King Ashnard

Born a prince of Daein, Ashnard was highly unlikely to succeed as a King of Daein as he was among the youngest sons of Daein's twelfth king. After the mysterious deaths of his elder brothers and his father, Ashnard was left to become Daein's thirteenth King. Under his rule, Daein became a militarized government emphasizing physical superiority, most notably under a doctrine of "might makes right." After many shifts in his military structures, Ashnard has posed himself as a looming conqueror for Tellius in order to ignite a continent spanning war. Ashnard's goal is to obtain Lehran's Medallion, the Fire Emblem, which holds the spirit of a dark god that thrives on chaotic energies. Although he obtains the medallion and makes numerous efforts to sow the seeds of war across Tellius, he is ultimately defeated by the Greil Mercenaries despite being able to use the medallion to gain god-like power. Ashnard's wyvern mount is in fact not a wyvern at all, but the warped form of Rajaion, the prince of Goldoa, a Black Dragon laguz, and Ena's fiancé as well as the brother of Ashnard's de facto wife, Almedha. Before becoming king, he was a great warrior who was able to almost single-handedly grant victory to Daein in a minor conflict between Daein and Begnion. His rise to power was considered highly unlikely, because a long list of other relatives stood ahead of him in line for the throne. Although it is publicly believed that a major illness led to the deaths of the other potential rulers, in reality, they were all killed by Ashnard.