Ered

*"Known as the Elder of the North or the old wolf, Ered is the few to be recognised as an Imperial champion even though he is not Imperial."* - Imperial Scholar

Ered was a human male that was the first High Chieftain of Dorwine where he united the tribes and formed the kingdom itself declaring himself to be the leader and ruler, due to help of the Empire in settling the tribes onto their new lands Ered formed an alliance with the Empire of Egion acting as a strong ally for them in which they would help the Empire in many battles, Ered would eventually pass away after being killed in one on one combat by his successor Earnwulf.

## Biography

### Egion

#### Living within the Empire

In his early life it was written that Ered was officially an Imperial citizen residing in the northern territories of the Empire, aside from this he was depicted by many in very different stories with some people saying that he was a former Imperial soldier that left the Empire to form Dorwine due to his difference in beliefs whilst other people claim he was a simple farmer who believed that the northern people of the Empire should be separate from the Empire and he felt he could lead them. Regardless of the stories that have been told about the first ruler of Dorwine it still boils down to him founding the northern kingdom.

#### Founding Dorwine

At some point in his adult years multiple nomadic Imperial citizens including Ered would move north to conquer and tame the northern frozen mountains that had never been settled on before, upon moving north with these lands technically not being within Imperial borders meaning that their law did not matter here the nomadic people would group together forming their own tribes and taking portions of the land for themselves similar to the original human kingdoms before the Empire was created. Amongst these tribes was Ered's tribe in which he was named the chieftain of the tribe and would vow to protect this new tribe he called family, unlike the original human kingdoms the tribes of the north did not value chivalry or lordships they valued strength and honour amongst each other which had them branded by many within the Empire as barbarians.

Around 989 AE of the first era Ered would devise a plan to unite the tribes of the north by challenging each chieftain of each tribe to one on one combat and that if he won he would be seen as their superior and in turn their ruler, going around to each tribe Ered would show prowess, courage, honour and strength against his opponents giving them their respect as a warrior. At the beginning of 990 AE of the first era Ered had now beaten all the tribe chiefs and was deemed the High Chieftain of Dorwine making him now a ruler of an entire region of Egion.

#### Passing of the Torch

For 7 years Ered would help the Empire as an ally which included Ered and his forces helping the Empire defeat the golden kingdom Nionande and any other threat that the Empire faced, it would be within the year of 997 AE of the first era that Ered would pass after serving as a valuable ally to the Empire and a righteous ruler he would be killed in one on one combat by Earnwulf who would then become the next High Chieftain. Shortly after his passing Ered was given a spot within the Hall of Champions within the Imperial capital being one of the only non Imperial heroes.