King Theodoric

King Theodoric was the tyrannical king of Ala Mhigo who ascended to the throne in the year 1546, and the last ruler before the occupation of the Garlean Empire. His belief that the Fist of Rhalgr and its followers were a heretical group, and tensions between the two grew in intensity over the years. Eventually, citing a supposed "uprising", Theodric led a massive army to their temple and burned it to the ground, massacring the disciples within. This greatly angered the people, who formed an angry mob outside the palace. Theodric instructed a young Raubahn Aldynn to suppress the mob. This event earned Raubahn universal renown, as he did so without shedding a drop of blood in the process.

Over the following years, Theodoric continued to oppress and abuse his people, increasing taxation rates and purging his people whom he believed were attempting to rise against him. Even his own wife, the queen, was put to death following being betrayed by a nobleman whom she trusted to help overthrow him.

Finally, in the year 1557, the people of Ala Mhigo revolted and overthrew the King of Ruin, killing him and putting an end to his reign. His guards, complicit in the uprising, simply opened the gates to his palace, letting the mob in to do what they pleased.

Following this act, Ala Mhigo entered into a state of economic unease, and the people were without a leader. It was at this time that the Garlean Empire, using the chaos of their nation, invaded and captured Ala Mhigo.