Arima Kageki

Arima Kageki (pronounced Kageki Arima in other cultures) was Emperor of Hashin, leading after his father Itami abdicated the throne in **536PR**. His reign is remembered as stable, a sign of a good King.

## Early Life

The very early stage of Arima Kageki has been shrouded in mystery due his fathers isolationist behaviour.

What is known is that he was born in **494PR** to Prince Itami and Yamagata Inano, the third and last of the couple's other children. During his childhood he had to face the worst that Hashin has ever faced, dealing with the Plague of the 5th Century and Hurricane Max which killed hundreds of thousands of Hashino.

In **510PR** at the age of 16, Kageki enrolled in Hashin University, believing his role to be simply supporting his brother when he eventually took the throne. After completing his education at the university in **513PR**, he married a woman named Hozumi Sukoyo. The couple would have their first child in **515PR**, a daughter named Toku, and a son 2 years later named Nobukata.

After the birth of his children, Kageki would continue his education, studying at the Octavian Institute in **517PR** finishing in **521PR**.

When he returned he would help his father with a lot of his domestic policies, including a lot of their agricultural decisions.

In **529PR** Kageki’s brother, Taneuji, died from unknown causes. This situation left Kageki as the only heir, forcing him to come to the forefront and act a certain way in public. As Itami got weaker with age, Kageki became pseudo-Emperor, acting on behalf of his father in a lot of situations.

Kageki’s daughter Toku would marry his nephew Nakirama in **535PR**.

## Reign

In **536PR** Arima Itami had a stroke, leaving him bedridden and forcing him to abdicate the throne in favour of Kageki.

Kageki would be crowned Emperor in Iwakita in Novollo 2 **536PR** at the age of 42. In the next few months he would welcome his granddaughter Hitsu.

With the nation prosperous after the success of his father, Kageki would go on and focus solely on domestic issues and improvements. Firstly, he made Novus the official religion of the nation, knowing that it was the most popular and many had called for the implementation.

After dealing with a potential crusade by the followers of Hou for picking a religion unfairly, Kageki went on to focus on other improvements. In **539PR** he provided extensive funding to Hashin University, claiming that they were heavily underfunded and could propel the learning of the future generations rather than rely on international schools.

His final major policy came near the end of his reign in **552PR**, enacting a large conservation project to protect some of the Jave Woods, making it illegal for any adventurers and hunters without Royal permission to enter, this along with any lumberjacks.

This came due to the shrinking of the Jave Woods, causing many to become aware of the dangers to the environment. A movement began to slowly gain traction calling for sustainability, always the populist, Kageki followed through on his promises.

## Death and Succession

In **554PR** Kageki died from dysentery, acquiring it after one of his public appearances. Dying so suddenly left a small power vacuum, especially when the will passed over Nobukata, the apparent heir.

While Nobukata tried to rally some support, he was very unpopular, likely one of the reasons that his father passed him over. Eventually the crown fell to Se-Yoon, a cousin of Kagekis and a more popular and better educated candidate for the throne.