Yolda the First King of Men

Yolda was the first king of humanity, and lived during the time of the Dead World. Until the middling days of the Dead World, humanity had been ruled over by their progenitors, the Jotun, but as the Giant's Wizard Kings began to fall before the armies of the dead, Yolda uniting the many disparate human tribes into a single force to stand against the hordes of Dormondus. The son of Jlokis, a warrior demigod who was killed by the Dormondus, king of the Underworld. His mother made him swear a blood oath, promising to avenge his father and destroy Dormondus.

Called the Lion of Men, he was renowned for his courage, determination, and his great booming voice. It was said that his battle-cry shook the bones of his enemies and stirred the soul of his soldiers. Yolda would go on to face Dormondus, the King of the Underworld and murderer of Yolda's father, in battle. The God of Death forced Yolda to face the enslaved shade of his own father to reach him. But Yolda and a coalition of heroes finally reached Dormondus, defeated him, and locked him in the Underworld forever.