blindmind

He influenced it the way he did to add a bit of excitement and action rather the pretty boring nation it was before.

Some nonsensical decisions and simply the fact it isn't what we would call a "Kind kingdom" :p.

That's easier to swallow. Makes sense that Oren would need a change, considering there was no huge antagonist to compare it to. I suppose I'm curious about the specifics of it. Were royal decrees forced onto the people, or did they come to support a leader they needed, etc