of the core lands of the duchy, making it one of the last lands to separate from the duchy. During the waning years of the duchy, Myria and its surrounding area was organized into a vassal state known of the Principality of Obscania, ruled by the princes of House Raurel.

### Principality of Obscania

Obscania began to show signs of dissolving into city-states and independent duchies (a situation that had existed during Exelon), when the cities of Brakenhim and Moiresorelle seperated from Obscania in 1444 SY. Leohen Serelle, a Lohnian nobleman and respected member of the court of the city of Lundengaard organized the Myrian League on the 16th of Gadfrala, 1445 SY. With the local communes banded together, Leohen traveled to Aure to secure the support of the Cisalian king, Glidant Nariponis. With this backing, he made a nearly uncontested land claim to the Myrian lands, and independence was finalized on the 27th of Minetas, 1445 SY.

### Kingdom of Myria

After seperating, Myria set a precedent for the other Katemian territories. Leohen was made king, and House Serelle's traditional home of Lundengaard was made capital.

Leohen Serelle died in 1492 SY, and his eldest son Barrus Serelle, was made king of Myria.
Osman Lagadec

**Osman Lagadec** (1324-1375 SY) was the king of Birgolon from 1351 SY to 1375 SY. He is known as being the first member of House Lagadec to rule Birgolon. Upon his death, his son Matej Lagadec would take the throne.

He was born in the city of Sagda, into the Lagadec family - the historical rulers of the port of Sagda. For the former half of his life, the autocratic ruler known as Pippin the Younger was the king of Birgolon. He had previously served as a high ranking official within the court of the king Jonas Ethi'um. The latter ruler's one son, Rjevic, died on his journey from Nexios to Alziron to take the throne upon his father's death.

Following the ascension of Pippin as king, he quickly became a much hated ruler. He served primarily Ahremian interests and limited the power of local rulers. Many Birgol citizens assumed that if anyone was to usurp the throne, it would be the living heirs of Jonas Ethi'um. Surprisingly, it was the Duke of Sagda, Osman, who eventually organized a rebellion within the military and dethroned Pippin. Osman would rule for 24 years, a time he would take to grow the military and reorganize the central government of Birgolon.
History of Ahremia

The history of Ahremia is vast, covering over 2000 years of written history. The large Ahremian plain has been the home of hundreds of different people groups and kingdoms throughout its history. Its natural defences and fertile soil have made Ahremia a choice spot for the founding of many different kingdoms.

## Background

"Ahremia" will, for purposes of describing its history, be defined as a very specific spot of land in Ivlon. Ahremia is the land that lies between the Velosi-Lagbern Mountains to the north and west, the sea to the east, and the Klenax River to the south.

For the first couple hundred years of Ahremian history, the history of north and south Ahremia will be separated as during their earliest years of human habitation their histories were not intertwined. The histories of these two halves of Ahremia "combine" around 300 SY.

## Early Ahremia in Legend (-500 NSY)

Due to the fact that historians of Ivlon have no evidence on how the first peoples of Ahremia got to the land, most rely on a particular ancient creation story. The story of three kingdoms, as it is called, is a legend coming from southwest Ahremian polytheists who have told the legend of Ahremia's founding for thousands of years.

### Mythical Foundation

The story begins with the Ahremian valley being stretched out from the fingertips of the god Charin to create his own personal domain. He created the three mountain ranges of Ahremia (including a mythical third one at the southern border) to keep humans out. At some point, the mythical Urdas tribe were able to cross the southern mountain range and founded a city of the banks of the Lower Slorend River.

Urda ruled all of Ahremia for one thousand years, as so is said. The Urdans amassed great knowledge of technology, including advanced knowledge on the basics of mathematics, engineering, history, and literature. At some point the Urdans decided that their quest to become the greatest kingdom ever known to man outweighed the responsibility of serving the Ahremian pantheon - notably the chief god of the sky, Charin. Under the reign of mythical king Shajon, Lord of the Urdas, the Urdans destroyed all religious structures and idols, leading to the wrath of Charin being sent on them.

