Berring the Clever

Not much of Berring's history is known prior to his adoption by Isaac the inert. Court records of the day show that Berring was adopted by Isaac 18 years after the passing of the Queen of Boggle. No mention is made of how the king was able to effect the adoption considering his circumstances. The king's signature on the adoption record is the only known instance of his signature known to exist. As such, there is nothing to which it can be compared for verication. Isaac passed away, under similarly suspicious circumstances, a few weeks later.

The earliest known depiction of Berring in art shows Berring smiling broadly while hugging a decidedly floppy Isaac who had been propped up in a doorway wearing a track suit.

In the year following Isaac's death, several other dubious adoption records were brought forth by various persons, but the kings signature on the documents were found to be forgeries when compared to the only extant copy on Berring's adoption papers. Such false-adoptees were sentenced to death by Berring, and the flow of would-be adoptees soon ceased.

Berring, dispite his questionable origins, is generally perceived as a fair and equitable king who did many great things. The first of his many accomplishments was to renovate Gumdrop Castle, which had fallen into disrepair durring Isaac's rule. This was largely seen as the point in time when the populace of the kingdoms became aware that they had a king worth noticing again.

With the growing support of the populace he went on to renovate several other noble castles, reinstate mail delivery, reestablish the offices of tax collection, repair the Gordok inter-kingdom highway ststem, and re-hire the various guards of the kindom who had long since abandoned their posts for lives of less reputable persuits after having not been paid by Isaac for many years. Berring's renovation projects brought the kingdom back from the brink of ruin, and heralded a time of prosperity for many years.

Sadly, Berring's reign was punctuated by the great drought, and later, the great fire, which brought an abrupt end to the happy times, and Berring, at which point his son Eric the Ashen took the throne.