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Markus Stefan Krumme was the longest-reigning King of [[Nordskag]], an excellent diplomat, and a fierce patriot to the [[Velheim]] people despite his [[Ithanian]] mother. Born to a cadet branch of the old Nordskag royalty, House Ragnvald, his ascension to the throne was soon followed by the unpopular move to join the [[Regalian Empire]] willingly rather than continue the war between the two powers. For this, he was vilified, but gradually the Velheim of Nordskag and beyond have come to greatly value the decision. For his nobility, it literally gave them value through new trade deals that his administration was giving away. For others, the Velheim core of the [[Regalian Military]] would not have been possible without this decision. His death came on the eve of the latest great victory for his people, and he is fondly remembered by many, including his only son and successor [[Osvald Krumme]].
Markus Stefan Krumme is now an old, sickly man who sits on the stone-hewn throne of [[Kingdom of Nordskag|Nordskag]]. Receiving his power by chance due to the death of his predecessor, Olai Schaksson, Krumme is a King who came from rather humble beginnings. His diligent work for the betterment of Nordskag is seen today within its military and slowly growing economy, despite being frail.
 
==Origins and Early Life==
==Origins and Early Life==
Markus was born in the June of 226 A.C. to Randolf and Hilberta Krumme on the island of Sydligsteg in the Kingdom of Nordskag. Hilberta Krumme was the sister of Olai Schaksson, the King who reigned before Markus’s ascension to the throne, and was married off to Randolf Krumme, the general of the Tvangruppe division. Because of this, Markus had a more comfortable upbringing than most who live in Nordskag. Krumme studied and spoke in the Tunge dialect throughout his childhood, and received a simple education which outlined literacy, basic mathematics, the history of Nordskag, and skills such as learning how to hunt and fight. As well as this, Krumme was able to have an insight to other [[Ailor Cultures|cultures]] such as those of the d’Ithanie and northern branches who live in and around Nordskag.  
Markus was born on June 18th, 226 AC to Randolf and Hilberta Krumme in the barony of Sydligste in the Kingdom of Nordskag. His mother was an Ithanian princess, the daughter of the leadership of the Ithanian Hivre [[Carnigoux de Foix]]. Her marriage to Randolf, Markus’s father, had essentially been a bribe to get the young and ambitious raider captain to stop harassing regional shipping. It had worked, and Randolf also made Hilberta his Sol-Kvinne, taking only one other Bond Wife in his life. As a result and as he grew up, Markus existed in a happy household. As a child, he learned of his family’s distant connection to the ruling Ragnvald line of kings who currently controlled the Kingdom. However, for him, that seemed so far away, and he was soon given a rigorous education. This outlined literacy, basic mathematics, the history of Nordskag, and important Velheim skills such as learning how to hunt and fight. As well as this, Krumme was able to have an insight into other [[Cultures]] thanks to the efforts of his mother, and by the age of 14 he was noted by many as a very bright boy.


==History==
==History==
At the age of sixteen, Markus was pressed into military service by his father Randolf. Markus did not join the Tvangruppe as his military induction was cut short in 241 A.C. by the death of Olai Schaksson. For the past two years the King had been suffering from a terrible fever and illness. The cold winter of 241 A.C. only provoked the illness further, thus leading to the King’s death. As a result of having no children to succeed him, and only his sister Hilberta as any immediate family, the rights to the throne passed onto the Krumme family. However, Hilberta was forbidden from taking seat as Queen due to being a woman, and her husband was not of royal blood. Therefore, at the age of nineteen, Markus was appointed as king.
Before his 15th birthday, his father suddenly fell ill and died after a journey to Ithania. He’d fallen victim to a regional illness, and so Markus was the new family patriarch as his mother certainly could not hold the position, and his father had only two sisters uninvolved in politics. But barely had his father been put in the Helbolwen and young Markus had gotten used to the idea of being a nobleman did he find himself thrust into the spotlight. With the death of the last mainline son of House Ragnvald and the nobility truly dismayed by their other options, the cadet branches of the family were soon sought out. But Markus stood out almost immediately to many, both for his comprehensive education and because of his age. Those who wished to manipulate the throne liked him, and those who saw the potential in him also did. He was then crowned shortly after his 15th birthday, and now had an entire Kingdom in the midst of a war with the Regalian Empire to rule. Despite his age, Markus was practical. He sought out those he thought could best serve his court, and appointed them to appropriate positions. Then, in a move that most now view as an attempt to deny others the ability to influence him, he joined the army. He wasn’t its leader, but merely a soldier, as he wished to learn both how to fight, and how the people who defended his new nation lived. His training was certainly shorter than everyone else’s, but by the age of 19, Markus fully resumed his duties as an informed and vigorous young king.  
 