According to legend, Charin melted the glaciers on the southern ridge into a river and flushed the rock out into the Sea of Gadfral. With the southern border exposed, huge waves of marauding barbarians entered the kingdom, destroying everything in their wake. The Urdans were destroyed, reduced to a client of the new tribal society in Ahremia.

Of course, this story has its problems. The barbarian invasion of the latter part of the story may be based on a real life migration of ancient Birgols into Ahremia, and the story of the southern mountains may have been used to explain the rockiness and shallowness of the Klenax River. Other than this, this story only brings out one useful point about Ahremian history: the Urdan people were the first civilization in Ahremia and were also apparently one of the greatest.
Livia

### Rulers

Ewald Volker (1445 - 1478 SY)Jonna of Xanth (1478 - 1505 SY)Ceriel Petburnge (1505 SY-)

**Livia** (Ahremian: *Livisi*) is a region and small kingdom located in the Niffalrad Lowlands, west of Myria and south of Lohn. Livia falls into the collection of polities that make up the former territory of the Grand Duchy of Katemia. The kingdom is ruled by Ewald Volker, a former advisor to the rulers of the Principality of Obscania, the direct precursor to Livia.

During the first millennium SY, Livia was home to many warring tribes which developed into independent, small city-states that constantly skirmished between each other. Occasionally, areas of Livia were incorporated into Lohn, although generally the pre-Exelon inhabitants of Livia were unaffected by the affairs of the more developed kingdoms. Livia was then under the rule of many different petty states up until Exelon, in which the whole of modern-day Livia was brought into the imperial territory. Following Exelon, Livia became a part of the Grand Duchy of Katemia - and later its vassal state of the Principality of Obscania. In 1445 SY, the Treaty of Grāndenburg, coincidentally signed in Livia's later capital, granted Livia the right to succeed.

Following its succession, the former representative of the Livian people in the Katemian parliament, Ewald Volker, became king. Since then the rulers have been decided by a direct vote held by the Livian parliament - a election process incredibly unique in Ivlon.

## Etymology

The concept of "Livia" only began to arrive after the founding of the city of Grāndenburg, at which the residents of the surrounding lands began to consider themselves members of the population of a greater Grāndenburg land. "Livia" was first recorded as *Livier*, a name referring to the farmland fed by the Livva River. By the 1400s, the name Livia was being used to refer to the region which know encompasses the modern-day kingdom.
Summerset

**Summerset** is one of the thirteen provinces of the Kingdom of Ahremia. It is one of the smaller provinces, located on a section of the southern Ahremian coast. The province is located north of Euritas, east of Sectinia and Sirien, and south of The Moor. In total, the province has four counties and one governor.

## Creation

Summerset is generally not a historical region, and is for the most part a modern conception. Prior to Summerset's creation, it was part of a long established region of Ahremia called Salutemia, a term which fell out of use shortly after Summerset's creation. Before the time of Exelon, Summerset was part of the ancient kingdoms of Salutemia and Pshartia. After its conquest in 973 SY, Summerset was brought under the jurisdiction of the Elvekian province of Euritas.

After Ahremia gained independence, the task of organizing the kingdom into provinces began - a task which was dealt with mainly by Glaude Erkenham (later governor of Eroda) and Wilaum Kahn, steward of the king Plavion Andalin. Initially, the whole of modern Summerset was to become territory of the province of Sirien, ruled by the governors of Sirien. Once news of this plan reached the nobles of the coastal city of Martlet, however, protested this change severely. A conference held in 1190 SY between four nobles of Martlet, Kahn, and Erkenham chartered the creation of the province of Summerset. The name was chosen randomly, yet with mind to sound phonetically similar to *Salutemia.* Summerset was officially created in 1190 SY and became the 11th province to be formed.

## Geography

Summerset's landscape is not that different from the rest of southern Ahremia. Natural treeless fields choked with native grasses and forest groves made up of myrtle, oak, and alder trees dotting the landscape sums up most of Salutemia. Sizeable portions of Summerset have been farmed, mostly the land near the Pactria River, the main freshwater waterway in Summerset.

