Ondivald XIX, Prince of Rhapsel

Ondivald XIX kov'Kaisthurm (Ondivald Jonalda Godosald, born 868 AC) is the current Prince of Rhapsel and Nausir of Alvia, the de-facto of the Alvish Imperium. He was granted the honorary title over Rhapsel along with his position in 915 AC, upon the assassination of the previous Nausir, Ferminck kov'Schildigard. He possesses several honorary titles for academic achievement and service to the Alvish state, including Master of Numbers, Master of Commerce, Grand Imperial Knight, and Knight of the Golden Ink. He was born to a minor nobleman, Godosald kov'Nessick, and his wife Jonalda kov'Schimpel in 868 AC.

Upon turning sixteen he was accepted into the Glass Spire, studying mathematics and business, and by twenty-two he had become Master of Numbers. After completing his schooling, he briefly entered the Alvish Imperial Starfleet as a civilian administrator, and helped organize a project to eliminate inefficiency and re-organize the fleet's aged bureaucracy. He later resigned from the fleet after being accepted for a position in the Ministry of Coin, and rose quickly through the ranks.

Ondivald was twenty-nine years old when he married the granddaughter of the elderly Zaesir, Volfrida Gargalda kov’Kaisthurm. He had already achieved high rank within the Alvish Ministry of Coin, and following his marriage he was promoted rapidly, eventually being appointed Premier for Economics in 913 AC. As Premier he initiated a program to simplify tax codes and eliminate inefficiencies, with the objective of reducing the overall tax burden without losing significant revenue.

Nausir Fermincka kov'Schildigard was assassinated in 915 AC, on the same day that the Radiant Curia proclaimed Ondivald's eldest son, Dalfindir I, Prince of Gelzenkoffel, as the new heir to the throne. The ensuing crisis induced Zaesir Gildomir I to appoint Ondivald as his new Nausir, in return for a written agreement from Ondivald that Sygmald, Prince of Kress, the Zaesir's second son and preferred heir, would reign as regent for Dalfindir should he assume the throne prior to turning twenty-five. Despite the fact that he and his son were vigorously backed by the anarcho-liberal coalition in the Volthaug, Ondivald attempted to remain distant from parliamentary politics, regarding the Nausir as an apolitical servant of the state. As a result he lacked both the favor of the Zaesir and parliamentary support, and struggled to proceed with his administrative projects.

Ondivald married Volfrida Gargalda kov'Kaisthurm, the granddaughter of the reigning Zaesir, in 897 AC. He has three children; his eldest, Dalfindir, was granted the title Duke of Gelzenkoffel in 910 AC, and became Alaxir of Alvia in 915 AC. On the urging of his wife and mother-in-law, the sixth child of the Zaesir, he refused to allow his children to be relocated to the Sky Cradle after his son was appointed heir; instead, his children remained on the Kaisthurm homeworld of the Clōve. He frequently governs from the Clōve in order to be close to his family, however the Zaesir has accused him of practicing factionalism and allowing his mother-in-law, the Zaesir's estranged daughter Ralda kov'Kaisthurm, to orchestrate his actions for political purposes.