Aiden Yoder

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## Biography

### Early life (48 BSB - 11 BSB)

Aiden Yoder was born on M5-15 48 BSB in the city of Sabbodo to a wealthy merchant named Crux Yoder.

On M1-15 21 BSB rumors began to speculate that the capital city of Aestuarium had been destroyed. On M1-17 21 BSB Aiden's grandfather and the Native Governor of the Province of Sabbodo Karl Yoder informed Aiden and his parents that a report had come in which claimed that the capital had been destroyed but explained that it was most likely a forgery as cities don't just get destroyed overnight.

The Empire of Shale arrived at Sabbodo on M9-07 21 BSB with the unprepared city surrendering immediately. After the capture the Empire of Shale began rounding up the families of important government officials, Crux Yoder managed to find Aiden and fled with him into a friend's basement. On M3-13 20 BSB the house that Aiden had been hiding in was attacked by the Empire of Shale and Aiden was captured. The Empire of Shale identified him as the grandson of Karl Yoder and sent him to the same location where his grandfather was imprisoned. He was later informed that his father had been killed in the attack and that he was apparently a resistance fighter.

On M12-20 18 BSB, the Empire of Shale ended their invasion and placed part of their territory under the control of native vassals and another part under direct control of the former King of Ryevornia Pied I. On M12-27 18 BSB, Pied I had the remaining members of the Yoder family released and gave named Karl Yoder the head of the newly created House of Yoder and granted him the newly created Duchy of Sabbodo to rule in his name.

Karl Yoder died on M5-14 11 BSB, Aiden was made the new Duke of Sabbodo as Karl had no children who were still alive.

### Duke of Sabbodo (11 BSB - 26 ASB)

On M5-14 7 BSB Aiden Yoder met with the Duke of Iron Lake Ebony Basil in Sabbodo to discuss the ongoing Northern Rebellion. During their conversation Basil brought up how the Duchy of Sabbodo bordered the Duchy of Vooncharia which was supporting the rebellion. He asked Yoder about what he planned to do if they invaded. Yoder, who was believed that Basil might be connected to the Northern Rebellion told him that if invaded he would align his duchy with the Northern Rebellion to avoid a prolonged war. A day later the Northern Rebellion took Yoder's port town of Burnia, Yoder saw this as a confirmation of his suspicions about Ebony and aligned his duchy with the Northern rebellion via launching an invasion of the pro-Shale Duchy of Pinevile.

On M2-20 5 BSB the Duchy of Pinevile was completely overrun. On M7-15 5 BSB the Emperor of Shale were captured by the Emperor's vassals. Aiden Yoder attended the conference in Osilicat which lasted from M8-12 4 BSB to M9-10 where the situation of Clayistan following the Northern Rebellion was decided. The last forces who supported Pied I were defeated in eastern Clayistan on M8-11 3 BSB, a day later the independent duchies now numbering twelve recognized each other's independence and the end of the Northern Rebellion.

On M7-04 7 ASB the Kingdom of Clayistria invaded the Duchy of North Vetchinia and the Duchy of Jianshore, Aiden Yoder along with his fellow former leaders of the Northern Rebellion condemned the invasion though all opted against military action due to certainty that Clayistria would win against any singular duchy. The Duchy of North Vetchinia surrendered to Clayistria on M8-30 7 ASB and the Duchy of Jianshore surrendered on M9-23 7 ASB.

On M6-27 12 ASB the Kingdom of Clayistria launched an invasion of both the Duchy of Eastpike and the Duchy of Iron Lake. At first Yoder did nothing other than condemn the invasions but by M8 of 12 ASB the forces of Eastpike and Iron Lake had began pushing into Clayistria. On M8-03 12 ASB the Duchy of Vooncharia join the war against Clayistria in an attempt to capitalize on the recent victories, this was followed on M8-08 12 ASB with the Duchy of Terracotta joining the war against Clayistria. Yoder had his duchy join on M8-22 13 ASB and by M2 of 13 ASB all of the independent duchies of Clayistan were moving against Clayistria (this did not include the two independent duchies based in the Purple Isles).

By 14 ASB the advance of Yoder and his allies had slowed down and in some areas been pushed back, this was due to the lack of unity between the various armies, a conference was held in Jarnvattan on M4-04 14 ASB to address the issue, the conference concluded on M4-12 14 ASB it resulted in the formation of the Unified Clayistan Army (UCA) which had the Duke of Iron Lake Ebony Basil as its supreme commander and the various dukes as its field marshals.

A ceasefire was negotiated between the duchies and Clayistria on M1-22 16 ASB, the issue then came up on how to divide the land that was presently occupied by the UCA, the debate lasted over four months and ended on M5-28 16 ASB when the dukes came to an agreement. The UCA would be split in two with one half continuing to serve as the UCA and the other half being further split in seven, two sevenths would be given to the Duchy of Iron Lake and the remining five sevenths would be distributed to the other duchies save for the Duchy of Eastpike. Ebony Basil would resign as the supreme commander of the UCA in favour of Ethan Gilbert, Basil would then become one of the UCA's field marshals to replace Ethan Gilbert. All eight independent duchies would cease to be independent and would unify into the Kingdom of Clayistan with Ebony Basil serving as the first King of Clayistan, the duchies from that point on would be Clayistan's internal regions. The agreement took into effect the next day, with Ebony Basil becoming Argilla I after the Estuarian Emperor who created the position of Native Governor.

Aiden Yoder died on M11-22 26 ASB.