Verdauga Greeneyes
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Lord Verdauga Greeneyes was a male wildcat warlord of Mossflower Woods, who ruled the fortress Kotir. He was the son of Highland King Mortspear, the younger brother of Ungatt Trunn, and the father of Tsarmina and Gingivere. He hailed from the far north and settled in the abandoned fortress of Kotir to rule the native woodlanders for many seasons. He commanded the Thousand Eye Army.
As ruler of Kotir, Verdauga took half the food of the woodlanders as tax, forcing many farmers to work harder or starve. However, Verdauga was not overly cruel and arranged a truce with the woodlanders when they rebelled. In contrast, his daughter Tsarmina was evil and tyrannical, and when she succeeded her father, a new era of terror spread across the area.
A leader of flair, his many titles included Master of the Thousand Eyes, Lord of Mossflower, Slayer of Enemies, and Ruler of Kotir. Late in his old age he suffered from an unknown illness and was tricked and poisoned by the joint efforts of his healer, Fortunata, and his treacherous daughter, Tsarmina, who took over his position.
Verdauga is known to be one of the more merciful of evil warlords and certainly a just ruler, as he spared the life of Martin the Warrior after having his guards bring him to Kotir for trespassing. Despite his mercy towards Martin, in previous years he was the opposite, having driven the tribe of Luke the Warrior out of St. Ninian's.
The kinder side of Verdauga was apparently carried over into his gentle son, Gingivere. His cruler side comes out in his iron-fisted daughter, Tsarmina.
"Verd" is the Latin root for "green," and "Auge" means "eye" in German. Hence, Lord Greeneyes. Though it may be unrelated, the Spanish word "verdugo" means "executioner"---the base similarity between the words is noticeable.
