Vane Freysson Ruric, King of Norland
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Vane Freysson Ambrose Ruric, better known as Vane Freysson, is the eighteenth King of Norland and the fourth after its reformation by Caedric Edvardsson Ruric. Following the death of Sven II, and lack of a willing heir, a Kingsmoot was held in which Vane won in a near landslide and was crowned King of Norland in 34 S.A.
History
Vane was born to Alli Ambrose Freysson, the Jarl of Darrowmere and Olaf Freysson Ruric, the Norlandic Master of coin as well as the owner of Vykk co, a prestigious merchant company which grew to become the richest organization on all of Arcas. During vanes early years, his mother, Alli Ambrose Freysson, took his twin sister Vera in the dead of night and fled from Varhelm, leaving a note for Vane stating his Father was evil, and he too was corrupted by his Father influence and incapable of redemption. less than a year after his mother took his sister and abandoned him, his father, Olaf Freysson Ruric, left on an expedition to kill a drake, but was badly injured by the drakes flames, cooking alive in his armor later dying from his injuries in the Varhelm clinic leaving him orphaned to be raised by his cousins Donovan Freysson, the marshal of Norland and Toke Freysson, the new owner of Vykk co. Due to his early childhood trauma Vane became addicted to the narcotic substance known as quartz powder, starting an early career of substance abuse, Notably beating Levian'Tol Grandaxe, the Grand King of Urguan, in a drinking contest at the age of 7.
Reign
Early Reign Vane inherited a worn down nation, reeling from the loss of the War of the three Kingdoms, he immedietly went about working with Alisa Camian, the High Keeper of the Red Faith to institute social, political, and religious reforms to repair and revitalize the Kingdom of Norland.
The Skanarri war Early into Vanes reign he was tasked with the threat of the Skanarri, who had raided and pillaged the outlying villages surround Varhelm, terrorizing the Norlandic people. Successfuly repelling the Skanarri during the seige of Lunner Keep, Vane saw early success in the war, but due to constant changing of Northguard leadership, that success would begin to run dry, seeing more and more pyrrhic victories and even some losses. However Vane found an opportunity for peace, the leader of the Skanarri tribes, High Chieftain Argos Shieldbreaker had tired from the constant warfare, and had finally found an amicable accord with Vane, but upon their agreement, High Chieftain Argos Shieldbreaker's guards, as well as a contingent of traitorous skanarri led by Grejon the Warrior attacked the small group that had met to make peace, slaying Argos, and greatly wounding Vane. Vane would continue to fight the Skanarri for another six years before the now High Chieftain of the Skanarri, Grejon the Warrior would call for peace in the face of a new and more dangerous threat, the Svarlings.
The Svarling war W.I.P
