Azepus

Background
Azepus was born in the south eastern part of the Empire of Uldarash, under the harsh region of the Nullarian arid desert. Born to the Tribe of Azei, he and a couple of his peers crossed along the desert, furthering trade and connections with their neighbors. During this time, Azepus began acquiring power at a rapid rate among his tribe and eventually couped it's ineffective government and established himself as the figurehead where he began proposing and formulating the ideas of a united state. Beknowst to him, Azepus had met Zekro a couple of years back, a fellow ruler in the area who shared his same ideas and together they compromised a plan that would unite Nullaria under their reign, turning the spread out region into a prospering state under the Empire of Uldarash.

The Azei-Nul'lari Compromise
On a cold night on approximately 79 TE, the tribes of Azei and Nul'lari met in the middle of Nullarian desert. Together, both Zekro and Azepus formulated a plan to merge their tribes into one, creating the Kingdom of Nullaria under a diarchy system where both Zekro and Azepus will be the figureheads. During these talks, they agree'd to create the city as Nul'lari as the capital, in return, Azepus will be granted the city of Azei. The City of Azei was an old Chevkri town, abandoned and in ruins but would eventually become the urban residential area of Nullaria. To cement Nullarian control across the region, the newly united Nullarian milita conquered and integrated all of the tribes, bringing the region under one flag and one title, on that day The Kingdom of Nullaria was born.

Azepus’ development of Azei
As the Nullaria began to grow, Azepus traveled to the ruined Chevkri town,(present day New Laurentia) and began to rebuild the fallen city. After long hours and hard work, he single-handedly rebuilt the town, establishing farmland, food and materials to distribute across the entirety of the desert state. These accomplishments eventually led to the aggravation of the neighboring Chevkri’s due to alleged jealousy. Chevkri citizens would then accuse the city of Azei to be squatting in their lands, as a result, this brought more tension across the border. While in Nullaria, Azepus was nominated by Zekro to take on the role as King, giving the title as Dual-Monarchy in the state of Nullaria where two kings ruled over the entirety of the small desert state. Azepus’ held many important roles in Nullaria but one of the most important roles as king was concluding the Chevkri conflict. Azepus and Zekro both worked out a compact plan which denounced Chevkri’s claims and officially recognized Nullaria as a state under the Uldarashi government. As Nullaria was proven and officially recognized as a Nullarian state, this led to ill/unfriendly interactions with the Chevkri in its entirety. Both Nullarian and Chevkri citizens would insult each other despite being seperated by a wall. These interactions between citizens were often toxic and very unwelcoming, causing a hostile feud between the two states. This feud would eventually be one of the most destructive feuds to ever occur between two Uldarashi states located just a few chunks away from each other. Almost a month into leadership, both kings resigned and ceded their power to Hinda Sauna. Hinda remained as the Nullarian king until the dissolution in 1/24/2022.

Days of Turmoil
As Nullaria grew, fear of war strengthened across the Empire of Uldarash. As civil war broke out across the nation, Nullaria was left with hardly any choices, so they declared independence in hopes to secure their borders with peace. However, as the Second Empire of Uldarash was able to defeat the Loyalist Uldarash, it began to pivot their attention to the aggressive approach of the King of Nullaria. Hinda Sauna had mutiple controversies, most notably being the insulting of Chevkri by naming a drowned "an average chevkri citizen" and forging an Eldham Entente treaty with Nullaria. These appalling actions led to alleged Chevkri bandits to swarm Nullaria's cities to the point of unsafety. This eventually led up to the horrifying collapse of Nullaria, which began the catastrophic Days of Turmoil. During the days of turmoil, citizens of the former nation were displaced and scattered with little to no resources to keep themselves stabilized. The former kings both gathered together to discuss the plan of the future of the nation, where they agreed to ask the Tovarashi government if they could acquire some land which would house the remaining citizens and provide protection for themselves. After a few days, the Nullarians were given the approval to reside. As Nullarians were sent on ships to find refuge in the nation, Azepus and Zekro formed a plan on how they would establish the state of Nullaria in the foreign region of Sparwood. This plan both designated themselves as Hakim’s of the region.

Sparwood Landing
As ships approached the shores of the Tovarisha, the hope for a new opportunity grew. The Socialist State of Nullaria was formed on the east wing of Tovarisha, both former kings of the once Kingdom of Nullaria were now once again leading the state. While in Tovarisha, Azepus helped aid the growth of the city of Lumnaru and the creation of New Rovisha, bringing the two cities as the fastest growing cities throughout the country. As Hakim, he assisted the growth of the state, bringing the Socialist State of Nullaria into it's short golden age.

The Downfall of Power
Although Azepus' efficient and great leadership, the citizens were nostalgic of the past and missed the once great Kingdom of Nullaria. Rumors of coups and treason were also an alarming threat to both Hakims power and the hope for a great state began to dwindle. The Hakim tried his hardest to secure and grow his state however the odds were stacked against him and a member of his own government was alleged to have been staging a coup for power. The rumors of this treacherous crime brought Azepus to lead an independent investigation on Hinda Sauna which proved that she was a direct threat to the safety and security of the state. Azepus brought the evidence to court in which undoubtly questioned the vilay's innocence. Hinda Sauna was found guilty of treason and was promptly removed from her power as Vilay but due to external interference, she was not permitted to be exiled from the state. This caused a large feud between both Hakims and Hinda as untrust grew throughout the state and the country of Tovarisha in whole. A few weeks after the conclusion of the court, Hinda took it upon herself to maliciously attack the Socialist State of Nullaria and grief the city of Lumnaru into oblivion. The grief of the city of Lumnaru was the final blow to the Socialist State of Nullaria as the population decreased to merely 4 citizens. Azepus' hard work and determination had landed himself into despair and regret, his will to continue the Socialist State of Nullaria had concluded. Azepus made it clear that he had no motivation on staying in the Socialist State of Nullaria, so he packed his remaining items and sold the town of New Rovisha. After some time, the remaining Hakim, Zekro, left aswell in the same disbelief and regret that Azepus felt.

Voyage to Mahui
Shortly after the dissolution of the Socialist State of Nullaria, Azepus assembled a small group of original Nullarians with him to a fleet on the western portion of Tovarisha. In hopes of colonizing some land for the group to call their new home, on 135 TE the Nullarian company, now calling themselves the "Mahuii", set sail across the violent seas of Sparwood into the western hemisphere. From 135 TE to 140 TE the company swept across the rough seas of Sparwood into the chilling and danger infested waters of Syltor. On the Spring of 140 TE, Azepus' Mahuii company landed on the tribal uninhabited island in the Phogosian Sea, from there began the first Mahui colony. Under the command of Azepus, the Nullarian company was able to assume full control of the island and begin it's transformation. Following a few encounters with the Centari, Azepus agree'd to unite Mahui as a city under Centaris, leading us into the present.

Soon after Mahui's integration into Centaris, Huitca collapsed and the Centari declared independence from it's sucessor, Alda. Under the nation of Centaris, Azepus and his company was able to double Mahui's population, create a city and construct the Province of Mahui.

As of today, Azepus has been ruling Mahui for over 45 years, continuing to expand and grow it.