A New Ruler Is Chosen!
Midsummer, 1087
After the heartrending assassination of late Queen Eslianne at the Masquerade of 1086, the city of Seahaven fell into disarray. Tragedy after tragedy befell the city and its people, until anarchy seemed to be the only response. A man stood up then – Jarel Armanis, Captain of the Seahaven Watch – and he shaped order from chaos, forcing structured peace on the tormented populace once again. Though many disapproved of his methods, there was no denying their effectiveness.
Without an heir to the throne, the line of Rossiam, Seahaven’s first true King, had finally come to an end. The question became: who will succeed to the throne? Finally, the Council of Peers began to hold meetings to determine just how this would be done. It took time, months in fact, but eventually they’d drafted a new charter for the ruling body of Seahaven and declared a new ruler. King no more, Seahaven will now and forever more be ruled by the Rex Regis.
The announcement came late on 17th End of Summer, just before sunset: The man once known as Count Beckett ap Raenold of House Abduros had been chosen by the people and the nobles alike. The first Regis had been named. With the coronation still some weeks away, speculation abounds as to just how the man will take to the throne and how Lord Commander Jarel Armanis will react when the time comes to formally hand over leadership of the city.
