Thyré
The Emperor of Thyros was the ruler of the Thyrosic Empire throughout its existence. The Emperor was referred to in the native Thyridic language as the Thyré, which broadly means divine ruler when translated into Atherin. The Emperor was traditionally an absolute monarch, wielding unchecked and autocratic power throughout all aspects of imperial life. This high level of authority made the Emperor of Thyros one of the most powerful leaders on the continent, however it also meant that the success or failure of the empire rested almost exclusively with the competency of its supreme leader.
The power of the Emperor stemmed from an amalgamation of secular and religious offices into the role. Broadly speaking the title of Emperor conferred upon the holder the kingship of the various kingdoms and grand duchies that had been annexed into the Thyrosic Empire, as well as patriarchy within the Imperial Church. This combination of secular and divine authority meant that the Emperor was able to draw on religious legitimacy during times of crisis.
Emperors during the golden age of the empire also attempted to cultivate an air of imperial majesty, setting themselves above and apart from both the common people and the nobility. This was accomplished through carefully stage-managed presentation of the Emperor to both the people and the elite, although the specific style of this presentation depended on the office holder. Emperors such as Soterios Nabassar relied on a highly-active public persona to set themselves up as someone ordained by Thyrnóc, however later Emperors secluded themselves from the public and lived entirely within the increasingly monumental Imperial Palace in Thyrra. Access to the Emperor was highly restricted to those outside of his inner circle, with even powerful businessmen and nobles having little chance of a one-on-one meeting with him.
Later Emperors were forced to abandon this approach to government as their rule came under increasing pressure from internal and external threats. The office of Emperor during this time transformed into something more approaching first-among-equals rule, with weaker Emperors increasingly reliant on the support of various generals or Chief Ministers to maintain their rule. During the Empire's terminal decline, the dynastic system of succession was virtually abandoned, and the Imperial office took on an almost republican character.
List of Emperors
House of Nabassar
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soterios Nabassar | Zenith 133 | Proclaimed the Thyrosic Empire in Zenith 160 following the annexation of the Duchy of Tohrá into the Kingdom of Thyros. | Zenith 214 (Age 80)
Natural Causes |
Zenith 160 - 214 (54 years)
as Emperor of Thyros Zenith 154 - 160 (6 years) as King of Thyros |
| Soterios II | Zenith 159 | Eldest son of Soterios Nabassar, succeeded to the Imperial Throne in 214 following the death of Nabassar. | Zenith 236 (Age 77)
Natural Causes |
Zenith 214 - 236 (22 years) |
| Sebastian I | Zenith 201 | Third son of Soterios II, succeeded to the Imperial Throne in 236 following the deaths of his father and elder brothers. | Zenith 243 (Age 42)
Natural Causes |
Zenith 236 - 243 (7 years) |
| Michael I | Zenith 229 | Eldest son of Sebastian I, succeeded to the Imperil Throne in 243 following the death of his father. | Autumn 26 (Age 97)
Natural Causes |
Zenith 243 - 256
(13 years) |
| Soterios III | Zenith 209 | Fourth son of Soterios II, brother of Sebastian I and uncle of Michael I. Overthrew Michael following the 1st Collectivist Heresy. | Zenith 265 (Age 56)
Assassinated |
Zenith 256-265
(9 years) |
| Michael I
(Second) |
Zenith 229 | Nephew of Soterios III, overthrown by his uncle, however he succeeded him following the assassination of the Imperial family by the Imperial Guard. | Autumn 26
(Age 97) Natural Causes |
Zenith 265
(3 days) |
Thyressian Dynasty
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time In Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore I | Zenith 221 | Brother-in-law of Michael I, husband of Liana, the eldest daughter of Sebastian I and titular Prince of Thyressia. Michael I voluntarily abdicated the throne to him. | Zenith 283 (Age 62)
