Javier I, King of Norland

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Javier I Eiriksson
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King of Norland
Reign: 1620-1640
Coronation: 8th of the Snows Maiden, 1621
Predecessor: Artyom I
Successor: Jevan I
Archchancellors:
Orvar de Frey
Ser Rodrik Ashton
Born: 10th of the Deep Cold, 1557
Bonefort, Dreadlands
Death: 15th of the Grand Harvest, 1662
Ruriksgrad, Norland
Spouse: N/A
Issue: Jevan I, King of Norland
Jory I, King of Norland
Jorvik I, Earl of Nordengrad
Jorik Rorik
Jorin Ruric
House: Ruric
Father: Hakon Ruric
Mother: Lorina

King Javier Ruric, also known as Javier "The Undefeated" (10th of Snow’s Maiden, 1557 – Unknown) ruled as the eigth King of Norland from the years 1621 to 1640 until his eventual abdication of the throne to his son Jevan Ruric. Javier is one of the most well known and influential Rurics of his time, well known for his skill in the field, having lead Norland to countless victories against the House of Romstun, Holy Orenian Empire, and Grand Kingdom of Urguan, thus earning himself the name The Undefeated.

Biography

Early Life

Javier was born a bastard of the beloved Hakon Ruric to an unknown woman on the 10th of Deep Cold. Javier throughout most of his child hood spent his time preparing and training himself for when he was able to reach of age of 16, to where he would be old enough to command raids himself, for those years of waiting he joined his father Hakon Ruric on numerous raids upon the Holy Orenian Empire, with the attempt to weaken them and lower morale, After numerous raids Javier began to quickly rise in the ranks of the Ashguard, going from a Veteran to the Second in Command. Recently after achieving this position news came to Javier that his father, Hakon was outnumbered in a large skirmish against the empire, he quickly rallied the Rurikid vassal House Silversteed, led by Ethan Silversteed, and marched to his fathers aid. Once arriving Javier took command of the Silver Regiment, cutting through large amounts of Orenian Soldiers, finally reaching his father, and the weakened Ashguard, directly after this skirmish, Javier and Ethan were both taken to the Bonefort, the seat of House Ruric, Javier was then legitimized by his father at the age of eighteen, thus naming him rightful heir of House Ruric. Javier began to command large amounts of his own raids, having never lost a single one, a few months after the descendants departed from Vailor, the Dreadlands came under siege. Javier rallied as many bannermen as possible until realizing that it would not be enough to defend against the Orenian onslaught. He then ordered all Rurik men to disperse into a nearby forest, where they would live out until they could aquire a new home.

Lord Javier Ruric at the age of 19

Reign

During Javier’s reign he was never able to organize a proper military. Despite disbanding the infamous Ashguard and replacing it with the Ruricguard enlistments were low, and men of Norland were having trouble recruiting. Javier Ruric was cushdy at getting the people to follow him, and found he didn’t need a standing military, the people were his military. The citizens of Norland the farmers, leatherworkers, and blacksmiths. Javier strutted about his city without guards. That's because the people were his guards, they protected him to the bitter end, regardless of whether or not they were viewed a warrior. Javier revived Norland, after his cousin, Artyom I ran it into the ground. Javier began by building a new capital, and gaining the respect of the new generation of Norlanders, since he had only recently came back to defend the Krag from the Dwarven attackers. Many of his people said that Javier was leading them through another golden age; a golden age that came to an end after he abdicated the throne of Norland to his son, Jevan Ruric.

The Serene Slaughter During a peace meeting in Vjorhelm with the former Orenian vassals, House Serene. Javier Ruric's life was attempted on by the Serene House leaders and their guards, thus resulting the rurikid household guards to take up arms and slay all those bearing the Serene banners, those who were captured were either beheaded by Javier himself, hung from the Ashtree, or thrown off the side of the Norlandic capital. After this confrontation, House Serene began to fall apart, having it lost many of its notable leaders, The House was never the same after.