The sudden change in the monarchy from an experienced, pragmatic leader to a greenhorn youth allowed the barons much more freedom over the several following years. Since he was born into the military side of his family without any remote political upbringing, he had to rely on courtly supervisors for his first decade of ruling the kingdom. This was not necessarily a bad thing as it gave the young King time to learn and adapt to a life of politics until he was old enough to take care of it himself. Therefore, in the year 252 A.C., Markus was ready to assume his position as the proper, strong ruler.


He began independent rule by focusing on how he may benefit the military. Before Krumme, the army was fairly pathetic in comparison to nowadays. Markus poured in time and resources into strengthening the Tvangruppe and Spydenhed groups by outlining the necessity for proper intensive training, discipline, and resources. To do this he set out guidelines for how to improve the lumber industry so that it may be more productive and rake in more coin, then chose to expand trade abroad by selling Nordskagian wood to entities such as the [[Ithania|Ithanian Realmlands]] and the [[Regalian Empire]]. In return for said wood and support of the lumber camps, Krumme gained shipments of steel and iron which would then be used to update the armouries and weaponry of the Nordskagian army.  
But then came the war with Regalia. Worsening, Markus saw the writing on the wall. Whereas other leaders before him had proudly stood against the Empire and stood for their ancestors, the [[Skagger Horde]] which had been forced to flee to these lands, Markus saw only ruin. The men were tiring, the resources were depleting, and there was talk of arming the general populace for warfare against Regalian conquerors. Markus would have none of it, and so agreed to peace talks. He made his case well, according to Regalian records, and ultimately his nation joined the Empire as a vassal. In return for this, Regalia would open its markets to his people, while he gave them raw materials and manpower every year, or if requested by the Empire. Many nobles were angered by this action, and there were two attempts on Markus’s life. On the first, a Regalian [[Viridian Knight]] gave his life to save the young man and the other, two allied nobles fended off the anonymous attackers. The resentment for this decision stewed long and slow for many, but Markus had a plan. Gradually, he reduced the oversight over the taxation of the nobility, save their manpower requirement, thus allowing many to enrich themselves rather than his own administration. Indeed, Markus Krumme lived frugally for a major leader, but in his mind it was the Velheim way.
 
Furthermore, Krumme also looked into bettering foreign relations with other countries and married a wealthy sister of an Ithanian Prince as part of this. He had a son with his wife Aurelie in 275 A.C. The [[Chrysant War]] proved how useful Markus Krumme’s efforts within the military had been. Several thousand levies were sent out to join the [[Imperial Fleet]] who sailed south to combat [[Empress Miko Missa]] and her [[Naylar]] supporters, and as a consequence of their valor and bravery in combat, the army of Nordskag was recognised and praised. By the closure of the war in 291 A.C., Krumme was 65 years old and had had a rather successful reign.
 
Over the following decade, Markus dedicated his time as king to furthering the military in any ways he could, sending levies out to fight in the [[Ranger Crisis]], [[Elven War]] of 302 A.C., and [[Qadir War]] later that year. Despite this, he grew ill at the age of 74 in 300 A.C. and became a bit more relaxed to cope with this new ailment.