## Politics

Summerset's current governor is Heron DuAlle (1483 SY-), a Martlet native and previous Count of Airedale. Being a smaller province, Summerset has only three counties and one county-district. The city of Martlet and its twin city of Kobns make up the county-district of Martlet-Kobns. No other cities are in Summerset, but county town status are given to three other towns. The name of these towns are Cargraw, Airedale, and Lindentern.
War of the Two Houses

### Belligerents

House Kranor (K), House Andalin (A), supported by: Birgolon (K), Lietuva (K), Raivon (A), Lohn (A), Cisalia (K), Elvekia (K)

### Commanders and Leaders

Symone Andalin (A), Tarson Andalin (A), Degall Lestermint (A), Nacroia Ullacroix (A) - Colgemate I Hew Kranor (K), Faralt Kranor (K), Whin Dale (K)

The **War of the Two Houses**, **War of the South**, or **Kranorian War** was a long multi-national conflict centered on the Kingdom of Ahremia in northern Ivlon. The conflict lasted from the death of Wyroldus Andalin to the surrender of House Andalin with the signing of the Proclamation of Euritas.

The war is the longest civil conflict to ever plague Ahremia and resulted in Kranorian hegemony over Ahremia and the consolidation of the country into smaller administrative units which is credited with keeping Ahremia in relative peace for the past three hundred years. The conflict also ignited many wars in other countries, yet also allowed some countries to prosper under the weakened presence of Ahremia, including Birgolon and Raivon.

## Background

### Kingdom of Ahremia

The Kingdom of Ahremia was among the first countries to gain independence from the aging Empire of Exelon which had ruled over most of Ivlon for over a century. Ahremia emerged as a united state, with the Andalin ruler Plavion Andalin uniting the entirety of the land between the Lagbern Mountains and Klenax River, a piece of land that was a collection of hundreds of small duchies and city states before the rise of Exelon.

The Andalins had essentially Pretorianized the entire nation, using a divine right to justify their rule. Most smaller rulers were able to keep their titles and a certain amount of autonomy but were vassals of the greater kingdom. These small rulers did not ever organize or revolt, as the threat of Exelon which had conquered Ahremia due to its fractured nature convinced rulers not to jeopardize the kingdom. The Andalins made the city of Euritas the capital, at the time the largest city in Ahremia. The Andalins made the members of House Kranor, a very old noble family who once were one of the most powerful families in Ahremia, fall to being no more than the lords of Euritas, subjected to the will of the Andalins at any point.
John Neil Spark

**John Neil Spark** (1753-1811) was a farmer from Massachusetts who served briefly in the American revolutionary war. He was the son of Neil Spark (1722-1784).

John grew up on the family's property in Lynn, Massachusetts near Boston. His great-grandfather was from England and had come to American in the late 1600s. As a young man he served under general George Washington in the revolutionary war. His military career was cut short when he was injured by musket fire at the Battle of Long Island in 1776. His injury was not life threatening, but the patriot's defeat in New York forced him to personally travel back across New England to his home in Lynn.

Shortly after his leave from the army he met Margaret Williamson, the widow of a fellow soldier who was living with her brother in Lynn. After getting married and having their first child they waited for the end of the war to move to their own piece of property. They relocated in 1783 to a farm near Springfield, Massachusetts. They had four children together, but only two lived until adulthood. These were Davis John Spark (1779-1834) and Margaret Spark Winthrop (1786-1863).

John died in 1811 on his property in Springfield at the age of 58. His death was most likely connected to injuries sustained while as a soldier, a theory echoed by his wife Margaret years later. His only son Davis would also die tragically young, but his daughter Margaret would live until her 70s and continue to live on the family's land in Springfield.
Aure

**Aure** (pronounced "*or*"is a city and independent free city in Cisalia. Aure has historically attracted large international populations, and is the largest city in Ivlon. Aure is a major port that is rivaled only by Nazka. The city was apart of the Kingdom of Cisalia up until 1494 SY, when the city separated from the kingdom. It is ruled by a lord named Leon Dalgard (or Leon of Aure).

