Basileus Honorius Leonid

Emperor of the Greenblood Empire. Born in the year 792 AC, Honorius Leonid was the second son of the reigning Basileus. As a young elf he distinguished himself in the many wars of his father, including several small campaigns in Airda Minor. in 1085 AC he became the heir apparent when his elder brother died in empire's stunning naval defeat to the Redsail Corsairs.

In 1158 AC he was given command of the Imperial Navy and tasked with avenging his brother and purging the Sea of Tears of the Redsail Corsairs. The brief campaign became known as the Second Corsair War. Having studied and learned from his brother's failures, Honorius won several swift victories against the pirates. The war was abruptly called off after only 6 months due to the outbreak of a civil war back home.

The Greenblood Civil War spanned eighteen years from 1158-1175 AC. In 1169 Honorius's father was slain in battle, and Honorius was crowned by his supporters days later at the age of 377. After winning back his throne, Honorius spent the next twenty years securing his position and healing his nation from the throws of war.

in 1198 AC, Honorius decided to finish what he had started years ago and purge the ever troublesome pirates from his seas. The 3rd Corsair was drug on for 5 years. The pirates eventually defeated the empire through their newfound unity and the patronage of the Storm Titan Thundersong, whose maelstroms sank many Imperial fleets before they ever saw battle, and whose druids called down lightning from the sky and put wind in the pirates sails.

The Basileus fought two more wars with the pirate nation, once in 1299 AC when he tried a land invasion over the Naga River, and again in 1383 when the Sairlanders tried to invade his colonies but broke themselves on the walls of Galenstanen. Both of these wars ended in stalemates, partially because the Basileus could never devote his full strength to the conflict for fear of leaving his heartlands vulnerable to his elvish rivals In Airda Major.

Although he has accomplished great things on the Southern continent, his inability to achieve a lasting victory over the pirates who defeated his brother annoys the emperor. At the age of 711 years old, Honorius again eyes Sairland for one last chance to declare himself the victor before old age claims him.