The High Table

“Noble Knights of Hampshire, countrymen and friends, I welcome you all to this meeting of the High Table.” ~ **King Foltest Royne**.

## Standard Information

### Allegiance

King of the Talmar, the Andal, and the Easternlings

## General Information

### Type

Order of Law Enforcement & Protectors of the Realm

### Military Strength

300 knights

The High Table is a large, circular wooden table owned by King Foltest Royne. It is modeled after the Ancient Round Table built by the **First Eldar King of the Middle Earth**, which was designed to reflect the view of equality in all things, as was followed by King Foltest.

## Origins

After the Coronation of King Doran I Hardman as King of Valmont in 155 CE, many exiled knights and banished lords found their hope in the last line of King Anders III Royne, from his descent came a young warrior who had sailed the Blue and Pacific Seas, befriended friends and foes alike, known by commoners of the **Free Cities** and by the **Tyrinian Folks** as '**Emir**' (Derived from the *Latin* word *"***Emrys***"*, meaning Immortal or the Everlasting, dubbed my the people he saved during his voyages as a sailor and sellsword).

Believing Emrys to be the sole heir of the surviving line of the **Last Great King of House Royne** and of the **Kingdom of Valmont**, the former allies of the royal house, the Duchy of Tyrinia bent the knee and coronated Emrys as the King of Valmont and heir to the Royal House of Royne. And to further aid, the Duchy's elder daughter married **King Emrys** in 156 CE in Portia. During the next four years of his journey and military campaign, King Emrys befriended various men and women to his cause, who were inspired by his spirit to fight and conquer, so much so that he defeated the traitors who spilled royal blood in the First Royal Rebellion and succeeded as King of the Talmar, the Andal, and the Easternling and founding the new empire, the Kingdom of Hampshire in the **Summer of 160 CE**.

After coronation, King Emrys took on the name *"***Foltest***"* as titled by allies and foes for his ruthless combat skills in battle and strong leadership, and became known as King Foltest Royne of Hampshire. In 161 CE, during a ride through his domain, King Foltest found his way to a fresh spring after losing his bannermen in the jungle following a white stag. The Stag led him to an ancient cave that was crafted by the **First Eldar King of the Middle Earth**, meant only for ones of pure heart. Inside the cave, King Foltest found the Ancient Round Table that was designed by the **First Eldar King** to the reflected view of equality in all things. The King found route back to the Old Castle through the ancient tunnels, leading back the round table and sealing the entrance, in knowledge of only two of his closest kin. The **Round Table** made its way from the **Old Castle** to the **Capital of Hampshire** where it was rebuilt by the scholars and architects of the time to its finest state.

## Foundation

In 162 CE, when the Round Table was finally reconstructed by the finest scholars and architects of the land, and beyond the sea, King Foltest welcomed his countrymen and friends to the **Great Hall** that had a secret passage to the Hightower Garrison, which would acts as the **Seat of the High Table**.

During his journey to conquest, King Foltest befriended men and women alike of different talents, mind and strength, and from among them he comprised his High Table, consisting of twelve seats, used to hold equality with his counsel of advisors, comprising of knights, generals, statesmen, and other important figures. With the formation of the **High Table** came the knight enforcement of discipline.