Goldcrest

The Tyrant

"You follow, you listen, you obey. That is all I have ever demanded of you." -Goldcrest
You will often find in many towns and cities around Eblesh that regardless of how unfairly people are treated, the word "Tyrant" is rarely thrown around. For most living close to Grosetto understand the true meaning of that word. King Goldcrest is a man who has had power beyond most mortal men since birth, being the heir to the largest country in Eblesh. This was not enough, and never will be.

Dark Portents

Born Ricardo Goldcrest was born roughly a hundred and seventy years ago. As a young prince Goldcrest was disliked by his peers and actively hated by the king’s loyal knights. This was due to Goldcrest's active disgust for the people he ruled and ravenous hunger for power. The one knight who did look upon him favourably was Sir Aldo Finotti, a lord and aid to his father. Aldo committed himself to changing Goldcrest's ideals and making him realise the responsibilities of his future position, but unfortunately the young prince took no notice of his allies' warnings. Though Aldo tried to show him the care the young prince had not recieved from his father, he would routinely find the young prince torturing animals, abusing servants and other various horrible things, but was unable to scold the yound heir to the throne. He could only watch, and declare his protests to King Goldcrest, who took no notice.
When the Lords of Loma rebelled against the newly crowned king, Aldo sorrowfully marched with them, at the head of the rebellion. The one ally Goldcrest had on his side had betrayed him.

Civil War

The civil war for Grosetto was one fought for over a hundred and fifty years. King Goldcrest had gained too much power and declared the capital city of Loma as his own, renaming it Goldcrest in his honour. A few ex lords of Goldcrest rebelled against this action, as Goldcrest’s renaming of the city and burning of its history destroyed their faith in him as a leader. This was the beginning of a long and bloody war.
The war was long and well fought, Lord Finotti was well respected by the military of Grosetto and when the fighting started, about half the army changed sides. To regain control King Goldcrest began hiring out any mercenaries he could, from highway men to private militias, anything to regain the advantage.
Meanwhile the city of Goldcrest itself fractured under war, the gnomish quarter also rebelled from the king. The quarter declared itself a micronation no longer under Goldcrest's rule and named itself “Porco re” which, loosely translated from gnomish, means “Swine King”. As much as this frustrated King Goldcrest he could do nothing about it, as the gnomish quarter had high walls and complex traps. Instead he placed a small but deadly militia outside the doors in an attempt to seige the gnomes and win a war of attrition. To this day no gnome has come out of the gates, and it is believed the gnomes are self-sufficient enough to survive another century. Recently the gnomes of Porco re have revealed a new weapon, one that it said to wash the streets in blood within seconds.

The Everlasting King

The Civil War of Grosetto began over a century ago, and yet the civil war has only now began to end. And King Ricardo Goldcrest still sits on the throne. Nobody knows how King Goldcrest has managed to stay alive after the century, a war, and numerous assassins, though two main theories have emerged in recent years:

1. He has somehow changed his biology to that of and elf, or other long living race.
2. He has made a deal with a mysterious force, one with power equal to the Raven.

But what is known is that Lord Aldo Finotti is also still around, now a Revenant. Giving orders to his followers from within his tomb, unable to die until Goldcrest is ended, but too ashamed to leave the tomb from which he beleives he belongs. He stays there, giving battlefield orders and waiting for the day either himself or Goldcrest pass onto the next life.

Full name: Ricardo Goldcrest
Other names: The Tyrant
Title: King
Age: 172
Distinctive features: Orange/red eyes
Home: Goldcrest