Wambold

Wambold, unofficially titled The Wanderer, is a human male residing in Southern Eldham, currently residing in the Second Duchy of Ahalia, He has held numerous positions, such as mayor of the city of Dinas, Basileus and Ekprosopos of Ahalia, and is also one of the current Eldham Cartographers.

Early Life
Wambold was born in an unknown town believed to have been in central Eldham to a set of parents that he knows little of, not even their names. He remembers little of his childhood, only that his town was wealthy and lavished, and he grew up comfortable. Around the time when he was 8, a war would occur, which was specifically no one can say (possibly the War of the Black Flag or Skjoldbrodir-Lemurian war) which would force him to leave his town and seek refuge elsewhere. He and his parents would venture south, towards the continent of Arsine, and settled in the wilderness. Wambold would remain there until the age of 20, when a group of bandits attacked, separating him from his parents, but he would survive, battered and bruised. He continued on the journey southward, eventually meeting a stranger named Theo Zevedos.

Arrival at Ahalia
Theo Zevedos would lead Wambold to the town he ruled, the great city of Jepola. Shortly after, Wambold would become a Viodoxan citizen (Ahalia was still a colony at the time) and slowly began to integrate with the other Ahalians. He gained a job as a miner and was almost immediately promoted to the Guild Master of the Miner Guild. He began working on Jepola, constructing houses and other facilities, as was his fellow Ahalians. Simultaneously, Theo began the first wave of Ahalian reforms, starting by forming an advisory council known as the Nikatoi, which Wambold was appointed to. Upon his promotion, he worked harder and harder to develop Ahalia, and assisted in recruiting many important individuals that work in Ahalia today: the Nikatoi Scarminus, the Guild Masters Lexali and Volt_Master, and many, many citizens.

The Mayor of Dinas
Due to increasing frustration with their Viodoxan overlords, the Nikatoi began plotting an independence declaration, with Wambold being one of the most vocal supporters. Shortly after, the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa suddenly collapsed, leaving Ahalia to break free and become an independent kingdom. Wambold would become vital in the organisation of the new state, drafting a non-aggression pact with it's neighbour Atlechia and creating the constitution of Ahalia. Wambold would continue in his work on the development of Ahalia and the guilds, eventually gaining a large sum of wealth. Subsequentely, he proposed an idea to the Nikatoi, for Ahalia to attempt a purchase of uninhabited land south of Ahalia from their neighbour, Atlechia. Wambold negotiated personally with their King, Swenking, for hours and hours. The idea was thought to be impossible, but Wambold would achieve a miracle and the pair agreed to a sale of the land. Impressed, Theo Zevedos would grant Wambold the ability to develop these lands, and made him govenor of the territory. Wambold would then begin his great project, the town of Dinas.

The Eternal Ekprosopos
After vacating his home in Jepola, Wambold moved to the strip of desert just south of Jepola. From there, he began building his current house, as well as the houses for people to join. A couple Jepolians would follow him, but hardly enough to form a town, so Wambold set out on a pilgramage throughout Eldham to recruit lost travellers or discontent residents of other towns. Dozens of players followed him, and they returned to Dinas, building the hill of sand into a bustling community. Within three weeks, Dinas had quadrupled in size and playercount. During the beginnings of Dinas, the Nikatoi decided to create a leader among them, the Ekprosopos. This would be a mostly ceremonious role, but would be elected among the people. Immediately, an election began, with the people voting overwhelmingly for Wambold with around 85% of the vote, a remarkable landslide.

Wambold, enamoured by his new position, continued his work, building strong bonds with his people and working his utmost hardest for the future of Ahalia. Wambold would fight in two wars around this time, the Atlechian Invasion of Agoge and the Elbian-Valdreach conflict. Success was found in the Agoge war, but the Elbian liberators were seriously defeated in their battle, and Wambold was gravely injured in the fighting, just barely being carried away from the fight by Fousas Zevedos and Volt_Master. After returning home, Wambold would continue his work on Dinas, but demotivated and depressed, often drowning his sorrows in alcohol among his friends. Later on, Volt_Master would approach him with an offer to help him form the Ahalia Mercenary Guild, which Wambold immediately agreed to, thus becoming a commander among it's ranks. Wambold would also help found the settlement of Kekrifalia, along with Theo Zevedos and Lexali. Wambold's work as the Ekprosopos of Ahalia, and as the only person to hold the title, granted him the title "The Eternal Ekprosopos."

