Harakar Oken

Harakar Oken is the Living King of the Kingdom of Akaria.

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Biography

Early life

Harakar was born in Oksken on 11-1 35 TT, the first son of Johnakar and his first wife Karlal. He and his siblings were educated at Naikar Memorial School in Okenate close to their family home. Harakar attended university at the Grand Weer University in Manser. On 20-12 13 TT, Johnakar gave Harakar control over the Oksken Fishing Company offices in Manser and put him in charge of the company's operations within the city.

As the leader of the Oken Holy Family Johnakar was entitled to submit his nominee for the next Living King to the Ossbosche Assembly. The Oken Family was fairly minor within Akarian politicas and Johnakar's nominee being selected was unlikely. Johnakar himself considered his work to be more important than potentially becoming the Living King and nominated Harakar in his place. On 9-12 10 TT the Perat Family announced that they had uncovered a plot by the Arkara Family to further increase their influence over Ossbosche Assembly. The documents presented linked the Arkara Family to the deaths of multiple Ossbosches and prominent Udenbosches. These revelations began the False War. The Oken Family lacked any Ossbosches and the few Udenbosches they did have control over were of no consequence. On 13-7 4 TT Living King Bantar was assassinated. There was much debate within the Ossbosche Assembly as to who to replace Bantar with. The once esteemed Arkara Family had attempted to overthrow the assembly. Whereas the Perat Family and their allies were suspected to have been behind the assassination of Bantar. On 30-10 2 TT the Ossbosche Assembly named Harakar Living King.

Pre-calming

Harakar ascended to very precarious position. Few members of the public outside of Oksken knew much of the Oken Family. The Ossbosche Assembly had only elected him not because they thought he was the best option but simply because they couldn't elect any of the usual choices and would not really care if he were to be replaced with a Living King from another minor family. The major Holy Families were undoubtedly not happy about a minor family being granted the throne and might have been willing to have Harakar assassinated. Harakar chose not to use his limited powers immediately to allow his public popularity to grow.

Post calming

On 18-1 0 TT the seas calmed in the event called the Grand Calming. The calming opened up Akaria to the other nations of the Attu Archipelago. In the years leading up to the Grand Calming the Living King had become primarily religious and ceremonial role in Akarian society with most of the power in the country being held by the Ossbosches. But the Ossbosches and by extension the Ossbosche Assembly only had power within the osslettes which encompassed the majority of Akaria. As there were no osslettes outside of Akaria the Living King had absolute authority over anything that took place beyond the Isle of Akaria. Upon making contact with other nations Harakar decided to attempt to establish friendly relations with his neighbours.

On 25-3 0 TT Harakar established both the Akarian Navy and the Akarian Trade Fleet, with the fleet being owned by the Oken Family.

On 23-4 0 TT Harakar and Yyme of Utlia agreed to a trade deal. Utlia would provide the Oken Family with coal in exchange for a variety of acids. This furthered Akaria-Utlia relations.

On 29-7 O TT Harakar and Casi Fromatica of the Caesic Federation drafted a trade deal. The deal would see the Caesic Federation provide the Oken Family with coal in exchange for Hydrochloric acid. The deal was officialized by the Caesic Federation on 2-8 0 TT. The deal furthered Akaria-Casea relations.

During early 1 PT it became known to Harakar that the Nation of Niueyjar, one of the largest nations, was in the midst of a civil war. Harakar considered the presuemed leader of Niueyjar Vidar Astridson to be overly hostile and zealous. Harakar also knew that the he was considered to be one of the more tolerant members of his society and whoever replaced him would be worse. On 5-4 1 PT Harkar and Yyme founded the Akaria-Utlian alliance as a measure in case Vidar lost his civil war and his successor attempted to go on a great conquest. At the same time that the alliance was founded a plot of land on Utlia was put aside for the Akuta Military base.

On 15-5 1 PT an Utlian ship delivering crabs to Vidar Astridson was stopped in a Niueyjara port following reports of gunfire. Vidar attempted to claim that there had been an earthquake and that the sailors had broke their legs and were therefore unable to speak. Yyme and Harakar engaged in a discussion over radio where they decided to send a strike force led by Akarians and composed mostly by Utlians to Niuejar to rescues the sailors. On 18-5 1 PT as the first wing of the strike force was approaching it travelled through a reef off the coast of Niueyjar which one of Vidar's scout ships spotted. Vidar threatened to kill the family of whichever leader was responsible for travelling through the reef. The first wing of the strike forces landed later that day with the second wing landing the next day. The captive saliors were extracted on 20-5 1 PT. Following the rescue of the captives the actions and cause of the strike force were revealed. Vidar continued to make death threats towards Harakar and Yyme along with thier families and people. On 9-12 1 PT after lengthy planning the Akaria-Utlian alliance began supplying Vidar's enemies with weaponry.