Gathaspar II

Gathaspar II (also known as Gathaspar the Magnificent) - King of Khayad from 482 3E to 506 3E; regarded by historians as objectively the best king Khayad ever had, he reformed the navy and set the country's focus to trade and economy, ushering in the "New Kingdom" era.

Early life
Gathaspar was born in 451 3E to Asin, bastard son of King Asis IV, in the port city of Ashamarad. Skilled in trade and economics, thanks to his trader father, Gathaspar became a trader himself once he reached adulthood.

Piracy
During one of his trading voyages, a band of pirates stormed Gathaspar's ship. Stealing goods and money, they also kidnapped young Gathaspar who became a slave to the pirates, meant to be sold at an auction in Yakonka.

Gathaspar managed to run away in 471 3E, thanks to the help of a sympathetic pirate, Priya Maravastra. With her help, Gathaspar himself stole a ship, gathered a crew and then hunted down the same pirates that kidnapped him all the years ago. Finding piracy to be a pleasant lifestyle, Gathaspar adapted and became a pirate himself. Terrorising the waters of the Inner Sea since 474 3E, Gathaspar became one of the most effective sea bandits in history.

Khayadian throne
Being a pirate wasn't enough for the ambitious Gathaspar. He dreamed of becoming something more and when the opportunity presented himself, he didn't hesitate at all; in 479 3E, King Rais IV, Gathaspar's uncle, died without an heir, leaving the throne open for succession.

Gathaspar arrived with his fleet on 16th October 480 3E and immediately started using his vast fortune to buy nobles and lords, wanting them on his side. Then, having most of the king's vassals under his own control, Gathaspar marched on Khadarasta in 482 3E and, without no objection whatsoever, crowned himself king.

Despite initially having the lords' approval, Gathaspar knew that he had to curtail their power, lest someone arrives and bribes them just like he had.