King Dierk 'The Conqueror' of Terijas

Dierk 'The Conqueror' Thralon as a historical King of Terijas, who is known today for his carving of what would become the Imperial Kingdom of Orlanids. Very little is known about is life, or his conquests.

Biography
The story of Dierk ‘the Conqueror’ begins with the death of his father, King Alduin Thralon who fell ill at the age of forty-three in a sudden spring sickness that would take his life as he took control in 143. After his coronation, Dierk made it clear with the first meeting of his council that an overbearing sense of concern overwhelmed him as the wars around central Orlandis that had started years before had begun to take their toll as humanity seemed to turn on one another—stability needed to be brought. Initially it appeared that Dierk did not plan for conquest of his own but rather simple defeat of the conquerors to the south and north of Terijas: King Barun ‘The Highlander’ Erayan and King Damon ‘The Lowlander’ Etlas.

Worried foremost about his enemy to the north as he was the more vicious of the two, Dierk took to his horse with his closest allies and kin. It was here that he appealed to both King Magnus Balkr and King Lothar Atgeirr to arrange a deal for their military and political support. The northlandic men were skeptical, but reasonable as in the end for their support they asked for aid against the overlord beyond the Echoes that plagued them. The rest of history goes pretty quick as Dierk defeats King Barun, King Damon, and pushes back the Stormbroken “King” from the Hinterlands. Given his successes people acclaim their supposed “High King” that had united the realm—following such things nearly every kingdom in Orlandis would bend the knee.