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King is a title used for the human rulers of Ascalon, Kryta, and Orr in Central Tyria as well as for the Primeval Dynasty and the later lich king Palawa Joko in Elona. Queen, the female equivalent, may indicate a king's wife (queen consort), mother (queen dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right (queen regnant). Luxon tales mention the legendary Three Queens whom the Luxons had once revered as demigoddesses.[1] Fungi of the Heart of Maguuma also have powerful individuals titled king and queen.
Humans[edit]
History[edit]
All human royal lineage of Central Tyria is said to have originated from King Doric, the first known acknowledged ruler of the united Tyrian human tribes. His later years were full of turmoil, beginning with the rebellious actions of his son Mazdak the Accursed who had relinquished his claim for the throne to found his own kingdom in Kryta in defiance of the king,[2] as well as the greedy wars for magic which ravaged Tyria after Abaddon, one of the Six Human Gods, had gifted magic to various races. Doric eventually sought out the gods and pleaded for them to take back their gift to end the wars, leading to the gods spilling Doric's blood to sunder the original Bloodstone into five shards to both seal the world's available magic into them and separate the types of magic into each shard.[3][4] Doric's death led to division in the royal line and the eventual founding of the separate kingdoms of Ascalon, Kryta, and Orr.
The Imperial Family of Cantha and the Primeval Kings of Elona had existed long before Doric's reign, however. While Canthans began calling their rulers emperor since Kaineng Tah had united the Canthan tribes under his banner in 510 BE, the Primeval Dynasty used the titles of king and queen during their reign that lasted for over six centuries. Unlike Cantha where the title of "empress" was originally bestowed only through marriage and held little real power in the patriarchal Canthan society,[5] the Primeval Dynasty also had powerful queens as rulers in their own right such as Queen Nadijeh who founded a defense force that would eventually come to be known as the Order of the Sunspears as they secured peace for Elona for generations.[6]
Known kings and queens[edit]
Elona[edit]
- Primary article: Primeval Kings
Central Tyria[edit]
- Primary article: Tyrian royalty family tree
Fungi[edit]
The fungi of the Heart of Maguuma have powerful individuals that are called king and queen. It is unknown how much influence these strong fungi exert over their lesser brethren; however, at least the queens are known to watch over and defend Newborn Mushrooms in their territory.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Luxon Priestess
- ^ Dead of Winter
- Captain Bragen: This is the crypt of Mazdak, royal son of Orr, who came to these shores so that humans may raise a new nation: Kryta.
- ^ Bloodstones
- ^ Historical Monument of King's Watch
- ^ An Empire Divided: A Selected History of Mysterious Cantha for the Traveling Scholar
- ^ Hallowed Ground
- <Character name>: Tell me more about the Primeval Dynasty.
- Queen Nadijeh: Very well. The kings and queens of the Primeval dynasty watched over Elona for over 600 years. Though our house has fallen, we were the first to rule these lands.
- <Character name>: Go on.
- Queen Nadijeh: Some say the gods crowned the first Primeval king, set above the others who first set foot upon this land. However, the truth of this has long been forgotten, erased by the sands of time. [...]
- <Character name>: Tell me more about your time as queen of Elona.
- Queen Nadijeh: Elona was a wild and lawless place. Tribes waged never-ending war. There was no one to protect the innocent or seek justice for the wronged.
- <Character name>: Please continue.
- Queen Nadijeh: To that end, I founded the Order of Sunspears, rallying many great warriors to my cause. Together, we brought the warring tribes of Elona under my banner. We established peace.
