Hireos

Hireos is a broad term for a ruler who, whether by fact or by legend, lived significantly longer than the average human lifespan. While some lived for only a couple of centuries, some of the longest-lived Hireos in Riiga were supposedly around a millenium old. Most of them are lived in the Age of the Sun, from around 3000BD - 900BD. The Grey Era, from 900BD - 0BD, also has some Hireos in its records. Very few are said to remain alive today.

• 2600BD - 1900BD: Mezim of Eser, a celebrated Hireos ruler said to have lived from 2600BD - 1900BD, ordered the construction of the Mezil Pyramid near his death. He was also known for forming what could be considered one of the first civilisations by conquering and uniting nearby city-states at the start of his reign, and was also probably the first mystic king.

• 2000BD - 1000BD: Patnaimu Intonganihuntro Kwanmanga was the first Hireos ruler of the area, a tlar of unmatched renown and power, even to this day. He founded one of the biggest and earliest empires, and is said to have ascended beyond the fifteenth patnaimu tlar rank. He did this by having frequent human sacrifices and waging bloody wars on literally any people he could find. The only things that stopped his conquests were deserts and snow. He allegedly lived from 2000BD - 1000BD, making him potentially one of the oldest Hireos alongside Mezim.

• 1900BD - 800BD. Nadaduq was an ancient Hireos warlord who united his people and swept across all of Yyele from Batur from 1900BD. He and his descendants held this land for a millennium, until the Black Wars in 800BD where the Ladarean Kingdom conquered Yyele after breaking their own treaties.

• 1600BD - 1400BD: Guranda was the first Hireos ruler of the Karbak people, born around 1600BD. In the terms of the Sarrayun religion, he is their Guranda -- their immortal emperor who reincarnates after each death. Guranda brought such prosperity that he had to divide his dominion in two, the Kayen people being granted the other half, though these two regions weren't technically considered kingdoms until much later.

• 1200BD - ?: Hoqon Evexar, a wandering Hireos prophet said to be blessed by Xudo, founded the first Hoqomer state and became the first hoqon, starting the long-lasting tradition throughout the area. Hoqomers all but replaced mystic kings in the region.

• 1000BD - 700BD: Moinamarvir was the first Hireos ruler in the area, said to have lived from 1000BD - 700BD. During his time and in subsequent Vaman kingdoms, the entire society relied on a single long-lived god-king, and when he died, their entire kingdom collapsed. He claimed to have been a descendant of Olayin Yetun, making this the earliest mention of the Akanism religion.

• 900BD - 750BD: Gao Jhang was an ancient Hireos priest-king who founded the Ladarean Kingdom, uniting Teman under one name and eventually conquering the Baturun in Yyele. He also had the Ladarean Wall built, and founded the Gaojhi religion. Lived from 900BD - 750BD.

• 750BD - 450BD: Renin the Great, the first god-king of Nor, is one of the most famous Hireos. He slew the last winged king of Vesdoria but died shortly after. He is known to be one of the greatest and most divine warrior kings in history.

• 550BD - 350BD: Varhas Narhau is found as their next Hireos king, and starts the Serten Kingdom. 350BD The Blue Death plague spreads from traders from Saron, wiping out between 500,000 and 2,000,000. Narhau fell victim to the plague, causing the Serten Kingdom to collapse into many parts again.

• 500BD - 250BD: Hoqon Xilouxar was one of the greatest Hireos hoqon warlords in history. Supposedly living from around 500BD - 250BD, he won the Hoqon Wars, uniting Seleru and Simber and ending the Qeyu Hoqomer, and he won the Burning Sea Wars against Vesdoria decades later. Under his rule, the Xilou Hoqomer consumed most of Baracsa save Nor. His descendants continued the hoqomer's expansion into Armalia. His expansion brought civilisation to most of Baracsa, paving the way for later kingdoms and empires.

• 350BD - ?: San Han. Very short-lived.

• 150BD - 200AL: Varhas Haifanvoun is found as their third and final Hireos king. The Vaman Kingdom is born. 200AL The Blue Death plague resurfaces, killing around 20,000,000 and ending the kingdom.

• 200AL - ?: Dunar Darrqu Zhadas was another great Hireos warlord of these people, continually expanding the Dunian Empire over his life of around 300 years. He conquered half of Temanea, most of Armalia -- replacing the East Xilou Hoqomer as he went -- and even held half of Qarbak for a time. One of the effects of this huge empire's reach was spreading horses and trade routes across half the world.

• 500AL - ?: Emperor Halartus Benevarus was the first Hireos god-emperor of the area, uniting Nor, Umbener, and Simber in an area today known as Benevis after him. Though his empire was very short-lived, his securing of all this land laid the foundations for some of the most prosperous and advanced kingdoms in the world. He is found dead and did not live past a hundred, unlike most Hireos rulers.