Reign of Gideon Talwar

Political event

The first member of Clan Talwar to take the throne since the Endless Night, Gideon focused his attention on maintaining the balance of power between the Rose Kingdoms. For centuries the Onyx Throne had struggled to recover from his ancestor's folly, and so Gideon focused on rebuilding the Black Rose Clans.   Despite these intentions, he would end up pulled into the quarelling between the Elves & Dwarves of the Immortal Lands, with each side citing ancient oaths to come to their aide in their time of need. Refusing to take either side caused both to accuse him of oathbreaking. When Gideon finally acted, choosing the Dwarves and their resource trade routes, the Elves declared war on both the Dwarves and the Rose Kingdoms.   Gideon spent the rest of his reign trying to put a stop to the fighting, but would ultimately take his own life with an Elvish dagger in a last desperate sacrifice to appease them.