Ambrai X

Prince Deniv Ambrai X was born at Reiza Palace in the year 682, the only child of Prince Elsen Ambrai IX and the Kanosian princess Iliena Feiran, his life was in danger mere days after he was born due to the assassination of his father by Kanosian extremists. Security in the palace was tripled and until he reached the age of twelve, he was never even seen by the common populace due to the overbearing protection of his mother, who assumed control of the throne as the Princess Regent until Deniv came of age. Unlike other princes before and after him, he was not sent away to a private school, instead being tutored privately at home. Again, unlike the other princes who came before him, a marriage was arranged with Lady Ianthe, daughter of Lord Tenel of Kirrik. They were introduced when Deniv was six and Ianthe was three - the arrangement was signed and sealed by Iliena, Tenel, and two seals that represented Deniv and Ianthe. It was a requirement that the Crown Prince be inducted into one of the military services of the country, yet Iliena was unwilling to let him be sent away from the palace. Therefore, to give him the training that was required of him, he was given an honorary place amongst the Royal Knights who defended the palace itself at the age of seventeen. He remained in service until the age of nineteen, where he spent a year training in preparation of his coronation at the age of twenty. He was not given Wentyn as his residence due to the security issues, and for years during his reign it was handed over to two respective stewards until it was given to Prince Riyan.

The coronation was held at Feruche under extreme security enacted by the Royal Knights, GHG Special Forces and the local police. Two months after the coronation he was again introduced to Ianthe, in preparation for the coming royal wedding. Their meeting was described as "amiable", and indeed, they liked each other well enough even if they never truly loved one another. When Deniv was twenty-one and Ianthe eighteen, they married in a ceremony at Feruche, where security was again very tight. Ianthe was given the title Segev'Reia (Princess-Consort) instead of the usual Kir'reia (High Princess) due to the arranged marriage with Deniv. A year later they had a daughter, Princess Birani. She was born with a very weak heart, and despite the efforts of the best doctors the country could afford, she lived for only two weeks. Ianthe, already suffering from post-natal depression, subsequently suffered a form of clinical depression that would haunt her all her life. Nevertheless, the couple gave birth to another child, Crown Prince Riyan, two years later. Ianthe, still suffering depression, was extremely unhappy at Reiza and never stayed there again longer than a month. She stayed for two years at Athmyr House, which she loved for it's isolation and peaceful gardens, before going onto travel, which she would do until she finally came back to Athmyr at the age of fifty-seven when her health was failing. She died there three years later, having alienated herself from her husband and son at Reiza. Indeed, Iliena was more of a mother to the young Crown Prince than Ianthe ever was.

As a young man himself, Deniv disliked the severe protocol at court which began under the reign of his grandfather, Prince Rihani Ambrai VII, yet he threw himself wholly into the job of ruling the country. He publicly denounced the actions of the Kanosian extremist group the HLA which had assassinated both his father and grandfather before him, yet went on to at first ease tensions with Kanosia, then strengthen the alliance further. He is remembered best for his radical reforms over the banking systems of the time, when he drafted and signed the 684th Royal Decree. This gave control of all the financial institutions to the Central Bank, which was closely monitored by the prince himself and his aides. At the time the Central Bank was beginning to squeeze the country out of it's wealth due to some wise investments that had begun to pay off over a century later - Deniv's new reforms ensured that the economy stabilised and stopped the Central Bank from buying out all the other banks which it was in the middle of doing. As a side effect of this, he also ensured that no military contractor would profit from any war waged on the country, which they had done to tremendous success under the reign of his grandfather and other previous monarchs.

Deniv was extremely fond of very fatty foods that he insisted on eating at every meal, and this contributed to the rapid deterioration of his health at the relatively young age of fifty. He also lived a very sedentary lifestyle, not being given the chance to play much sport when he was younger and having lost all desire to later on. He died at the age of fifty-two from ischemic heart disease, and was succeeded by his son the Crown Prince Riyan.