Thesodius I

Thesodius I (April 9th, 301 - N/A) also known as Thesodius the Great was King of the Halmarian Empire from SA 331 until his death and King of the Berskins from SA 340 until his death. As ruler of the Halmarian Kingdom, Thesodius expanded the nascent kingdom's borders, conquering many of his neighbors and implementing vast internal reforms which strengthened the absolute monarchy. His military successes resulted in the reunification of the Berskins in SA 340, following which he continued efforts to centralize the country. By his death in SA 375, he had transformed the Berskin Empire from another of the post-Arkyne successor kingdoms to the region's dominant power and the first modern nation-state, beginning over a century of Berskin primacy.

Thesodius, though a competent field commander, was primarily an administrator, known for the massive reforms which characterized his forty-four year reign. Thesodius, exploiting his subjects desire for law and order, broke the power of the tribal aristocracy and rapidly expanded the size of the royal government in order to facilitate reconstruction efforts.