The Queen of the West

King Donner ruled the Kingdom of the West until it was time to choose an heir. Generation after generation, the Kings and Queens of the West have kept the people safe and the lands secure.
Kasya, the current Queen of the West, has ruled for forty-six years. She is descended from House Wymer, and as tradition dictates, was selected from among her siblings by her father.
She was King Erek IV's third choice. Her elder sister and younger brother, in that order, each failed the Dragons' Challenge (her brother's body was never found, though it is known that he was killed). The details of the Challenges each faced are kept secret, in accordance with the pact. One thing is certain: Kasya's mind is her greatest weapon, and is likely the way she defeated her Challenge.
When very young, she became fascinated with the people and culture of Bab-El, the independent city-state in the southeast corner of the Kingdom of the West. Kasya demanded to have her schooling there. Her parents assented. Whether by inborn talent, by rigorous training, or both, she proved to be one of the more powerful and subtle masters of the powers of the mind ever to emerge from the mentalism academies of Bab-El.
Kasya's seven children are grown, as are her many grandchildren. Still she remains on the throne, as none of them who were willing have proven able to defeat the Challenge. Kasya is tough, energetic, and as capable as ever, but she is aging. Some of the nobility have floated proposals and have begun political maneuvering to arrange alternative succession plans. The great fear is that if Kasya passes or retires without a clear successor, the Kingdom risks civil war and the possibility of the pact expiring (releasing the dragons to prey on the Kingdom as they see fit).