King

Governance: Promulgates royal edicts that take precedence over all ducal or county statutes. Convenes and presides over the Council of the Crown (commonly called “the King’s Council”) comprising: the chancellor, the marshal, the treasurer, three dukes chosen for loyalty or expertise and the reigning consort (queen or king-consort). Grants charters of incorporation to cities, guilds and universities; may revoke the same for treason or gross malfeasance. Appoints all royal officers—provincial governors, admirals, justiciars and ambassadors.

Judicial Authority: Serves as court of last appeal; judgments rendered in the High Bench of the Throne Room are final and unchallengeable. Exercises the prerogative of mercy: full pardon, commutation or restoration of forfeited lands. Holds exclusive power to try peers for treason, either personally or through a panel of fellow dukes.

Military Command: Issues the Royal Ban, summoning every Duke, Margrave and Baron to muster their levies. Directs grand strategy, appoints field marshals and determines wartime taxation.
Maintains the Royal Host: 2 000 household troops (including artillery corps and palace archers), 200 chevaliers and 400 Knights of the Silver Order, the royal fleet on Lake Coin and The Southern Sea.
Diplomacy: Represents Akerlan in the Council of Lords—the inter-kingdom congress of DemTera. Negotiates treaties of alliance, trade and mutual defence; ratification requires only the royal seal. Oversees the exchange of noble hostages and royal wards to guarantee oaths.

Crown Revenues: Full income from the royal demesne, 15 % of all duchy taxes, customs on gold and silver, and extraordinary levies in wartime.
  Right of Coinage: Sole authority to mint gold royals and high-silver crowns; lesser coinage may only be struck under royal licence.
  Ennoblement: May create, elevate or revoke any noble title below the Crown; marriages of dukes require royal consent.
  Grand Pardon: Absolute authority to grant life-saving pardons, restore confiscated estates or legitimise offspring.
  Safe Conduct: Enjoys sacrosanctum: a formal ban on any act of violence against the person of the monarch; violators are condemned as oath-breakers.
  Hospitality Dues: Entitled to quarters, supplies and personal service when travelling through any noble’s lands—customarily three days without charge.
  Coronation Gifts: Receives tribute from each duchy (traditionally one wagon of silver ore, a master-worked weapon and a trained destrier).

Regalia: Crown of the Silver Mountains – high gold circlet set with nine matched moonstones, symbolising the nine duchies. Sceptre of Unity – black ironwood rod tipped with a crystal sphere; used to open and close sessions of the Council. Orb of Lake Coin – chased electrum sphere representing the monarch’s dominion over land and water. Sword of Akerlan – leaf-bladed longsword forged in the Copper Mountains; presented to each new monarch by the High-Marshal. Mantle of Sunlit Ermine – white ermine lined in cloth-of-gold, fastened by a sapphire clasp engraved with a rearing silver steed.
Military Dress & Field Gear: Royal Harness – gilded plate armour accented with deep-blue enamel and etchings of the silver steed. Interchangeable parade and campaign helms are provided. War Banner – rectangular field of rich azure bearing a rampant silver steed, bordered in gold flame; serves as the command standard in battle. Shield of Preby – tall kite shield quartered with silver mountains and the silver steed, borne by the monarch’s champion during single combat.