Lhytt Poliorcetes

Lhytt Poliorcetes was an established Political and Social Figure in Central Eldham, in the Drakaesland region. Regarded by some as a calculating and ruthless man, he led The Republic of Amarillo on 3 separate occasions, with the first 2 stints being engulfed in war, and was also Imperial Advisor in Arktania for a short time. He was also a known military tactician, often boasting about his supposed undefeated record as a military general.

Lhytt was known to have resided in Puerto Amarillo, the Capital of the Republic of Amarillo, as well as owning a home in Dortberg, a city in A.W.E. He lived in Injah, Arktania, before his mysterious dissappearance. Lhytt Poliorcetes was also known to have written a book, titled "El Presidente," an autobiography detailing his time before and during his first stint as President of Amarillo.

Early Life
Lhytt Poliorcetes was born in a still unnamed town located in South-Eastern Uldarash. According to Lhytt in his autobiography, the town was an industrial place, and most of the people there, including himself, lived in poverty. Thus, he left Uldarash, and Rathnir entirely, in his late teens, in search of opportunity. Lhytt noted that he studied Military Manuals and Political Memoirs and Books while travelling to the New World: Eldham.

It was in Eldham that Lhytt met Salazar Van Den Green, who, along with a few other people, was constructing the town of Puerto Amarillo, which was located in Regnum Drakaes. Lhytt immediately settled in, and became involved in Local Politics. He was eventually elected into Drakaes' parliament, the Ephorate.

Collapse of Drakaes
As The now democratic Drakaes collapsed all around him, Lhytt saw an opportunity to seize some sort of power. As a result, he plotted with secessionists from Saror Haven to leave Drakaes. He planned to take control of Puerto Amarillo and establish a Republic. In the end, he got his wish, as Drakaes' Autarch Tiffany Canalopin dissolved the nation. A spiral of events after the collapse led to the War of Drakaen Succession.

Lhytt helped organise a Coalition with Saror Haven, as well as the newly independent Kingdom of Nidaros and Smegsland to fight against the City State of Jorvick, as well as Mugen. Lhytt was in charge of most of Amarillo's albeit small army, but managed to pull of some victories. At the Battle of Redhill Fort, in which Lhytt was in command, Amarillo was outnumbered 3 to 1, but managed to defeat Mugen. Lhytt was severely injured during the battle, and was thus unable to take part during the rest of the war.

Ultimately, the war ended in the Coalition's defeat. Lhytt, feeling that Amarillo no longer needed him, left the region and settled in the city of Dortberg, A.W.E. In his absence, Salazar Van Den Green reorganised Amarillo into a Republic, and began to rebuild. Lhytt spent many weeks in Dortberg, acting as an unofficial second in command there. Eventually, he returned as a political advisor.

First Presidency
Lhytt, while impressed at what had been achieved, saw many flaws in the Governmental system in Amarillo. As a result, when the third Presidential Elections came around, Lhytt stood for President. He won by a majority of the vote, and wasted no time in reforming the nation. New economic policies were introduced, and the nation continued to grow.

However, his grit and determination as a leader was to be tested. Mr Ananas, a former citizen of Saror Haven, built an illegal seabase just outside of Puerto Amarillo. Lhytt, after offering several deals to Ananas, all of which were knocked back, immediately condemned the squatter, declaring him a criminal and vowing to glass the settlement, which was known as Kibris.

After an initial assault, which ended in stalemate, Lhytt re-organised the Amarillian army and prepared for a second offensive. Ananas continued to hire Mercenaries in a desperate attempt to save his sea base, but it was in vain. A massive assault force, led by Lhytt and aided by The League of Vircon and Uraka, completely decimated the squatters, and forced them to flee permentantly. Lhytt declared this a massive victory for the region, and immediately stood down from his position as President, as his term had now ended.

Second Presidency
Following the term of TheNextSurreal, Amarillo's President after the Kibris Crisis, Lhytt decided to stand as a candidate again once the elections came around. And when they did, Lhytt promised major reforms to the country. It is clear that this convinced the people, as Lhytt won 90% of the popular vote in the eventual November Elections. The reforms that followed completely restructured Amarillo as a nation, introducing many governmental aspects which remained crucial to Amarillo as a nation, and had been hailed as largely successful.

Lhytt, in his Second Presidency, managed to gain back all of Amarillo's core territories taken from it after independence, firstly by a military occupation of parts of Northern Andliria, then buy purchasing lands from Katolis.

After all this, further elections approached, Lhytt, instead of running for a third consecutive term, officially stepped back from public life, citing that politics had controlled his life for too long. He withdrew into his manor in Puerto Amarillo, and was rarely seen in Public for some time.

Amarillian Civil War
As The Amarillian Civil War raged on, Lhytt remained notably neutral. One side was led by his son, Kawaii Poliorcetes-Kyani, the other led by Soronaca Aulian, his old friend. Following the Battle of Puerto Amarillo, Soronaca asked Lhytt to convince Kawaii, who had been captured, to surrender. Lhytt reluctantly agreed, and managed to convince Kawaii. Following the conclusion of the war, Lhytt begun to help draft a new constitution, which would turn Amarillo into a constitutional Monarchy. However, during this time, Lhytt became disillusioned with many of Amarillo's people, notably telling one of his advisors:

I cannot help people, or a nation, that does not wish to help itself

Thusly, Lhytt left Amarillo once again, and this time, he never intended to return. He said goodbyes to those he still remained friends with, including Soronaca, Delta Aulian, and, most notably, his two sons, Kawaii and Sherlox. He wished for them to keep his family name alive in Amarillo. Lhytt left Amarillo in search of opportunity, and found himself in Arrakis, a city within Arktania.

"Death" of Lhytt Poliorcetes
Immediately after arriving, some Arktanian officials were aware of who Lhytt was. After turning down a high up government position, Lhytt agreed to become Arkkon of Injah, an ancient jungle settlement north-east of Arrakis. Lhytt gathered a large group of workers, and planned to rejuvinate Injah and transform it into a prospering city. From there, he hoped to rise up the ranks organically.

However, this would never come to fruition. Lhytt had managed to achieve the rank of Imperial advisor in Arktania, however, while a large section of jungle in the east of Injah was being cleared, Lhytt began to act very out-of-character. He was noted to have become paranoid and skittish, and suddenly, just days later, he vanished. The people of Injah were left stunned as the Arktanian government noted his death as natural causes, despite a body never being witnessed or remarked.

Letters were sent out to those Lhytt had known, including his sons, of which Kawaii inherited the position as head of House Poliorcetes. They were also informed his death had been of natural causes, however word quickly spread across Arktania as well as the Drakaesland of the mysterious dissappearance of Lhytt.

Speculation became commonplace surrounding the situation, with the most common theory being that Lhytt had either angered the Arktanian leadership, or a more unnatural entity, especially after a series of Paranormal events in Puerto Amarillo, which led to many hearing Lhytt's voice echoing through the streets...