The Toppling of Othmyrr
During the time of the Ahalian Empire, Wambold would be a part of the Sapphire Coalition, embroiled in the Entente-Commonwealth War, when he recieved a message requesting him to assassinate General Secretary of the U.S.S.E, Chelovek Serebra, and blame it on the Sapphire Commonwealth, as a member of the coalition, Wambold would leak this information to the U.S.S.E, hoping to persuade them to leave the war. Nothing would result of this for a long time, until the U.S.S.E proclaimed that the assassin was sent by RageOfFire, leader of Othmyrr, and along with the Zamotz Union, attempted to partition the nation, much to the dismay of Wambold, who had helped cause this, resulting in him being blamed by maning Oceanum officials.

The Emporer of Ahalia
Years went by, and Wambold's work continued. His body aged, but his mind remained youthful. Upon the dawn of a day just like any other, he was greeted by his Basileus, Theo Zevedeos. Upon their usual greetings, Theo, in the midst of their conversation, would drop a bombshell upon Wambold, revealing him to be his long lost son, despite Wambold living in Ahalia for decades. He explained it was a test of honour and to truly see if he was worthy of the Zevedeos name. Eventually, he deemed it so, and Wambold was officially granted royal titles and an equal seat among the Zevedeos family. He maintained his previous positions as Ekprosopos, but would eventually grow his ambitions further than his current seat.

Upon the illness of his father, Wambold's brother, Fousas, would elevate to the throne, much to the dismay of Wambold. Enraged, Wambold would grow jealous, and seek the throne for himself. He immediately began an armed uprising in Dinas, rallying his supporters to march on the capital. He would gain the popular support in Ahalia among the people, but his army was ill-equipped and lacked the proper training. Fousas and Wambold's forces would clash at the Battle of Dinas, where Wambold would fight valiantly but eventually brought down by several enemy soldiers, then cut down by Fousas himself, where he bled out in the sands, only to be rescued by Samuel Kericos, who took him to Kekrifalia to nurse his wounds, where he then fled to Oceanum in exile.

Cartographer of Eldham
During Wambold's exile from the Ahalian Empire, he would begin mapping the local areas around him as a way to pass the time and heal his injuries, eventually persuing a journey across all of Eldham in an attempt to map the landscape of Eldham. This would take years, but eventually he had finished, even adding the borders to the nations of Eldham. Soon after publishing the map to various nations in Eldham, he would recieve an invite to the Eldham Cartography Guild to join the mapper's ranks, to which he eagerly agreed. To this day, he continues to create and update the world maps for Eldham, and he has no intention of stopping.

The Second Duke of Ahalia
Upon Ahalia's unification with Novastonia by decree of Emporer Theo, the upper classes of Ahalia were appauled by the sudden annexation, and declared a state of rebellion. Theo then died in his sleep, and Regent Fousas fled the palace, not to be seen for a long time. Seeing the opportunity, Wambold declared his intention to retake the throne, and was contacted by the rebels, and they joined forces. Upon personal negotiations with Supreme Doge Joseph, Wambold became the Basileus of Ahalia, and installed the Second Kingdom. His rule during peacetime would be eventful, but short, with Wambold undertaking much diplomacy to reinstall Ahalia's place in Eldham, and tried to organise events to restore Ahalia's morale. However, the peacetime would be short. During the revolution, he would work with Swenking of Atlechia, Ahalia's Great Enemy, in hopes of forming a friendship between the two enemies, whereas Swenking wanted the submission of Ahalia to his rule. Wambold would reject his attempts at unification, and so declared war on the Kingdom of Ahalia.

The Bane of Atlechia
Ahalia would merge with the Vulperium in order to protect itself, with Wambold discussing the possibility of war with BeastlyBrock of the Vulperium many a time until the unification, and the Atlechian-Vulperium War began. During the time of the war, Wambold would be a fierce opponent against Atlechia, publicly denouncing them many a time, and invoking all of his diplomatic powers in order to gain support, with varying results. Wambold would undergo raids against Atlechia, the largest being in the Rochdale Market against a serious Atlechian force. Wambold and the Ahalians would be beaten because of their lack of equipment, but managed to escape with minor injuries.

During the war, Wambold would attend a large-scale party in the Vulperium. He partied with many of his long-time friends and allies, and managed to live a day without the worries of the war. However, disaster struck, and Wambold would be attacked by Rico, an assassin sent by Atlechia to kill the Duke. Wambold barely managed to survive, but held critical injuries. He was forced to step down as Duke of Ahalia, and allow Mega Kericos, whom he regarded as an apprentice, to the position. As he was injured, Wambold would fail to attend the Battle of Lazodi, but managed to maintain a strong position within the peace talks, and helped negotiate Ahalia new lands, tripling it's size. But, once the war ended, the population became disgruntled, and they blamed Wambold for their problems. Megateck even saw him as a threat to his rule. Wambold's people began to turn on him, but he managed to bear the role of scapegoat for the time being.

