Throne of the Lion

The reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Keoland sits upon the so-called Throne of the Lion. This office, the highest in the land. is charged with acting as the nation’s Chief Bureaucrat and Defender of the Realm. As such, the monarch is head of both the government and the military, though they lacks the power to levy taxes. a right reserved solely to the Council of Niole Dra. According to the founding charter of Keoland signed centuries ago by representatives of all the original noble houses, both Oeridian and Suel, it is the Council that approves all matters of succession to the throne.
The monarchy is not strictly hereditary, but rather is a vested office. Once appointed, a king rules for life barring extreme infirmity or a rare vote of disenfranchisement by the nobility. While the ability to produce a qualified series of heirs often constitutes a dynasty, succession is not guaranteed and often passes between various royal houses. It has done so many times in the past, which has preserved a continuous line of Keoish rulers dating back to the first century of the migrations. Such controls have created the stability that has allowed Keoland to endure for centuries under relatively unbroken and benign leadership.

Notable Kings of Keoland

• -295 to -280 CY, Lorgyr Neheli (The Seer)
• 287 to 345 CY, Tavish I Rhola (The Great)
• 346 to 394 CY, Tavish II Rhola (The Blackguard)
• 414 to 452 CY, Tavish III Rhola (The Boy King)

The Early Kings

• -342 CY Great Council of Niole Dra (gathering of the Suel Houses and Oeridian tribes of Keogh)
• -342 to -314 CY Nyhan I of House Neheli (The First King)
• -314 to -295 CY Malv I of House Rhola (The Defender)
• -295 to -279 CY Lorgyr I of House Neheli (The Seer)
• -279 to -272 CY Nyhan II of House Neheli (The Forlorn)
• -272 to -236 CY Mandros I of Sedenna (The Oeridian)
• -242 CY Borders of Keoland first expand to present boundaries

The Middle Kings

• -236 to -193 CY Luschan I and II of House Rhola
• -230 CY Founding of Sterich
• -193 to -157 CY Malv II of House Rhola
• -161 CY Founding of the Gran March
• -157 to -121 CY Sanduchar I of House Rhola (The Navigator)
• -121 to -107 CY Senestal I of House Neheli
• -107 to -98 CY Lanchaster I of House Rhola
• -98 to -72 CY Lanchaster II of House Rhola (The Wise)
• -96 CY Incorporation of the Yeomanry
• -72 to -63 CY Senestal II of House Neheli
• -63 to -19 CY Lanchaster III of House Rhola
• -19 to 07 CY Luschan III of House Rhola
• 07 to 49 CY Malv III of House Rhola (The Explorer)
• 49 to 278 CY Neheli Dynasty of Cedrian I, II, Nyhan III, IV, &Trevlyan I, II (The Slumbering)
• 278 to 286 CY Gillum I of Neheli (aka The Mad)

Imperial Keoland

• 287 to 346 CY Tavish I of House Rhola (The Great)
• 292 CY Peers of Ulek join the Council of Niole Dra
• 346 to 395 CY Tavish II of House Rhola (The Blackguard)
• 348 CY Wealsun Proclamation
• 395 CY Nemonhas of Neheli refuses crown (The Spurning)
• 395 to 414 CY Luschan Sellark IV of House Rhola (The Duke’s Regency)
• 414 to 453 CY Malv Sellark becomes Tavish III of House Rhola (The Boy King)
• 433 CY Duke of Gradsul disappears in the Amedio
• 434 to 453 CY Rise of the Sea Princes
• 450 CY Prince Luschan Sellark VI dies in the Battle of Gorna
• 453 CY King Tavish III dies in the Siege of Westkeep (The Debacle)
• 453 to 488 CY Tavish IV of House Rhola (The Weary)
• 461 CY Ulek States secede from the Throne of the Lion

The New Kings

• 488 to 510 CY Nyhan IV of House Neheli (The Listless)
• 510 to 539 CY Senestal II of House Neheli (The Dilettante)
• 539 to 564 CY Trevlyan III of House Neheli (The Afflicted)
• 564 to present Temend I of Sedenna (The Commoner)

Form of Address

His/Her Peerless Majesty, the King/Queen of Keoland

First Holder

Nyhan I Neheli

Current Holders

• Temend I Sedenna