Theophylact, King of Sassyar

Theophylact, King of Sassyar was the penultimate Hynerian King of Sassyar and the last King of Sassyar to be worshipped as a God amongst men. He is a central figure in the genesis of Hynethism.

History
Theophylact was prone to fits of lunacy and rage, taking his anger out on those whom he disliked or distrusted. Eventually, when his sister-queen Hynethe bore an illegitimate son, he had her whipped through the streets of Lyzentos naked before beheading her. He then banished the bastard son to the Kingdom of Hetzburg, where he was trained by the House of Dornay and named Alexander.

For sixteen years, Theophylact faced successive rebellions from the peasants of Lyzentos, who defaced statues of his ancestors, including a marble and gold statue of Cares the Wealthy, erected by Cares himself. The high temple was graffitied and members of the Holy Guard began to desert. Theophylact, enraged, rode his chariot through the Red Road, slaying every peasant in his path. At that moment, Alexander returned and slew Theophylact with the sword Godslayer.

Theophylact's kingdom passed to his cousin, Mero, Prince of Meria, who ended the practice of Sassyari pantheism and worshipped Hynethe solely.

Theophylact was worshipped as a god of distrust and sourness. His posthumous emblem was a lime.