Emperor Maximillian



Emperor Maximilian was a Braxian nobleman, and current ruler of the Empire of Eros. He is regarded by many to be the divine avatar of the god Tyr, and generally highly regarded among the Baselian successor states.

The Crusades
After the High Oracle of Eponus called the great Crusade, Maximilian quickly became involved and declared his support, along with any support he could muster. The bulk of his forces were made of Northern Tribesmen that the Hierophant Nataeus convinced to follow him. While initially campaigning in Khemetos, he moved his troops to Imperial Capital of Alarra to coincide with other Crusaders hoping to take the city. After the city fell and the Emperor and most of his family were slaughtered, Maximilian was given Alarra and the surrounding lands at the Council of Herros, after it was put forward that Maximilian's claim to the Empire through his mother (sister to the wife of the old Emperor's brother) being used to give it an air of legitimacy.

Maximilian quickly consolidated his position through a series of wars, bringing much of the surrounding region to it's knees, and several Crusader States swearing fealty to the new Emperor.

Personality
Since becoming Emperor, Maximilian has sought to be seen by his new subjects on many occasions, often performing grand speeches and establishing large military parades throughout the city to mimic the Triumphs of the old Baselian Empire. His parents had him taught by the Baselian scholar Kleos, and he had been heavily inspired by the old empire, and has since appeared to try and emulate it and positions himself as a legitimate successor to the empire.

Those that have personally met the emperor have regarded him as charismatic but stoic, often carefully choosing his words, and placing a great deal of stock in presentation.