Purplius II

* Basic Info
* Occupations

Regent of the Kingdom of Clayistan: M8-21 431 ASB - M10-05 434 ASB

Regent of the Kingdom of Clayistan:

None, position vacant

Regent of the Kingdom of Clayistan:

None, position vacant

## Biography

### Early life (365 ASB - 387 ASB)

Purplius II (born Purplius Uoiauai) was born on M6-07 365 ASB in the city of Sivka in the Duchy of Eastern Archipelago within the Kingdom of Clayistan. Purplius was born into his duchy's ruling house the House of Uoiauai. Purplius studied at the Clay University of Technology, Journalism, and Engineering. On M5-28 387 ASB Purplius was hired by the CEO of the Clay News Association (CNA) Richard Clawbord to make his company established in the Eastern Archipelago.

### Work for the Clay News Association (387 ASB - 409 ASB)

On M6-12 387 ASB Purplius met with the Duke of Eastern Archipelago Violetus III to discuss the possibility of having the Duchy financially support the branch of the CNA that Purplius was working to establish. Violetus III told Purplius that he would accept the offer on the condition that the news published by the branch would reflect the House of Uoiauai in a good light, Purplius accepted the counteroffer.

On M2-03 402 ASB Richard Clawbord traveled to the city of Ceramica with Purplius and the other CNA branch heads to meet with the King of Clayistan Dervot IV who was the former CEO of the CNA. Most of the meeting with the king was just watching Clawbord talk with Dervot IV, towards the end of the meeting Dervot IV spoke to Purplius and congratulated him on securing funding from the Duchy of Eastern Archipelago.

On M9-22 409 ASB the Duke of Eastern Archipelago Violetus III died, the duchy's electors met the next day and several more days to decide his successor. After exactly two months of debating Purplius Uoiauai was selected, from then on he went by the regnal name of Purplius II.

### Duke of Eastern Archipelago (409 ASB - 431 ASB)

On the day that he became the Duke of Eastern Archipelago Purplius II resigned from his position at the CNA. On M11-27 409 ASB Purplius II was visited by King Dervot IV who had come to congratulated him on his ascension. During his visit Dervot IV asked Purplius II what his thoughts on the ongoing conflict with the Soil Union were, Purplius II told him that the Soil Union was threatening the livelihoods of many people via hampering trade with the Clayistan and that Clayistan's reaction of severing ties was the right course of action.

On M3-07 429 ASB Claysando Ardash, the Prime Minister of the Sandy Clay Commonwealth declared himself King of both Clayistan and the Sandy Clay Commonwealth as Claysando II, he then declared war on Dervot IV, and launched an invasion of Clayistan beginning the War of Heordian Deposition. On the outbreak of the war Purplius II pledged his support to Dervot IV. On M8-21 431 ASB Dervot IV left the besieged city of Ceramica via the Clayistan Reconnaissance Zeppelin, that day Purplius II was informed over radio by Dervot IV that he was leaving the Soil Texture Continent and heading east, he then appointed Purplius II to serve as his regent whilst he was gone.

### Regent of Clayistan (431 ASB - 434 ASB)

On M10-01 434 ASB Purplius II attended a meeting with his advisors, various members of the House of Basil, the Purple Governor Ramper Heord and Clayistan's heir apparent Chunky Heord to decide what the country's next move should be. It was decided that Purplius II was to take a boat to the Precious Metals Continent under the guise of fleeing and enlist the help of the Empire of Red, it was also decided that Purplius II and Ramper Heord would be prepared to cede the Magnare Peninsula to them if it would get them to join the war, Alexandirt Basil would serve as regent whilst Purplius II was gone. Purplius II departed the Soil Texture Continent on M10-05 434 ASB for the Precious Metals Continent but after only a few hours of travelling his boat exploded killing him.