Vasily II
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| Vasily II | |||||
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Tsar of Tiskaiya  | |||||
| Reign | November 18th, 1877 - December 4th, 1923 | ||||
| Coronation | November 18th, 1877 | ||||
| Predecessor | Aleksander V | ||||
| Successor | Anatoliy IV | ||||
| Born | Vasily 2 May 1857 Mezhdugrosk, Arnatzka Oblast, Tiskaiya | ||||
| Died | 12 October 1937 | ||||
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| House | Rakavic-Ryonshtadt | ||||
| Father | Aleksander V | ||||
| Mother | Maria Arlovskaya | ||||
| Religion | Orthodox Christianity | ||||
Biography
Early Life
Vasily was born to Aleksander V of Tiskaiya and Maria Arlovskaya on May 8th,1857. He has two younger siblings Adrik, and Svetlana 16 and 15 respectively. He had a relatively easy childhood, being groomed to be Tsar. He was well educated and excelled at World History, Chemistry, and multiple foreign languages, knowing Russian, German, and English by age 12. Adding Swedish and Portuguese by age 16. He was said to be very protective of his little sister Svetlana, and was very mature for his age.
War of 1874
Vasily now well educated and fluent in five languages joined the Military academy at age 16, as an Artillery Officer, by 17 he was promoted to battalion commander, and by 19 we was leading the Western Army. In the year 1874 the barbarian tribe by the name of the Kuvaqs raided Tiskai villages on the Kortemjoki River. Tsar Aleksander responds with the deploying the western army against the barbarians. By 1877 the war ended in a Tiskai victory, Vasily now aged 20 was a national hero, as he lead the western army to victory. However, his father had contracted Tuberculosis and could no longer rule. Thus began the reign of Vasily II.
1879 Famine
Vasily remained isolated from the rest of the world until 1879, when a famine struck the land around Oryshevsk. The capital managed to recover in 4 months but it made Vasily realize he needed a sustainable food source. As his own land was not fertile enough to feed all of his people, he turned south to his neighbor Bretislavia. In 1880 the two nations opened up trade through the Treshchina River (German: Teilt).