Baratus Medius Archatese

Baratus Archatese was a cavalryman 
in the Katalian army in the 130’s -140s 
AK. The second son of a wealthy grain 
merchant, Baratus joined the Army 
and went on campaign against Grekos, 
and then Assan. It was in Assan, 
fighting against the Taurans, that he 
made a name for himself. He swiftly 
rose in rank until by the end of the 
Assanian campaign, he was made  
General of the eastern Legion. 
Baratus moved his army south, 
conquering Jodarra in 135 AK, on his 
way to Kehmet. At the time, Kehmet 
was without a King, and the 
priesthood saw Baratus as the 
potential fulfillment of a prophecy, in 
which a Sun King from a foreign land 
would be crowned and bring about a 
new golden age.  
The former Sun King’s only surviving 
descendant, the Princess Semia Aua, 
went to greet Archatese at his camp in 
Jodarra near the border with Kehmet. 
She was immediately infatuated with 
him and warned the general of the 
politics of her kingdom. One faction 
wanted him to become king, and one 
wanted him dead.  
The latter devised a test for Archatese. 
To prove he was indeed the fulfillment 
of prophecy, he had to travel deep 
into the desert and slay the Dragon 
Tamra, Lord of the Skies. This they 
knew would be his death sentence. 
Despite knowing this, Baratus 
accepted the challenge and travelled 
into the desert. Some months later, 
after Semia had long thought him 
dead, Baratus returned with the head 
of the Dragon, strapped to his camel’s 
back.  
Baratus and Semia were wed in 136 
AK, making him the new Sun King of 
Kehmet. When word reached the 
Emperor, he was furious, but 
Archatese travelled to Katal soon after 
and paid homage to the Emperor, 

vowing to remain loyal and pay annual 
tribute to him.