Relmont

Relmont is the founder of The Archduchy of Grandia and a long time travelling merchant his parents are unknown not mentioned by him.

Early life
Born in the city of Eldal-adadi into a noble family. Relmont never went to school as there were none in the city but he was self-taught. His teacher being experience and time. From a young age, he was interested in politics, economics, philosophy, history, teaching himself by reading books imported into the city and speaking with the merchants that would come to conduct trade there. At the age of 18 he had already became a politician in the city. Relmont had grown the city building a port, farming area. But wanting more in life and more riches, Relmont set off to the sea with a notable travelling merchant group.

While travelling around the world Relmont had seen many cities, many sites he had gained much knowledge. The merchants were not only merchants but explorers and adventurers as well.

The three stories
Once while docked in the port of Urnu-Arrak the travelling merchants went out on a expedition to the deserts of proper Alteniquia. They have heard of a tomb there of a rich monarch of a forgotten civilization buried deep underground. There wasn't much success at first but eventually the tomb was found. The riches it had once possessed were that which a person had never seen before. It possessed riches but a curse as well, haunting the ones who raided the tomb to forever seek wealth which would kill them. Relmont was haunted by the curse for many years, only to be broken by the blood God.

While in the markets of Urnu-Arrak Relmont had heard of a tail of the blood God from an old man. The man had taken Relmont to the native tunnels of the peninsula where he spoke of the powers  the worship of the blood God would bring Relmont. After wandering the tunnels they had finally reached the site of Liber Sanguinis. There the old man had prepared Relmont to make a sacrifice and pledge his devoted following to the blood God. Relmont did so, tempted by the power he would gain. Later on he would find out that the old man was a spirit sent by the blood God himself to convert Relmont.

Coming back from a failed expedition, the travelling merchants had spotted a tower peeking out of the desert sands of Alteniquia. They Climbed to the top of the tower using hiking equipment. They had entered the tower and what they had seen had amazed them significantly. It was not a tower but the largest ancient library in all of Rathnir  holding the history and knowledge of the entire ancient world. Not only did it contine all the history but artifacts nobody has seen before. Relmont had not only gained so many artifacts but also knowledge and history  of the  ancient world. He would continue to visit the library multiple times to seek advice from the knowledge it had.

The story of the Grandian foundation
Once while travelling along the coast of Azuria the travelling merchant ship had crashed into some rocks. No port for miles they had to make camp. While sleeping, Relmont had dreamt of a man digging into the ground where the merchants had camped and finding a chest of immense amounts of riches out of which a massive tree grew, growing on it the gold and diamonds. Not knowing of what this dream meant Relmont went to a which not too far from where they camped of which he had heard of. The Witch told him the dream meant that there a city would be  a city of riches. Relmont knew that this was a sign from the Gods to build a grand city, a city of those riches the centre of the Rathnir economy. Many convincing took for the Merchants to settle here but eventually they did. They started building the city called Grandia “city of merchants”. Crowing Relmont as the Archduke of the city.

The sickness
Once while travelling to a lost city with his longtime friend TheKivix and other merchants, they were attacked by a group of bandits known as fierce warriors and magic users. While in battle Relmont was struck by a cursed sword, bringing him a sickness. The merchants won the battle, looted the lost city’s treasures. Only while coming back home did Relmont feel symptoms of an illness. He started coughing. Many weeks went by the sickness getting worser and worser but Relmont just shocked it off, thinking it is just a minor cold that isn't disappearing but will eventually. But the sickness had caught up with him, one days morning waking up Relmont had a massive fever, was barely able to walk and almost felt no muscle in his body. No doctor, no medicine were able to help him. Relmont had a slight chance of staying alive only if he would fight the magical sickness with magic. He had heard of Hub and his blood which  perhaps had a chance of curing Relmont. He sent a messenger pleading with Hub to help him, he agreed and told Relmont to come to the. A half dead Relmont came to the isles. Here on the edge of the void Hub using the voids magic inserted some of his blood into Relmont. The pain was excruciating. The ritual had cured him, Hubs blood containing the sickness but not only had it corrupted Relmonts right side leaving a massive scar but it had also from the pain made him slightly mad. Now his thirst for power and money had even increased.