Dread Emperor Benevolent I

"Please, do keep digging your own grave. I look forward to your splendidly inevitable demise."

―Dread Emperor Benevolent the First

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General information
Name	Dread Emperor Benevolent I
Faction	Praes, Heroes
Species	Human
Status	Deceased

Benevolent the First was a Dread Emperor of Praes. He was the only hero to rule as Dread Emperor over Praes. He references the Tyranny of the Sun in one of his speeches, meaning he ruled sometime after the Sixty Years War which concluded around 710 AD. All mentions of his rule were purged by Demons of Absence, except for works inside a few private libraries, due to his unprecedented successes while at war with half the realm of Praes.

Epigraphs

“Peace is little more than the recognition that the reasons for which war was undertaken are no longer relevant.”
– Dread Emperor Benevolent the First

“Own what you are, no matter how ugly the face of it. No lies are ever more dangerous to a villain than those they tell themselves.”
– Dread Emperor Benevolent

“Morality is a force, not a law. Deviating from it has costs and benefits both – a ruler should weigh those when making a decision, and ignore the delusion of any position being inherently superior.”
– Dread Emperor Benevolent

“By hook and crook we will all hang, High Lords, from a noose woven of our many loose ends. But cheer up: none are beyond salvation, not even the likes of us. Let us see, at long last, if we can turn back the tyranny of the sun.”
– Extract from the coronation speech of Dread Emperor Benevolent the First

“There’s no surer sign you’re being played than being certain you’ve grasped your opponent’s intent.”
– Dread Emperor Benevolent

“Please, do keep digging your own grave. I look forward to your splendidly inevitable demise.”
– Dread Emperor Benevolent the First

“There is only one lesson to be learned from shatranj: no matter who wins the game, the pieces return to the same box.”
– Dread Emperor Benevolent the First