King Armaud
King Armaud is the Darklord of Magiasacra. Amaud Dubois was the king of an uncivilized kingdom. Though uncivilized, his troops were very disciplined and the law was very strict and hierarchical. When a famine struck his people, he was able to unite them around the idea of conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell under his rule. His rule was very harsh and his people took many slaves. After he put down an uprising, enslaving half the population and putting to death all the elderly and handicapped people, he heard of the rich domain of Magarcia.
In his arrogance he disregarded the rumors that the inhabitants were chosen by the gods of magic as their people, and he planned to make them his next conquest. The goddess Athena, whose portfolio included psionics, gave a vision to the city dwellers. If they surrendered, they could dump off all their unwanted government positions, by giving the barbarians high sounding titles but with responsibilities that were actually scut work. This they did and, at first, it fooled the barbarians; by the time they found out about it they were used to it.
Although Amaud is officially "king," the real power lies in the magic guilds and temples, where he has no influence at all. He does little more than issue decrees to petty officials. He is allowed to figure out the petty details that help a government to operate but all the big decisions are out of his hands. Worst of all he lives in fear of all the spellcasters around him, including his wife, and is even more terrified that people will find out about his fear.
