Gesgar the First

Gesgar the First was a male Gorthmag Giant who discovered the land of Anatamor and became the first King of the Giants.

The son of Fesgar, the Gorthmag King of the Forgotten Land, Gesgar was charged by his father to search for a new land to colonise, as the demise of his own kingdom was soon to come. Gesgar, a high profile and experienced ship captain, was shipwrecked on Anatamor with his crewafter a long, stormy voyage from their homeland. Instead of trying to return to the land, Gesgar and his crew decided to settle the land and make their own civilisation; the Giant Kingdom, where Gesgar became the first King of the Giants.

Before Anatamor
Gesgar was born in the Forgotten Land sometime before his discovery of Anatamor. His father, Fesgar was the Gorthmag King who ended the First War against the Gaurmac, shortly after Creation. Fesgar knew that, after the horrific effects the war had on the land, his nation would soon collapse. Fesgar then charged Gesgar with taking his most trusted followers to sail into the unknown and find a new land to colonise. Given average Giant lifespans, Gesgar may have been born around 100 years before his trek.

Colonial Giant
Gesgar set sail in hopes of finding new land around 2500 BR. During his trek, he was contacted by Kodoth, the Demigod who had caused the Celestial War against God, but was then charged by the Creator to fix his mistake. Kodoth asked Gesgar to trust him as a great storm sent by Kodoth hit the ship. During the storm, he and his crew had been shipwrecked on dry land. They abandoned the ship and walked onto the continent of Anatamor for the first time.

Rise to Kingship
After the storm cleared up, Gesgar marvelled at the beauty of the land. Although he was in Thaniria, which was a rocky and desolate land in comparison to the continent of Lithua in the west, Thaniria was a marked improvement over Gesgar's previous home, which was stained by polluted beaches and perpetual black skies. He and his followers all unanimously agreed to stay on the new land.

The humans who were amongst them were enslaved by the Giant races. Gesgar appeared to be upset at their oppression, but apparently did little to prevent it. He later went on to become the first King of the Giants and set about constructing the city of Scurthaur, the capital of the Giant Kingdom.

Legacy
Gesgar died in 2,397 BR, after ruling his kingdom in peace for 103 years. He was succeeded by his son Guthar the Strict and a long lineage of his descendants. There were several minor conflicted that were waged within Gesgar's kingdom, however, his descendants successfully defended their inheritance. Gesgar's bloodline eventually led to King Glam, who ruled during the Great Exile, and Ixaril, who led the Gorthmag Giants out of Thaniria after the Ettin Rebellion and the collapse of the Kingdom that Gesgar had built.