Warton Krelm

Warton Krelm was an erinian general and statesman that became the 26th Grand Protector of Erinia. He served under Bellarius as the head of the CMSO, suppressing and harassing the grand protector's enemies. When Bellarius died in 1210, Krelm succeeded him and quickly became notorious for his alleged corruption, abuse of the office and lack of action against the splinter-states of the Tripartite Crisis. All this lead to him being controversially denied a posthumous name by his successor, Salvorian.

During his rule, Krelm legalized the formation of a labourist faction to stand for elections and lifted official sanctions against the Women's Alliance. This was later found out to be a scheme of his to increase tension in Erinian society and make an excuse for him to grab emergency powers. To achieve this, Krelm also increased the size of parliament from 300 to 500, filling it with his loyal supporters.

In 1213, riots broke out in Erinia city between the labourist supporters and preservists. Krelm used this chaos to put forward a motion in parliament that would move the government of the Commonwealth to a more imperial system, greatly centralizing most powers of the state to a single office. In perhaps the most dramatic parliemantery debate in erinian history, the proposal was very narrowly defeated. Krelm famously flew in a fit of rage at the news, damning the parliament and the future of the Commonwealth.

Warton died in a hunting accident in 1214. His successor, Salvorian, announced during his inauguration that he would not grant Krelm a posthumous name for his "unjust, dishonourable and despotic ways."