King Plataeus
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| aliases=Plataeus Eurypontius
| gender= Male
| race= Human
| parents=King Korynius Eurypontius
| dob=1352
| pob=Doria, Threskel (then independent)
| occupation=King, general
| affiliations=Government of Threskel
| spouse=Lydia of Cathar
| children=None
| class=Fighter
| alignment=Lawful Neutral
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King Plataeus inherited a bloody legacy. His father, Korynius, was a devotee of Bane, in whose name he seized power, putting his rival, King Lysander, and all of his known issue to death, and many more besides who challenged his right to rule solely over Threskel.
Since the founding times, Threskel was ever ruled by two kings--one was an elder, whose wisdom and experience would guide the younger to one day take his place and mentor another. It was a curious arrangement, made all the more complicated by the strict and intricate system of government which ultimately allowed priests, known as Ephors, near unchecked power.
Korynius slew many of the Ephors, the remainder of which fled the country, and galvanized resistance against the oppressing Untherites who presumed to claim their land. He led a mostly successful rebellion against both the Untherites and the Chess mercenaries who arrived later to try to take back the land for political gain; ultimately, the war was resolved without Threskan representation, and the country was split between the two "great powers". When Korynius burst into the negotiations, held audaciously within his own lands, he was put to death. Threskel has not forgotten the injustice.
Plataeus inherited much good will from his father, but also a ruined state, torn apart by the grievous harm to its long-standing ways at the hands of his father, and wishing for some sort of stability and a chance to return to prosperity. With the threat of certain annihilation with a continued rebellion, and neither great power wishing to ally with Threskel in any kind of liberation bid, he had no choice but to discontinue the rebellion and focus on rebuilding.
He welcomed the Ephors to return, publicly conceding to their wisdom, acknowledging that the false western god had misled his father, and brought nothing but ruin, seething with rage at the indignity of the conciliation. He even stood for the coronation of the heir of Lysander, the last of his line: a 16-year-old girl, now Queen Ceresia. He had no choice; even the hardened Threskan warriors, men who ritually undergo brutal and mandatory war training from childhood to manhood, were beaten by the savage war with Unther, and wished only to tend to their homes, accepting their fate as the cost of their dalliance with false gods.
Still, though he wishes to serve his people well, and bears no love for foreign gods, Plataeus dreams of reclaiming the glory of his father, of realizing the dream of Threskan independence, reminding the world how unmatched the Threskan warrior was in the world, even now.