==Later Life==
==Later Life==
Nowadays Krumme is an elderly, ill man who is happy relaxing in his Kongeslot stronghold as he battles his illness. While being confined to his bedroom for a lot of the time, he still makes an effort to appear in public beside his son. Favouring men with martial prowess such as generals and figures in the Regalian Army, Krumme hosts meetings and talks with them in his free time for advice. Other than this, he is quite docile.
Over the coming decades, Markus Krumme worked hard to improve or establish relationships with both his neighbors and those other vassal states within the Regalian Empire. He also repeatedly supplied a solid contingent to the Regalian Empire’s campaigns, starting in the [[Chrysant War]] and continuing ever since then. As a result, it wasn’t mostly [[Wirtem]] or [[Heartland Ceardians]] dying on the sands of [[Farah’deen]] in the [[First Songaskian War]], but instead Velheim. In his mind, he was giving thousands their chance at earning fair Soldi, while also ensuring that if the Regalian Empire ever came for his people again, those forces in the armies might be a very useful tool against such efforts. But, the Regalian Empire never betrayed the contract with the Kingdom of Nordskag within his lifetime. The beginning of the end came for him during the [[Bone Horror Crisis]], when the exertion he suffered in fleeing and leading showed just how weak he was. He was soon bedridden, with news reaching him of the Hvitskag Horde’s alignment against his nation. He called on his son, Osvald, to return home and to take the mantle from him when he passed on. He died soon after his son had come home, passing away peacefully in his bed in the early morning of April 10th, 305 AC.


==Personality==
==Personality==
Krumme has been seen to be a determined person who works towards his goals with a passion, especially within the realm of warfare and Nordskag’s army. As a negative side to this, Markus appears to be quite narrow-minded as he tends to focus on certain aspects as a ruler while not paying much attention to other things, such as the lack of hold over the barons in his country. He has a devout faith in the [[Old Gods]], holding the deity Handrin close to heart. However, the king still respects the influence of [[Unionism]] and the value of appeasing the Regalian Empire, and therefore keeps his practices to himself when around foreign dignitaries.
Markus Krumme was a determined person who worked towards his goals with a passion, especially within the realm of warfare and Nordskag’s army. As a negative side to this, as the years wore on, Markus appeared to adopt a more narrow-minded view. Most rulers would have eventually weaned or perhaps even put a cap on the abuses of the nobility, but Markus Krumme only did this in individual cases, when certain figures stepped too far. Luckily, he had a good eye for talent and even if his concentration was focused elsewhere, he could be reasonably sure that those he had put in charge or who had oversight over this task would do the work well. He was a devout follower of the Old Gods, but also aware of the significance of [[Unionism]] in his court. While he never himself converted, he kept personal practices of his pagan faith to himself when around or experiencing the visits of foreign dignitaries.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
King Markus Krumme is undoubtedly the leading figure behind the success of the Nordskagian military, having worked tirelessly to build it up to its current position over numerous decades. Although the economy of Nordskag is fairly weak, he has still put in work within the lumber and industry sectors. On top of this, Krumme has also contributed to the fight against [[Piracy|pirates]] by building up a firm stance against the [[Qadir]] slavers and various groups of raiders who sail up and down Nordskag’s coastline to reach [[Jorrhildr]] and such states as the [[Koari Federation]] within it.
King Markus Krumme is well remembered for being the man that joined his nation to the Regalian Empire, an act that has benefitted many parties over the years. Additionally, his way of living, philosophy and long life have seen him remembered fondly by many, even some who might be considered his political rivals. He is also seen as the last truly powerful Velheim king in Aloria, as despite his mother, he was fully Velheim in both body and soul. Markus is also well remembered by Ithania, mostly due to his briefly infamous father, but also due to his work to help mend broken bonds of trust between the two nations.  


==Extended Family==
==Extended Family==
Markus’s parents Randolf and Hilberta have long since passed of old age. Markus is married to Aurelie Krumme, a d’Ithanie woman previously of a royal family in Ithania. He has one child with her, Osvald Krumme, who is destined to take the throne when his father passes. Until then, Osvald serves as a [[Viridian Order|Viridian Knight]] within Regalia after being sent off for a [[Military_Education#Heere_Education|Heere Education]] at the age of fourteen. Markus also has several cousins from his father's side.
Markus’s parents Randolf and Hilberta both predeceased their son, his father very early on but his mother lived for over a decade more before herself dying in 252 AC. Markus was married to Aurelie Francaise Pieuvron Aoûte Illuminée Lavinge, an Ithanian princess but this time a direct daughter of the then reigning Sovereign, Bertille Berta Pieuvron Vrillais Regalois Lavinge. She died in 301 AC due to health complications. He had three children with her, Osvald Krumme, who has since taken the throne, with two younger sisters in the form of Auda and Beritte. Further relatives exist only in the form of cousins and more distant relations.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Markus Krumme is the first King of Nordskag to introduce a [[Thylan]] into his court. The Thylan, named Lukkas, is the King’s royal entertainer, as strange as that sounds.
*Markus Krumme was the first King of Nordskag to introduce a non-Ailor to his court, and an [[Half Eronidas]] at that. Named Lukkas, he was the King’s royal entertainer for almost three decades before Markus dismissed him, whereupon he returned to Daen to live out his last days among his own kind.
*Krumme has hunted a number of beasts in his time. The Kongeslot palace features several taxidermised animals and creatures, including but not limited to [[Troll|Trolls]], [[Northern Moose]], [[Bathogg]], several [[Wolf|wolves]] and bears, and even a [[Giant Spider]].
*Krumme hunted a number of beasts in his time. The Kongeslot palace features several taxidermied animals and creatures, including but not limited to [[Trolls]], [[Northern Moose]], [[Bathogg]], several species of [[Wolf]] and bears, and even a [[Giant Spider]].
 