The city was first recorded as a small village called *Detaure.* The city was the capital of the Empire of Exelon for a time, then quickly became the largest city in Cisalia after the country's independence from Exelon.
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Harris Elroy Spark

**Harris Elroy Spark**, born **Harris Elroy MacGowin** was a Scottish-American farmer who was the first Spark to move to America. He was of both English, Scottish, and Norse heritage.

## Biography

### Scotland and England

Harris Elroy MacGowin was born February 16, 1664 in the city of Dundee, Scotland. His father was Albus MacGowin, a metalworker whose family had been in the area of Dundee since the 11th century. His mother mother was Mary MacGowin (neé Spark), a woman originally from Norwich, England who was descended partly from viking invaders who had arrived in East Anglia in the 9th century with the surname of *Sparkr*.

Harris had an older sister, Joan MacGowin (later Joan Kearney) and a younger brother, Albus MacGowin Jr. (1668-1723). His father's means allowed the young Harris to attend grammar school as a child, along with his two other siblings. He was also trained in the basics of metalworking and blacksmithing, the family trade. When Harris was about twelve, his father passed away and left the family with very little money. Because of this their mother chose to move the family to her parents' farm near Brundall, Norwich. It was here that the family began attending a local protestant church regularly.

In his youth Harris grew very close to his mother, opting to be referred to as Harris Spark rather than Harris MacGowin. In the 1680s Harris would meet Eliza Bryant - a local girl from Norwich and the son of a farmer named Stephen Bryant. The two would marry on May 13th, 1685 in Norwich. Shortly after they had a daughter, Hannah Spark (1687-1753).

### Massachusetts

In 1690 the small protestant family of three immigrated to the English colony of Massachusetts where they would settle near the town of Swampscott. The family would move several times around northeast Massachusetts but eventually would come back to Swampscott where their second child Stephen (1699-1737) was born. Harris initially hoped to find work in metalworking, but eventually opted to work a parcel of land a few miles out from the coast. On this parcel of land the family had two more children, Olive (1702-1714) and Joseph (1705-1778).

In 1722 Eliza would pass away, leaving only Harris and his youngest son Joseph on the family property. Although Harris originally planned to give the land to his sons, who would pass it on through the family, his situation forced him to sell it. He would continue living and working in the town of Malden, Massachusetts for the next ten or so years. In the last years of his life he again began living with his son Joseph, but this time with his wife and children at their home in Malden. He would pass away on November 30, 1747 at the age of 83. He was buried at the Bell Rock Cemetery in Malden.

## Ancestry

Harris was primarily English and Scottish. His father Albus MacGowin was pure Scottish. His mother was mostly English with some Scandinavian roots. She may have also been part french as her father's name (Harris' maternal grandfather's) name of *Elroy* is French.
Tecurea

**Tecurea**, or alternatively **Tekurea**, is a city located in the northern valley of Birgolon, in the far northwest corner near the border with Lohn and Myria.

Tecurea is a very ancient city with a history spanning centuries. The city has served as a cultural crossroads for the surrounding peoples for as long as it has been around. In ancient times the city was inhabited by a combination of Birgols, Lohns, and various Katem peoples. Today is it mainly inhabited by Birgols and many Lohnians who made their way to the city during its occupation by the Kingdom of Lohn.

The city has long been a center of both mining and agriculture, yet a very different agriculture than the more eastern parts of Birgolon. The city has a unique culture and feel to it, making it hard to identify it as Birgol, Lohn, or even Cunthic. It is generally thought that Tecurea is the third largest city in Birgolon (after Alziron and Sagda) and the largest city in western Birgolon.

## Etymology

"Tekurea" 's toponym suffix, "-ea", is very uncommon in Birgolon and is of Lohnian origin, or more specifically Urdan origin. The root of the word, "teccu-" is of Katemian origin. It is thought the city was original founded as Teccugart (see Lunden*gaard*) but was changed to Tekurea at some point.

The word Tekurea itself has gone through much change. In its first mention in the annals of a Lohnian king in 160 SY it is written at "Teccureza".
Eushen Pfavorid

**Eushen Pfavorid** (1454-1522) was a Cisalian monk who was the fourth and final child of Thorsten Pfavorid, former Duke of Eastrea.

