Royalty

**Royalty** is a title given to those either selected or bred to become leaders of the realm via a monarchy that was implemented thousands of years ago. They rule over the realm and its constituents, passing their titles through the generations to keep the right to power within their family. The royal family went through several changes over the course of its reign. As of the latest coronation, Queen Talon serves as the reigning monarch with her husband Garret Spears serving as her King.

## History

The realms was once overseen by a royal family who lived in The Capital. They were adored by their people and seen as above others. The areas around the capital and subsequent areas, such as Mimm's Burrow, were often overlooked by the King and Queen due to its poverty and crime rates. The Prime Order was forged during this time and laid in wait until the royal family was at its weakest. They conspired with Cornelius Calkussar to enter the castle. Unbeknownst to them, Calkussar was under the orders of King Ranulf to let them in so he could gain custody of Princess Rosmund and to preserve the loyal lineage. Calkussar was commanded to switch Rosmund with his biological daughter Gwynn to preserve the royal lineage. The Prime Order captured and beheaded the royal family, including Prince Alton, King Ranulf, Queen, and Gwynn Calkussar, who had taken the place of Princess Rosmund.

After the purge, Calkussar was praised by the prime order and given an Outpost. It was then, that Calkussar and Rosmund, who took the identity of Gwynn Calkussar, moved to Gallwood Outpost. Gwynn was then raised by a Governess who gave her a very specific education of languages, arts, and cultures.

The Barons and Baronesses were all either slaughtered or forced to give up their titles and surrender their allegiance to the Prime Order. The barons and baronesses that did forfeit their titles became regional governors. The Lords were given the same options, though those with noble blood were killed without question.

A notorious Lord's death was Lord Ebdin of Dun-Ebdin. After the Prime Order overthrew the royals Lord Ebdin refused to swear fealty. As a result, the Red Guard smashed down the gates, burnt his castle, and killed everyone including Lord Ebdin himself. Lord Ebdin’s body was strung up on the bell tower with a sign hung to his body that reads “traitor”. His body and the sign is still there to this day.

After years of secrecy, Calkussar deemed that it was time Gwynn reveal her true identity to the soldiers he and Garret Spears had been recruiting. These brave soldiers would come to be known as The Coalition, with members joining and leaving the groups as it grew in power and infamy. While many former nobles were hesitant to speak out against the Prime Order for fear of retribution, Tobin Aegisford of the Aegisford clan was amongst the first to pledge his loyalty in exchange for Rosmund's hand in marriage. While she initially refused, she grew to care for the man and saw that his power could be of use to him if the time came. She eventually agreed to marry him and they remained engaged throughout the Plagueling peak and into the Prime Order's assault on Gallwood Outpost. The Coalition rallied together and overthrew the Prime Order with help from the Blackbloods. The summoning of an army of Blackbloods worked against the royal family in the end, as Rosmund was forced into a hostage state in her Outpost until Talon met their demands.

As Talon struggled to give the Blackbloods what they wanted, the arrival of their high priestess Yavalla, Rosmund helped Tobin escape Gallwood to search for an army to defeat the Blackbloods. He returned to Aegisford where he was forced to marry Baroness Falista Relman in exchange for her army to rescue the Queen. However, by the time Tobin returned with the army, Rosmund had been infected by The Hive and relinquished control of her kingdom to the tyrant Yavalla. While Yavalla never called herself Queen, she deemed herself a God while exploiting Rosmund's royal status to earn the people's trust. Rosmund was eventually freed from the clutches of The Hive, who formed a final assault against Gallwood. Rosmund made a decision for the betterment of the realm by taking the death kinj and killing Yavalla, freeing the realm from her control. She sacrificed herself in the process but failed to leave clear instructions as to her predecessor.

While the people knelt to Talon as a show of support, her inability to accept the role led to multiple conflicts throughout the realm. Prime Order members came into the Outpost, hoping to take over and resume The Three's rule. Other factions, such as humans and the Blackfist, fought one another as both species wanted to rule.

This, however, pales in comparison to Falista Relman announcing her biological rightful inheritance of becoming Queen of the Realm, as her distant relative was King Ranulf, making her Rosmund's cousin. She later became a member of The Three and used their power to resurrect Tobin Aegisford, who was crowned her King. Falista became obsessed with ominous visions she received from a god-like creature, and sought to bring these creatures back by returning everyone's kinjes. She convinced her husband to help her and together, they either kidnapped or lured the kinj-bearers to the other Gods. It was here that hundreds of Coalition members were slaughtered by the creatures, used a fuel to revive other Gods, and where Falista was murdered. While King Tobin survived the attacks, he gave command over the royal armies to Garret Spears, making him interim-leader of the realms. When Tobin was killed, the remaining Coalition members agreed to keep his death a secret until they knew the severity of the threat the Gods posed. The last thing they needed was a coup amongst the people or factions that would further divide the realms.

Talon, Garret, Wren, Janzo, and Zed, each shared the responsibility of leadership in different regards. While Garret stayed at Gallwood to oversee local matters, Talon and Zed traveled to stop the impending Seven, while Janzo and Wren focused on ancient texts to aide their more militant companions. The shared leadership ultimately worked, though a royal needed to be crowned for the sake of the realm. After the defeat of The Seven, Talon married Garret and allowed her people to crown her Queen. She declared that all people - humans, Blackbloods, and the newly discovered Kahvi race, would be treated as one people in her realm. Together, and she Garret were crowned Queen and King of the realm.

## Notable Royals

### Original Rulers

* Raynor of Ostrib †
* King Ranulf †
* Queen Annesandra †
* Queen Rosmund †
* Prince Alton †

### Second Rulers

* Kelton the Green † (Relative of Ranulf and Ostrib)
* Queen Falista Relman (**formerly Baroness**) †
* King Tobin Aegisford (**formerly Baron**) †

### Current Rulers

* Queen Talon
* King Garret Spears

## Advisors

### Current

* Wren - Blackblood High Priestess
* Zed - Blackblood Military Leader
* Janzo - Scholar

## Artifacts

* **Royal Crown:**
* **Royal Ring:**
* **Scepter and Armor:**

## Nobility

While the royal preside over the realm, they are supported by other branches of monarchy including nobles. These Barons, Baroness's, Lords, and other nobles support the reign of the royal family either financially, physically by providing soldiers in battles, or in other forms.

## Trivia

* Unlike real life monarchies, the Queen holds more power in the monarchy, making her the deciding factor in all decisions as opposed to the King. This was made clear in Season 4 when Falista showed repeatedly that she held more power than her husband, the King, with her even claiming that he only served at her behest.
	+ This contradicts what was laid out in Season 2, as Rosmund almost lost her crown to a man who claimed to be her long-lost brother Alton. She revealed that the man of the family would inherit the throne, showing a precedent of men inheriting power over the women in a royal family. However, she ultimately did not have to concede her throne as the man was an imposter.
* Ranulf is the only known King to have ruled over the realms. He is followed by a line of Queens - his daughter Rosmund, relative Falista, and the Blackblood Talon.
* Talon is the first non-human to ever hold the throne, though she does rule alongside her human husband.