Zathirael the Founder

Also referred to as Zathirael I (b. circa -3300 GA), he was the very first Zathryan emperor, founder of the First Empire and the historical capital Boundbrook, and a near mythological folk hero to Imperial citizens. Many tales, tall and otherwise, exist of his exploits as stories told among soldiers, from mother to child, by teachers as caution to wayward students. Emperor Zathirael I is a shining beacon of everything Imperial citizens are meant to value. Long dead by over 6,200 years, his legacy unerringly lives on.

While Zathryans often give him the epithet of "the Great" or "the Founder", it is not uncommon to hear Nisani refer to him as Saathir the Betrayer or Amilitt'ati, with "Saathir" being a Nisanic transliteration of the name Zathirael and "Amilitt'ati" being a Nisa term loosely translating to "He-Who-Turned-Away". These titles may be in reference to a tale recounting a summit called between the fledgling empire and the prehistoric desert tribes where Zathirael I promised the tribes their own republic and aid should they require, only to either betray or back out of the agreement when the tribesmen needed assistance weathering a plague, depending on the particular retelling.