Eushen was born to Thorsten Pfavorid and his mistress, Hullia of Delacat. He lived for a couple years in Eastrea before being given to the Order of St. Gilden Levene, a monastic order who operated in Surhezlt Abbey near the Cisalian-Birgol border. He remained in strict monastic training until 1470, when he began making occasional appearances visiting his younger cousin Jourant and his sister Drianca, the Duchess of Eastrea.

He eventually became the *hegé* of Surhezlt Abbey and remained a active member of the surrounding communes even as got older. In 1522 he had not left the area around the abbey in over ten years and was not aware that his sister and the rest of his family had been killed by Djaeni revolutionaries serving under Sylesi Ildrian. In 1522 SY agents of Ildrian tracked down Eushen to Surhezlt, where they killed Eushen along with most of the monks in the abbey and burned it to the ground.

Andreas Skotts, Drianca's husband and one of the last surviving members of House Pfavorid traveled to the ruins of Surhezlt Abbey from his place of exile in the Birgol city of Lacki to collect Eushen's remains and bury them with proper Pretorian services.

Eushen was given a Pretorian service attended by Andreas along with two other survivors of House Pfavorid and was buried in Lacki.
Michael Allan Spark

**Michael Allan Spark** is an American businessman who founded the company I-Go Technologies in 1985, a communications and software company that was purchased for over 40.2 million dollars in 2002 in a highly publicized buyout. Afterwards he appeared on a variety of entrepreneurship-related television shows and wrote a book - *Computer World* (2012).

He was married to both Linda Adams Spark (m. 1977, d. 2001) and Audrey Spark (m. 2002). He has one son, Stephen William Spark.
Velosi Mountains

The **Velosi Mountains** is a large mountain range that mainly forms the border between Ahremia and Raivon. The mountains begin to thin out near the city of Cielle in Lohn, then continue down into Birgolon before ending near the valley of Ballene. The northernmost stretch of the mountains is usually called the Lagbern Mountains.

The mountains are famously difficult to cross, possessing many of the largest and tallest mountains in Ivlon. Only two roads traverse the mountains, of which only one is considered practical for traveling - the Ellingouh Pass.

Although completely inhospitable at some points, the mountains have given birth to many different tribes and ethnic groups who reside in or near the mountains.
Boazanian caste system

The Boazanian Empire used a strict and racist caste system. The caste system described horned Boazanians are superior over non-horned ones. The horned Boazanians are part of the nobility (high caste), while the non-horned are low-caste slaves.

General Watson described the system to the Voltes V team while telling the story of Ned Armstrong.

In the series finale, Ned Armstrong, having become the new ruler of Boazania, rejects the caste system.
Raiza

**Raiza** is Richter's scientist and a major antagonist of *Tōshō Daimos*.

## History

Raiza and Balbas are sent to aid Richter in invading Earth. Despite their help, Richter keeps failing to Kazuya Ryūzaki. Eventually, when Georiya captures Richter, Erika and Raiza and reveals that he was the one who was responsible for Emperor Leon and Isamu Ryūzaki's deaths, Raiza tricks him in order to rescue Richter and Balbas.

When Richter is trying to kill Olban, Raiza helps him infiltrate Baam to do so. However, she fears for his life so she wounds him and attempts to do it for him. She fails and is killed by Olban himself.
Cecille Petyvil

**Cecille Petyvil** (1052 SY - 1104 SY) was a Ahremian noblewoman who was one of the earliest members of the royal court of Ahremia and was a close friend of Plavion Andalin, the first modern king of Ahremia.

## Family

Cecille Petyvil was born Cecille Buogourd to Jiannes and Erida Buogourd near Orroux, in the Exelonian province of Ahremia. Cecille's family was of minor nobility in Mercia, and could trace their roots back to the original Kingdom of Mercia.