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Markus Krumme
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Notable Person
Full Name Markus Stefan Krumme
Race Ailor
Date of Birth 18th June 226 AC
Date of Death 20th April 305 AC
Claim to Fame Longest reigning King of Nordskag

Markus Stefan Krumme was the longest-reigning King of Nordskag, an excellent diplomat, and a fierce patriot to the Velheim people despite his Ithanian mother. Born to a cadet branch of the old Nordskag royalty, House Ragnvald, his ascension to the throne was soon followed by the unpopular move to join the Regalian Empire willingly rather than continue the war between the two powers. For this, he was vilified, but gradually the Velheim of Nordskag and beyond have come to greatly value the decision. For his nobility, it literally gave them value through new trade deals that his administration was giving away. For others, the Velheim core of the Regalian Military would not have been possible without this decision. His death came on the eve of the latest great victory for his people, and he is fondly remembered by many, including his only son and successor Osvald Krumme.

Origins and Early Life

Markus was born on June 18th, 226 AC to Randolf and Hilberta Krumme in the barony of Sydligste in the Kingdom of Nordskag. His mother was an Ithanian princess, the daughter of the leadership of the Ithanian Hivre Carnigoux de Foix. Her marriage to Randolf, Markus’s father, had essentially been a bribe to get the young and ambitious raider captain to stop harassing regional shipping. It had worked, and Randolf also made Hilberta his Sol-Kvinne, taking only one other Bond Wife in his life. As a result and as he grew up, Markus existed in a happy household. As a child, he learned of his family’s distant connection to the ruling Ragnvald line of kings who currently controlled the Kingdom. However, for him, that seemed so far away, and he was soon given a rigorous education. This outlined literacy, basic mathematics, the history of Nordskag, and important Velheim skills such as learning how to hunt and fight. As well as this, Krumme was able to have an insight into other Cultures thanks to the efforts of his mother, and by the age of 14 he was noted by many as a very bright boy.

History

Before his 15th birthday, his father suddenly fell ill and died after a journey to Ithania. He’d fallen victim to a regional illness, and so Markus was the new family patriarch as his mother certainly could not hold the position, and his father had only two sisters uninvolved in politics. But barely had his father been put in the Helbolwen and young Markus had gotten used to the idea of being a nobleman did he find himself thrust into the spotlight. With the death of the last mainline son of House Ragnvald and the nobility truly dismayed by their other options, the cadet branches of the family were soon sought out. But Markus stood out almost immediately to many, both for his comprehensive education and because of his age. Those who wished to manipulate the throne liked him, and those who saw the potential in him also did. He was then crowned shortly after his 15th birthday, and now had an entire Kingdom in the midst of a war with the Regalian Empire to rule. Despite his age, Markus was practical. He sought out those he thought could best serve his court, and appointed them to appropriate positions. Then, in a move that most now view as an attempt to deny others the ability to influence him, he joined the army. He wasn’t its leader, but merely a soldier, as he wished to learn both how to fight, and how the people who defended his new nation lived. His training was certainly shorter than everyone else’s, but by the age of 19, Markus fully resumed his duties as an informed and vigorous young king.

