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The Peerage of Landar The Sixth Kandàlan Dynasty (House Landar) The final dynasty of Dekàlan Kandal were the Landar. The Landar were plagued with problems from beginning to end. The first generations of House Landar had difficulty escaping the prejudice held toward those of a rural background. The first the line, King Alor the Third, was both uneducated and at loss for courtly etiquette during his entire reign. At one time Alor the Third invited and transported his entire home village to the royal household for a winter season. Those of his noble court that did not attend the season-long festivities were met with severe disfavor and fines in the years to come. At least three noble households were bankrupted in 1043 HK, following the event. Farmers of Kandal were very familiar with taxation; so when the King wished to punish someone in the court, he would create "Favor Taxes" to destroy them financially. Those who attempted to fight the taxations in court would find judges afraid to rule against the "uncivilized lord". The perception that rulers from House Landar were undisciplined rulers carried forth for several generations. This is not to say that there were not popular and effective rulers among the family, only that there was never a fondness for them among the nobility of Kandal. The Family Lineage from Alor Landar 1. King Alor Landar the Third of Kandal. He was born circa 1013 HK. He was named King in 1041 HK following an exhaustive search by the Priests of Kandlan. Born into a poor farm along the northern Fertile Coast, he took meticulous care of an old Kandlan shrine near his field for many years. Following many visits from Temple priests he was brought to Kandal and crowned. Despite promising portents for his reign, he was a ineffectual leader and his time was plagued by poor decision-making and bad luck. He married Lady Sarádra Morg (a peasant woman) circa 1028 HK. He died in 1048 DR at the home of his father where he wished to be taken upon falling ill. The Living Crown passed to his third child (daughter)... 2. Queen Saévan Landar the First of Kandal. She was born circa 1032 HK. She was named Queen in 1048 HK at Kandal. Despite the poor popularity of her father, Saévan the First was received better by the nobility having spent much of her childhood in the proper circles. She married Lord Erénos Hargum in 1049 HK, a marriage that is believed to have been politically motivated as the Hargum family was well-trusted and popular in southern Kandal. During their short marriage, Saévan the First had two surviving sons, the second of which was committed to the Temple at birth and would later become High Priest of Kandal. She died during childbirth in 1053 HK. The Living Crown passed to her first son through her husband... 3. Regent Erénos Landar the First of Kandal. He was born in 1030 HK. He was named Regent in 1053 HK, following the death of his wife, until his newborn son reached an age to rule (14). Regencies were rarely times of great change or interest in the Dekàlan tradition and this one was no different. Erénos kept his son locked and guarded in select chambers of the royal households, recognizing the boy's persistent illnesses and attempting to shield him from the dangers of the outer world. For many years rumors surfaced that the boy had died with the mother and that Erénos was a usurper to the throne. Upon the twelfth birthday of Kalar, he was presented to the court and priests in the customary manner. When one of the local lords coughed near the boy the Regent had him taken from the room and executed. 4. King Kalar Landar the First of Kandal. He was born in 1050 HK at Kandal. Per family tradition, Kalar was whisked away to the north (per his mother's last wishes) where he was ritually annointed upon the grave of his grandfather (family patriarch), Alor the Third. During the trip, Kalar the First grew feverish and was sick for most of his first year. Upon his mother's death his father was proclaimed Regent for eleven years until (upon his fourteenth birthday) he could be named King in 1064 HK. Kalar the First remained thin and weak throughout his life. One of his first orders as King was to construct a family vault in Kandal that his grandfather and mother could be buried near him and his descendants. His reign became a tangle of strange proclamations and laws that his servants attempted to follow. Following his marriage in 1073 HK to the blind Lady Loràela Kazun, all of his court were required to wear blindfolds in his wife's presence. His wife had been selected because of her blindness and beauty. Some believed that she gouged out her own eyes so that she would be chosen. He died of fits in 1091 HK. The Living Crown passed to his daughter... 