Emperor Alexander III

A Biography of Royalty Emperor Alexander III

Written by Brausnelijan Historian: Lynnda Jantith

Early Life
From birth, Alexander Jikarthra was surrounded in chaos and turmoil. Shortly after Alexander was born, his mother and father, Emperor and Empress of Nykibo, fought tooth and nail over whom should raise the child. His mother believed that her mother, Alexander's grandmother, would be better suited to rear the newborn, while his father thought he should raise his son to become a strong Emperor.

In the end it was finally decided that he would be raised by his grandmother, and rumors of a legal battle are unverified. Alexander took well to life with his grandmother, amassing an interest in the fine arts and music.

When Alexander turned thirteen, it was decided that he would return to his home at the Jikarthran Palace in Kareliah. Tearfully, Alexander arrived at the Palace in disgust. For thirteen years he had grown accustomed to living the life of a simple peasant and he had enjoyed it. His heart nearly broke in two when he saw his parents order around servants and serfs without a care.

At fifteen, Alexander returned with his mother and father to his birthland of Nykibo. Here is where Alexander's story becomes dark and shrouded in mystery.

You see, after a long rebuilding period, the empire was once again theirs. During this time, a scandal surfaced, surrounding the land of Rysonia. The royal family of Rysonia, save one, had been brutally murdered.

Suspicions arose when Emperor Alexander II had attempted a very important trade agreement with the head of state of Rysonia. The Rysonians decline and this threw the Emperor into a fit of rage. The public had very little time to speculate as to whether the Emperor did commit the murders, because shortly after, the Emperor himself was murdered.

Fellow historians believe that it was the younger Alexander who murdered his father. At the news of her husband's death, sources say the Empress fell deep victim to paranoia, hysteria, and hallucenations and was later committed to a local insane asylum.

A notable fact, the same asylum was caught in a violent hurricane and resulted in the escape of seven patients, one of which being the former Empress of Nykibo. HEr wherabouts today are unknown.

TO BE CONTINUED...