Emhir Vrodas

Emhir Vrodas (Born 3050 AC) was the heir to the seat of the County of Vroess and had designs on the throne of the Duchy of Cambrais.

Description
Emhir Vrodas was an older half-elf, with grey hair and pale skin. He rarely smiled, often consumed by his desires of power and wealth, which creased his brow. He often wore robes of resplendent green and gold, the colors of his court.

Personality
Count Vrodas was a power-hungry noble who had designs on the wider region of Cambrais. He was a cowardly man who acted through dark underhanded deals and the force of his army, namely the fearful bloodthirty nature of Petra Ivanovich.

History
Emhir Vrodas was born as the sole heir to the throne of the County of Vroess. Coming to power after his father's death in 3073 AC, he quickly began to acquire power and prestige amongst the local nobility.

Not satisfied with his power as Count, he schemed to take the empty throne (mostly ceremonial and left empty following the vanishing of the previous Duke of Cambrais), he began to expand his power in the region. This was initially done through financial and political means, he began to raise an army to conquer what nobles he could not subjugate by other means.

One such family was the Elidrel family, who were sevred by the Order of the Thorn. The knights who served this order were loyal, something that would come to bite Vrodas in the future. Nonetheless, he drowned the Elidrel family in debt and seized their lands, further increasing his power.

Emhir would receive the services of Petra Ivanovich after a meeting from Demacian Narcan, who would request the Count's funds for continued research into the Voidborn.

His armed takeover of the duchy would eventually spark the Cambrian Revolution. Peasants led by the reformed Order of the Thorn (who regained their knightly ideals thanks to the Hunters) would rise up against the Count and attempt to overthrow the newly declared Duke of Cambrais. Though the brutal repression of the revolt by Petra would work for some time, her death at the hands of Bromm Tryndamere would come as a grave blow to the Count's power.