Sharbaraz

Sharbaraz King of Kings was a ruler of Makuran and the direct descendant of Peroz King of Kings. His marshal and most trusted captains was Abivard who's sister, Danek, was his wife.

After Peroz's death in the Pardrayan steppe at the hands of the Khamorth, who were paid by the Videssian Avtokrator Likinios, Sharbaraz was forced to renounce his throne by a power-hungry bureaucrat, Smerdis, and imprisoned at the stronghold of Pradtik called Nalgis Crag.

He was freed by his future wife, Denak and her brother Abivard and smuggled to the latter's domain. Along the way, it was revealed that Denak let herself be raped in order to free. In order to regain her honor, he agreed to marry her.

Once in Abivard's domain, he built out a sizable force and led it ably on the road to Mashiz, winning victory after victory though with the cost of heavy casualties. He also had his life saved by Abivard when he was attacked a sorcerer who followed Smerdis .This led him to be overconfident and  almost led to his army being destroyed.

At the end of the battle, only two-thirds remained and everyday that decreased due to desertion.In order to defeat Smerdis, he decided to take his force to Videssos and get its Avtokrator Likinios' aid. He got the latter's aid after agreeing to hand over Vaspurakaner mines, though he vowed to get it back one day.

With the help of Videssian soldiers and engineers, he was able to recomquer Mashiz and defeat Smerdis, who he had executed in front of Nalgis Crag, where the latter had fled to.At the end of the civil war, he made Abivard his most trusted military commander.