Greetings! I'm glad you've found your way to our applications section; I'm Duke Nicholas, your Minister for Applications and Settlement and /u/Captain_Mayday from reddit.
As a matter of course, to start out I'll point you in the direction of our FAQ:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=192. If you haven't seen it already, it offers a good introduction to the basic principles and traditions of the Mercurian Empire. You may also want to check out our Applicant Introduction, where I go in-depth on the application process:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58.
Now, on to your application!
Your tale is similar to ones I have heard for a long time; it seems that there are many realms far to the south of our great Border Mountains that remain unknown to us save for the occasional former resident who, through some way of another, has found their way to us. With that history of meeting those from far-away realms, we also have a tradition of welcoming them: I look forward to learning more about you good sir.
As to your lore: I personally always love to see a solid beginning in terms of lore; you have certainly fulfilled that! I look forward to learning more about Roglar; did he have a family? What does he hope to achieve in Hermertia? If architecture is what he's after, our Aedifican's Guild, run by the able Samaia Alamandine, focuses on fostering great builds throughout the Empire.
Finally, I would appreciate it if you could provide some answers to a few questions I typically ask of new applicants:
-Does Roglar have any special skills he could bring to Hermertia? I see that the work of stone and architecture is something of an art to him; would he be interested in committing much of his time to mining, or perhaps building?
-Are you particular to building in certain biomes?
-If you ran into conflict where you and another player wanted to build in the same location, how would you resolve the issue?
-Do you have any past builds you could show off?
I'll leave these thoughts with you good sir! Over the next bit you should see some more community respond to your application; many will no doubt have questions of their own. Again, I'll refer you to our discussion of the application process (
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58) for the run-down of what you can expect next. While you're waiting, I absolutely encourage you to take a look around the forums at the many different aspects of life in Hermertia, and to shoot me a pm or reply here with any questions you might have.
Until then, I'll leave off with an introduction to the Imperial motto since time immemorial:
For Glory!