Legend of the Banished Hero

A male human king with commanding stature, draped in rich crimson and sable robes lined with golden embroidery. His imperial regalia gleams—a lion-crested breastplate beneath a royal cloak fastened by twin phoenix pins. His high collar frames a face carved with experience, slicked-back silver-streaked hair, and cold iron eyes that are analytical and sharp. He holds a polished scepter of blacksteel, symbolic of his dominion.

Varenthor is a ruler of absolute vision. Tactical, proud, and uncompromising in matters of empire, he believes in control through structure and the long view of legacy. He rewards loyalty but does not tolerate failure. Though not cruel, he is calculating and expects the world to bend before the throne, not the other way around. His speeches rouse armies, and his silence is more feared than his wrath. In private, few see the weary man beneath the armor of duty.

Crowned during an age of war, Varenthor carved the Ashkaris’ domain from fractured kingdoms and rising republics. He reshaped the military, standardized currency, and broke noble rebellions with strategy rather than blood—though he is no stranger to the sword. His court is a web of power plays and precise diplomacy, where only the most capable survive. Varenthor sees the world as clay, and he the sculptor shaping a golden era. Whether revered or feared, he will be remembered.