Darreci Hamriah

Darreci Hamriah ([ðərɛki hæmrajɑ] 25th Haleinar (First Season) 536 FA - 34th Wezauw (Third Season) 2438 FA) was a Hincar born philosopher, sociologist , psychologist , and politician. He espoused both the views of socialism (especially fox-hole socialism ) and later the ideals of traditional conservatism and social Darwinism, finally coming to identify himself as an "anti-humanitarian ".

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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">After founding the Resting City in the midst of the Lazy Mountains, Hamriah became interested in historiographical studies of the area, and began to realise human beings were the occupiers of Meshcamara territory. It was at this point he identified himself as an "anti-humanitarian", stating his ultimate goal to be the destruction of humanity, himself not excluded. He also started to develop obsessions with the Supreme Being, using it as a rationale for universal morality and justification for all his actions. This was combined with a growing desire to seek revenge on the long deceased Squire Enaphor. Such goals involved the study of the Star of Hamriah, and eventually lead to the founding of the Docks of Death in 823 FA to assist recruitment for his Resting City army, already growing in the new found barracks known as the Cold Shoulder.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">When the Resting City army reached its full potential of 200,000 men in 1531 FA he officially laid out plans to conquer the city of Renshaw to the South West of the Resting City. On 14th Wezauw (First Season) 1511 FA he officially attacked and sacked the city, killing every politician and all the members of the royal family. He then began to rebuild his army, as well as expanding his cities influence and improving infrastructure for the ever growing number of exiles as the totalitarian rule in Hincar intensified. This continued with few major events until 2437 FA when Sudawen and Fimartru stumbled out of the city walls and were 'rescued' by recently exiled general, Clemenar. This then lead to the war on Hincar where Hamriah was finally killed in part by the efforts of Sudawen and Clemenar, who realised Hamriah was mentally unstable.

Childhood
Little is known about the childhood of Hamriah, but it is certain that he was raised on a lower middle class family in the western district of Hincar. The identity of his father is and mother are unknown, referred to only as "Mr. and Mrs. Hamriah" in the documents produced in the court proceedings prior to Hamriah's exile. Based on the childhood of Hamriah, his parents seem to have been seldom present, and he describes them as "an overflowing vessel of negativity, cursing and shunning me further into the bleak emotional void".

Hamriah is said to have misbehaved in schools, and asserted an active and intentionally disruptive disrespect for the establishment. He was severly diciplined by the school authorities as well as his parents, making him angrier at the authoritarian attitude that he observed throughout his life. It was this that drove him into associating himself with a small group of friends, with whom he would generally remain excluded from the outside world, often staying over with friends of immense poverty.

Development of political ideology
At the age of 15 Hamriah sought to enter into a private school to study nuerology and psychology. His studies in neurology and psychology lead him to believe that human beings are both driven and regulated by fear. He believed that social cooperation and unity could only be brought about through fear against a given entity. He saw Hincar as a potential to try out this social paradigm he conceived and began to compile ideas on how such a society could be created in a sustainable, liberal and democratic manner.

At 16 he compiled a manifesto of which one particular section read:


 * "If society is to progress to become a socialist and free society then we must look to improving the ideals of our dismal past. What we see is that humanity can be both held in place, and technologically and sociologically progressive when subject to fear. This is entirely determined on exactly what it is that the society directs their capacity for fear towards. In the case of the current social structure, the fear is of both the ruling elite, and of the Meshcamara that pose such a huge threat to the city. This is simply not sustainable, our fear must be directed at inanimate ideas, the ideas of poverty, suffering, war and all things detrimental to humanity. If we accept fear and hatred as a natural human feature, then we must at all costs avoid directing it at fellow living creatures. These negative emotions must only exist in the hypothetical sense of ideas and concepts, while positive emotions must be exhibited through the Supreme Being that is the combined efforts of all humanity."

These ideas were presented to a variety of lower level politicians, and it was through this that Hamriah became accustomed with Squire Enaphor, a social democrat politician who fiercly opposed the general of the time. This hatred of fascist police states united the two, and many of Hamriah's ideas were built upon by his relationship with Enaphor. Enaphor, however, always opposed the religious implications of Hamriah's espousing of the Supreme Being, while Hamriah remained insistent that it was a symbolic representation of the good in humanity.

