King Ottokar's Sceptre
King Muskar XII is the monarch of Syldavia. He appears in "King Ottokar's Sceptre". A keen motorist who drives his own car and keeps his own gun for protection, he is married to an unnamed queen consort. Because the Crown's sceptre once saved the life of King Ottokar IV in 1360, every year on Saint Vladimir's Day, 15 July, the current king must show the people that he has the sceptre; otherwise he will be forced to abdicate.