Arpad was the Ekrekek (king) of Gyongyos during the Derlavaian War. His country and Unkerlant were fighting border skirmishes in the Elsung Mountains well before Algarve annexed Bari. In addition, Gyongyos was also fighting the island nation of Kuusamo for control of Obuda. However, Swemmel of Unkerlant decided to turn his attention to Zuwayza, and entered into a truce with Arpad, leaving Kuusamo the only consistent enemy of Gyongyos for the rest of the war.