Sogan Aurum

Sogan Aurum (born 43a.Au, died X) was the second child of King Vaden and his second wife Eostre Wildemount, and younger brother to Lilian. He had three elder half siblings, Markus, Isabella and Marcellus, though Markus died before Sogan's birth. Prince Sogan would be an instrumental figure in many conflicts, including the Second and Third Terranian Incursions, as well as the Woman's War wherein he backed his niece Khulan's claim to the throne. Prince Sogan was named Lord Paramount of the Western Reaches due to his battle prowess.

Prince Sogan was eleven when his father, King Vaden, passed away. Prince Sogan's education would be dictated from then on by his coronated brother King Marcellus, who was seventeen years his senior. Whilst Sogan's sister was given tutelage in the magical arts, the prince was trained in arms and tutored in the art of warfare. Prince Sogan was quite close and loyal to his king, who he saw as more of a father figure than his real father. When King Marcellus in 62a.Au married Hoelun Gonji, a princess of Qaghos, Prince Sogan would marry her handmaiden, Borte. The following year they had a son, Arthus, but Borte would die in childbirth. Sogan never remarried nor (to the knowledge of historians) took another lover.

In 66a.Au, King Marcellus would begin the Second Terranian Incursion - this time an offensive launched by the Aurum Empire against the Terranian Empire. Prince Sogan fought with distinction in this war and would gain several accolades for his achievements. Ultimately the Second Terranian Incursion would come to an end when the allied forces of Yesugei Qaghan collapsed against the full brunt of the Terranians, but Prince Sogan's deeds would be remembered for years to come.

In 78a.Au, Prince Sogan would take on Prince Gelegian, King Marcellus' first son and heir, as his squire. In 81a.Au, Prince Gelegian would leave Orbis for Qaghos in the hopes of becoming a famous warlord. This temperament was believed by some to have been instilled within him by Prince Sogan, straining the relationship between him and his older brother.

When King Marcellus died in 85a.Au, Prince Sogan attended his funeral. Prince Sogan was ostensibly neutral when it came to the issue of succession - as two factions within the court sought to put his nephew Kaidu or his niece Khulan on the throne - but ultimately Sogan would side with his older sister Lilian, who was backing Queen Khulan's claim to the throne and was known as the Mage Regent throughout the Woman's War. Whilst Lilian handled the political side, Prince Sogan was given control of Queen Khulan's armies and would ultimately see their side to victory. Sogan's son, Arthus, would marry Khulan's sister Oghul after the conflict.

in 100a.Au, the Third Terranian Incursion began. At 57, Prince Sogan once again took up arms against the Terranian Empire and joined Queen Khulan in her pilgrimage westwards to face the enemy on their own shores. Once again Prince Sogan showed his bravery in the field and was awarded control over the annexed eastern shores of Terrus, and granted the title of Lord Paramount of the Western Reaches. Prince Sogan died ten years later, in 110a.Au, from natural causes.