Tiamat I



Tiamat I was the Huna general and king in power during both The War of Ages and The Summerset War. He was in power far before the Huna reached the shores of Haven, and it was he who led the Huna to the desert land which would later become known as The Huna Desert. He was known around Haven as shrewd, strategically cunning, devious, and devoted to the advancement of the Huna people. He was a noted swordsman as well as a Mage and scholar, but above all he was recognized as one of the greatest military strategists of his time.

Tiamat was responsible for allying the Huna with Limryn in the War of Ages, under the basis that the Huna would be a far more powerful and influential race upon their victory. However, Tiamat sensed that Limryn cared little for the Huna and did not have the intention of rewarding the Huna people once his new empire was erected. Because of this, Tiamat abandoned Limryn and defected from the Dark Lord’s army when he realized that the free peoples were slowly driving Limryn’s horde back. This was one of the most pivotal moves in the war, as upon the Huna’s retreat, Limryn’s forces could no longer hold their own against the assembled army assailing them.

After Limryn was banished to the void and the new empire was established, Tiamat knew that the Huna would be persecuted for their alliance with the dark lord. This is what prompted him to wage the semi-suicidal Summerset War against the fledging Empire for control of Haven. Although his armies were still intact and despite his strategic prowess, the Huna were quickly being driven back by the new Imperial Legion, and soon they were harassing the borders of the Huna Desert, preparing for attack.

Seeing that defeat was imminent if radical action did not take place, Tiamat secretly led his armies along the eastern seaboard of Haven up to the massive fortress known as The Temple of Darkness, where Limryn had been discharged to the void. He planned to set up shop in this nearly impenetrable bastion of Limryns former strength and continue the campaign from there. However, he did not realize that a large number of Limryn’s remaining forces were still occupying the fortress, and were hostile to the Huna warriors. Tiamat and his forces did battle with the undead and tainted fiends for many days, until Limryn’s powerful Lieutenant Zunari arrived and decimated the Huna forces. Where Zunari had hidden since the end of the war was unknown, but it is known that Tiamat I died at the hands of the partially undead mage in a duel of epic proportions. Zunari disappeared after that battle and never reappeared in Haven for centuries after.