Krispos

Krispos was Avtokrator of the Empire of Videssos.

Born a peasant in the northern frontier of the empire, Krispos had a spectacular rise to power. After leaving his village he made his way to the capital so that he could make his mark on the world. Discovered by the abbot Pyrrhos, Krispos was passed on to Iakovitzes' household, then to that of the sevastokrator Petronas, then to that of Petronas' nephew Anthimos III, the avtokrator of Videssos. Krispos proved indispensable to everyone connected to him, thus ensuring a straight path to the throne when Anthimos died.

As avtokrator Krispos had to fight off pretenders such as Petronas, as well as barbarian raiders such as Harvas Black-Robe. He dueled with ecumenical patriarchs over matters of statecraft and theology. Even with these challenges during the first years of his reign, Krispos proved to be one of the greatest avtokrators ever to have ruled.