5. Queen Loràela Landar the First of Kandal. She was born in 1074 HK at Kandal and spent her childhood being schooled by her uncle the High Priest Alodur (second son of Saévan the First). She was named Queen on her birthday in 1091 HK. Her mother was sent to live the remainder of her days at a Temple sanctuary in the countryside. In 1093 HK the same sanctuary was razed by Ortor-Murdru and no survivors were found. To this day, many of the area Bu-Ortor-Murdru claim royal blood. She married Lord Salúkan of Zyrr in 1094 HK, who at the Queen's request took control of the state's armies and led many battles against the Ortor and the Oloodi bandit states to the North. She died of poisoning in 1108 HK; the assassination was attributed to the bandits but no perpetrator was ever discovered. The Living Crown passed to her son... 6. King Keráed Landar the Fifth of Kandal. He was born in 1094 HK at Kandal and sent to Zyrr for training and schooling by his father at an early age. The priests of Kandlan argued vehemently against this decision, for the future ruler would not be steeped in the lessons, lores and mysteries of the Kandlan Temple. In the end, Lord Salúkan's wishes were obeyed. Upon receiving word of his mother's death, he returned to Kandal and was named King in 1108 HK. The priests were furious that he knew none of the requisite rituals of Kandlan and had to be guided and prompted throughout the ceremonies. It was no surprise to the priests to learn that his schooling in Zyrr had included teachings in the arcane arts, in which he was very proficient. Once settled, he summoned teachers and advisors from the neighboring state, again to the dismay of the Temple priests. He married Lady Reána Do Mòrlin in 1113 HK. His lengthy reign brought about closer ties with Panath and Zyrr (though the latter ties dissolved soon after his leaving). He disappeared in 1163 HK leaving a letter to the Kandlan High Priest that he would not be returning. After two years of arguing the implications of this, permission was received from Lanádus to select the next ruler. The Living Crown passed to his granddaughter... 7. Queen Loràela Landar the Second. She was born in 1136 HK at Kandal to Lord Maárk (Do Mòrlin) and Lady Asaéna Landar (daughter of Keráed the Fifth). She was named Queen in 1165 HK. She married (by arrangement) Lord Suán Zeril-Mêr of Panath in 1158 HK. Her husband convinced the Queen that she should reclaim north Pastar as testament to her reign. Queen Loràela raised a great army and invaded Pastar in 1166 HK. What was supposed to be a short campaign would extend until the regency of Karóa II. Most rebellious Pastar troops withdrew into the Oloodi territories, waiting to return when the kingdom's forces withdrew. She died in 1181 HK. The Living Crown passed to her son... 8. King Galed Landar the First. He was born in 1160 HK at Kandal. He was named King in 1181 HK at Kandal. He married Lady Karóa Haérede (of an ancient Kandalan line) in 1178 HK. Galed the First made it his goal to crush the Oloodi bandits along the northern edge of his domain. He mustered an army and rode to the northern reaches where he was killed in battle in 1183 HK. The Living Crown passed to his daughter through his wife... 9. Regent Karóa Landar the Second. She was born in 1159 HK at Kandal, a descendant of ancient Kings. She was named Regent in 1183 HK. Not a memorable ruler, most of Regent Karóa's time was spent with her three children, having delegated her administrative duties to advisers and confidants. In 1192 HK, her eldest son (the heir apparent) was killed in his chambers, months before his majority and therefore crowning. The investigation into this murder was brief and strangely aborted days after it was begun. The first stories that circulated were that the Regent Mother had killed her own son, who had been stabbed one hundred times. In the years to follow however, most blame fell upon the heir apparent's sister Saévan. 10. Queen Saévan Landar the Second. She was born in 1180 HK. She was named Queen in 1194 HK at Kandal. Her mother, the Regent, was conspicuously absent at her coronation. Following these ceremonies it is believed the two never spoke again. She married (by arrangement) Lord Otus Skarçard (of the prior Othic royal House) in 1196 HK. They had no children. She died in 1203 HK after falling from a high window. Following her death, her husband returned to Oth. The Living Crown passed to her only surviving sibling... 11. King Edégus Landar the First. He was born in 1182 HK at Kandal. He was named King in 1203 HK at Kandal. The ceremony was closely watched by his mother, who had not been seen in public for almost ten years. He married Lady Naóa Do Kànath in 1200 HK. He died in 1227 HK. The Living Crown passed to eldest of his seven daughters... 12. Queen Saévan Landar the Third (The Last). She was born in 1201 HK at Kandal. She was named Queen in 1227 HK at Kandal. She married Lord Aldìur Do Mòrlin in 1219 HK. They had many children. She was dragged into the streets of Kandal by Acentran invaders and executed before the castle gates in 1246 HK. There her body hanged for three years before rebels snatched her corpse as a sign of defiance. From that time forward the Kandalan Resistance adopted a stringy-haired skull (the Head of Saévan) as a symbol for their cause. During the Occupation of Kandal, all members of House Landar were sought, found and executed. By 11 DR there were no surviving rightful claimants to the throne.
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