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OhmKing Ozragad of the House of Gwydion
King of Morganyth, Lord of all Fomori, Nemesis of Eorzia
Appearance
King Ozragad appears almost as formidable as his reputation would suggest. He is taller than most men, easily standing over six feet in height, and carries himself with an air of strength. His face his angular, almost gaunt, with a proud straight nose and a prominent chin. It is framed by his long black hair, threaded now with faint strands of grey. Like the rest of his Fomori kin, Ozragad bears the ashen complexion and pointed ears of his kind. But by far, the most notable thing about his face are his eyes: orange-gold irises like pools of firelight cut in twain by slit pupils. Beneath his furrowed brow they smoulder fiercely, their gaze intent, their owner inscrutable.
Outside of the palace Ozragad most often wears his armour, it is surprisingly plain for that of a king, lacking filigree or ornamental fancies. When not in armour he favours darker colours, black or maroon, and simple garb. The circlet he wears during occasions of state is yellow gold, set with beads of jet and garnets. A sword is most often at his side.
Personality
To the people of Eorzia, King Ozragad is the source of great terror. Known as the Nemesis, the Defiler, the Accursed, (amongst other less savoury monikers) he is considered a cruel tyrant responsible for the woes of the Kingdom. But those who faced him on the battlefield or have studied his life emphasise different traits - Ozragad's cunning and bravery. For decades the Kingdom of Morganyth has held its own against Eorzia largely because of the military and strategic genius of its leader, who has won countless battles against larger armies, and always commands from the front lines. His own soldiers are known to be as fanatically loyal to him as Eorzia's are fanatically opposed to him.
The rare few who have visited Ozragad's court in the hidden city of Cirith Anyr and returned to Eorzia tell tales of a cold place, with few acts of gaiety or revelry. An air of sadness hangs of the place. The King himself has shown dislike for residing at his own seat, and even when not on campaign, prefers to throw himself into the management of his realm by touring its provinces personally.
History
King Ozragad's history is inevitability tied up in the century of war between Eorzia and Morganyth. He came to the throne at an unusually young age for a Formori, not yet having seen his first century. The early years of his reign were quiet, the Formori of Morganyth had always kept to themselves in the years before the war, and at first that did not change with Ozragad. Then without warning, over twenty years after he had taken the throne, the King led a host out of the mountains and into Eorzia, claiming it as the ancestral homeland of the Formori people. In what would later become known as his first and most successful campaign, King Ozragad cut his way into the heart of Eorzian territory, culminating in the capture of its capital and the killing of its King.
That winter Ozragad held court in lands that no Formori had ruled in over a thousand years, but come the spring he would driven from the city by King's son and heir. When he realised he could not hold the capital, Ozragad burnt it to the ground.
What followed was a century of bloodshed, as the two Kingdoms traded flesh wounds year after year. Sometimes Ozragad would hold the upper hand and strike deep into Erozia, at other times he would be pressed back into mountains and besieged in his fortified citadels. Kings and Princes of the Hydaelyn dynasty have been slain by his hand, but always another rises in their place to oppose him. After so many years, the war took its toll on both the Kingdoms. Their populations began to deplete, their borderlands all but abandoned because of the continuous fighting.
Then came the peace. The proposal made to him which was expected to be flatly rejected - he accepted. With only one condition, that the dowry paid to the bride by her father be made in land, not gold.