At the age of 19 the young Cecille was arranged to enter courtship with a Ahremian nobleman from Nazka, Linus Petyvil, who was about five years her senior. They married shortly after and settled in Nazka amongst the rest of House Petyvil, a (at the time) powerful family in Nazka who traced their relevance to Amra Petyvil - a former governor of the Ahremian province. Cecille and Linus had four children together - of which their eldest son, Amra Plaise Petyvil, would succeed his father as the *de facto* leader of the house.

## Politics

Cecille's original family, the Buogourds, were of pure Mercian heritage and were outspokenly supportive of full or (at least) partial Ahremian independence as well as the removal of the governor system. Cecille's father, Jiannes, hoped by marrying his daughter into the Petyvils - the current local overlords of Nazka - he could plant a seed of rebellion within the otherwise Exelon-supportive house.

This plan did work, as the charismatic Cecille was able to become one of the most powerful members of the house in only around a decade. Cecille had became the unofficial communicator with the public for her husband's family. In around 1070 SY Cecille met Plavion Andalin, a Zedian-Ahremian nobleman and the current leader of small militia tasked with securing independence for Ahremia. After a riot in 1072 SY in which multiple Ahremians were killed by the Exelonian city guard, Cecille attended a meeting of rebels across the city of Nazka who met in a decommisioned part of the Nazkan sewers. Cecille pledged her loyalty to the cause and her commitment to turn House Petyvil against Exelon.

After the successful rebellion which gave most of northeast Ahremia to the rebels in 1091 SY, Cecille would begin to play a more minor position in the Ahremian War of Independence. When Plavion Andalin was crowned king of Ahremia in 1100 SY, Cecille became one of the earliest members of the royal court. She would die only a few years later of red rabbit fever while staying at her summer home in Summerset.
Kazuya Ryūzaki

**Kazuya Ryūzaki** is the pilot of the Daimos and the main protagonist of *Tōshō Daimos*.

## Appearance

Kazuya is a tall young man, he has dark hair with a mullet hairstyle, his uniform is white. When he is wearing his casual clothes, he wears a yellow sweater along with a red vest, and purple pants with a belt.

## Personality

Hyoma is idealistic and pacifistic, acting relaxing in regular situations. He prefers to avoid fighting and is always willing to see the good in all living things. He believes in the power of love as his love for Erika drives his will. However, he has a limit, as if he sees someone goes to far in harming the innocents, he won't hesitate to fight them, as seen with Sakamori Miwa.

He is also a karate champion.
Lon Miera

**Lon Miera** (Iremian for "beautiful port") is a city in Iremia and the current capital. Historically associated with pirates, the city grew its more honest industries during the 15th century SY, and the king of Iremia at the time, Castel Muan (1422-1475 SY) moved the capital to Lon Miera from Cayalle.
Neil Spark

**Neil Spark** was an English-American farmer who lived in the town of Lynn, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Harris Elroy Spark, a protestant from Norwich, England. Neil was named after Neil Hurley, his father's godfather.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Neil Stephen Spark was born on April 23rd, 1722 in his family's home in Malden, Massachusetts. He was the son of Stephen and Caroline Spark. His earliest years were spent on his family's rural farm where him, his parents, and his three siblings lived. The family's home was a small log cabin in a cleared area of the woods near Malden. His family lived a self-sufficient lifestyle, only making trips into town to see his uncle Joseph Spark.

In 1734, at the age of twelve, his father Stephen died of the flu at their home. Caroline was left grief-stricken, refusing to even bury her husband. It was at this point that Neil's younger siblings were sent to live with Stephen's sisters while Neil and his mother went to live with his uncle Joseph Spark, a successful landowner who lived in Malden. Joseph personally taught the young Neil how to write as well as teaching him how to care of farmland, tend to livestock, make and wash clothes, and cook. One of Joseph's servants had a daughter named Mildred Hook who occasionally worked in the family's home. Neil and Mildred became friends and would move together to a piece of land Joseph owned in Lynn, Massachusetts. After three years this property was given to Neil by Joseph.

