Ebony I

* Basic Info
* Relations
* Occupations

### Born

M4-26 36 ASBEssalia, County of Essaria, Duchy of Iron Lake, Kingdom of Clayistan

### Died

M6-28 96 ASBJarnvattan, Kingdom of Clayistan

### Spouse

Anastasia Gilbert:Married M2-25 58 ASB

Died M6-27 96 ASB

### Children

Juan Basil:born M8-13 59 ASB

died M5-05 95 ASB

### Title(s)

Heir apparent of the Kingdom of Clayistan:M10-24 48 ASB - M3-04 85 ASB

Representative from Clayistan to Eastpike:

M6-29 56 ASB - M2-27 85 ASB

Duke of Iron Lake:

M2-27 85 ASB - M6-28 96 ASB

Head of the House of Basil:

M2-27 85 ASB - M6-28 96 ASB

King of Clayistan:

M3-04 85 ASB - M6-28 96 ASB

### Preceded By

Heir apparent of the Kingdom of Clayistan:Argilla II

Representative from Clayistan to Eastpike:

Shawn Torres

Duke of Iron Lake:

Argilla II

Head of the House of Basil:

Argilla II

King of Clayistan:

Argilla II

### Succeeded By

Heir apparent of the Kingdom of Clayistan:Elmer Basil

Representative from Clayistan to Eastpike:

None, position dissolved

Duke of Iron Lake:

Victory II

Head of the House of Basil:

Elmer Basil

King of Clayistan:

Victory II

## Biography

### Early life (36 ASB - 58 ASB)

Ebony I (born Mason Basil) was born in the city of Essalia on M4-26 36 ASB to Raymond Basil and his wife Kyra Basil, at the time of his birth his grandfather Claysius I was the King of Clayistan. Claysius I died on M10-19 48 ASB that day he along with his mother, father and sister left Essalia for Jarnvattan both to attend Claysius I's funeral to move into the Ebony Palace, five days later Mason's father was declared King of Clayistan as Argilla II.

On M6-29 56 ASB Argilla II chose Mason Basil to serve as his representative to the Duchy of Eastpike where he would live until he was recalled.

On M2-25 58 ASB Mason Basil married Anastasia Gilbert who took the name Basil.

### Conflict with Argilla II (58 ASB - 85 ASB)

On M3-29 58 ASB the Kingdom of Clayistria aided the independent duchies of Roxa and Fioletovy into unifying into the Kingdom of Purpura, the court of Duke Herman Gilbert was quite perturbed by the Kingdom of Clayistria's growing influence, on M4-01 58 ASB the duke sent a letter to Argilla II asking what he was planning on doing against Clayistria. On M6-10 58 ASB the Kingdom of Purpura invaded and captured the island of Cramryth which had been controlled by the Duchy of Eastpike since M7-28 30 ASB, Mason Basil accompanied Herman Gilbert on his trip to Jarnvattan to appeal to Argilla II for aid in retaking the island. The group met with Argilla II on M8-04 58 ASB, at the meeting Argilla II refused to send any aid to he sited that Cramryth had never been a part of the Kingdom of Clayistan and as such the Kingdom of Clayistan had no business partaking in a war against the Kingdom of Purpura he also forbid the Duchy of Eastpike from retaking Cramryth by themselves due to the potential of provoking a war with the Kingdom of Clayistria. Later that day Mason Basil met with his father in private and asked him why he was not taking action against the Kingdom of Purpura, his father Mason that he had no desire to fight any of the wars of his predecessors and that he was attempting to maintain peace at any cost, Mason later reported all of this to Herman Gilbert.

Ebony I's mother arrived in Direton on M8-14 58 ASB with the intend to live in the city and was welcomed by Herman Gilbert.

Mason Basil's son Juan Basil was born on M8-13 59 ASB.

On M10-27 66 ASB Count Lorenzo Basil of Essalia declared the creation of the House of Cormorant and the County's independence from the Duchy of Iron Lake without the consent of Argilla II though Argilla II went on to recognize the move. Mason publicly denounced the decision referring to his father as "... a weak excuse for a king."

Argilla II died on M2-27 85 ASB after eating a coconut, a week later Mason Basil was declared King of Clayistan as Ebony I.

### Early reign (85 ASB - 93 ASB)

Ebony I's reign began on M3-04 85 ASB, that same day Ebony I agreed to allow the Duchy of Eastpike recapture the island of Cramryth, the day after the Kingdom of Purpura demanded that Ebony I provide compensation for the loss of the island Ebony I responded to this threat by declaring war on the Kingdom of Purpura and the day after that the Kingdom of Clayistria began moving their forces against the Kingdom of Clayistan beginning the Third Clayistria-Clayistan War.

The Neo-Estuarian Empire joined the war on Clayistan's side on M5-09 85 ASB.

Kyra Basil died on M1-14 87 ASB.

The Third Clayistria-Clayistan War ended on M5-14 89 ASB with a third ceasefire being declared, Clayistan gained new territory in the Ceram along with the complete annexation of the Kingdom of Purpura they also reclaimed the body of former King of Clayistan Victory I. The distribution of conquered territory from the war with Clayistria was considered to be controversial as Ebony I gave all of the new land taken from the Kingdom of Purpura save for the island of Cramryth to his own Duchy of Iron Lake, the new territory gained in the Ceram was given to the Duchy of Eastpike.

On M12-15 92 ASB the supreme commander of the UCA Ebony Henderson died, Ebony I replaced him with his son Juan Basil, this concerned many of the Dukes of Clayistan who believed that Ebony I was attempting to consolidate power. On M8-01 93 ASB a trade deal between the Duchy of Vooncharia and the Duchy of Iron Lake went sour, Ebony I threatened to send in the UCA to force the deal to go through and went as far as too tell Lieutenant-general Gwacho Barl to prepare his forces to invade Vooncharia. Three days later he gave the order to march on Vooncharia and the day following that the Duchy of Frothfryke declared their support for the Duchy of Vooncharia beginning the Ebony War.

### Ebony War (93 ASB - 96 ASB)

By the end of the first week of the Ebony War all of the important leaders of Clayistan had declared their support to either Ebony I or the Duchy of Vooncharia, Ebony I gained less support than he thought he would, being supported only by the Duchy of Eastpike and the Duchy of Terracotta along with the Neo-Estuarian Empire.

On M5-05 95 ASB the UCA suffered a massive wave of defections, Juan Basil attempted to have the defectors captured and resulted in both the destruction of the main body of the UCA and the death of Juan Basil when Ebony I learned of this news he had the surviving wings of the UCA move to Jarnvattan to defend the capital Ebony I then retreated into his the Ebony Palace where he would remain for the rest of the war.

On M6-23 96 ASB the city of Jarnvattan surrendered to the forces of the Frothfryke led coalition, Ebony I however who was still locked within the Ebony Palace refused to surrender and on M6-25 96 ASB the coalition began pelting the Ebony Palace with incendiary shells, two days into the pelting Ebony I's wife was killed and a day after that Ebony I himself was killed.