Erłelöm fan Mardelli Relesárizi

Erłelöm fan Mardelli Relesárizi (1884 - 1962), commonly relesár Erłelöm (Arazi Erłelöm: Sunspawn), born Halne fan Mardelli Relesárizi, was an emperor of the Asatic Empire, in reign from 1902 until his abdication in 1930 4A.

Erłelöm was the eldest child and only son of Emperor Darute. He was married in 1889 to Tsünno fan Balti who bore him one son - Rełhumśeng - and three daughters.

Early life
Erłelöm grew up on the stories of his family's greatness and its role in the Empire. Included within these stories were the tragic deaths of Erłelöm's grandfather, Meliàr Ironfist, who was struck twice by lightning, great-uncle Ratsa III, who committed suicide after a decade of severe depression, and Ratsa's father, who mysteriously lost his ability to walk and withered away in the course of two years.

As a consequence, Erłelöm, or rather, Halne at that point, even as a child, was very afraid of becoming emperor and dying a freak death. In his earlier years the prince sought peace in Obenism, a religion that his father had embraced. However, by the time of his marriage to Tsünno he had become involved in the Cult of Erłe, a group worshipping the sun god Erłe.

Eventually Halne came to believe that the series of unfortunate deaths in his family had come about as a result of the family's lack of piety and, in the case of his own father, outright worshipping of false gods and ideas. He saw the conversion to the Cult's beliefs as the only way to break the chain of death.

Reign
Halne ascended to the throne in 1902 and took the name of Erłelöm, meaning Sunspawn or Erłe's Child  as a symbol of his devotion. Likewise, he had already named his son Rełhumśeng Given by Fire.

In 1905, Erłelöm declared the Cult of Erłe to be the official religion throughout the empire. During his long rule, he commissioned the construction of countless temples and shrines to the sun god, the most notable being the Temple of the Child in Araero.

Despite his strong belief in the Cult and their deity, Erłelöm never forbade the worship of other gods, though he thoroughly discouraged it.

Erłelöm abdicated in 1930 in favour of his son.

Death
Erłelöm lived to the age of 78, which he thought of as a proof to his beliefs. During his long life he saw his son ascend to the throne and die and his granddaughter Rełsalengo take the throne and reject his religious beliefs.

He passed peacefully in his sleep and was cremated in a very large ceremony in 1862. Despite his fixation on the Cult's beliefs, Erłelöm was generally liked by the common people of the Empire and remembered by them fondly.