King Edward

Edward the Wise became king of Karas Strem at the end of the Third Epoch/beginning of the Fourth Epoch, following the Great Battle. He is listed as heir of Prince Andrew in the Anals of Kings, Brueia fortress library.

His rule is noted by several shocking cultural changes, including the separation of church and state, in which he divorced the crown of Karas Strem with the septre of the High Cantor of the Church of the Sun. In the same declaration, King Edward instituted religious freedom in Karas Strem, breaking the hold the Church had on the rest of Doma.

He also created and instituted the Common's Court, in which the peasant class could lay charges against anyone, commoner or lord, and be guaranteed a hearing with an impartial judge. A new class of courtier, one not requiring noble birth, was created to fill the role of judge and counsel.

Perhaps by virtue of ruling immediately after a war, Edward the Wise oversaw a period of remarkable peace, in which much of society on Doma was rebuilt. It is noted in the Anals, in which he receives an unusually long entry, that he was a beloved king, and his death was mourned for a full week throughout the continent.