Horustep III

Horustep III was the sixteenth pharaoh of Mulhorand, the nation's pharaoh as of the Present Age, and the first mortal among that nation's long line of god-kings.

Personality
In comparison to the former pharaohs of Mulhorand, Horustep III was known to be rather demanding, domineering, and determined to exercise his power far more decisively.

History
Horustep III was born in the year, though some sources claimed it was instead 1345 DR.

He ascended to the throne of Mulhorand in the summer of 1357 DR at the age of 11, after the assassination of his father, Akonhorus II. Over time Anhur, the Mulhorandi god of war, would press the pharaoh to take on a more active role in the world.

Following the Untheric god-king Gilgeam's death at the hand of Tiamat, Horustep III realized that without the manifestation's presence the border treaty between the god-kings of Mulhorand and Unther was null. Thus he chose to cease the opportunity and approved a Mulhorandi invasion of Unther, with an army lead by the priesthood of Anhur and aided by the mercenary company Gold Swords.

Horustep III's campaign would eventually culminate in Mulhorand occupying nearly half of Unther by 1372 DR, forcing neighboring nations to treat them with greater care. And by 1373 DR, his forces had conquered all but the city of Messemprar. Also under his reign there was active trading between the people of Mulhorand and Thay, despite him disapproving of it.

As he grew older the pharaoh was increasingly influenced by the foreign mercenaries that worked for him, particularly Kendera Steeldice, who he became infuated with. This lead Horustep III to enact changes in Mulhorand's laws by 1372 DR that enforced equality among the sexes, such as allowing women in the same professions as men in order to solve the nation's then-shortage of workers, a change that was suggested by Kendera. Following that he began to consider restructuring Mulhorand's inheritance laws to be more equitable.

Horustep III's reign came to an end around the, when the Spellplague caused widespread devastation in Mulhorand by altering the landscape.