Aelfric the Conqueror

"As the story of Aelfric should teach us, ambition should be met with temper, and humility." -Cornelius Aelfruian.

Aelfric the Conqueror is the Firstborn of the Humans. In the earliest ages of the world, he defeated The Valusarr, and conquered all of Hamezfishirr.

The First of the Humans
Born as one of the Giants, Aelfric was naturally smaller than the rest of his brethren. Unlike the other members of his race, who wanted for nothing, Aelfric's envy at their power and the isolation he felt stirred in him an insatiable desire; a desire for everything.

Defeat of The Valusarr
When The Valusarr were at war with each other to decide the fate of the world, Aelfric approached them, claiming to offer them power. He created a spell that would allow The Valusarr to bind their power to their image, allowing them to take a physical form, their power limited to the accuracy of the image. To better enable them, he created statues that resembled them exactly. The only reward he asked for was the creation of a race in his image, that he may not be alone. The Valusarr took to this readily, unaware that their fate was sealed, or that they had armed Aelfric with the beginnings of an army. Soon after they had bound themselves, Aelfric did battle with them, destroying the statues with ease, as he has enchanted them in advance, that he may do so. This done, The Valusarr were now completely powerless to stop him, as he moved to conquer the world. During his conquest, he made alliances with many powerful beings, including The King of Dragons, Runarir.

Sufferer of Divine Punishment
Furious at their defeat at the hands of a mortal, The Valusarr sought vengeance. As they could not directly interfere with the world themselves, each of The Valusarr chose a champion from among the mortals, forming an order of knights known as The Order of Akmirus, or Holy Sword. The Akmirus slew each of Aelfric's allies, eventually confronting Aelfric himself in a duel to decide the fate of Hamezfishirr. Rather than kill Aelfric, The Valusarr performed the same spell he performed on them, binding him to his own image, and destroying his body, that eternally he may look upon the progress of his empire, but never able to do anything for himself. Unbeknown to The Valusarr, however, Aelfric was able to subtly exert his power and wisdom through his descendants, who naturally resembled him somewhat. He never did this obviously, maintaining a quiet rule unknown even to his own descendants.

Return to the Fore
Thousands of years later, Aelfric began to enact a plan for the creation of a fake body that resembled him perfectly, enchanted with powerful spells, that he may return, more powerful than ever before, no longer bound by the concept of death or age...