Alegar II

is the third and current monarch of the. Alegar came to the throne in 714 (six years ago), and is faced with a host of problems trying to govern his unstable kingdom, compounded by a recent threat from the “homeland” of, which regards Orbáal to be a colony and seeks to be paid unspecified annual.

King Alegar II
, then of  lost his eldest son, Hagined, in the, making his younger son, also named Alegar, the primary claimant to the throne of Orbáal. Alegar the Elder was not overfond of his younger son, once stating that he was “fit for the marriage bed and little else.” Whatever its accuracy, the comment seems unfair, as all but the two most recent of Alegar’s marriages were arranged by his father as important elements of the royal policies of alliance and annexation.

In 714, Alegar the younger became King Alegar II. The kingdom he inherited was far from united; clans warred or allied with each other as they saw fit and many paid to the king with considerable reluctance. The new king’s policies have done nothing to restore the spirit of unity that had prevailed during the and the  which took place under his father’s rule.

Alegar II is the (clanhead) of the Taareskeld clan, resides in  which sits on the south shore of the, which he rules with an iron fist. Although Géldehèim isn’t the largest settlement in the kingdom, it does have the most Ivínian residents.

The valhakar has a somewhat paranoid personality and tends to see enemies lurking everywhere. He believes, not without cause, that demands for tribute from powerful greatclans in may soon become more pressing. His grandfather had originally paid tribute to  of, among others, but none has been paid for 32 years. It is unlikely this default will be tolerated much longer.

Although he is aware of the ongoing discontent among his subjects, Alegar II has done nothing to ease tensions between the two peoples. Additionally, several Ivínian clans chafe at their tributary status and would be eager to supplant as Orbáal’s rulers. At present, Alegar seems to be attempting to deal with these problems by hoping they will go away.

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