Valeria Khan

Valeria Khan was the second monarch of Namess, a position she took after her mother Vala Khan fell into a coma in 93 AE. Unlike her mother, Valeria was known for expanding Namess' reach outside its borders, opening her nation to diplomacy and trade with other nations that would not offend Namess' religious ideals.
Valeria was born in 67 AE as a bastard. The identity of her father remains a mystery, many believe only Vala Khan herself knows who he is. Historians believe Valeria's father was executed or otherwise silenced soon after conceiving her, due to Vala Khan's ruthless, power hungry nature. It is believed she had no desire to share her throne, and opted to remove the father from the picture. Valeria was raised in a sheltered life, never leaving the royal chambers of Namess. She was raised by tutors and priests, and had little emotional connection to her mother.
In 93 AE Vala Khan fell ill and soon after entered a coma. With her mother unable to rule, Valeria used her position as heir to step up to the throne. It is believed by some that Valera had poisoned her mother in order to gain power, but with access to Namess heavily restricted, this has never been confirmed or denied. Almost immediately after taking power Valeria loosened Namess' isolationist status, reaching out to trade with certain nations for materials such as wood and livestock, things that were in short supply in a nation built primarily underground. Despite this sudden outreach Namess still remained closed off to the outside world, and if anything they increased their security efforts. This left many spectators around the world no less wary of Valeria than they were of Vala.
In 94 AE the Monitor invaded Voldrania, Namess included. While he had been able to successfully implement sleeper agents into Namess' society, the siege of Namess was far less successful than it had been in most nations. Valeria was one of the few world leaders who managed to escape capture altogether, having managed to escape into Namess' largely unknown royal district. What few sleeper agents the Monitor had in Namess were held off by her security, and all additional invading forces found themselves unable to enter the underground portions of the nation. Throughout the course of the Monitor Invasion Valeria was able to secretly lead her people against the invaders until their retreat. Despite international skepticism, Valeria was praised for her leadership during the incident, managing to minimize Namessian losses and preventing Namess from falling under the Monitor's control.
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