Solon “The Wise” was born in the year 138 in the city of Nemis as the son of Amanthyn “The Goblin Killer”. Solon got his nickname because he decided to make peace with the city of Eros instead of prolonging the devastating war which already killed thousands of inhabitants of the Realm of Eros.

Solon is also known for having many sons by many wives. Famous children of Solon are: Abtenion, Ketimnon, Mnachon, Helios and Diana (his only daughter).

Nemisian Civil War

Lord Solon is most famous for starting the Nemisian Civil War against the Realm of Eros. For many years the city of Nemis was part of the Realm of Eros, and thrived being part of the great golden realm. But at the hands of the paramilitary movement the Ultrii, a movement started and led by his oldest son Abtenion, Solon increasingly moved towards the militaristic camp. The Ultrii saw a growing power in the city of Nemis and used this as leverage to persuade other great cities on the plains of Myrakleia to join there Nemisian League in the senate of Eros.

After a while, this political power was not even enough for the ominous Abtenion, who persuaded his father that Nemis should leave the Realm of Eros in the year 193, for the greater good of Nemis, after a conflict of the barren Nakadonia increased. All the major cities and countries in the Realm of Eros took sides in this greatest conflict that the Realm of Eros had witnessed since its inception by the legendary Emperor Aeson I. Soldiers who once stood as brothers side by side, now were facing eachother on the battlefield. The cities of Malacis, Mykonis, Cadma, and Thirydos quickly joined or had already joined the Nemisian League, while cities as Megapion, Aganium, Phoclyos and Port Karrission joined the erosians.

The war’s first major blow came on water. Ozius “The Rich”, admiral of the Nemisian fleet, defeated the Imperial Silver Fleet, personally led by Herculon III, in the Battle of the Strait of Aelion. With Eros losing command of the sea, the balance of power shifted dramatically. Nemis and Thirydos now dominated trade routes and blockaded supply lines, paralyzing many coastal cities still loyal to the Empire.

But the tide turned quickly. Flushed with victory, Abtenion and Solon grew overconfident. Ignoring pleas from more cautious commanders, Hephaelion, another of Solon’s sons, led the League’s land forces into a direct confrontation. At the Fields of Cortesis, the combined Northern, Southern, and Western Armies of Eros—under the supreme command of Herculon, and his feared general Dictator Xenetor “The Cold”—annihilated the League’s ground forces. Hephaelion himself was slain by Polix “Quickspear”, a young but deadly Erosian champion.

From there, the Nemisian League’s power waned. The Second Battle of Nakadonia saw the death of Diomedion, another of Solon’s sons. The once-neutral peoples of Hellissia were drawn into the war when League raiders burned border villages, prompting their warbands to side with the realm, increasing the army of the loyalists. The siege of Nemis followed soon after. Abtenion died during the final assault—burned alive in the old watchtower where the Ultrii had first met.

When the dust settled, only Helios remained. Unlike his brothers, he rejected his father’s surrender and refused to kneel. Taking a loyalist remnant—veterans, nobles, and mercenaries—he fled eastward, into exile within the Empire of Jagrad, where he would bide his time and dream of revenge.

Further life

After the war and the death of three of Solon’s sons, he never again took part in war activities and it is even allowed to say that Solon has become an advocate of peace.

Solon has an exceptionally close relationship with his younger brother Hymnon “The Negotiator”, who serves as the ambassador of the Nemisian League in the Senate of Eros.

Solon was granted 12 magical axes, known as the Axes of Falcos, from Wulfrik of the Valish lands in the year 202. With these 12 axes he armed his best soldiers and they formed his elite warriors which called themselves Solon’s Falcons.