King Brakenwyke VII

Royal Profile

• Full Name: King Godric Brakenwyke, Seventh of His Line
• Title: Sovereign of Brakenwyke, Lord of the Twin March, Keeper of the Golden Throne
• Reign: 247 BD – 298 BD
• Born: 212 BD
• Died: 298 BD (aged 86)
• Seat of Rule: Alsinu, Radiant Capital of the Crown
• Dynasty: Crown of Brakenwyke

Character & Rule

King Brakenwyke VII was a monarch of charm, calculation, and contradiction. To the people, he appeared as a benevolent reformer; to his chancellery, he was a cold architect of obedience.

He reshaped the moral image of the Crown without ever loosening its grip. He preached virtue through labour and salvation through service, turning obedience into a civic duty. Under his language, servitude was no longer a shame. It was redemption!

“The Crown lifts the willing.” — attributed to Godric Brakenwyke

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Codified the Liberation System across the realm, binding debt, labour, and Crown authority into one instrument of rule.
• Issued the Liberation Contract, redefining indentured servitude as temporary royal employment.
• Oversaw the industrial expansion of Alsinu — foundries, shipyards, and Crown workshops “burned brighter” under his administration.
• Empowered the Eldeenmyr Corporation to manage, arm, and provision Crown worksites, creating a public–private Crown machine.
• Promoted the notion that loyal labour is a path to freedom, a doctrine still quoted by Crown magistrates.
• Presided over an age of visible wealth and hidden suffering — the golden era of Brakenwyke’s surface splendour.

Reign

Crowned at thirty-five, Godric Brakenwyke VII guided the realm through an age of industrial growth and moral decay.

Where his father sought merely to control, Godric sought to justify control, to make people want to be obedient. His greatest weapon was not the sword, but the story: that the Crown was merciful, that work was holy, and that freedom could be earned if only one tried hard enough.

In practice, this meant:

• Labour was centralized under Crown-appointed stewards.
• Debtors, war orphans, and the rural poor were redirected into Crown service.
• Public festivals — including the Liberation Day Parade (2nd–4th of Nemel) — showcased “freed” workers to prove the system worked.
• The Twin March was used as the testing ground for labour-law enforcement before policies spread to the rest of Brakenwyke.

Legacy

Historians of Brakenwyke divide his legacy in two:

1. The Golden Mask — the age of banners, parades, royal decrees, and the moral language of mercy.
2. The Iron Spine — the quiet expansion of Crown infrastructure, the embedding of labour contracts, and the rise of corporations like Eldeenmyr to enforce royal will.

To some, he was the Mercy King.
To others, he was the Smiling Tyrant.

Vital Records

• Date of Birth: 212 BD
• Date of Death: 298 BD
• Age at Death: 86 years old
• Gender: Male
• Burial / Memorial: Royal Crypts below Alsinu (sealed, Crown access only)

Royal Signature

“By toil, redemption. By labour, liberation.”
— Royal Motto of the Seventh Crown