Hasper

Hasper
King of Trellin and Emperor of Hysera
Reign	21 October 1876 – 19 September 1904
Coronation	29 October and 6 November 1876, respectively
Predecessor	Txerig III
Successor	Amadar IV
King of the Isles of Velar
Reign	21 October 1876 – 19 September 1904
Coronation	24 November 1876
Predecessor	Txerig III
Successor	Amadar IV
Born	17 December 1838 Mar'theqa, Trellin
Died	19 September 1904(1904-09-19) (aged 65) Mar'theqa
Issue	Amadar IV
Full name Hasper Enkrihnë Palægos
House	House Palægos
Father	Txerig III
Mother	Lusilia, Princess of Namija
Religion	Ladath Thaerinë

Hasper (Hasper Enkrihnë Palægos; 17 December 1838 - 19 September 1904) was the son of Txerig III. He was King of Trellin, Emperor of Hysera and King of the Isles of Velar from 1876 until his death. He was succeeded by his son Amadar IV.

Reign

Hasper was heavily criticised during and after his reign for his lavish lifestyle and separation from the general populace. After the catastrophic Halith Disaster destroyed the wealthy capital of Rezat, Hasper was pressured by his advisers into commissioning an official inquiry, which took nearly ten years to reach its conclusion and ultimately did very little to help the many citizens displaced. He showed a poor understanding of the financial realities of his empire, spending extravagantly on himself and his palaces while raising taxes substantially throughout the provinces.

As king, Hasper spent months at a time on tours or visiting other nations, oblivious to the rising discontent, and was even abroad on a tour of Nikolia during the 1892 outbreak of the Trellinese Civil War. He himself did little to gain support, regularly insulting his enemies and the people as a whole as 'disloyal'; his army saw tremendous levels of defections in the early months of the war, so that most of his supporters were in fact from outside the kingdom.