Grimwald

Grimwald I is the first king of Belaeron and was the leader of the Belaeron Freedom Army during the Belaeron War of Independence. After killing Hartwin X of Thromera, Grimwald I was given the moniker of Grimwald the Kingslayer by the Thromerans, while he was hailed as The Heir of Belaerian by Belaeronians.

Background
Before becoming the figurehead of the revolution in the Belaeron War of Independence, Grimwald was an orphan who grew up in a village outside of Bluedale. As he reached adulthood, Grimwald sought work in one of the local coalmines and spent the next decade mining.

Descendant of Belaerian
Although Grimwald's parents remain unknown, many hypothesize that the king of Belaeron could only be a descendant of the man who originally gave birth to the idea of the independent Lower Thromera, namely Belaerian Hammersworth. The physical descriptions of Hammersworth detail the piercing gaze of narrow, green eyes, a description that also matches Grimwald. The main difference in their appearances is the color of their hair, as Hammersworth was described to have hair the color of "the water soaked sand of Oecerian beaches", whereas Grimwald's is described to be "the same tint as the coal he once dug".

Many that support the claim that Grimwald is a descendant of Hammersworth cite a prophecy of unknown origin. The porphecy, which surfaced at some point after Hammersworth's death, states that "As a new age washes away the sins of the past, the last nation of northern Titan rule will break in half, and a new kingdom will rise from the blood of the father who first dared to fight for it". As the source is unknown, many have discredited it as holding any merit, expressing that the prophecy seems to imply that the nation is to be created as a result of the Belaerian's spilled blood rather than by one born of his bloodline and therefore is nothing but a simple prediction that another will continue the work of their predecessor.

Residence
After his victory against Thromera, Grimwald ordered the royal castle in Venderthal to be torn down and left in ruins for the people to remember what they had fought to accomplish. Grimwald then sent a delivery to Emmerich VII of Thromera, containing several of the stone blocks taken from the ruined castle. In need for a new residence, Grimwald had a new royal castle constructed in another part of the city, where several nobles loyal to the Belaeron cause allowed their homes to be torn down in order to build new ones of a non-Thromeran design; an act which was sponsored by the crown.