Cirdan17

Círdan i Henèse (Playername Cirdan17), known in Escharia as Johannes von Sudenwald, is a former Escharian citizen and shipwright from Aezenfjord best known for his ship construction while leading the Escharian Kaiserliche Marine and the Sovereign Aezenfjord Navy.

Jagdas

Círdan migrated to Jagdas from a region far to the north, and was a little-known traveller and writer in the south. His only completed work was Southern Cities, an account of his travels through four great cities of the south, notably including Tarnos and Vierina, which was stored in the library of religious freedom in Bishara-Shurud. After completing the book, he settled down on an uninhabited island in Shyr-Arrak and constructed a single merchant ship, IYMS Luthien Tinuviel, before the world of Jagdas came suddenly to an end.

Valdreach Era

After escaping the doomed world of Jagdas, the young traveller made his way to the brand new settlement of Aezenfjord in southern Rathnir, where he would live for many months. He founded the Imperial Valdreach Navy and designed and constructed the first Aezenfjord-Class ship IVNS Aezenfjord in the seas south of the city. The official government of the VIR did not approve of having port facilities in Aezenfjord, so the IVN consisted of that single ship until the decline of the nation and exodus of players from the city allowed Círdan to construct the port district and a second corvette, SAS Khara, under the secessionist government led by SirMisterPanda. Shortly after, he was invited to lead the newly formed Kaiserliche Marine in Escharia, when he adopted the name Johannes von Sudenwald, referencing the dense forests of the south. Escharian Era

Now leading both the Sovereign Aezenfjord Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine, von Sudenwald designed and constructed the new Sylene-Class Frigate Sylene in Lileanen. Eventually, the Aezenfjord and Escharian fleets merged into the KM and the navy at its height operated four fleets across the world made up of Aezenfjord and Sylene-Class vessels. When the ascension of Escharia took place, the naval structure of the Kaiserliche Marine collapsed, and Heimatflotte was sunk in the chaos. The remaining Escharian ships stationed away from Lileanen were transferred to the Sovereign Aezenfjord Navy, and Círdan migrated back to his original home there.

Aezenfjord Naval Expansion

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Straight of Viodoxa, the lord of Aezenfjord mandated the navy to increase its presence in the Svalden Sea. Círdan oversaw the rapid expansion of the Kurt's Landing fleet base (SANB Svalden) and restructuring of the navy. Also during this time, many Rathnir nations such as Aurlunor Velande and the Empire of Uldurash began expanding their naval forces as well.