King Melenotros

King Melenotros (1947-2010) was the last king of Nemeator before the custom of having two kings co reigning. He was a just and wise king but he was unlucky that in his times begun the first orc wars. It was in early 2000 that news about a new menace in the lands has appeared in the name of orcs. King Melenotros sent messengers and scouts to find out having read the annals of the kings before him and the arrival of the beastmen. He strengthen the army and repaired and strengthened the fortifications. When his agents confirmed that indeed there was a new race of warlike chaotic green creatures possessed by bloodlust and destruction he mobilized the militia. The commander of the fortress of Voriator asked for reinforcements because a large orc horde had been sighted in the north outlands. In 2004 the king himself accompanied by his two sons and heirs and his brother who were young but eager to prove their valor moved with the army of Nemeator to the north. Druids had warned him of the threat the orc horde would pose for the kingdom if they were left unhindered. He arrived in Voriator and immediately worked on strengthening the garrison and reinforcing the defenses. By 2005 the valley north of the fortress was covered by a huge orc host. The orcs first fell on the walls in reckless attacks and then after being massacred, they started to besiege the town. Thousands of orcs died during the five-year-long siege but the defenders had suffered as well although their losses could not be replaced. The king lost his will to fight when his two sons died in the skirmish and the defense collapsed when he didn’t show himself on the walls. The orcs gained the walls and the town was lost but the king’s brother Naleon rallied the forces and lend them back to the capital in a desperate attempt to save the kingdom. King Melenotros died when the fortress central keep fell to the orcs and the last defenders died. His body was never found to be buried.