Dreadlands Conflict

Javier was raised in the Dreadlands from a young age, being taught the ways of combat by his father, Ser Hakon. While still in Vailor, Ser Hakon led countless attacks on Orenian lands, shattering the the Empires overall morale, this is where Javier gained most of his skill as a leader merely just listening and watching his father in comabt, beginning to embark on his own raids, Hakons training deemed successful having Javier win nearly every raid he fought in.

The Dwarven Assault

Dwarven aggression was ramped up against the Norlandic peoples under the Urguani Grand King Bastion Ireheart. While King Artyom was out with a coma, his distant cousin, Donovan Ruric ascended to the throne, leading the front against the Dwarven invasion. Tensions rose between the two kingdoms, and what was once small settlement raids turned into all-out field battles. The Dwarves, initially backed by the Horde of Dunamis, the Orcs, and the Teutonic Order, quickly swept through the Norlandic countrysides, pushing the Norlanders all the way back to the Krag, where they would make their last stand. With their backs to the wall and a Dwarven battleship blockading all flow of goods in and out of the Krag, the Norlandic peoples dug in. Vastly outnumbered and out-geared, the Norlanders lay in wait, just across the ravine. Midway through the war, the Norlandic peoples mustered all the mina they had left and put their chances upon the mercenary company of Dunamis, whom the Dwarves deemed not worth the money. This decision would pay off in the long run as the Norlanders and Dunamians fended off wave after wave of Dwarven, Orcish, and Teutonic onslaughts upon the stone walls of the Krag. However, each attempt proved futile, resulting in many attackers falling to their watery graves, hundreds of meters below Javier leading the defense on the North Side of the Krag for the First and Second siege took out many men and Siege engines. Dwarven siege engines combusted upon themselves and attackers pushed on and were routed in a series of attacks. With Dwarven Coalition casualties skyrocketing, they were forced to pull back after nearly three years of siege. As a result, the waters around the Krag were nicknamed by the stalwart defenders as Bloater Bay, due to the amount of waterlogged Dwarves that lay at the bottom of the ravine. With the siege lifted, the Kingdoms of Urguan and Norland signed a white peace, ending five years of constant warring and bloodshed.

Romstun War

After being crowned King of Norland, Javier was faced with the Romstun Attack, it was apparent that the Holy Orenian Emperor devised a plan with Deano Romstun, allowing the Romstuns to particpate in Border skirmishes with Norland, with the overall goal of weakening their defenses and troop morale, allowing for an Imperial invasion later on down the line, but this plan proved to be yet difficult, as the Norlanders held on and did not budge back from the Skirmishes managing to somehow hold their own against the Romstun Marauders. Eventually the Emperor declared war upon the House of Romstun, unknown of the plan of the eventual destruction of Norland, Javier declared his support for the Emperor he sent a small retinue of Ashguard to fight alongside the Orenian Emperor, this small retinue was near destroyed by Romstun infantry during the last battle. But nevertheless came out victorious successfully beating back the Romstun house, but not destroying them, which would lead to a key part of the fall of Norland.

The Third Coalition War

Javier attended a meeting with the Holy Orenian Emperor, and the Grand King of Urguan, talking about the issues of the realm, the meeting was said to be long, Javier beleiving the meeting to be concluded departed the Urguani capital of Kal'Omith, later to only recieve word that the Emperor and Grand King made plans to turn on Norland after the War of The Beards, Javier later that day declared his support for Kal'Ulrah and began mustering his troops. On the eve of battle, Javier delieved an expert war speech, Javier took control of the entire Coalition Infantry, leading them to their first major victory of the war the Battle of Jornheim Fields, the Orenian and Urguani troops were on the run giving Javier and the coalition leaders enough time to construct siege equipment aswell as regain the troops he had lost, once this was complete the attack order was given and a siege begun on a small Haensetic fort, the siege lasting a few months, Verthaik eventually creating a large hole in the side of the fort, allowing for Javier to attack, the battle would last a few hours, with the Coalition armies coming out victorious, this battle would be known as the Siege of Fort Kovakirr, a summit was later held in Jornheim where it was let known that the Grand Kingdom of Urguan surrendered all their land and titles to Kaz'Ulrah.