Typhoid Fever |
Zenith 265 - 283 (18 years) |
| Michael II | Zenith 260 | First son and sixth child of Theodore I, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. | Autumn 11 (Age 51)
Assassinated |
Zenith 283- Autumn 11 (28 years) |
| Alexandros I | Zenith 275 | Eldest son of Michael II, succeeded to the throne following the assassination of his father by the Shipworkers' Union. | Autumn 50 (Age 75)
Assassinated |
Autumn 11 - 50 (39 years) |
| David I | Autumn 1 | Second son of Alexandros, succeeded to the throne following the assassination of his father by agents of the Mún. | Autumn 56
(Age 56) Dysentery |
Autumn 50 - 56 (6 years) |
| Sebastian II | Autumn 3 | Third son of Alexandros, brother of Michael I. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his childless brother. | Autumn 57
(Age 54) Natural Causes |
Autumn 56 - 57
(1 year) |
| Sebastian III | Autumn 33 | Fourth son of Sebastian II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. | Autumn 67 (Age 34)
Killed in Action at En |
Autumn 57 - 67 (10 years) |
| Sebastian IV | Autumn 58 | Eldest son of Sebastian III, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. Chief Minister Nicodemus Katsaros served as regent. | Autumn 77 (Age 19)
Poisoning |
Autumn 67 - 77 (10 years) |
| David II | Autumn 62 | Second son of Sebastian III, brother of Sebastian IV. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. | Autumn 90 (Age 28)
Hunting Accident |
Autumn 77 - 90 (13 years) |
| Alexander I | Autumn 84 | Only son of David II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. | Autumn 110
(Age 26) Plague |
Autumn 90 - 110 (20 Years) |
| Alexander II | Autumn 100 | Eldest son of David II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. | Autumn 110 (Age 10)
Plague |
Autumn 110 (16 weeks) |
| Michael III | Autumn 108 | Second son of David II, brother of Alexander II. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. | Autumn 110 | Autumn 110 (2 days) |
Katsarian Rule
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicomedus | Autumn 29 | Chief Minister of the Thyrosic Empire from Autumn 70 - Autumn 110, de-facto ruler of the Empire from Autumn 77 on. Following the extinction of the Thyressian Dynasty, Nicomedus was proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly. | Autumn 297 (Age 268)
Natural Causes or reported transcendence. |
Autumn 110 - 297 (187 years) |
| Cephalus | Autumn 180 | Chief Minister of the Thyrosic Empire from Autumn 239 - Autumn 297, the handpicked successor of Nicomedus I. Succeeded to the throne following the death of Nicomedus following proclamation by the Crown Assembly | Brave 19
(Age 139) Executed by Alexander II |
Autumn 297 - Brave 17 (20 years) |
Lavender Schism
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander III | Autumn 260 | Captain of the Imperial Guard, overthrew Cephalus in a palace coup following the start of the Lavender Schism within the Imperial Church. | Brave 19 (Age 59)
Assassinated |
Brave 17- 19 (2 years) |
| Peter I | Autumn 257 | Captain of the Imperial Guard, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly following the assassination of Alexander III | Brave 23 (Age 66)
Executed by Michael IV |
Brave 19 - 23 (4 years) |
| Michael IV | Autumn 271 | Prince of Thyressia, crowned Emperor by the Lavenderists in Tohrá, defeated Alexander II in the resulting civil war. | Brave 25 (Age 54)
Executed by David III |
Brave 23 - 25 (2 years) |
| David III | Autumn 290 | Duke of Fallyn, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly, defeated Michael IV in the resulting civil war. | Brave 30
(Age 40) Killed by the Great Earthquake of Brave 30 |
Brave 25 - 30 (5 years) |
| Nicholas I | Autumn 279 | Brother of Michael IV, Prince of Thyressia. Crowned Emperor by the Lavenderists in Tohrá, captured Thyrra following the Great Earthquake. | Brave 31 (Age 51)
Assassinated by Obiareus, Duke of Pavrah |
Brave 30 - 31 (1 year) |
House of Daigh
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caomhainn | Autumn 291 | Commander of the Northern Army, marched south to defeat Duke Obiareus in Túnsen and end the Lavender Schism. | Brave 60 (Age 69)
Natural Causes |
Brave 31 - 60 (29 years) |
