Anshelm Cotter

Anshelm Cotter was a Highlander Hyur born in Gyr Abania during a period of strife and war. As he grew older, he sought to take over each of the warring clans of the Highlands to end the constant battles. Anshelm was possessed of a tactical genius incomparable to anyone before him. And though many united to stand against him, none could slow the marching of his men's feet, as he subjugated all in his path. Finally, the warring clans of Gyr Abania was united under a single banner, and Anshelm Cotter was named their king.

Concern arose, however, upon realizing that his kingdom sat on the singular passage between Aldenard and Ilsabard, and that an invasion from the north would trample his fledgling nation. For this, he built his capital on the shores of the Loch Seld, constructing a nigh impenetrable fortress, and named it Ala Mhigo. And until the occupation of the Garlean Empire, none had ever managed to breach its walls.