Timof II Shiroko

Emperor Timof II Shiroko

Timof II was the son of Timof I Shiroko. He is most remembered for his complete devotion to Bolugama and veneration of Ilya Shiroko. Along with this, he instituted the tradition of inbreeding among the Shiroko Dynasty, marring his eldest daughter to his eldest son. This has continued into the present and is responsible for both the high concentration of magic within the family and the increased incidents of madness among the rulers.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Timof II was born (410) before his father, Timof I took the throne. During that time, the elder Timof was unable to care directly for his son due to the pressure placed on his shoulders after the Second Great War. His father spent most of Timof II's early years engaged in various plans to return the empire to financial stability. As such, he spent a good deal of time with his grandfather, Vasyl I Shiroko, particularly after the older man was removed from military command. Vasyl passed along the paranoia he had felt around those outside of the family and this was instilled in Timof II at an early age.
Once Timof I had officially taken control of the empire in 425, he felt secure enough in his plans that he brought his son closer. At this time, Timof II was already fifteen and had spent a great deal of time with his great-uncle. Timof I tried to make him see that previous foreigners were not constantly attempting to overthrow the family, with varying degrees of success. Rather than focus on his studies, Timof II became a devoted follower of Bolugama. In particular, he wanted to prove that he was a true member of the dynasty and worshiped his great-great grandfather zealously.
Timof I allowed this, but still brought the young man in so that he could be taught how to rule. Timof II paid attention for the most part, but became extremely focused when it came time for him to learn how to make the Ilyannoi. After his Attunement Test test, he was found to be a lu-esh. The only place he would practice the family magic was in the temple on the grounds of the Gandenye so as to be close to Ilya I and ask for his guidance.
His father arranged a marriage for him to a descendant of Ilya's ally, Osk Unenemet, a match Timof II considered acceptable due to the friendship between the two families and the two were officially wed in 438. Two years later, Timof I retired, leaving the empire in his eldest son's hands.
While the beginning of his reign was uneventful, he focused on the creation of various different Ilyannoi and became extremely skilled in the production of ones based on large cats, along with the ayasata, which he sent to the temple in Parishi to assist the Bolugama priests.
In 446, he had his first child, Catarina I Shiroko and in 448, a second child, Diman, was born. In total, over the course of ten years, Timof II and his wife would have six children: Catarina, Diman, Oleki, Taras, Rusala, and Yeva.
He viewed the marriages of his siblings with suspicion due to the fact that all had married into noble houses from the conquered kingdoms. Timof I had done this to strengthen the unity of the empire, but Timof II saw it as diluting the family and in 452, he uncovered several letters between his younger sister Kariin and brother Sava, discussing the Ilyannoi magic with their spouses. Immediately, he called them to him and burned the letters, demanding to know why they were bringing others into the secrets.
Their reasoning was that their spouses were now part of the imperial family and thus should be allowed to know. However, Timof II declared that only those of the Shiroko name should be taught Ilya I's magic. He imprisoned both his siblings and their spouses and raided their homes, destroying any records of magic he could find. Eventually, both spouses were executed and their families stripped of their titles and wealth as Timof II thought there was a larger conspiracy to remove the secrets and disseminate them to the wider nobility.
In order to avoid the logic of his younger siblings being used again, he immediately married his oldest daughter and heir, Catarina, to her brother Diman in 468, while the children were 22 and 20 respectively. Neither was enthused about the marriage, but obeyed their father due to his authority as the baejan. The wider court were shocked by the marriage and objected fiercely. However, Timof II had begun working with the priests in Parishi to form a justification for the marriage.
The resulting doctrine stated that:

1. Ilya I is a Dea.
2. Stitching magic was created by Ilya I and taught only to his son, Sava I, his direct heir.
3. The Shiroko dynasty are direct descendants of Ilya I
4. Based on Ilya I's actions, only his descendants are allowed to know stitching magic.
5. To keep with the founder's will, keep the magic within the family, and the line of descent pure, the dynasty will henceforth only marry within itself.

These statements became known as the Doctrine of Dea-an Heritage. Because of these tenets, the Shiroko were officially recognized by the dominant church of Eoion as above regular citizenry. As such, they were not bound by the same laws as the general population or even other members of the aristocracy. In order to adhere to the Divine Founder's will, the family would henceforth marry only within themselves. All current marriages would be considered valid, but further generations would only marry within the dynasty. This new doctrine was spread across the empire.

Along with Catarina and Diman, Timof II also married Oleki to Rusala and Taras to Yeva, encouraging all couples to have at least five children so there would be enough of the next generation to marry around. This began the tradition of rulers in particular having many children to continue the dominant family line.
Once he felt that the family and dynasty were secure, Timof began looking to expand the empire. Rather than make the mistake of his grandfather and look south, he instead turned northward to the small islands off the coast of the continent. Most were uninhabited and he annexed them into the empire between 470 and 476. After this, he send scouts to search for any resources that would be of assistance. What was found consisted mostly of oddly colored sand, which became a famous Eoin export in the form of water glass, a blue-green glass which wave-like patterns that was produced using this new sand.
Timof II retired in 476, handing over control of the empire to Catarina and her husband/brother, royal consort Diman. For the remainder of his days, he kept close to the royal court to ensure that his children did not break their marriage vows. He also kept himself busy with assisting in the temple inside the Gandenye. His last days were spent in the temple as he refused to leave the statue of Ilya I. He died beside his tsirin at the statue's feet. Catarina subsequently constructed a family mausoleum underneath the temple and buried him there, along with moving the remains of all previous Shiroko dynasty members inside as well. This is has since been the official resting place of the family, specifically the rulers and their tsirin.

Life

410 483 73 years old

Birthplace

Gandenye

Place of Death

Sori Ilaz

Parents

Timof I Shiroko

Children

• Catarina I Shiroko

Eyes

narrow, bright blue

Hair

between shoulder blade and tailbone, silver-blonde

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

pale

Height

6'0"