Rani

The Rani was the offical title of the wife of the Raja of Katrapetch. The customs of that city, when they acknowledged a Raja as their ruler, never permitted a woman to rule, so the Rani was always ostensibly a secondary power behind the throne. There have certainly been occasions, however, when the Rani of Katrapetch wielded the real power despite the formalities of the patriarchal tradition.
Some notable Rani from history are shown at the bottom of the article in chronological order. Amongst their number, was the notorious mage Clarise Vabatan, better known as the founder of the feared and (initially) secretive Sisters of Vabatan, a story related within the pages of the Diary of Clarise Vabatan.

Clarise Vabatan - Rani of Katrapetch by DMFW with Leonardo AI

Accoutrements & Equipment

The Crown of the Rani is a silver crown decorated with square cut saphires, which was traditionally worn by the Rani on ceremonial occasions and is shown in the illustration at the head of this article.

Type

Nobility, Household

Status

The title of Rani disappeared when the title of Raja was abolished after 5155 APC

Source of Authority

The Raja confers power to his wife.

First Holder

Namrata Gold

Past Holders

• Aadhila Rholab
• Clarise Vabatan
• Daksha Khokra
• Fatima Rholab
• Gareema Rajput
• Jahanara Azamdar
• Mehera Rajput
• Mehrunnisa Bolgurin
• Taalika Rajput

Related Locations

• Katrapetch

Related Organizations

• The Court Circle of Katrapetch

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Tenure	Name	Image	Remarks
9611 to 9586 BPC	Namrata Gold	Rani Namrata Gold by DMFW with Leonardo AI	The first Rani and wife of Lortheran Gold, the second Raja of Katrapetch. She outlived her husband and her fraternal twin children, who sadly died whilst very young, leaving no clear hereditary successor to the throne.
9574 to 9569 BPC	Fatima Rohlab	Fatima Rholab Portrait by DMFW with Leonardo AI	Fatima Rohlab was the first wife of Dravindra Rholab.
9569 to 9557 BPC	Aadhila Rholab	Rani Aadhila Rholab by DMFW with Leonardo AI	Aadhila Rohlab was the second wife of Dravindra Rholab. The Crown of the Rani was made for her and she was the first to wear it.
1894 to 1857 BPC	Daksha Khokra	Rani Daksha Khokra by DMFW with Leonardo AI	A Rani in the era of the Old Pale Empire with a much greater reputation than her weak husband. Daksha Khokra was by all accounts, beautiful, charming and possessed of a subtle intelligence which made her the de-facto ruler of Katrapetch. She negotiated improved terms for the tax and trade of phryne which benefited the coffers of the city and the Court Circle of Katrapetch at the expense of Empire interests on Myruthea.
2097 to 2108 APC	Jahanara Azamdar	Jahanara Azamdar Portrait by DMFW with Leonardo AI	The young Rani of the elderly Raja, Samiraj Azamdar and his third wife. She is best known to history as the muse and rumoured lover of the poet Aruvan Jafraan who was exiled to Highloft and went on to write "The Bloom and the Fall" a year after her death.
3015 to 3062 APC	Gareema Rajput	Gareema Rajput by DMFW with Leonardo AI	Wife of Bhupinder Rajput and Rani of Katrapetch in the early years of the Time of Terrors when Clarise Vabatan joined the Arcane Advisors of the the Court Circle of Katrapetch.
3064 to 3083 APC	Mehera Rajput	Mehera Rajput (Choudhury) Portrait by DMFW with Midjourney & Face Swap	Mehera Rajput was the first wife of Amarshiva Rajput. The Diary of Clarise Vabatan casts a light on her life and times in the early volumes.
3084 to 3131 APC	Clarise Rajput	Magicians' End - Clarise Vabatan by DMFW with Leonardo AI	The second wife of Raja Amarshiva Rajput much better known by her maiden name of Clarise Vabatan. The diaries of this notorious mage provide a fascinating and twisted account of dark practices during the Time of Terrors.
3133 to 3139 APC	Taalika Bolgurin	Taalika Rajput (2) by DMFW with Leonardo AI	The daughter of Bhupinder Rajput and Gareema Rajput, the succession rules of Katrapetch made her husband Kieran Bolgurin the Raja after the death of her brother's son, Aadi Rajput. She was only Rani until 3139 BPC when her husband died and the Staff of the Raja passed to her own son, Himmat Bolgurin, although she lived on for a few more years.
3139 to 3164 APC	Mehrunnisa Bolgurin	Mehrunnisa Zafira Portrait by DMFW with Leonardo AI	Mehrunnisa Bolgurin (née Zafira) was the wife of Himmat Bolgurin and held the position of Rani for his entire reign which ended in 3164 APC with his death.