When he was 18 Hamriah worked his way into Hincar State Academy with the help of Enaphor. There he studied sociology and aimed to strengthen his political ideologies through peer reviewed disitations, but would often be dismissive of improvements offered by the predominantly central/centre-left professors and academics. He was also warned on many occassions of the ramifications of letting any of the ruling elite discover his political ideologies. Hamriah remained fool hardy in the face of such claims and worked his way through the sociology course with the full intention of openly challenging the elite.

At the age of 20 on 2nd Haleinar (Third Season) 556 FA Hamriah was arrested for fighting with guards in the street, allegedly for shouting abusive slurs at them. His course in sociology was discontinued and Squire Enaphor lost contact with him for over a year due to disapointment in his actions. Hamriah joined the Second Rebellion of the First Age and drove the Hincar guard out of sizable portions of the city, waylaying plans to expand by the King and forcing the authorities to draft many more guards to neutralise the rebellion.

Hamriah's new found radicalism distanced him further from the central views of Enaphor. Enaphor identified himself as a realist and was critical of the practicalities involved in Hamriah's proposals. This caused huge tension that reached its height when Enaphor struck Hamriah after Hamriah burned down the house of a guard. This eventually resulted in Enaphor declaring Hamriah's views as "contrary to that of a society I would consider respectable or reasonable". Hamriah then spent two seasons without speaking to Enaphor.

Betrayal, trial and exile
Eventually Enaphor informed the authorities of Hamriah's radical views, and 20 guards were sent to arrest him. Despite a fight on the part of Hamriah and a few other rebels, all were either arrested or killed. Police documents state the time of arrest as 01:09 13th Flarosen (Second Season) 559 FA. For unknown reasons, all the rebels assides from Hamriah were shot in their cells throughout the time of the trial, leaving Hamriah gradually severed from the rest of the community.

Enaphor, in an attempt to justify his betrayal, turned Hamriah's own family against him, making them give testimony with regards to his rebelious nature and also refusing to state their relation to him as his parents. Enaphor also gave testimony against Hamriah, stating that he feared Hamriah's views were becoming so very radical he foresaw potential for a rebellion that would lead to even more totalitarian rule. He also agreed that he had no doubt Hamriah would userp the position of the King Farlesola if given the opportunity. Hamriah's previous conviction served as the conclusive piece of evidence in the efforts to find him guilty of treason.

Unlike all those exiled before him, Hamriah was exiled on his own, without any companions to rely on. This seemingly proved to benefit him, as he was able to remain incognito long enough to build a shelter, and then to build weapons from flint, sticks and vines. Hi surival tactics enabled him to rescue several other people who were exiled, and they were able to survive on the West Coast of Hamriah. Unlike millions before him, Hamriah being exiled was not a death sentence, but an opportunity.

Founding of the Resting City
Hamriah notes that he was scarcely over 24 when he and his small band of followers built their first rock fort on a plain north of the Sea of Hamriah, encompassed by the Lazy Mountains. This fort quickly grew into a fortified village as more exiled citizens were shipped over (although in the early days many weren't reached or perished on the journey). The city was founded based on the principle that it would one day be powerful enough to conquer Hincar, and, with this in mind, expansion was quick and effective. Hamriah contucted a census every 4 years on the first season of Hansellan. The results show every fourth census: While the continuation of the second rebel movement was causing a surge in exiles, the fact that the Resting City was so far away meant that few of these exiles reached the city. However, it is also worth noting that many of the population still procreated when in the city (although after being subject to the disease for two long they became infertile). Eventually, it became apparent that those who were slowly subject to the disease became immortal, and gradually more dead-like, despite maintaining their human characteristics. After a few hundred years Hamriah himself began to deteriorate into a death like state, and by the founding of the Docks of Death he wore a cloak to disguise his appearence.

The exposure to the disease worked to make the city powerful, with rapid surges in population despite a lack of exiles reaching the city. This also allowed the urbanisation of the area to swell, and the Lazy Mountains were eventually harnessed by the population of the city to gain resources. Furthermore, the increasing population allowed for more efficient scouting around Hincar for exiles, while a shipping warehouse built halfway along the west coast of Hamriah allowed for easier transport.