But then came the war with Regalia. Worsening, Markus saw the writing on the wall. Whereas other leaders before him had proudly stood against the Empire and stood for their ancestors, the Skagger Horde which had been forced to flee to these lands, Markus saw only ruin. The men were tiring, the resources were depleting, and there was talk of arming the general populace for warfare against Regalian conquerors. Markus would have none of it, and so agreed to peace talks. He made his case well, according to Regalian records, and ultimately his nation joined the Empire as a vassal. In return for this, Regalia would open its markets to his people, while he gave them raw materials and manpower every year, or if requested by the Empire. Many nobles were angered by this action, and there were two attempts on Markus’s life. On the first, a Regalian Viridian Knight gave his life to save the young man and the other, two allied nobles fended off the anonymous attackers. The resentment for this decision stewed long and slow for many, but Markus had a plan. Gradually, he reduced the oversight over the taxation of the nobility, save their manpower requirement, thus allowing many to enrich themselves rather than his own administration. Indeed, Markus Krumme lived frugally for a major leader, but in his mind it was the Velheim way.

Later Life

Over the coming decades, Markus Krumme worked hard to improve or establish relationships with both his neighbors and those other vassal states within the Regalian Empire. He also repeatedly supplied a solid contingent to the Regalian Empire’s campaigns, starting in the Chrysant War and continuing ever since then. As a result, it wasn’t mostly Wirtem or Heartland Ceardians dying on the sands of Farah’deen in the First Songaskian War, but instead Velheim. In his mind, he was giving thousands their chance at earning fair Soldi, while also ensuring that if the Regalian Empire ever came for his people again, those forces in the armies might be a very useful tool against such efforts. But, the Regalian Empire never betrayed the contract with the Kingdom of Nordskag within his lifetime. The beginning of the end came for him during the Bone Horror Crisis, when the exertion he suffered in fleeing and leading showed just how weak he was. He was soon bedridden, with news reaching him of the Hvitskag Horde’s alignment against his nation. He called on his son, Osvald, to return home and to take the mantle from him when he passed on. He died soon after his son had come home, passing away peacefully in his bed in the early morning of April 10th, 305 AC.

Personality

Markus Krumme was a determined person who worked towards his goals with a passion, especially within the realm of warfare and Nordskag’s army. As a negative side to this, as the years wore on, Markus appeared to adopt a more narrow-minded view. Most rulers would have eventually weaned or perhaps even put a cap on the abuses of the nobility, but Markus Krumme only did this in individual cases, when certain figures stepped too far. Luckily, he had a good eye for talent and even if his concentration was focused elsewhere, he could be reasonably sure that those he had put in charge or who had oversight over this task would do the work well. He was a devout follower of the Old Gods, but also aware of the significance of Unionism in his court. While he never himself converted, he kept personal practices of his pagan faith to himself when around or experiencing the visits of foreign dignitaries.

Legacy

King Markus Krumme is well remembered for being the man that joined his nation to the Regalian Empire, an act that has benefitted many parties over the years. Additionally, his way of living, philosophy and long life have seen him remembered fondly by many, even some who might be considered his political rivals. He is also seen as the last truly powerful Velheim king in Aloria, as despite his mother, he was fully Velheim in both body and soul. Markus is also well remembered by Ithania, mostly due to his briefly infamous father, but also due to his work to help mend broken bonds of trust between the two nations.

Extended Family

Markus’s parents Randolf and Hilberta both predeceased their son, his father very early on but his mother lived for over a decade more before herself dying in 252 AC. Markus was married to Aurelie Francaise Pieuvron Aoûte Illuminée Lavinge, an Ithanian princess but this time a direct daughter of the then reigning Sovereign, Bertille Berta Pieuvron Vrillais Regalois Lavinge. She died in 301 AC due to health complications. He had three children with her, Osvald Krumme, who has since taken the throne, with two younger sisters in the form of Auda and Beritte. Further relatives exist only in the form of cousins and more distant relations.

Trivia

  • Markus Krumme was the first King of Nordskag to introduce a non-Ailor to his court, and an Half Eronidas at that. Named Lukkas, he was the King’s royal entertainer for almost three decades before Markus dismissed him, whereupon he returned to Daen to live out his last days among his own kind.
  • Krumme hunted a number of beasts in his time. The Kongeslot palace features several taxidermied animals and creatures, including but not limited to Trolls, Northern Moose, Bathogg, several species of Wolf and bears, and even a Giant Spider.

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