Lord Phantom Laith

Early life
Lord Phantom, born many years before Emperor Yigons rise to power, was born as “Laith” to one of Kryvonea's renowned chancellors and his mistress. During this time Kryvonea was in a perpetual state of war and rebellions. Large territories were lost and many lives died in battle so he was sent away for his safety to the distant land of Aurlunor Velande to learn the ways of the twin dragon.

During his time in Aurlunor he gained wisdom and harnessed the will and might of the twin dragon. He also trained with the grand mystics and warriors of the Velande tribes. Many years passed and Laith wondered what his family and people were like. He only carried his name, which means “lion” in Kryvonean as a clue to his origins. After helping the people of Aurlunor with their phantom problem and saving all of the towns people he was given the name Lord Phantom by the empress. After this he felt ready to journey back to his homeland in Eldham…

Career
The voyage over the great seas took many months and he landed in the land of Falkreath, now known as Orisifell (a province of Eleanor). The land was grim and war torn, cities burnt and poor villagers were living off crumbs from what the Merkonian war machine left in ruins, lord Phantom made his way deep into the forest gathering supplies and setting up his tent, during his time in Falkreath he built the fort city of Vyranor with local people that he befriended.

After spending a couple of months in Falkreath, Phantom founded the xVSx clan with his companions. He took his clan on a ship to north Kryvonea, they landed in the city of Capitalous, and Phantom and his friends took on construction jobs that were available. The mayor - Chmps was impressed with Phantom's ability to build and terraform the town, so upon his retirement he handed the mantle of mayor to Phantom. Upon his assignment to the mayorship, Phantom was met with pushback from some Kryvonean High Council members in fear of being a spy or rebel. After proving himself trustworthy, Phantom was appointed to parliament by Yigon and was given estates in Velgan and Seldeshi. Phantom resided at Capitalous towards the end of the Merkonian war and later officially became the lord protector over the city of Capitalous after his father, Cao ascended to heaven. His time ruling Capitalous brought significant changes to the town and it tripled in size and population after the Kryvonean total victory over Merkonis.

After the fall of Merkonis, Phantom fell in love with a Morladroner named Wilhelmina. They later got married and had 5 children, Kwarly, Owl, Sandwich, Dave and Tobias. During this time Phantom and his clan constructed Kryvonea’s industrial city Calidor in the middle of the desert and he built the tallest residential building in all of Kryvonea. He also became the chancellor of Kryvonea following these great accomplishments. Phantom's term as chancellor is considered by many Kryvonean historians as one of the most successful chancellorships. He reformed the government by abolishing the parliament and firing all of the ministers that were in power. He later appointed his own ministry cabinet and introduced the ministry council committee and the ministry employment system where he personally paid the ministries for their work. One of Phantom's main goals during his term was to construct a great border wall with neighboring nations. During his term he lived in Calidor with his wife, leaving Capitalous in the hands of his town council.

Death
Phantom's term as chancellor came to an abrupt end when he was assassinated along with his wife in their bedroom by a Skyran government official named Milfdevourer. Phantom's death was hailed a national tragedy and many citizens mourned his passing many weeks and months after the fatal event. Phantom was memorialized in Seldeshi where his body was given a royal Clockist burial. His legacy was forever implanted into the minds of all aspiring Kryvonean politicians.

Following his death, the city of Capitalous was given over to the care of an xVSx clan member called Voltage, Calidor continues to be ruled by another one of his clan members named Optical, and his island claims in Falholt were passed on to his son Owl Laith. His other two sons, Dave and Tobias, carried on their father's legacy by entering Kryvonean politics.