Veris’Kal Therak

Alias: None
Era: Imperial Conquest (~3,500–3,000 Years Before Modern Geba)
Affiliation: Geban Empire (Imperator of Thazvaar, Military Commander)

Veris’Kal Therak was a formidable military commander during the Geban Empire’s aggressive expansion, renowned for leading the successful but costly invasion of Thazvaar—the Empire’s most dangerous adversary, a continent of advanced technology, naval mastery, and internal criminal warlords that had long resisted assimilation. As the son of the famous general Veris’Kelus Hael—who revolutionized strategic long-range mass bombardment and was close to Emperor Venar’Tolarg (father of Venar’Tal Kareth)—Veris’Kal shared a lifelong personal friendship with Emperor Venar’Tal Kareth, forged during childhood training where both developed an extreme hatred for Thazvaar. Appointed as Thazvaar’s first Imperator after its mainland conquest, Veris’Kal Therak enforced regional stability through total war tactics, forced cultural eradication, and systematic execution of conquered males, exacerbating Geba’s gender imbalance while integrating Thazvaari infrastructure like rail systems and logistical networks into the Empire. His tenure marked the absorption of a rival power not through negotiation but annihilation, overseeing a hard-won but incomplete peace where the coasts achieved functional assimilation while inland fractures—resurgent piracy, unresolved criminal networks, and lingering conflicts—persisted as inherited wars the Empire struggled to fully suppress, symbolizing the challenges of maintaining control over vast, fragmented territories.

Legacy

• Key commander in the Empire’s total war against Thazvaar, securing its mainland at immense cost in lives and resources
• Appointed first Imperator of Thazvaar, tasked with maintaining stability post-conquest through assimilation and eradication
• Oversaw integration of Thazvaari advancements like continental rail systems, while suppressing internal criminal networks
• Contributed to worsening gender imbalance via systematic execution of conquered males
• Personal childhood friend of Emperor Venar’Tal Kareth, sharing mutual hatred for Thazvaar; son of general Veris’Kelus Hael, close to Emperor Venar’Tolarg
• Represented the Empire’s unyielding approach to rivals, inheriting Thazvaar’s conflicts and facing ongoing inland instability

Source Notes

• "Veris'Kal Therak is named Imperator of Thazvaar"
• "Mainland of Thazvaar successfully invaded at significant life and resource cost to the empire, first Imperator appointed to maintain regional stability"
• "Conquered males are systematically executed, worsening the gender imbalance."
• "It was Thazvaar who equipped the northeastern Frost Sentinels... That civil war might have ended differently had our Empire not intervened. We backed the western line... After that, Thazvaar was no longer considered a regional power. It was recognized as a planetary threat. The Empire made no attempt at negotiation. The campaign that followed was eradication."
• "Their naval presence was massive—not for conquest, but survival. For centuries, they fought piracy along every coast—piracy born from within... When we defeated them and took the continent, we inherited the fight they had spent centuries trying to contain."
• "It shall be noted that he was also a personal friend of Emperor Venar'Tal. They became friends during their childhood during training. They both shared an extreme hatred for Thazvaar, even as children. Veris'Kal, the son of a very famous general of the era, Veris'Kelus Hael, who revolutionized strategic long-range mass bombardment, was close to Venar'Tolarg, then Emperor and father of Venar'Tal."