Teppic I

Teppic I, also known as Teppic the Sus, was a monarch of Inutilia between 986 and 987. He spent less than six months on the throne, as people so widely regarded him as suspicious that they arranged to have him assassinated. He was the founder of the third dynasty of Inutilia, also known as the Teppican Dynasty, which is well-known for comprising of extremely unpleasant monarchs.

Teppic arrived at the palace within a day of hearing about the death of the previous monarch, Simon II, who had died of assassination. When he arrived the rest of the city had only just discovered Simon's death, and were highly skeptical of Teppic's claim to being a close relative as it seemed too convenient to them that a rightful heir to the throne should turn up just at that moment. The majority of Inutilians refused to believe Teppic's claim, and those who accepted it were of the opinion that he was the real assassin of the previous king. The latter theory is now widely held but discouraged by historians.

Despite his questionable rise to power, Teppic may well have become just the sort of king the country needed. It was still locked in the turmoil of the early Silver Wars with the RCM, and although Inutilia was clearly the victor so far this had come at a high price. Morale was extremely low, and uprisings were breaking out all over the country. Teppic is thought to have had a highly strategic mind, as manifests itself in his method of obtaining the crown, and would quite likely have been able to quell the Silver Wars once and for all and saved both countries concerned centuries of war.

Unfortunately, nobody trusted him enough to find out if these speculations were right. In early 987, the Inutilian Council arranged for a Valanian assassin to assassinate Teppic. Three attempts were made, and the third only succeeded because Teppic never suspected that anyone could spring-load a horse.

Contrary to common belief, the Teppican Bight is named after him and not the more popular Teppic IV, also known as Teppic the Great, who abolished Nugganism as state religion.