Bear Throne

The Bear Throne is the throne upon which the King of Aqoris sits, located in the Great Hall of the Winter Keep in the city of Newcastle. Besides the monarchs themselves, only Advisers to The King can sit on the Bear Throne. The Bear Throne is also a metonym, along with "the crown," referring to the monarchy that rules the Kingdom of Aqoris and the authority of the monarchy (e.g. "rebellion against the Bear Throne").
It has seated all seventeen Boyce Kings over 402 years.
==History==
===Background===
The Bear Throne was carved by King Barden I Boyce and his entrusted carpenters from a felled ancient beartree which were massive, dark-wood, trees that were located where the present city of Newcastle is. Only one beartree remains and that is in the courtyard of the Winter Keep. It is believed that the wood from the tree was sacred to Barden's dream and he chose that tree to carve the throne out of in order for it to retain the Prophecy of The Bear and protect the Realm of Men.
In 215 AF, King Bradyn I Boyce, replaced the Bear Throne with the Throne of The Four - a throne of iron forged in the symbol of the Faith of the Four. He removed the Bear Throne and intended to have it burnt along with the last beartree in order to show his loyalty and faith in the New Gods and renounce the Prophecy of The Bear which he viewed as heretical. His brother, Ronan I Boyce, declared the Summer Rebellion and was supported by a majority of the Realm to have the Bear Throne restored, the Faith's power over the realm restricted and his brother removed. Ronan I won the rebellion and his brother was executed and the Bear Throne was restored.
Category:Great Hall
Category:Thrones
Category:House Boyce