Hatturigus I

Hatturigus (hat-TUR-e-gus)

The last undisputed King of the Mountain. After he died civil war erupted in Matawe, which continues to ravage the land nearly 200-years later.

Life Before the Series
The troubles for Hatturigus I began when Amotefen VI founded a city on the border of Matawe in 2801, which came to be known as Hattute. After the Cursed Paref left the city, his eldest son Tuthalya occupied it.

Hatturigus was furious with his son, because he feared this action would lead to a war between Matawe and Mahat. Tuthalya names the city Hattute in honour of his father, but Hatturigus was adamant that his son should abandon the city.

Paref Rama I, worried that Hattute will be used to launch an attack on Mahat, send his army to the city. Hatturigus decides to distance himself from the conflict, disowning his son. Even though the Mahat siege was unsuccessful, the gap between father and son never mended

The year following the end of the siege, King Hatturigus was poisoned at his own dinner table. Both brothers immediately blamed the other for this murder and laid claim to the throne, and the civil war began.

Pekari
A brief history of the civil war caused by Hatturigus' sons fighting over his throne is given in this novel.