Sindre

"We may lose key objectives - we may lose many lives - but as long as we concede nought to the common enemy of the South, and Ladirian courage and willpower does not falter, the Ladirian Nation shall prevail. And I shall stand by that till I part with this world."

Sindre von Robinsburg is the current king of Ladiria. He is known for uniting much of the Ladirian Nation - which for a long time was merely a disunited collection of baronies, counties, principalities and later duchies - under one crown through both love and war, driven by his desire for Ladirian prosperity and a love for all things Ladirian, as well as the hope that the Ladirian peoples would subdue the threat of Aldair.

Early life
Despite a troubled birth, as his mother made a pact with a demon to keep him alive at the cost of him developing some deformities, such as horns and heterochromia, Sindre was born to the Robinsburg family, the ruling dynasty of Kolmandy, which, like many places in Ladiria at the time, was merely a self-sustaining de facto independent country, despite still being part of Glirelle de jure. He grew to appreciate his land and what it stood for, the culture within and the adept nature of its lower-middle class. He studied Ladirian as well as wider Glirellian culture and literature, numeracy and important aspects of leadership and ruling his land, and was trained on weaponry of many forms. He also studied magic as a personal interest, managing to master fire magic.

Reign
After his father Peter IV died in the wars against Repheria, Sindre became the duke of Kolmandy. Over time, as people all across Ladiria began to contemplate the possibility of Ladirian unity, there came a series of power struggles - Sindre endeavoured to triumph in these struggles, as he had a vision and a hope for what Ladiria could become. However, not all was done through war, as some was done through love - he married the Ruvonian duchess Erika von Kurzau, a like-minded and down-to-earth ruler with whom Sindre shared his hope for Ladirian prosperity.

Proper Union of Kolmandy and Ruvonia
After Sindre's above marriage, Kolmandy and Ruvonia entered a personal union which quickly became a proper union as both duchies passed laws allowing them to unite. Sindre was initially disliked by this larger populace, but his public image and opinion began to improve as he made progressive (at the time) reforms in both Kolmandy and Ruvonia, including but not limited to educational reforms, the Landstag and a universal right for all Kolmans and Ruvonians to vote in the Landstag elections (see below).

Implementation of the Landstag
As democratic movements were on the rise in Kolmandy and Ruvonia, Sindre approved the creation of the Landstag, with a house of Representatives and a house of Nobles to debate on public issues, and a new system of public elections - although it would be many months until such elections meant anything as the Landstag building was still being built. A constitution was written and recognised by the Landstag as well as by the King, but would only officially be signed into law after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Ladiria.

Proclamation of the Kingdom of Ladiria
After the Kolman-Ruvonian victory in the Second Ladirian War of Unification, the Kingdom of Ladiria was founded as a parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy, whereby the duchies within retained certain powers, but were still answerable to the Landstag and the King. The constitution was officially signed into Ladirian law, Sindre was crowned King of Ladiria, the heads of noble families were restored to their ducal thrones and the Ducal Chancellor (Herzogskanzler), at the time Rudolf Pfeiffer, became the Royal Chancellor (Konigskanzler), with lesser Herzogskanzlers being elected in all Ladirian duchies.

Robinsburg Conferences
In the first Conference, Sindre formally invited Sir Guille, Duchess Maiselavelin of Marisburg, Crown Prince Kellas and Prince Valerio of Nordheim and Lord Christian of Arkaly to a conference in Robinsburg. A trilateral trade deal was struck between Calix, Arkaly and Ladiria, and further discussions were made with regard to the looming threat of Aldair; Guille and Sindre agreed to attempt discussions with Aldairian officials at a later date. What Sindre hoped to achieve in negotiations with Aldair was to convince them to move their armies away from the border so that tensions may calm down; otherwise he had planned with Sir Guille to start an errantry war and push back the Aldairians.

In the second Conference, Sindre and Sir Guille met with the crown princess Aenesa of Aldair (as Asmodean had been killed by Namenia) and six of her advisors, again in the city of Robinsburg. Aenesa agreed to relocate Aldairian forces which had been training near the border under instruction of Asmodean. However, Sir Guille criticised slavery within Aldair, angering the crown princess. They later talked privately upstairs in the Inn of the Royal Eagle, and while Guille's words did not fall on deaf ears, the conversation otherwise garnered a largely inconclusive result.

Southern invasion
Asmodean of Aldair invaded many neutral lands as the Kingdom of Glirelle gradually deteriorated in its ability to govern; this included many of the states of Ladiria. With support from Sir Guille, Aldairian forces were expelled from Ladirian lands. Sindre fought in several battles in these wars, and he himself beheld the great feats of Guille.

Wars of Ladirian Unification
Sindre used the first war to gain leverage over other Ladirian states, in the process becoming quite powerful within Ladiria - the second war would be the final push against Entravia to unite the Ladirians once and for all.