Eric the Ashen

Eric the Ashen, son of the good king Berring the Clever, rose to the throne when his father was burned to a crisp while trying to fight back the flames of The Great Fire. Eric's short rule was punctuated by a series of disasters, from an earthquake, a short outbreak of plague, and a series of flash floods. Eric the Ashen tackled these problems with steadfast determination, but little in the way of original thought or strong leadership that would be required to bring back the United Realms from the verge of collapse.

After two years of struggling to bring order back to the land, he was finally ousted by the mysterious Egdard the Occasional, who won power after convincing the powerful nobles of the Realms that he "had some really neat ideas that he wanted to try out."