Atitus the Conqueror

Atitus, born Hematitus Oboror, was the son of Ferran the Miner and the third King of Ferraria. He killed the second king, his great-uncle Spastian the Cowardly, in single combat. This was seen as a lawful and honourable move by many of the other lords of Ferraria, who gladly accepted him as their rightful new king. Atitus was responsible for cementing his father's holdings as a proper kingdom. Atitus oversaw the completion of the Ferran's castle, the Iron Halls, in Ferran's Hold. Atitus also led the army his father had formed on a series of fiery conquests across the land. By the end of his reign, Atitus ruled a region from the eastern foothills of the mountains to the sandy beaches on the Seezhin Ocean.

Atitus is mostly remembered for following the rules his father had laid out before his death. Ferran, anticipating there would be a lot of resistance to his rule after his death, had made sure to create a series of laws and plans to ensure his heirs would be able to maintain control of the region. Ferran also anticipated a Republian response to his conquests, which is why he got rid his mercenary army and replaced it with a proper standing army loyal to his family. Atitus used this army effectively to wipe out or subjugate the other tribes and holdings within the Great River Hyrame Basin.

Family
Atitus was the only child of his father, Ferran the Miner. Atitus saw how close his father's line came to ending when Spastian killed him and his grandfather, so Atitus ensured he had many children. He married the daughter of one of new Lords he had raised during his conquests, the Lord of the Lake. They had five children together, three sons and two daughters. One daughter died soon after birth, but the rest of their children survived into adulthood. His eldest son Vikud was his heir, although his second son Ferran would overthrow his brother and take the throne for himself. Vikud was forced to abdicate and spent the rest of his life in exile in the Archipelago. Atitus' third son Crase died young and without children (although he did marry the daughter of another Lord, cementing another alliance) in a boating accident on Lake Yekar. Atitus' daughter married and became the Lady of the Gate, and fought together with her husband against marauders from the south. She died in an avalanche with her husband.