Andesen of Flatstone

King Bjarn Von Stone
Illustration of Bjarn Von Stone supposedly in the Szlād Imperial Palace.
Native name	Şotī Bjājn
Birth name	Bjarn Von Stone
Born	16th June 1194 Suntugā, Flatstone
Died	23rd August 1237 Vedotī, Flatstone
Buried	Suntugā, Flatstone
Allegiance	Northern Ivili Clan Flatstone
Rank	Commander in Chief
Battles/wars	First Stonish War of Unification Battle of Suntugā Bay Occupation of the Northern Kosīdosugā Second Stonish War of Unification Capture of Port Kumonlān
Spouse(s)	Edna Von Stone
Children	Eirik Von Stone
Relations	Northern Ivili Clan

Bjarn Von Stone was born just one year before the ceasefire. He had been born into an isolated farmhouse somewhere in Suntugā, supposedly growing up with his mother and potentially his father, although it should be noted that his mother was believed to have been widowed. Not a lot is known about Bjarn's childhood and his progression into adulthood, but what is certain is that Von Stone was a name that he gave to himself, and his original last name is unknown. It is likely that Bjarn taught himself archery and swordsmanship at a young age, as by the time the First Stonish War of Unification broke out in 1211 his performance in battle and leadership was reportedly "excellent". Bjarn left for the capital of Vedotī at age fourteen in order to find work and make money, however rather then starting a farm of his own or participating as an architect, Bjarn would be quick to find his way into the politics of Northern Ivili, establishing himself as the self-proclaimed successor of Erik Slaten at the age of 17 and taking after his beliefs and accomplishments, using religion as a tool to seize and maintain power through authoritarian means. By the time he was 18, the civil war was in full swing and Bjarn had couped the remnants of Northern Ivili in the same fashion as Erik Slaten had a century prior.

Early Life

The circumstances in which Bjarn Von Stone were born into were not exactly ideal. He had been brought into a world during a period in which the very land that he resided in was in a constant state of war with all of it's neighbors, a time when the nation had only recently begun it's transition from theocratic governance being the standard to several culturally divided kingdoms that divided up the archipelago through conquest and division, ultimately resulting in the deaths of thousands. Bjarn Von Stone was well aware of these atrocities, and it is only natural that early in his life he developed a want to put an end to the chaos. A desire to bring peace and national unity to the peoples of the archipelago.

Parents and Childhood

It is very unlikely that Bjarn Von Stones parents were anybody of note; having been born and raised in the capital of the Taverkny Clan, Bjarn Von Stone was the first and last king of Taverkny ethnicity. However, Bjarn Von Stone did not embrace his Taverkny identity during his lifetime, and instead gradually developing a liking for the Northern Ivili clan after having lived in the Northern Ivili capital of Vedotī for extended periods of time. There is little of note that is known about Bjarn Von Stones parents, all that can be said for sure is that they were not particularly wealthy and were unusually fair for the time when it came to the treatment of their children, of which they had three. The whereabouts of Bjarn Von Stones siblings are unknown, as Bjarn Von Stone would erase his Taverkny identity, and with it his past, in favor of the name "Bjarn Von Stone," a name that he would give himself after his journey to Vedotī at the age of seventeen.