Exile
The remaining Zevedeos's in Ahalia would rally many of those who fought against him in the civil war, and they continued to harass Wambold, leading him to call for action against them, even supporting public massacres of those who stood against him. This would lead to his arrest by the Ahalian Government, but he was shortly released. He began seeing his former home, the land he had created, as a corrupt and failed state. He would leave one final announcement to those he still trusted:

"And now I turn my back on Ahalia. The mighty kingdom that stood against the Zamotz superpower, the colony that never could, yet somehow did, the sunflower of the desert. I can see I'm no longer welcome. The hardliners have grown too powerful and assumed too much, and have forced me out. No doubt they will glee at this message. My own duke, my apprenticed Megateck, assumes my influence to be too strong. And now I leave. I have packed most of my belongings, yet I will continue to occupy my residence in Dinas and Kekrifalia. I'll remain here as a silent advisor, and I'll watch from afar. Maybe I'll see Ahalia succeed. I doubt it.

''Ironically of all places, I have chosen to settle in the former Atlechia. It will make a lovely home. My own personal domain, where I can be free to worship my gods in peace, and be rid of the stink and malice that infects my former home. I built this place from the ground up, and I have no desire to be here when it rots and fails. Once I've built a home, I look forward to visits from those I still call friends. I'll miss this place, the people, all the times we had. The golden age in Dinas was some of the best moments I've ever had playing Minecraft, so thanks to all that were there for it. Maybe we can do that again in my Domain. Or maybe I'll come back. Who knows? Goodbye for now."''

Wambold would then leave, to the town of Fjallhold, which he purchased from his associate Tylics for $350,000, and renamed the land to WamboldLand, but it was soon retaken by Atlechia.

During this exile, Wambold would also became the main proponent of 'Foldism', a political ideology in Eldham revolving around nations submitting to higher powers to save themselves from annihilation, a tactic Wambold himself deployed during the war.

The Bastard of Ahalia
Upon his exile, Wambold would continue to wander around Eldham, and charter his maps. He would be contacted by various groups and men, and would serve under different organisations, in secret projects around Eldham, most of which remained secretive, but he would serve as a senator within the Alodian Federation, and also became a Duke of Einberg. Most of all though, he would continuously speak with his brother, Darius, who had similarly been exiled from the Zevedeos family, and they would undertake their own projects together.

Wambold would grow tired of his journeys, having met so many different leaders and people. He desired to settle close to his homeland of Ahalia, just so he could keep an eye on things. He settled in WamboldLand, and almost immediately was contacted by none other than Swenking, who demanded the lands be returned. Wambold was willing to trade for different lands, or even a large sum of cash, but negotiations fell apart. A war was almost caused, potentially involving Swardia, the Imperium and the Vulperium, and the lands temporarily joined Ahalia, but Wambold agreed to sell it for $500,000, making a decent profit. During this time, he became close with his friends of Ahalia, and soon enough they allowed him back into the duchy and even into the Nikatoi.

Ahalia would become prosperous again, much to the amaze of Wambold, and he even helped with building and recruiting. However, he would grow unsatisfied with the state of affairs, and he grew increasingly frustrated by Samuel's lack of administration. He became power hungry, and began seeking the throne of Ahalia once more, openly advocating for a revolt against the Vulperium, even staging a protest with many of his followers, which had to be disrupted by the gods themselves for the violence and chaos that erupted within Dinas. He began pursuing a violent revolution, contacting the enemies of the Vulperium and beyond. Samuel would exile him, banishing from the Ahalian realm once more, but Wambold sought refuge in his brother's cathedral, Phoenia. A Vulpur embassy would arrive, led by the Grand Valar himself, and demanded Wambold to stand down, or the Vulperium's military would attack. Wambold believed he could win a war against them, but time was against him, and he fled to avoid capture and execution.

Physical Appearance
Wambold is an Eldhamite male of the Ahalian culture. He has pale skin, along with bright green eyes and a pale orange hair. He is 6'1 or 185cm. He bears the clothing of the Ekprosopos of Ahalia. Wambold is currently 60 years old, and has lived in Eldham for all of his live. He has clearly aged as a result of his longer lifespan, but remains athletic and energetic; not so much as his youth but he remains active.

Religion
Wambold was a confident atheist upon his arrival to Ahalia, but slowly warmed up to the Guhenist faith and ideals present there, and now devotes himself to Guhen's teachings, hoping to one day achieve the Sweet Release. He has even participated in a couple religious conflicts involving Guhenist organisations.