Mon Karius
Mon Karius is the king of the Marcean kingdom of Pantfelin, a small nation on the southeastern coast of Fron Aberaelwyd. He is the longstanding and successful king of Pantfelin, having reigned over the kingdom for nearly fifty years. He ascended to the throne at the young age of 27, having just fought with his armies as a general in Pantfelin's invasion of Brontbran before the two nations became close allies. Throughout the war, the previous king, Nils Alhaven, was ill, having been infirm and incapable for nearly a decade before his sudden bout of illness. The war, which lasted just under five years, concluded a few weeks prior to the death of Nils Alhaven. Nils was an unpopular leader and was generally incompetent in his rule of Pantfelin, having been mentally unwell for a majority of his rule before his regent had taken over. His regent, a somewhat influential duke, was bribed by certain trade guilds to reduce taxes on them and give them stakes in Pantfelin's government. This led to widespread economic downturn that forced Pantfelin to surrender and give up their invasion, a war which was started through the influence of those very trade guilds.
Mon's rule has been much more calm and beneficial to Pantfelin and its people. He ascended to the throne by chance, having been one of the thirty nobles called to be chosen from for the succession of the throne. Mon was the first in the line of thirty candidates, but, by luck, the choosing rock had broken immediately upon falling at the altar, thus marking him as the new king. This led to many claiming him to be a prophet or some holy figure, given the nature of his ascension. Throughout his rule, he has generally extended freedoms, especially towards the Tudori, and acted to reduce the overbearing influence of trade guilds on Pantfelin's economy and government.
Mon is a somewhat short and frail man, being of fairly old age. He bears a crooked back and many scars from his early years in Pantfelin's armies and is said to often stare into the distance rather than look at those to which he speaks to. He is thin and generally weak in stature, but he is characterized as an extremely intelligent man and a skilled tactician. He has a long, unkempt beard and flowing gray hair and a long, tired face. He has no children, his only daughter having been killed by a Ryhai Sy'n she was working with at a local mage college nearly three decades ago.
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