Third rebel movement
The third rebel movement

Rise of Clemenar
Following his excile from Hincar for challenging the rule of Gornamon, Clemenar was taken by scouts to the Docks of Death, arriving in the Resting City at the end of 2434 FA. After informing Hamriah of his position as a former general he was quickly assigned a position in Hamriah's private guard against fighting the Lockamo conspirators. After major success in virtually annihilating the corruption amongst the high ranking religious officials, Clemenar was offered a position as one of two high generals of the Resting City army (his predecessor had died in the church assaults, disposed of tactically and discretely by a disapointed Hamriah).

After assuming the position of high general in 2436, Clemenar was sent to the Docks of Death to establish better diplomacy between the establishment in the Docks of Death and Hamriah in the Resting City. He played a large role in many political purges, working closely with general Falorandi to put down potential rebellions from the city, which ultimately provided all its resources to the Resting City with little in return. He also began going out on scouting missions to look for exiles upon hearing of an alledged intensity in rebel action during the fourth rebel movement. It was through this position that he found himself rescuing Sudawen and Fimartru from outside the city walls of Hincar, sparking the war on Hincar.

Death and defeat
In the midst of the battle, after having killed King Gornamon, both Sudawen and Clemenar realised Hamriah was bent on absolute genocide of those living in Hincar, and that he must be stopped. While Clemenar ran to hold off the diversion of wild Meshcamara entering the city, Sudawen adopted the responsibility of pursuing Hamriah himself. Furthermore, Poison and Blood decided to aid Sudawen in this task, while Ice, preferring to stay behind, was eaten alive by Meshcamara. However, Sudawen faced Hamriah alone until Poison and Blood, and later Clemenar, showed up.

Sudawen found Hamriah praying to the Supreme Being, while cursing Enaphor, and ultimately proving himself to be entirely unstable. Despite Sudawen's attempts to reason with Hamriah, Hamriah's irrational and fragile state of mind meant he was quick to attack Sudawen resulting in a battle between the two. The fighting ability of Hamriah was vastly superior to that of Sudawen's and eventually Hamriah started to gain the upper hand. Throughout the battle, Sudawen tried to reason with Hamriah that the battle was unnecessary and they should stop fighting, but his efforts were in vain.

Eventually, Poison and Blood arrived, both far less sympathetic and eagar to kill him. Hamriah was incredibly hostile to the addition to Sudawen's party, and became more certain that Sudawen was evil and trying to kill him. Hamriah eventually was able to throw Blood across the room, concussing him in the process, which caused poison to lunge at Hamriah and be stabbed by a daggar, leaving him almost for dead. This caused Hamriah and Sudawen to begin dueling once again, with the odds still heavily against Sudawen. The turning point in the battle occured when Poison was able to summon up the strength to stab Hamriah in the heart with his own daggar, before going into cardiac arrest and dying.

With Hamriah mortally wounded, Sudawen began to win the fight against him, but Hamriah's resistence was strong and he was able to avoid Sudawen delivering a fatal blow. It increasingly became a reality that Hamriah may be able to hold out long enough to defeat Sudawen and to evade death entirely. Sudawen's fears were put to rest when Clemenar arrived and attacked Hamriah from behind, after a brief conference between the two, in which Clemenar asked that Hamriah leave his irrational and morally reprehensible belief in a Supreme Being, Clemenar cut Hamriah's head in two. In his last moments of life Hamriah halucinates an after life, and converses with the Supreme Being, putting his insecurities to rest before finally dying.

Clemenar, Sudawen, and Blood emerged from the warehouse to discover the battle was won by the soldiers of Hincar, and that the Meshcamara from both the wild, and the Resting City, have been defeated. Plans begin soon to found a new system of government based on democracy and a constitution. Hincar is rebuilt and eventually, in 2449 FA, the Republic of Hincar destroyed the Docks of Death, fully bringing an end to the empire of Hamriah, and ensuring themselves a place as the last city in Western Sari Alenia to fall.

Rise in piety
One of the greatest legacies of Hamriah would be the