Aderyn VIII

King Aderyn VIII, His Royal Majesty, King of the Kingdom of Lorenthal and Eighth of His Name was the last king of Lorenthal before its conversion to a Commonwealth. He was born the youngest of three children, though his older brother died at a young age and his sister, by law, could not take the throne him despite her being his elder. As such, Aderyn took the throne following his father's death. His rule proved disastrous, a heavy push for full conversion to the Church of Ignis, countless failed treasure hunting missions towards the North Seas and increased taxes being the least of the nation's problems. A poor harvest led to famine, and towards the end of his reign there was a huge clamor for reform. To deal with it, Aderyn had dissenters jailed and executed. The following Lorenthalian Civil War saw the monarchy overthrown and Aderyn himself torn limb from limb before being executed. His sister, Cerys, would escape with a large portion of the royalist army to form the Kingdom of New Lorenthal in the New Lands.