Chronicles of the House Lo Ve. Chapter 3: Life of Dark King Strjuang the Apostle.
The following story is part of a succession game series, played and written together by members of this Community. The previous episodes were:
- Succession Game : Player 1, Report of the life of Count Croque of Urgell
- SuccessionGame_Player2: The life of Queen Flamula "the Tenacious"
In the year 942, at the ripe age of 41 finally the crown arrived but with a whore of a wife and children away with her that hated me I rushed to finish the Crusade for Egypt and get back home to defend Galicia.
Rougly one year later my mother was beatified. It was a cold comfort to the family. Afterall, she hoped to become a saint after death.
I sought power but the price of joining the Assassins was to much to bare. I directed my attention towards Lucifer's Own and on August 945 they admitted me inside their ranks..
Three months after that we had won the Crusade. Victory gave me the money I needed and my nephew a duchy under the new king. Now, with the help of all the Catholics returning home I could protect the last bastions of Christianity in Iberia.
After 10 long years of defending myself against various Ummayad vassals and with the support of others good Christians I reached a short peace. During that time I focused on killing my wife but to no avail. Scared of me she died in hiding at the age of 52. I used this opportunity and married a young Byzantine Princes
Then I tried reaching my son only to find out that he died from depression. Then like a good father I avenged him by killing the sources of it: his sons and wife.
At the age of 58. On October 14, 959 I had cheated death! Lucifer had healed me and restored me to my prime
In 961, after conquering County of Navarre from King of Aquitaine I tried recovering some holdings from my family homeland since the Umayyads were in a civil war which I almost won but they crushed the revolt to fast and I was forced to sign white peace and defend my lands from their vassals in some others wars.
After that disaster and fearing the power they had in their unity I accepted the arrival of the Knights of Calatrava to my lands since their money and protection are in great need.
In 973, when the enemies gave me a breather I noticed that even with allies I was to weak and decided to unify the Kingdom of my Mother by forcing vassalage on Carinthia and Pongau.
Two years after that war I had become the High Priest of the Lucifer's Own. My carrer in the society had its upsides and downsides. I possessed and inducted there my own wife. After I nearly died in 959 I've become obsessed with my health and longevity - 16 years later I absorbed life force of one of my daughters. In 979 fate played a cruel trick on me. As a form of revenge, my rival gifted me head of one of my sons
Throughout my life, I struggled with endless holy wars launched against me by the Umayyad vassals. However, each attempt to seize my lands was effectively thwarted by my determination. In 978, when I was 77 years old, an opportunity arose for a coordinated counter attack. I managed to convince the Pope to change the Crusade's target from Pomerania to the lands of the Umayyads, which moments ago declared themselves Emperors of Iberia.
But I was not given to witness my own victory. Shortly after my 78th birthday I died from to much stress. Ordonnobolt, my youngest son, became my successor. Altough just a boy he is capable of winning this crusade for the Pope and (most importantly) our Family.
I leave to him family artifacts, including a book I wrote myself.
And on his court there is left my daughter that is married matrilineally to Khazar Prince to secure their bloodline. But also a there is secret demon spawn!
My other sons worth mentioning are Mauregato, Strjuang Junior and Ioseph. Their progeny will one day take over lands held currently by other Dynasties. Also, Ioseph currently is an heir to Ordonnbolt.
With succession secured, with realm enlarged, with family influence projected my spirit can rest now. I will look for my mother and grandfather in the afterlife.