Third Crusade

After assisting in the downfall of the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, Javier turned his eyes towards Orenian Empire, an Imperial nation that had done his people wrongfully for the past hundred years, bringing only bloodshed and death, Javier rallied the banners of Norland and the coalition, beginning a long march towards the Imperial Capital not being informed that it was under siege by Aurelius Horen, during the march they met a large rally of Imperial Soldiers seemingly fleeing Adelburg, they were quickly cut down in a battle known as the Battle of the Bloody Road, having finally reached Adelburg Javier began to set up a siege camp, although he was not around for the majority of the construction as he fell deathly ill. Javier finally recieved word that Adelburg was taken by another, going by the Kingdom of Renatus, he quickly pulled his men out only to hear news of an crusade called upon him, initally there was to be no skirmish with the Renatians, But his eldest son Jevan managed to muster up a small bulk of the Norlandic army and march them against the Rentians with the goal of slowing down their invasion, allowing for the coalition armies and his sickly father to get back to Vjorhelm, the delay nearly failed as a largr majority of Norlanders were lost during this battle, upon his sons return to Vjorhelm, Javier reveled the day before his abdication to his son that he was very ill and was unable to lead the Norlandic people anymore. The next day he abdicated to his son Jevan, thus bringing the end to the Javier era.

Death

After his abdication to his son Jevan Ruric, Javier continued to fight alongside the Norlanders, under both Jory, Jevans aswell as his grandson Goddens reign although not partaking much in the fighting, he offered advice to all three kings on the matter of warfare, allowing for the Norlandic kings to percivere on the battle fields. It is currently unknown of Javiers whereabouts, many say that he fell during the Siege of Ruriksgrad, others say he fled with the rest of the Norlanders and died peacefully after.

Notable Feats

  • King of Norland

Upon being made King of Norland, Javier quickly made himself known as one of the most influential Norlandic Kings, being the first of his kind to successfully beat back the Orenian Empire, During the Battle of the Bloody Road

  • Commander

Throughtout all of Javiers life he has been thrown into warfare, upon coronation Javier continued the Norlandic ways of raiding and pillaging, it is rumored that when Javier was on the field Norland never lost a battle, thus placing him alongside is father Hakon Ruric, in the category of one of the greatest Ruric military commanders.

Titles, Styles, and Honors

  • 1573 - 1576: His Lord, Javier Ruric, Commander of the Ashguard
  • 1619 - 1621: His Highness, Javier Ruric, Prince of Norland
  • 1621 - 1640: His Majesty, Javier Ruric, King of Norland and Chieftain of the Norlandic People, Jarl of Vjorhelm, The Krag, Svenheld, and Dragonwood, Defender of the Red Faith and Bulwark of the Norlandic People.

Full title as King of Norland

His Majesty Javier I of the House Ruric, King of Norland and Chieftain of the Norlandic People, Jarl of Vjorhelm, the Krag, Svenheld, and Dragonwood, Defender of the Red Faith and Bulwark of the Norlandic People.

Issue

Name Birth Death Marriage Notes
Jevan Ruric 15th of Malin's Welcome, 1613 Deceased Married to Andrea De Castro, 1640 Inherited the throne after Javier abdicated, reigned as king for 2 years before going missing after the Siege of Vjorhelm
Jory Ruric 10th of the Amber Cold, 1614 Unknown Married to Jordan Took up the throne after his brother Jevan went missing.
Jorvik Rorik 6th of the Grand Harvest, 1612 Unknown Never Married After the Crusade, and Jevan's abdication, Jory made Jorvik the new marshal of Norland, Later made Earl of Nordengrad
Jorik Rorik 10th of the Deep Cold, 1615 Unknown Never Married Was made Chief Justice during the reign of Godden Ruric

Ancestor

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