#### Later Life

Neil married Mildred shortly after being issued the deed to their property in 1744. The couple had five children, three sons and two daughters:

* Abigail E. S. Brown (1744-1812)
* Elijah MacGowin Spark (1744-1826)
* John Neil Spark (1753-1811)
* Neil Stephen Spark, Jr. (1755-1843)
* Joseph Neil Spark (1758-1835)

Although the family property was principally granted to Elijah, all the Spark children would also become farmers or marry farmers. Most of the family would stay in Lynn except for Abigail who married a man from southern Massachusetts and John, who moved to Springfield, MA with his wife.

Neil continued working on his farm alongside his eldest son Elijah nearly until his death in 1784. A small service was held after which he was buried in a grave near what is now Lynn English High School.
Richter

**Richter** is the prince of the Baam Empire and the central antagonist of *Tōshō Daimos*.

## History

Richter is Emperor Leon's son and Erika's older brother. After having his right-hand man Georiya poison and kill Leon during the latter's council meeting with Earth, Olban usurped Leon's throne since Richter was too young. He has Richter lead his forces against Earth, but Kazuya Ryūzaki uses the Daimos to fight Baam's forces.

After finding out that Georiya was responsible for his father's death under Olban's orders, Richter is determined to kill Olban. Olban then forces Erika to marry him to legitimatize his rule, and she pretends to agree so she can murder him. Raiza helps Richter to assassinate Olban but fails, and Olban kills her.

Olban eventually plans to turn everyone into zombies to prevent the possibility of a rebellion. Richter confronts and manages to mortally wound him. Before dying however, he reveals a backup plan in case he died to move the Baam Asteroid City towards Jupiter, but Richter helps Kazuya to prevent this and tells Kazuya to take care of Erika for him, before committing suicide by crashing himself to Jupiter.
SY (Standard Year)

**SY** is a abbreviation placed after nearly every year when mentioned in writing, and stands for standard year in English, or *Sur Yallege* in Old Ahremian. The standard year system of writing years became popular during the First Ahremian Empire, and as of 1527 SY is by far the most common way of writing years in Ivlon.

In the past, many cultures used a year system that simply counted a certain important event as the start of year zero, then counted up from there. For instance, the Old Zedian Calendar stated that the mythical birth of *Yunipper* was year zero, making the current year of 1527 SY actually the year 5780 in the old Zedian calendar. The Mercian Calendar, the precursor to the SY calendar, had the defeat of Buthenia in the Battle of Nazka in 93 SY as year zero. In the Mercian Calendar, the year was prefaced by the phrase *Year of the Current Era...* in most writings. This calendar became popular throughout the first millennium SY and was slightly changed during the Empire of Exelon - which gave rise to the "SY" ending to all years.

Currently, the SY system counts all years from the year 0 SY (a arbitrary date, 66 years before the destruction of Argis) to the current year, 1527 SY. The NSY system (standing for *Neido Sur Yallege* or Negative Standard Year in English) counts all years backwards from 1 NSY to 12000 NSY, the date of the creation of the universe in Pretorism.

The SY system is used in all Ivlonian countries, as well as in Zedia, Acea, Nha'o, and Attani.

On the other hand, the definition and names of months in the SY system vary widely. The Ahremian months, of which there are 12 which follow the lunar year, are Sunnias, Sundias, Frost's End, Lihonis, Gadfralla, Alcona, Corposis, Levvia, Opprine (Harvest's Start in English), Leppenis, Minetas, Frost's Start. The majority of the month's names in Ahremian derive from either Zedian gods, past rulers of Ahremian and Zedia, or description of the month.
Nejjeva Ezervin

**Nejjeva Ezervin** was a merchant from Birgolon who later served as both the Lord of Preški and the ceremonial Count of Higa. He was born into the wealthy Ezervin family during the early years of the Kingdom of Birgolon. He used his family's money to purhcase large amounts of land belonging to exiled Elvekian nobles in central Birgols, eventually being awarded the title Count of Higa (*Higa* being central Birgolon) by the king Jonas Ethi'um.

