Gregor Aretoze

"“Eric, make sure you do what it takes to protect my kingdom and my subjects by any means necessary.” —Gregor" Gregor IV of the House of Aretoze (アレトゼー家のグレゴール四世) was the father of Eric Aretoze and the monarch of the Kingdom of Aretoze before his abdication.

Background
Since his ascension to the throne after the death of his predecessor Innocentius V, Gregor had been a wise king who has maintained the independence of his kingdom without being swallowed by the rising powers and has steadily improved his political decisions and national influence and expanded his power for decades. Painfully aware of the reality of the chaos of the turbulent Land of the Six Shields and the news of the fall of Egypt at the hands of forces of darkness, he was feared as a cruel king in some regions because he had taken measures that were seen as cruel for the country.

At the age of 37, Gregor and his Queen gave birth to their son and prince Eric. However, only a year after, the Queen had fallen ill and died, leaving Eric the only heir and for him to manage the kingdom along with his father. After Eric had been taken hostage in the rival kingdom of Birenkofen, where he would meet his childhood friend Lotte Birenkofen, Gregor worked for months for negotiation with the King of Birenkofen, and eventually, the latter agreed to return Eric home.