Liamik Camric

***“**I have no fear of Republicans. What are they going to do, kill me? Send me to paradise? By the Gods, the horror!**”***
— Liamik Camric

**Liamik Camric** is a Wyrsian member of the Divine Order of Enselonde who has served as the Archbishop of Wyrsia since 1208 AW. Whereas the Divine Order maintained a policy of strict neutrality during the Great War, Camric was an outspoken Monarchist, which got him in significant trouble with the pro-Republican Protectorate of Woodhall on multiple ocassions.

Nowadays – alongside his duties as an Archbishop – he serves in the court of Cecilia von Kalzberg-Mitthel, the current Queen of Wyrsia and the acting leader of the Monarchists.

## Biography

### Early Life

Liamik Camric was born in Cnoc Cain in 1135 AW. His family were descendants from Red Skull, the group of Great Skull migrants that settled in Wyrsia. His father was a religious man, and Liamik often accompanied him to the local Temple of Nyara. The faith of Liamik's father passed onto his son, as he began apprenticing at the local temple.

Liamik began training and studying under the local priesthood and officially became a member of the Divine Order of Enselonde. He learned how to read and write, and he learned the Fühlgartian Language. By the age of twenty, Liamik set out to continue his studies at the High Temple of Enselonde, the Divine Order's headquarters in Torstadt.

Liamik finished his studies in 1160 AW and was subsequently appointed as a priest in his hometown. His devotion didn't go unnoticed, and he was made Bishop of Red Skull County in 1166 AW. He remained in this position for decades, building a reputation as a firm believer in traditions and a tough but fair mentor.

When the previous Archbishop of Wyrsia died in 1207 AW, Camric was one of two candidates under consideration. His counterpart, Stalhan Rutwood, had seniority over Camric, and most people expected him to become the next Archbishop. However, Camric ultimately gained the position over Rutwood in 1208 AW, sparking the beginning of a bitter rivalry between the two men, as Rutwood considered himself robbed.

### As Archbishop of Wyrsia

As the newly appointed Archbishop of Wyrsia in 1208 AW, Liamik Camric devoted himself to upholding the status quo. He didn't implement major reforms but mainly insisted on upholding traditions. He earned some criticism as being unopen to change, mostly from Rutwood and his followers.

In 1211 AW, the Republican-Wyrsian War broke out. By 1212 AW, the entire Wyrsian mainland had fallen. With war on the horizon, the Divine Order of Enselonde declared a firm stance of neutrality in the coming conflicts that would together form the Great War. Camric, however, was not in favor of the new Republican governments that had been set up after Wyrsia's downfall. He openly pledged his support for the Monarchist cause, and began hiring mercenaries out of his own pocket to defend the temples in Woodhall and Southern Wyrsia, as well as barring Republican officials from entering them.

Seeing this as an opportunity, Rutwood officially left the Divine Order of Enselonde and approached Southern Wyrsia with an offer. Together with Gert Brokmann, the ruler of Southern Wyrsia, the Divine Order lost almost all its influence in the country as Rutwood rose to power as a Republican-alligned alternative. As a result, Camric lost a large portion of the territory for which he was responsible, and fights broke out between Republican soldiers and his own religious mercenaries.

By 1216 AW, Camric was arrested by the direct order of Georce Wallace, the ruler of the Protectorate of Woodhall. He was ultimately charged with treason and thrown into a cell beneath the Wyrsian Royal Palace. Here, Camric was tortured on multiple occasions to draw out a confession, but Camric refused to tell his captors anything. Subsequently, the man was never released, and spent the next twelve years of his life in the dungeons under Woodhall. He was beaten and tortured often, leaving him with scars all over his body. His leg was broken, which gave him a permanent limp and forces him to use a cane to this day.

Ultimately, Camric would be released in 1228 AW after the Siege of Woodhall, where Cecilia von Kalzberg-Mitthel liberated her hometown and declared the Kingdom of Wyrsia restored. A free man once more, Camric had trouble adjusting to the world. Wyrsia had splintered into four smaller states, Rutwood was long dead, and his position as Archbishop of Wyrsia was more or less ceremonial. Presumed to be dead, local bishops and priests had begun running their temples independently. The news of Camric still being alive, then, came as somewhat of a miracle. While many of the temples fell under his control once more, some of the more ambitious clergy refused and clung to their autonomy.

Nowadays, Camric lives in Woodhall as his death grows ever nearer. He continues to serve as Archbishop, yet he also serves in the Wyrsian royal court, being an advisor to Queen Cecilia. It is unlikely that Camric will be able to return to his native Cnoc Cain in his lifetime, as it is currently under the control of the Duchy of Redlyre, which views the current Kingdom of Wyrsia as little more than an illegitimate Fühlgartian vassal state.

## Career

Divine Order of Enselonde

* Apprentice (1146-1154 AW)
* Member (1154-1160 AW)
* Priest of Nyara (1160-1166 AW)
* Bishop of Red Skull County (1166-1208 AW)
* Archbishop of Wyrsia (1208 AW-)

Kingdom of Wyrsia

* Courtier (1228 AW-)

## Awards

* Apprenticeship Medal - Divine Order of Enselonde
* Membership Medal - Divine Order of Enselonde
* Ordination Medal - Divine Order of Enselonde
* Shepherd Medal - Divine Order of Enselonde
* Hero of Wyrsia Medal - Kingdom of Wyrsia

## Personality

People who don't know Liamik Camric well tend to be put off by him at first. At the Wyrsian court, he has gained a reputation of being a grumpy old man. The Archbishop is stubborn and largely unwilling to change his viewpoints. However, to his friends and to the religious masses he guides, Camric is tough but fair. His loyalty to the devoted is absolute, and he resents the clergy that – in his eyes – backstabbed the masses for their own gain. Underneath this hard shell lies a man who truly cares about the people he lords over: a rare quality in Enselonde.

## Relationships

* Cecilia von Kalzberg-Mitthel - Queen Cecilia is a little odd, yet she's the first Wyrsian monarch I've seen who actually puts in effort. I wouldn't call us friends, but I can sleep peacefully at night knowing that she – at the very least – won't make Wyrsia worse.
* Oliver Oakfield - Oakfield picked the wrong profession, a general should be ruthless, not kind to his own enemies. Still, I like the man. There's not much more to it.
* Cena Seorian - I'm not sure how to feel about our resident archmage. Mages can't be trusted, and yet, I've found myself trusting this one. How odd.

* Gert Brokmann - Crestian mercenary captain turned Republican lapdog. If it wasn't for this fool, there would still be a unified Divine Order in Wyrsia instead of the mess we're in now.
* Alan Hawkinse - Who does Hawkinse think he is? The next Anbu? All he does is mock and insult and joke around, and it drives me crazy. By the Divines, how I wish he would shut up for once.