Olik Family/Maltheo

Maltheo

Maltheo of the House of Olik the youngest son of old Trostian Olik, and he shares traits with both his elder brothers. Although he set out with the warrior's spirit of Oleg, and is adept at swordplay (having mentored at the Republican Conservatory of Osaliel), he has taken to a more peaceful life, avoiding duels and battle. He does have the ambition and political cunning of Gauihu, and though he began his career in Nighthelm, he joined Soliferum after a tour in it's dungeons, then in the hands of Grand Justiciar Annwn.

After being titled Count of Cutnipaniel he later accepted the title of Duke of Osaliel. He is known for recruiting archers from Cutnipaniel, whom he termed the Eastern Bowmen and involved himself in their training. As the Finance Minister of the Soliferum Republic, helping to fight a war against secessionist Lunaria and the Commonwealth of Antoza, he apparently wanted to be known as a Merchant Lord or Trade Lord, and was often seen making a food-trade run from Osaliel to Batesaor.

He was later imprisoned by Lunaria after coming to Ortedail to negotiate a peace treaty. Released early, he found himself without title and, after a brief time as Grand Justiciar, lost a second close re-election to Cid. During his period as Judge, which lasted just a few days, he tried and banished Lady Ariana and another noble for conspiring to commit treason. He also took ten men from the Senate Guards and began patrolling the streets of Osaliel regularly, arresting suspected rebels and searching for the assassin known as Aspire, who made an attempt on the Prime Minister's life.

He committed treason by joining the Grand Lodge, taking about 300 in gold gifted to him by Diaremesis, and writing many letters to his friends and even one to his brother Gauihu. He was visited by the hero Trenton, then the Judge of that realm, just before Trenton rode into his last battle. Afterwards, Maltheo was set free, and almost immediately was elected to the Banker position.

He stayed with the Grand Lodge for several months, managing the small realm's trade and finances, during which he co-founded the Far East Trading Company along with AJ, then the banker of Antoza. It was also during this time that he met Alaina, daughter of Feldric, and the two began an off-an-on relationship. Maltheo also began to heavily use ikrif and have visions.

Finally, he left the Grand Lodge to join the Antoza Commonwealth, thinking that at last he had found his true home. His visions had also taken him into the arms of Communionism, a religion he and AJ began centering around the existing ritual use of ikrif amongst various peoples of the Far East.

Not two months had gone by when a new age had begun in Anacan, and he felt himself swept along with it. Olwe, son of a great hero who had come to Maltheo in revelatory visions, founded a new realm and he joined with it.

Timeline

• Began his career in the Kingdom of Nighthelm 2005-02-06
• Left Nighthelm after battle and imprisonment to join Soliferum 2005-03-02
• Appointed as Soliferum's Minister of Finances 2005-07-02
• Appointed as Count of Cutnipaniel 2005-07-02
• Appointed as Duke of Osaliel 2005-08-15
• Elected as Grand Justiciar of Soliferum 2005-08-30
• Left Soliferum to join the Grand Lodge of Lunaria 2005-09-29
• Elected as Fiduciary of Lunaria 2005-10-01
• Re-elected as Fiduciary of Lunaria 2005-10-13
• Left the Grand Lodge to join the Antoza Commonwealth 2005-03-02
• Left the Antoza Commonwealth to join the League of Anacan 2006-05-21
• Appointed as Minister of Finances for the League of Anacan 2006-05-21