Sasreg, Prince of Mar

Sasreg is a member of the Royal House of Iru, son of King Lumiseg V and brother to Naren, King of Iru. He rules over the Appanage of Mar as its Prince, and is the player character Adrian's father.

Appearance
In his youth, Sasreg was known to be a very handsome man, well built and fit due to training for war. Years of indolence, rage and drink, however, resulting from his unhappy marriages and frustrated ambitions, have made him fat and red-faced, a shadow of his former self.

Nonetheless, even then, he cuts a formidable figure, especially when enhanced by his royal robes.

Description
Sasreg was the third of five sons of King Lumiseg V, and in his youth was overshadowed by the talents of his second brother, Gatar, Prince of Iru. Nonetheless, it was said of him by social critics that he would be a very capable servant in a peaceful time, and a dangerous opponent in times of war.

That potential, however, would be repeatedly denied by fate. In his youth he volunteered to lead a division of troops in an eastern expedition, only to have it end in disaster with his troops being badly mauled. His marriage to Homena, a scion of the Four Earls, turned out to be unhappy; and a few years later the Calamity of the Southern Grove all but ended his contest for the throne, even though he was not directly involved.

Having been moved to the poorer and sparser of the two appanages, with his younger brother Hiritar, Prince of Kagiar being favoured over him, Sasreg only descended further into bitterness and indolence. The result of this has been a general stagnation in the rule of the Appanage; while Sasreg retained his ability to judge talent and delegate responsibilities accordingly, ensuring the smooth day-to-day functioning of government, the last decade and a half have been more of a drifting administration than one with a strong purpose.

In more recent years even this has deteriorated, as a group of attendants and sycophants have gathered around the Prince. Chief among them is Hunaga, but he is also aided by his assistants, most prominently Ruadun. Partly under the influence of his fourth and favourite son, Imian, he has also become very religious lately, even once allowing priests into the Palace's Great Hall in contravention of propriety.

Family and Interactions
Of his four sons, Sasreg arguably most favours his second and fourth, namely Earls Tinaga and Imian. While he has a cool but not hostile relationship with Adrian, he has a deep enmity with Luseg for some reason that Adrian does not know.

In recent days, he allowed Adrian to go south and investigate the southern kidnappings case, but then quickly sent an edict for him to return to the palace immediately. Adrian chose to ignore this, leading to his father's ire, but this has mostly been resolved.