Yang II, The Sword Empress

Yang II Skalxien

Yang Skalxien II was the Empress of Evermore from 1235-1252. She took the throne after the death of her father, Chen I, and gave it to her son Richard IV when she fell ill with an infection that eventually took both her legs. She was murdered by her granddaughters, the Twin Empresses, in 1276. 
Though her reign was short, Yang II was popular with the commons for her insistence on fighting in gladiatorial arenas while she toured her Empire, famously being defeated and later marrying Gerald Talloaks of The Darkwood. The Bronzehold Belltower arena's entrance is marked by two titanic bronze statues of Empress Yang, their swords clashing to form an arch. 

Relationships

Yang II, The Sword Empress

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Towards Gerald Talloaks

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Gerald Talloaks

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Towards Yang II, The Sword Empress

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Species

Humans

Ethnicity

Skaldoran

Life

1219 EK 1276 EK 57 years old

Circumstances of Birth

Eldest daughter of Chen 1

Circumstances of Death

Murdered by her granddaughters

Parents

Chen I Skalxien

Ahzri Ignes

Spouses

Gerald Talloaks (spouse)

Siblings

Children

• Richard IV, The Poet King

Gender

Female

Eyes

Orange

Hair

Strawberry blonde hair chopped short