High King

The position of High King of Doma has been in existence since the end of the second epoch, the factions of Doma said to have been united beneath the banner of waygar'i man Stran of the Deep some four thousand years before the events of The Great Man were said to have taken place.

Since Stran of the Deep, the only mention prior to the events leading to the rise of the Great Man happened during the Strife. In those tumultuous times, the then high king, Isha Del, attached his position to the Church of the Sun. The bloody conflict was resolved with the Great Purge, a violent inquisition by the Church of the Sun which rid the continent of other cults, thus eliminating support for Isha Del's rivals. Following the Great Purge, the borders of the fourteen kingdoms were settled, and kings installed who renewed the vows of all of Doma to support the high king when called to do so.

Since then, the high kings of the continent have always been the kings of Karas Strem, who claim direct lineage to High King Isha Del.

Though this is the case, the role of high king remained largely empty, as there was no need for a leader of the entire continent until the events leading to the rise of the Great Man. As then de facto ruler of Karas Strem, it fell to Prince Regent Andrew to rally the continent under the banner of the high king once more.

It was not an easy task.