Warrior-King Liebwan

A map of Liebwan's Empire prior to his death

*"Perhaps the island kingdom's largest claim to fame comes from its Warrior-King Liebwan. Creating an empire that nearly spanned the entire North Jade Sea, and completing his feathered armour as one of the youngest ever to, he stands as perhaps Tienkenia's sole contribution to the greater world." **- Quote from "The History of the Lone North Island"***

Born soon after the connection, he came to adulthood as the news of the connection was finally reaching Tienkenia, and chaos was spreading around Akros. Initially taking his first feathers at the age of 5, and supposedly killing his first
terror bird at the age of 10, Liebwin seemed destined to stand tall in Tienkenian
society. By the age of 13 he was part of his first raiding party, in which he
was involved in killing multiple Peryton’s and even a Roc, accelerating his
rise even further. (Note, while legends state he had a large involvement in
this event, Scholar Man Risoa brings up the idea that he may have actually done
little in the fight despite oral stories.) At the age of 16, he lead a large
raiding party down the hotly contested northern Slovan/Nawatli coastline (at
the time suffering through the many wars between the two), during which he
captured a few villages and towns on the coast. From here, many men flocked to
his side, and using a large host, he took over the Slovan city of Melavan (now
known as Ocouitzotlan) which had been standing as a strong base against Nawatli
invaders.

By this time at age 18, he kept one of his trusted friends in charge
of the city and the territories around it, and travelled back to Tienkenia
where he challenged the ruling king. In what has been stated as a very quick battle,
Liebwin came out as the winner and new ruler of the Island nation. From here,
he used the knowledge he had gained while raiding to plan the expansion of his
new Kingdom. First landing at Schalberg, he took the Geimonian force off-guard
and easily captured the city, and than moved fast as to cut off the road
leading into Geitilertal, the capital of the Geimon Kingdom. From here, he left
a siege and sent a small detachment to take over the city of Rutten as he went
back to Tienkenia to plan the next stage of expansion.

Only 20 at this point,
he moved to invade the coastal city of Fichach, thereby cutting off Geimon and
Ry from the rest of the world. As this happened, his trusted friend (possibly
called Roald) used the large force stationed beneath him to occupy large swaths
of the coast, taking the cities (using their current names) of Teoyoapazat, Xochepec,
and Cuernaxacapa under Liebwan’s banner, and thereby securing the Tienkenian
hold on the continent. Meanwhile, Liebwan easily invaded Fichach, and used this
as his base of operations for the next few years. It’s during this time that we
are told that Liebwan slayed an adult Behemoth, adding the feathers of it to
his armour. With Rutten taken as well, Liebwan’s next plan of action was clear,
taking the city of Bosinhadt which would thereby give him full control of the
North Jade Sea. Rather than assaulting it however, he put under siege, hoping
to force the enemy to capitulate rather than take heavy losses. While this was
sound in theory, the Tienkenian military was spread incredibly thin as it
attempting to siege both Geitilertal and Bosinhadt, as well as hold onto its
gains in Northern Tetepontic. This would become the warrior-kings downfall, as
a relief fore from Ry used than unknown path through the ice to reach Geimon,
from which it cut the supply lines of the Tienkenian force sieging Geitilertal.
Leaving a token force to siege Bosinhadt, Leibwan moved quickly to ensure that he
would not completely lose his gains, but the token force was also quickly
destroyed by fresh Birwoldenian warriors.

Surrounded on both sides by a now
numerically superior enemy, Liebwan held up in Fichach and called for his
trusted friend to return from Tetepontic with a large relief force. This letter
was ignored by ‘Roald’ who had become complacent in his conquests. This left
Liebwan to face the rapidly enclosing army alone, and while he fought valiantly,
he was found dead within the morning, with many enemy soldiers bodies littered
around him. His 2 year old son would go on to rule Tienkenia, but Liebwan’s
kingdom did not last beyond his death. The huge amount of deaths caused by
these expansionists wars forced the island nation to become even more insular,
as it stays to this day. Liebwan’s conquests did affect the region as a whole
though, with both Birwoldenia and Geimon moving to produce far larger navies
in case the same thing ever happened again. At the same time, his conquests in
Northern Tetepontic crippled the Slovan defenders, and helped contribute to their
forced inwards migration onto the Slovan sub-continent. Roald stayed a
semi-relevant figure through these wars, and grew old in his conquered
territories, with his son facing the Warrior-King Atsidi Bornbazine in a losing
battle, which kicked the Schawzen off the continent for good, and gave the
Nawatli full control of the region.