Rulers

A **ruler** of some sort governs each of the territories in the Shadow Realm.

## Past Rulers

Several previous lords are known, mostly past lords of Tarlidar from the book, *A History of Lords*, which focuses specifically on Tarlidar.

### Civelkar

#### Lord Deviti

Lord Deviti reigned from at least 2132 to 2141, during which he waged several wars against Tarlidar in an attempt to claim the marshlands, to turn them into a tree farm so he could cut down the Black Forest. The first war was called the Forest War, and Deviti successfully managed to take the marshes because Tarlidar's military defense had been severely neglected. However, Lord Grenhen of Tarlidar managed to reclaim the marshes in two wars called the Pass Wars.

Civelkar was weakened by the Pass Wars and, during the Siege War, Tarlidar laid siege against Deviti's keep for a month. The invading forces pillaged the territory until the Grenhen-Deviti pact was made in 2141, restoring the territorial borders and establishing peace between the lands. After this, Deviti had the wall constructed that divides Civelkar into the farmlands of the south and the wealthy Hills and grain silos to the north, so that if Tarlidar invaded again, they would only be able to pillage the farmlands.

### Gobisson

#### Lord Jaht

Lord Jaht funded the construction of the Public Merchant Tunnel that connects Mount Argent to the Fields of Sun, which began construction in 2197.

### Tarlidar

#### Lord Kinz

Kinz ruled Tarlidar from 2052 to 2087. He was well-beloved by the people, created the first navy, and opened oceanic trade routes - which were so profitable, he actually lowered taxes and funded public festivals. The "Water War" took place during his reign, which was dominated by Kinz's navy, and set the territorial boundaries for Tarlidar that remained until present day.

He died due to an illness of the lungs and his funeral lasted for 30 days. A statue of him was constructed in the town square during the century celebrations of 2100, and repaired by Arel one hundred years later during the 2200 century celebrations. The statue is eventually destroyed by the Evil Horde.

#### Lord Miskov

Miskov did not do very much during his reign from 2087 to 2110, making him somewhat forgettable. He instituted the "Free Fish" plan that removed taxes from fishing, but significantly raised the yearly taxes to compensate, which bought him favor with the fishermen, but did nothing to benefit the general prosperity of Tarlidar.

His most notable act was commissioning the statue of his predecessor, Lord Kinz, during the 2100 century celebrations. He died of liver disease.

#### Lord Etenit

Etenit's harsh rule from 2110 to 2125 was known for its public beatings and executions. He raised taxes to fund territorial security, but more focus was put on internal subjugation rather than military defense. Rather than respect his military, Etenit frequently accused his officers of treason and had them executed with no evidence.

He was assassinated by an unknown assailant, which was actually suspected to have come from a rival lord, leading to future tensions between the territories.

#### Lord Grenhen

Lord Grenhen was known as a warmonger for the first half of his reign from 2125 to 2176, and a peacemaker for the second half. Both Lord Etenit and Grenhen failed to strengthen military defense, leading to a series of four wars with Lord Deviti of Civelkar: the Forest War, the two Pass Wars, and the Siege War. In the end, Grenhen was able to form the Grenhen-Deviti peace pact in 2141, ending the wars and ultimately restoring the borders between the territories exactly where they had been before the wars.

Grenhen died of an infection in his heart.