Tristan I of Wyrsia

**Tristan I of Wyrsia**, born **Tristan Mitthel**, was the King of Wyrsia from 701 AW until his sudden death in 707 AW due to an unknown illness. This cause of death is disputed, and there are some who believe Tristan was poisoned.

## Biography

Born to Edward Mitthel, a knight and minor noble in Thorne, Tristan was never truly meant to be king. However, when his grandfather, Zacahary Mitthel overthrew Edward III in 652 AW and became the new king of Wyrsia, Tristan was suddenly part of the royal family and moved to Woodhall.

Growing up, it became painfully obvious that Tristan wasn't the most bright or gifted of children. He failed to learn most things his tutors tried to teach him and could barely read or write. He briefly became a squire but failed the trials to become a knight and subsequently gave up. Instead, the young noble began to settle in at court and tried to take over some duties.

However, due to his lack of talent, he only received made-up and powerless positions to simply keep the man busy. This started a fun yet cruel game in the Wyrsian court on who could give Tristan the most ridiculous made-up position without the man noticing. Over time, his titles became longer and longer, yet the man never even noticed.

When his father took the crown in 679 AW, Tristan became the heir to the Wyrsian throne, which caused some alarm among the nobility. A desperate effort to educate the man on the duties of a monarch mostly failed. People looked to Tristan's young son Henry instead, who proved to be a lot more intellectually gifted than his father. However, the crown couldn't just outright skip Tristan.

When Edward IV died in 701 AW, Tristan was crowned as the new king of Wyrsia. As many had predicted, he proved to be horrible at rulership and most of his duties were delegated to the rest of the court as Tristan became a figurehead without even noticing. However, he still tried his best, frequently overworking himself much like his father.

In 707 AW, Tristan suddenly fell ill and died. While doctors ruled it out as death to an unknown illness, a widespread conspiracy theory in Wyrsia claims that Tristan was poisoned by his son Henry, so that he could take the crown from himself before all of its power was lost to the high nobility.

## Career

Kingdom of Wyrsia

* Squire (662-669 AW)
* Court Noble (669-671 AW)
* "Advisor to the Head of Kitchen Staff" (671-674 AW)
* "Special Minister of Relations between Woodhall and Mellowood" (674-677 AW)
* "Honorary Tender of Court Regelia" (677-679 AW)
* "Honorary Volunteer Royal Guard Knight Lieutenant of Wyrsia" (679-685 AW)
* "Senior Inspector of Wyrsian Royal Palace Masonwork Erosion and Miscellaneous Damages" (685-688 AW)
* "Symbolic Committee Leader of the Committee to Promote Relations between Wyrsia and Llendus" (688-690 AW)
* "Honorary Revered Royal Guard Knight Captain of Wyrsia" (690-695 AW)
* "Symbolic Advisor to the Second-in-Command of the General of the Army of Woodhall" (695-699 AW)
* "Senior Symbolic Advisor to the Head Handmaiden of the Wife of the Son of the Count of Wyrgate" (699-701 AW)
* King of Wyrsia (701 AW)
* "Supreme and Glorious Eternal and Mighty King of Wyrsia, who will Rule the Land for Centuries to come in the Name of all Divines of Enselonde and the One Himself from Now until the End of Time itself as Zinnos is his Witness" (701-707 AW)

## Awards

* Hero of Wyrsia Medal - Kingdom of Wyrsia (granted by himself)

## Personality

While Tristan has become the subject of mockery and songs for centuries to come, what fewer people know is that he was a very hard-working man. While he clearly lacked the intellectual capacity to rule a kingdom, he gave his total devotion to the fake and bizarre titles he got over the years, sometimes even overworking himself into collapse. However, willpower alone is not enough to rule a kingdom.