Cedileth I

Cedileth was the first female leader- empress- of The Skilamrilusian Empire. Besides that, she is most famous for adding Vinisic as a province to the empire, through the Venixian War. Her death also led to the Great Civil War.



Rise to power
Little is known of Cedileth's childhood. She was born in southern Luvania in 637, as the daugther of a merchant. In 654- at the age of 17- she married Manalius II, the son of the emperor Esirius III. How or when they met is not known. In 657 they have their first child together, and in 660 their first son- Esirius IV. According to legend Cedelith fought several battles against rebels in eastern Barantus, while being pregnant.

In 663 Manalius' father- Esirius III- died, and he became emperor. In 664 Manalius II is found dead in his bedroom, killed by a stabwound. It is not known who killed him, but plenty of conspiracy theories have been proposed. One of the most common ones is that Cedileth killed him, either by herself or by hiring an assasin.

Since Manalius II's only son- Esirius IV- was four years old at the time, and since he didn't have any siblings- Cedileth became the first empress of The Skilamrilusian Empire in 664- at the age of 27.

The Venixian War
In 666 the comet Naphidis pass Terrobis the second time, and the Skilamrilusians sees this as a sign to expand civilization and Tuluvianism. Cedelith therefore starts to plan an invasion. In 669 she launch an attack on the The Pegomians living west of Luvania- todays Vinisic. This is known as the Venixian War. She leads the armies herself, and according to the legends she fights in the frontline during the most decisive battles. In 672 the war ends, by Vinisic being added as a province to The Skilamrilusian Empire.

Death
Cedelith had always insisted on carrying a sword while traveling the cities of the empire, and instead have fewer bodyguards- as she wanted to keep her image of "The Warrior Queen".In 677 Cedelith was assulted by a mob at the market in Urbamia. This time she only had four bodyguards with her, and was killed. According to legend, twenty of the attackes where killed, and twice wounded. It is not known wether the mob was hired to attack her, or simply angry for something.

Her death leads to the Great Civil War, as both her son Esirius IV, Gilerien- a son Manalius II had with another woman, and Jemoriel- brother of Esirius III, makes claim for the throne.