The Elements of Great Rulership

This book contains four accounts of powerful rulers throughout the years on the continent. While some focus on a specific person, others focus on the title. For the most part it is very matter of fact when discussing things, but occasionally the Lizardfolk author puts his own insight into the pages. About halfway through, you realize the “elements” are not the skill set the rulers possess but rather are a reference to the four elements. Below is an outline of what you learn upon an initial reading:
Water: Lyari, Khan of the River

• River elf of a lower caste. Had the brilliance associated with elves while the agency and conviction due to being surrounded by Gif and Lizardfolk
• Her warband and eventual territory consisted of River Elves, Lizardfolk, Gif, and Grung.
• Territory expanded from Lyari River Basin (formerly the Hon Loan River Basin before her conquest and unification), along much of the coast, and even serval campaigns into the Hovotan (Common name for endless lake).
• Her power grew exponentially after claiming to have found a fragment of the Sao Xahn in the depths of Hovotan and wore it upon her headdress.
• The chapter concludes that Lyari would be a dominant force even the Rajarshi were wary to confront, as she prepared to campaign up the Tuyet River towards Bay Dihn Soi.

Air: Monastery Orders of The Immortal Lotus

• Ragoth, Grand Master of the order. Main monastery had about 250 individuals while the frontier monasteries had less than 50 members.
• While accepting most heritages, Dwarves, Lizardfolk(both common and ascended), and Tabaxi were most prevalent.
• Specialized in unarmed and pole mastery martial arts as well as a form of meditation which allowed its followers to “create harmony between the physical and spiritual self”.
• Monasteries would always be set up in the peaks of mountains throughout the continent, and would then cloister themselves for one year. If they survived after that time, it would be considered established and monks and missionaries could come and go as they saw fit.

Earth: Thokhacs, the Nomad Clans

• Wandering nomads often led by Dvarapala. Occasionally other species would be the leader or mystic leader. Humans, Wood Elves, and Tabaxi were most common among these clans.
• In total, there were five major clans ranging in size from a few hundred to over one thousand nomads. All five followed the same trail of the fifteen primary temples to The Menagerie, although they did not wander in sync with one another.
• Where and when they would wander was determined by the spiritual leader and that individual was never the head of nomads. The split in power was to allow the spiritual leader to focus on signs and premonitions while the head nomad dealt with logistics and material needs of the group.
• Masters of rune carving. Runes overlap the leylines of Druidic, Divine, and Arcane magics. While the pair of leaders were the masters of this craft, many members could carve simple sigils.

Fire: Rajarshi of Bay Dihn Soi

• Rajarshi in literal terms translates to “Sage King” and were the rulers of the great city.
• The mark of these individuals is that they passed the trial of each of the fifteen gods of the menagerie.
• They were the only mortals to directly communicate with the gods directly and travel to Cacung Dien.
• There were those who completed the fifteen trials, but were not Rajarshi.
• When a transfer of rulership was initiated, both the reigning Rajarshi and the rising one would travel to Cacung Dien with the next ruler being the only one that returned to the material plane
• The Rajarshi never spoke of their time on the demiplane or how they were chosen over the other.
• Long lifespan heritages were more common (river and wood elves as well as dwarves). Humans, Tabaxi, and Ascended Lizardfolk were driven enough, but often would only rule for short spans due to their life expectancy.

Author
Khoang Cach

Current Holder

Aglizzy

Raw materials & Components

Leather bound paper book. The leather is dyed colors of scarlet and sapphire.