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Auster II (Douglas Thames Nimroy; 2 February, 2426 – 29 May, 2517) was the first Emperor of the refounded High Kingdoms and the United Realms from 24 March, 2503 until his disappearance in 2517. He was emperor regnant of 97 sovereign states at the time of disappearance. Before achieving spiritual enlightenment and rebecoming Auster in 2492, he was as a business magnate, supersoldier and politician, serving as the 6th Senior Governor of Great Kashini from 2471 to 2481, and as a General of the Ceironian Union in the World War from 2481 to 2499.

Born Douglas Thames Nimroy in Kihsan, Great Kashini, as the first child of Markus Nimroy and Jurimu Cheruhja. Born into the esteemed Nimroy Family, he was expected to enter politics as a potential successor of Georgiy Tarasov. Due to the Panacoraxian Controversy, he would be forced to enlist in the Ceironian army to fight in the First Heboi War in 2447. Punitively selected as a subject in Project Miracle, he would become the first supersoldier and "hero". Throughout the Wonder Wars he would be deployed in numerous operations and campaigns, committing numerous political assassinations, and changing the fate of multiple conflicts.

Meanwhilst, from 2454-2463, after having acquired an MBA at Kashini Business School in 2447, he would be 3rd Chief Executive Officer of Nimroy Industries. Throughout his tenure the conglomerate would expand into dozens of industries, and be the private entity that most prolifically exploited Paleokataric remnants.

Directly entering politics as a MP of the House of Commons in 2466 later becoming Senior Governor of Great Kashini in 2471, he would become a major proponent for democratisation in Ceironia alongside Aleksei Grigorevich, Raisa Erutata and Amanada Tarasov in the Group of Four. Georgiy Tarasov conceded to the reformist group and began the process of liberalisation in Ceironia by 2468. The first free elections in Ceironia would commence in 2476, but due to Operation Maskedkind by Cralas, the election would be rigged in the favour of Vishula Hantr.

On 20 July, 2480, Boka would falsely end the Aquilian Prophesy upon Nimroy becoming aware of the true fate of Auster, unknowingly murdering the wrong variant of Nimroy.

Throughout Hantr's tenure as High Marshal an uneasy alliance between him, Nimroy and Robert Eddardson would keep the peace in Ceironia. In the attempt to re-establish an autocracy by Hantr, self-justified by the Phoney Wars, the Cralasian conspiracy to control sovereign governments across Oikia would be exposed by Nimroy. In the advent of the Twenty-Six Day War and revealing of the conspiracy, the geopolitical environment of Oikia would be turned on its head. He would resign as Senior Governor in order to serve in the Ceironian army once more in the World War. Key engagements involving him include the Siege of Zakul, Battle of Kalunat Field, Siege of Karvalaar and the Fall of Sedmvukrad.

Throughout the war, his rivalry with Isme-ma Aprutat would climax with his own enlightenment in 2492. This would once again reveal the Aquilian Prophesy to Nimroy, and lead to him falling out with Boka, who had been deeply undermined by the prophesy's success. In 2496, it was publicly revealed that Boka had replaced the so-called original Nimroy in order to sever the prophesy, but did not account for Abeo's deceptions. Throughout 2496 to 2499, the War in Heaven would take place adjacent to the World War, ending with Boka's death at the hands of Nimroy, now recognised as Auster Born-Again.

Upon Boka's death, he sought to recuperate trust between Bokanist and Austerist nations, whose relations had deteriorated heavily despite being allied against the Coalismat in the World War. Unifying a majority of Austerist nations under the High Kingdoms in 2503 as Emperor, the Peace of Lucero, Treaty of Bazir and Declaration of the Communion, all saw to establishment of a full communion between all major Bokanist, Austerist and Miyanu churches by 2515. In 2517 he would disappear whilst visiting Isme-ma Eimisariat at Eapaiwaka, succeeded by his youngest, Richard I.