The Aistanian Crown
“And they would gather for the Assembly of the Kings to keep the peace between the species. The First Kings ruled with a firm and a loving hand. Irath looked upon them and was filled with pride of their decision, and she gave each of the Kings a crown, to remind them of their duty to their species, and to symbolise their wisdom and leadership.”The Aistanian crown is the oldest Dynbodaul crown that exists. It is believed to originate from the very first appointed king of the Dynbodauls and created by the hands of Irath. After centuries, it has only gotten more elaborate in its design and precious stones. Although there are rumours, this is just a replica of the original crown, it is still invaluable for the royal family in Aistana, and has created a lot of cultural dispute between several countries, which all think it belongs to them.
History
The Legend Behind the Crown
The crown is part of the legend of the first Breinex. After the six species were made, they had to figure out a way to coexist. It was then they created the Assembly of the Kings, where each species had their own king. To commemorate their effort to maintain peace and balance between the species, Irath gifted each of the kings a crown.The locations of the other five legendary crowns are currently unknown. But each species’ crown was made by the material that matched their personality.
The Unknown Period
There is an unknown period from the creation of the crown to the next past record of the crown. This unknown period lasts for a very long time until it is once again mentioned in the Book of Irath. At this time, other records exist as well. It is during the divide of the Dynbodaul realm between Manaes' two daughters, some time after the First War. This is also the first cultural conflict that happens between the Kingdom of Aistana and Estain, where the dispute was over who should get the crown. It was agreed upon that Queen Aistana was the oldest, and therefore she should be given the crown. If you ask any Estainian today, they would tell it was theft and the crown originally belongs to Estain.It is believed that the crown got its first gems added to it around this time, but it was still a simple circlet of gold. Over time, the stems of wheat have disappeared. It’s believed that the crown got polished to lose its crude form, and since gem-cutting came into the picture around this time, it is likely that it had already happened here.
1196 BGD to 1348 BGD
In 1196, the Church of Irath came officially into existence. And records about the crown slowly came again in the Book of Irath. Only mentioned briefly, we know the dispute over the ownership once again occurred, and Aistana and Estain were almost on the verge of war. The newly founded Church of Irath managed to prevent the war before it became a reality, and they only listened because the members of the church at the time were previously the miracle-makers, the Illendriths.Centuries after the founding of the Church of Irath, the crown is once again mentioned in relation to the building of Dinurb O Lusgafn's. In celebration of finishing the cathedral, it was decided by the church members to alleviate the crown with more details. They added the large amber stone in the middle and created a six pointed Glux out of gold to surround it. On each ray, there’s an enamelled figure of each species, to commemorate the crown being one of the originals. The amber is a symbol of a frozen ray of the Glux, similar to thee Emberstones tradition today.
The Flood
It was believed that the crown was lost in the Flood during the The First Dymórleshra War, but somehow it had miraculously survived the chaos. There are different theories to this. One is that there was made a replica of the original crown, and the original crown is still lost. Others believed it was Irath who had saved it, and some think a wise queen had brought the crown with her.Some jewels went missing around this time. And some scholars believe in order to pay for all the damage that the flood had done, the queen had to sell some jewels to pay for the extensive reparation for all the settlements. This period is considered being a darker part of history. Somehow, the jewels on the Estainian crown look very similar to the ones on Aistana’s. And there is a strong suspicion they bought the jewels to heighten their position, since Estain has been wanting the original crown from the beginning.
348-358 AGD
Agia did not seem to face many problems this decade, and art in general seemed to bloom. It was during this decade that King Fortín felt the crown lacked a certain elegance, and which king would not want more jewels, gold, and pearls added to their crown. He then commissioned that the crown should 12 stems which formed the Flowers of Light at the top, where 6 were to be taller than the ones in between. Besides the new design, he also commissioned additional jewels for the upper part, as well as those that were lost after the flood from the finest lapidarist in Cerreg. He even managed getting his hands on a very rare birthing pearl from a Môrwen, believed to be the very one Urgan the Usurper stole several millennia ago.Today, the crown is only used during coronations, in fear it might break. But it still holds power over the royal family, who firmly believes it is the original crown. And as the old saying goes, faith makes it real.
Item type
Jewelry / Valuable
Creation Date
About 9700 BGD
Current Location
Creator
Owning Organization
Weight
About 1.5 kg
Dimensions
About 18 cm in the inner diameter, and about 25 cm in height.
Raw materials & Components
- Gold
- 6 Enamel oval with enamelled figures
- 5 yellow diamonds
- 1 amber
- 1 diamond
- 1 birthing pearl of a Môrwen
- 5 amethyst
- 10 emeralds
- 12 round pearls
- 41 sapphires
- 41 rubies
The Crowns of the Species
- Taroth: The Taroth's crown is described in the book of Irath to be made from a single, silvery branch from the Godwenbyth, the Lifegiver, on Matem Ynsulas.
- Môrwen: The Môrwen's were made of coral from the first fish and shells.
- Harawyr: The Harawyrs' crown was made of feathers from the first birds in Agia.
- Rathamaen: The Rathamaen got a simple stone crown lined with a few of Irath's strands of hair, to symbolise that Agia and all the stones came from her hair.
- Ghrefeim: The Ghrefeims got a crown made of gold and gems, similar to the Dynbodaul, it was much finer crafted than the first edition of the Dynbodaul crown.
- Dynbodaul: The Dynbodaul's were made from gold, and was crude in its shape, but in its crude form, there were carved wheat stems.
Other regalias are:
The Sword: The sword is ornate with gemstones and made entirely of silver. It is said to be the only silver sword in Agia. The handle is made from a horn. A legend tells, it is from a horned horse sent by Irath to comfort the Queen Aistana, daughter of Manaes, to show her pure heart and will to govern.
The Shield: The shield is ornamental and completely useless in battle. It is only 30 cm in diameter and made of gold. It is ornate with garnets to form a lion, symbolising the braveness of a king.
The Signet Ring: The signet ring is made from gold. It contains a crowned lion with a Glux above its head. It is the oldest signet ring in Agia, said to belong to the first Breinex O Dynbodaul.
The Chain of Office: The Chain is actually two chains connected through castings of the Aistanian crowned lion heads and Glux . A small pendant hangs from the middle of the chain. It is of the goddess Irath , holding Agia in one hand and the Glux in the other.
The Orb: The Orb is a golden orb that slightly resembles an apple. The Orb is a golden orb that slightly resembles an apple. Two gold bands now decorate the orb, with a Glux on a stick added at the top, have been added later to show it now belongs to the Faith of Irath.
The Scepter: The Scepter is a golden stick containing several ornamentations and at the top is a crown with the Glux in the middle. The crown is bejewelled. Three smaller bands with lion heads of gold have been added. One at the bottom, and two above and below, where the hand is supposed to hold the sceptre.
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