Vrithalidas

Vrithalidas The Pure was an Antecedent who remained on Eia after his kind's disappearance approximately 100 years before primordians emerged. Two others also remained without his knowledge. Regarded as a deity by the early primordian population, Vrithalidas became increasingly enticed by power and wealth and declared himself Vrithalidas The Pure, on account of his Antecedent genes. In a matter of years he was self-proclaimed Primonarch in its earliest form, at which point was a god-status in the eyes of his worshipping 'subjects'.

During his reign, he courted a primordian woman and fathered 16 children, creating the first half-antecedent people in history. His crossbreeding, however, would be detrimental to his health due to the genetic incompatibility with primordians. Despite his harrowing decline, he managed to outlive some of his grandchildren. In his last days, he embarked on a crusade to solidify his maddening reign after discovering more Antecedents had remained, potentially threatening his claim to the Throne. This needlessly desperate march was supported by the majority of his children and grandchildren, only to be destabilised by those that refused to aid him, specifically his grandchild Vasarth, who openly detested what his grandfather had become.

Vasarth promptly split the Royal Family in two, forming House Amberfern (named after the native tree of the Amberwoods where he grew up). Vrithalidas opened further rifts in the family when he called all of House Amberfern to be murdered for their insolence, but was slain himself by the young Vasarth. His potentially devastating crusade was put to an early end, and House Amberfern was officially established with Vasarth The God Killer as Primonarch. The remaining family that opposed him sought peace despite their differences, declaring themselves House Vrithalidas. To this day, the distant ancestors still argue over who has the better claim to the Throne, even if their methods are more passive-aggressive.