| Ciaran | Brave 30 | Third son of Caomhainn, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. | Brave 73 (Age 43)
Immolated by a Great Wyvern on a hunting trip. |
Brave 60 - 73 (13 years) |
| Seoras | Brave 57 | Eldest son of Ciaran, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. | Brave 92 (Age 35)
Soul stolen by the Kira Jungle. |
Brave 73 - 92 (19 years) |
House of Samaras
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolio | Brave 50 | Captain of the Imperial Guard on expedition in the Kira Jungle, proclaimed Emperor by his soldiers following the death of Seoras | Brave 110
(Age 60) Natural Causes |
Brave 92 - 110
(18 years) |
| Cyrano | Brave 82 | Nephew of Anatolio, succeeded to the throne following the death of his uncle. | Brave 118 (Age 25)
Suicide |
Brave 110 - 118 (8 years) |
| Soterios IV | Brave 85 | Brother of Cyrano, succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. | Brave 159 (Age 74)
Natural Causes |
Brave 118 - 159 (41 years) |
| Sebastian V | Brave 146 | Grandson of Soterios IV, succeeded to the throne following the death of his grandfather. Prince Michael of Túnsen served as regent. | Brave 208 (Age 62)
Transformed into a mighty oak. |
Brave 159 - 208 (49 years) |
Túnsenian Dynasty
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael V | Brave 135 | Cousin of Sebastian V, succeeded to the throne following the disappearance of the Imperial Family. | Brave 220 (Age 85)
Natural Causes |
Brave 208 - 220
(12 years) |
| Michael VI | Brave 170 | Eldest son of Michael V, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. | Brave 229 (Age 59)
Murdered by Michael VII |
Brave 220 - 229 (9 years) |
| Michael VII | Brave 177 | Born Prince Alexander of Thyros, brother of Michael V. Succeeded to the throne following the fratricidal murder of his brother. | Brave 232 (Age 54)
Suicide |
Brave 229 - 232 (3 years) |
House of Daigh (II)
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas II | Brave 180 | Great-Grandson of Ciaran, son-in-law of Michael VI. Proclaimed Emperor following the storming of the Imperial Palace by steelworkers. | Brave 258 (Age 78)
Natural Causes |
Brave 232 - 258 (26 years) |
| Theodore II | Brave 236 | Third son of Nicholas II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. | Brave 270 (Age 34)
Killed in battle at Avena |
Brave 258 - 270 (12 years) |
| Michael VIII | Brave 250 | Fifth son of Nicholas II, brother of Theodore II. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. | Brave 273 (Age 23)
Executed |
Brave 270 - 273 (3 years) |
Final Emperors
| Name | Birth | Succession | Death | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorion | Brave 242 | Proclaimed Emperor by the garrison at Talarth following the capture and execution of Michael VIII by the Korkhali Elves. | Presumed Brave 275 (Age 33)
Captured following the siege of Talarth |
Brave 273 - 275 (2 years) |
| Alexander II | Brave 237 | Chief Minister of the Thyrosic Empire, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly in Thyrra during the siege of Talarth | Brave 279 (Age 42)
Assassinated |
Brave 275 - 279 (4 years) |
| Peter II | Brave 240 | Minister of Shipping & Trade, overthrew Peter II in a palace coup | Brave 285 (Age 45)
Killed by a large apple. |
Brave 279 - 285 (6 years) |
| Michael IX | Brave 241 | Commander of the Thyrran City Guard, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly following the death of Peter II | Brave 291 (Age 50)
Killed, alongside the entire Crown Assembly, by a demon within the Imperial Palace |
Brave 285 - 291 (6 years) |
| Michael X | Brave 240s | Vicepatriarch of the Imperial Church in Thyrra, assumed the role of Emperor following the deaths of Michael IX and the Crown Assembly | Red 7 (50-60)
Killed in a Kutai raid |
Brave 291 - Red 7 (16 years) |
| Nicholas III | Brave 243 | Titular Prince of Thyressia, assumed the role of Emperor following the death of Michael X in a Kutai raid | Red 9 (Age 66)
Natural Causes |
Red 7 - 9 (2 years) |
| Alexandros II | Brave 260 | Leader of the Royal College of Surgeons, proclaimed Emperor because he happened to be in the room at the time | Red 16 (Age 44)
Killed during the Sack of Thyrra |
Red 7 - 16 (9 years) |