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RumKnight is a well known figure in Rathnir for being a chill and respectable dude. Rum is currently the Minister of War in the Empire of Uldarash, a founding member of the Bartenders Guild of Rathinr, and is count of Jcon. He is also partnered with Kasper01 the merchant.

Origins
William, now known as Rum, of house Knight was born in the city of Taranusha before the Audalian invasion. His father was never present and he was raised by his mother who worked in a tavern making her living as the bar keep. William did not have many friends growing up other than his cousin Iram (WhiskeyKnight) who was a few years older than him. During the sacking of the city, his mother died protecting him from the invaders stopping a blade with her own body. William fled the city and became a wandering nomad for a time. During the time of the Petersburg Secession, he was in the continent of Haven. After the secession, William decided to Join the Western Host, the merc group that sided with Petersburg. After traveling for 3 days, he ended up in Loremere, a city in the Heart of Haven in the newly founded Empire of Uldarash.

The Empire of Uldarash
After joining the Kingdom of Loremere and meeting the leader of the kingdom Count Squirrel, he found himself with a renewed purpose. He decided to help this new nation however way possible. He started to gather materials for Count Squirrel and his upcoming home. He became an adviser to the Count as they become close friends. He started to work on the towns defenses and built a guard tower that still stands to this day at the tip of the bay where the town was situated. However soon afterward, Count Squirrel had a new task for him. William was to gather a few people and start his own town a little while up the coast. William did as he was ordered and got two people to join him, one being Timeken, a citizen of Sanctuary and a renowned builder. William founded the town of Crest-Town, named after the magnificent crests of the waves in the Heart. By doing this, he earned himself the title of Count within the Empire and thus making Count Squirrel a duke. Willaim started with earnest on his new town. He and Timeken started to clear the forest for wood and to make room. Willaim had Timeken create a few temp houses while William started working the fortress that is still there. Around this time, the Empire formed its military and the newly appointed Minister of War WhiskeyKnight made William the Captian of the National Guard. Although hearing his cousins name, Willaim was failed to recognize that his cousin just became the Minister of War.