Ciretako Ratusk

"Of the glories of Kun, one man stands at the top, fearsome to behold and to fight. HE IS THE EMPEROR! Bedecked in gold and he lays his heads on giant gemstones that the world will never see again. When he strides into the field, enemies wail in fear. He is our mighty commander, bold in all. To fight is death! To Run is death! BEHOLD THE GOLDEN EMPEROR!" ~ A Kun War-Song in praise of their Golden Emperor.

Ciretako Ratusk was the Golden Emperor of Kun when Kun invaded the Midworld in search of glory and conquest.

Background
His father Cavalier Ratusk conquered all before him. He laid waste to the Dukedom of Karmand, The Empire of the Immortal and the Domain of the Crimson Army. He destroyed the Lands of the Dark Clans and burnt and salted the earth of the Horselords so that none could live on that land for generations. He earned his title, Golden Emperor, via blood, And through blood, he held it. Ciretako was the child of the chief of ten thousand wives, and born to be the heir of his father.

Biography
When he was old enough to crawl, a sword, a shield and a spear was placed before him. This was his testing, would he be a warrior, an administrator or a strategist? Ciretako grasped the sword. Thus began his training. He spent his life, until his father's death and his ascension to the throne, fighting and learning to fight. It was a hard time for him, and he loved it. His father died and left him the empire to rule. But he was vexed by the fact that he had no one to fight. He had trained all his life for this, and no one even thought about rebelling. His father had conquered them too well. Then, a man calling himself Daskas approached him. He told of a land that was vast, and not conquered by any one nation.

"FATHER! I will surpass you! Where you had ten thousand wives, I had a HUNDRED THOUSAND, each with a child from ME! Most of them are warrior sons! You only had me and nine thousand daughters! You conquered this land! BUT I WILL CONQUER ALL LANDS! To the ends of the world, I will rule all! And I will no longer be 'Son of the Golden Emperor, Cavalier!' I will be Ciretako Ratusk, GOLDEN EMPEROR! AND YOU SHALL MERELY BE THE 'FATHER OF CIRETAKO RATUSK' OVER SHADOWED BY MY GREATNESS!" - Before the memorial to his father, on the eve of his invasion.