Later in his life Nejjeva built several estates and homes for his family, including in his native town of Preški. He began to enter the lucrative business of selling weapons he created in factories in Higa to the Birgol government. In 1222 SY he was arrested by the royal guard of Birgolon for selling weapons to the Kingdom of Cisalia and was sentenced to death by hanging. After his death his properties were given to the Kingdom of Birgolon, of which many eventually became property of the Pretorian church of Birgolon.

## Family

Nejjeva's family, the Ezervins, were already known in Birgolon long before his birth. Nejjeva had two wives during his lifetime, of which nine children were born. Nejjeva has many living descendants today although House Ezervin is no longer present within Birgol politics.
Rui Jangal

**Rui Jangal** is Prince Heinel's strategist and a major antagonist of *Chōdenji Machine Voltes V*.

## Personality

Rui Jangal is a wise strategist who is fiercely loyal to Prince Heinel, having provided many sinister strategies for him to fight against the Voltes V. At the same time, he and Ri Katherine also try to prevent Emperor Zu Zambajil's plan to kill the prince. He genuinely respects the Voltes team and would even make a great ally for them had it not been because they're on the opposing sides. When being surrounded by the Voltes team, he commits suicide and reveals the truth about Professor Kentaro Goh to them and pledges loyalty to Heinel, dying a honorable death.

## Biography

At the start of the series, Emperor Zu Zambajil sends his nephew, Prince Heinel, to lead an invasion against Earth with legions of fleets. In truth, he wants to send Heinel away to remove a perceived threat for his rule. Aiding Heinel are Rui Jangal, Ri Katherine and Zuhl. To ensure Heinel's death, Zu Zambajil sends Duke Zaki and Zuhl to pretend aiding Heinel, but in truth to kill him if necessary. During the invasion, Rui Jangal has helped Heinel to scheme against the Voltes V, but they fail every time.

Throughout the war, Jangal and Katherine know of Emperor Zu Zambajil's plan to have Heinel killed, so they try to prevent it at all cost. When Jangal and Katherine expose another plot to betray Heinel, Zuhl is executed.

When the Voltes team is trying to find the Goh brothers' father, Professor Kentaro Goh, on Heinel's ship, they confront Jangal. Being surrounded, Jangal takes his sword and stabs himself, committing suicide, as a Boazanian general would rather die honorably than live as a coward. Before his death, he reveals to Kenichi Goh that Goh is imprisoned on Boazania and pledges his loyalty to Heinel. His death devastates Heinel and Katherine.

## Trivia

* Jangal's name was changed in various dubs of Voltes V:
	+ In the English dub, he was known as Draco.
	+ In the Italian dub, he was known as Gael.
Syto

The term **Syto** refers to the land that lies south of Ivlon. Syto has been visited occasionally by explorers, who report that at the southern reaches of the continent lies a group of civilizations like none other. The term Syto came from the explorer *Yeon of Sagda*, who claimed one of the cities of the land was called "Si - to".
Pretorism

(to be expanded upon)

**Pretorism** is a religion popular in Ivlon, especially in North Ivlon, which in the modern day is by far the most common religion in Ivlon. Pretorism follows the one god *Pretor*, who developed from *Preutros*, who in Pretorism is the ruler of the universe the judge of all those on earth.
Kayes

**Kayes** is a city in northern Grecoa. The city lies on a heavily contested piece of land near the border with the Kingdom of Iremia. The city is located on the northern edge of the Manoza Range, in a hilly region called *Biya Zupa*.

The city of Kayes was named *Sikayes* in ancient times and grew as the principal settlement for the local tribes. The city of Kayes remained largely ignored by local kingdoms until it was conquered by the Empire of Exelon. Later it the city would prosper under the Kingdom of Grecoa.
Leo Johannes Suifere

**Leohen Johannes Suifere** (1101-1168 SY) was a Lohnian scholar from Ulrox. He was born in about 1101 SY to Erriers Suifere, a noble who had served in the court of Ulrox. By the 1140s, Suifere was serving as a instructor of rhetoric at the School of St. Dustia in Martlet. In 1145 SY he became headmaster, and was responsible for seeing the largest single expansion of the school's facilities. Upon his death in 1168 SY, the school was renamed Suifere College. Suifere is buried at the Martlet Cathedral.