| NAME |
RACE |
KNOWN FOR |
| King Helliphae, the first winter ruler |
Daoine |
First King of Winter, built the Midnight Palace. Now a statue of him sits in front of the Royal and political residence. |
| Zenefar |
Siren |
Expanded the Royal Ranger Commission, giving each region of Winter a Captain, and dividing Winter into Four Provinces, and 16 districts outside of the Capital City Shimmer, and its Proto-Mageocracy Sister City - Atlantis |
| Feiliae |
Daimon |
From Atlantis; further added to the stability of the Province-District System. Expanded the Midnight Court Palace, and modernised its interior. |
| Rilek |
Shifter |
Expanding the Royal Ranger Commission again; this is the first time that the Winter nobles and royals look to Summer Realms Armed Forces in twisted envy, causing the first true ripples of chaos magic in the form of Voidborn. |
| Maris |
Daoine/Unicorn |
Paternal Great-grandson of Helliphae, added hereditary nobility to the Royal Council in half the twenty Advisory Seats. |
| Celistar |
Nature Fae/Siren |
Increasing the number of Royal Advisory Seats in favour of Atlantis, starting the Ice Shard Conflict - a political standoff pitting Shimmer City again Atlantis. |
| Gallian |
Water Nymph |
Advancing and preserving wildlife habitats in Winter Realm with assistance from Spring and Autumn Advisory. This action brings Winter back into balance with the rest of Faerie to some degree. |
| Jaelyrik |
Frost Faerie |
Carving More Houses and Districts in Shimmer out of pure Ice to make space for more Faeries; Shifting the Royal Advisors back to appointments only, eases further imbalance. |
| Verali |
Merrow-Siren |
Helping to expand Atlantis. Verali's reign is known typically as the classical Golden Age of the City regarding art, music, and the expansion of the unique mageocracy culture that sets it very much apart from the rest of Winter in a truly beautiful fashion. |
| Zaelric |
Merrow |
First proposing a Frost Army to replace the Ancient Ranger System, known for being spectacularly killed by the first known large version of Voidborn seen in Winter. Heavily mourned for his clever wit, and sharp intellect. |
| Ilmarëlaimë |
Unicorn/Siren |
Making hydroponic farming and gardening popular, creating the hanging gardens under Atlantis and Winter as twin symbols of Winter's beauty. Is nearly murdered on four separate occasions due to his attempt to forestall the creation of an Army of Winter, during which, his Queen Consort, Velara, and twin children are casualties. Also further expanded the Midnight Court Palace structures underground with the same mirror lighting used in his hydroponic farming and gardening to keep Voidborn away. |
| Quilan |
Shifter-Daoine |
After his cousin Ilmarë's struggles as a Monarch, and the painful loss of his nephews, the choice to invest in the Frost Army was pushed hard in truth. The prior King being a target however, was for the most part, a political ploy that was certain clever, even if it was not entirely a lie.
However, without a place like Summer, a true Army is extremely expensive, and King Quilan came close to ruining the budget for a century due to his rapid expansions. So he chose to tax Atlantis for the trouble of tending the matter. |
| Pilaek |
Merrow-Siren |
While Pilaek supported the hydroponic systems, and even the the manner that both the underground gardens were considered protected land, in trade, he began to heavily tax Atlantis to pay for it, just as his predecessor. While this was initially considered a price of progress, it was eventually decided by the nobles of Atlantis that they would be wise to tap into the rich metallic and magical mines beneath and around the city. At first this was carefully done to avoid dangerously wasteful choices, and it made a considerable amount of funds for both the Frost Army, Atlantis, with even enough left over for more farming land to be cleared. |
| Sareket |
Daimon/Frost Faerie |
As a noble from Shimmer City for generations, Sareket had some disdain for Atlantis from the start of his reign, but generally kept his preferences tightly bound to his chest. He was deeply invested in the mining that began with the previous King, simply due to how both the magical metals helped with the expansion of the still growing Frost Army. By then, the old Ranger System is all but a forgotten relic that no one wants anyway, right? |
| King Hiemal (click for more info) |
Siren |
King Hiemal supported the mining under Atlantis, and therefore felt repsonsible for the sinking of the city and the Atlantis war. With a spell he was going to sacrifice himself, until the other King and Queens joined him, all their powers combined to put up the barrier to hold back the Voidborn. |
| King Tallis |
Celestial Nymph |
King Tallis, most notable for signing the peace accord between the southern naturalist tribes. When his beloved passed, he stepped down to be with his family and called the proving. Ayden, a friend of Tallis, took on the Proving and became the next King of Winter. |
| King Ayden |
Shapeshifter - Polar Bear |
Ayden, once a great General and Nightmare warrior, was a friend of the former King Tallis. Ayden heard the stone calling to him from the Ratundam Pools. So he went through with the proving, and became the current King of Winter. |
| NAME |
RACE |
KNOWN FOR |
| Grand Priestess Azaur, founder of the Temples (click for more info) |
Siren Unicorn |
Skilled in wild dream weaving through Siren song, Azaur was an incredibly gifted Faerie. Eventually, her creations and work had her named the first priestess. Mostly she is known for creating an easier form of dream weaving, and formed what is now known as the Temple of Azaur. |
| Commander Ananun, the first Commander of the Nightmares |
Shapeshifter-Cù-Sìth |
Once a great General in the Frost Army, Ananun wanted to form a specialized unit of soldiers that used Dreamweaving to harm. He clashed with Grand Priestess Azaur about this, who believed Dreamweaving for combat to be a dangerously unstable idea. After her retirement, he formed the Nightmares despite the advice he was given, and served as their commander up until the Atlantis war. It has been said he died in the war, but his body was never found. |
| High Priest Ratundam |
Satyr |
Ratundam was a high priest of the Temple of Azaur. When he was first only a priest, during a pilgrimage, he rediscovered caves with pools that had magical properties that could help amplify a Dreamweavers capabilities. The ancient caves, of which their name was lost, were later renamed after him. |
