Ambrai VI

Prince Atreyu Ambrai VI was the only child of Prince Link II Ambrai V and Princess Izaea. Born in the year 513, his birth came as a relief to supporters of the monarchy, as it was looking increasingly likely at the time that there would be no royal birth. Atreyu was different from his father and ancestors in that he was the first prince to have dark hair. This was a result of his parent's marriage; fair-haired Link II married dark-haired Izaea, a member of a prominent family of the desert tribes. The marriage was well-publicised at the time, and as the years passed there were many theories put forward as to why there were no royal children. Theories still abound today, but what was important was that the couple did produce a child, and the line continued. Atreyu was known as a cheerful, happy if precocious child with a sunny disposition. As an only child, both of his parents doted on him and he was well liked by the palace staff. As was expected of him, he attended a private school where he excelled notably in his studies.

At the age of fifteen he left and joined a contingent of Royal Marines aboard the ONV Lyrath, a typical corvette of the time. It would not be until later in Atreyu's life that the Royal Navy came into being, but at the time Ossetia still commanded a sizeable fleet of corvettes and smaller ships that protected the shipping lanes from piracy. Atreyu saw action during the five years of his service, and became well respected by the commanders of the time. He reportedly had great rapport with the men around him, being more at home with the easy atmosphere of his fellow marines than the protocol-driven command staff. During his service, he learned much of naval tactics that he would later put to use during war-time. When he turned twenty he was given an honourable discharge, and his father handed him the castle of Wentyn. Soon after turning twenty-two, he was introduced by his parents to Lady Chalia Eltanin and her family. Both his parents hoped to match them, but it was Chalia's younger sister Valera that Atreyu was obviously interested in. He courted her for four years before asking her hand in marriage, and she accepted. During the fifth year of their relationship, when the marriage was being planned, Link II died of an unknown "wasting disease", and the coronation was given immediate precedent before the marriage ceremony. Atreyu was crowned at Feruche a week after his father's burial, where Valera attended but was not given a place of prominence due to her as-yet unconfirmed by marriage status.