Agustin Sunscryer

Inquisitor-Lord Agustin Sunscryer was a Supreme Councilor of the Astarian Inquisition and the father of Imperator Lupio I Sunscryer. Born into the high nobility of Magritta in 2409 IC, Agustin came of age during the hellish Twenty Years' War. As a powerful merchant lord and skilled tactician, Agustin rose to fame for his exploits during the later years of the War, and joined King Salvador II's Inquisition shortly after its end. Sunscryer played an instrumental role in the Abasko War, and quickly rose through the ranks of the Inquisition as a result, befriending the King in the process. During the Abasko War, Agustin rescued the captive Tilean noblewoman Johana Moscosa from Aragonan mercenaries, and the two married shortly afterwards. The marriage was extremely controversial, to the point that King Valeriano IV of Aragona threatened to declare war on Astarios once more if it was not annulled. Agustin's position on the Supreme Council of the Inquisition and his close friendship with King Salvador allowed his marriage to survive, and the matter was settled when Johana renounced her Tobaran ladyship in 2440 IC. Five years later, Johana gave birth to Lupio Sunscryer, who would later unite all of Estalia in his father's name. A second son, Mateo Sunscryer, was born seven years after Lupio. In 2462 IC, the Kingdom of Astarios entered the War of Diamanterra's Sorrow, and Agustin was called to action once again. When King Salvador died a year later and the throne passed to the militarily incompetent King Felipe III, Agustin and his close friend Emilio Prieto were forced to essentially lead the war effort in their ruler's stead. The disastrous effects of the War allowed the proliferation of Greenskins in the Irrana Mountains to intensify immensely, culminating in an orcish invasion of the Astarian border city of Montenas. Angered by the King's failure to contain the threat, Agustin led his large and well-equipped army into the foothills to purge the infestation. The Battle of Montenas turned to a slaughter when King Felipe failed to provide the reinforcing army Agustin had counted on, and the Inquisitor-Lord was killed along with the majority of his men. The death of Agustin at Montenas was the direct cause of his sons' ultimately successful Irrana Campaigns, which cemented their status as national heroes alongside their father.