Cavarrio’s Chronicles of Drankor
A list of the Emperors of Drankor, based on Cavarrio’s Chronicles of Drankor, considered the definitive history of the Empire in post-Great War Chardon. May not be accurate; written based exclusively on secondary sources, many of which have since been lost. Takes the form of annals of emperors.
Cavarrio divides the history of Drankor into five eras:
- Founding Era, when the Drankorian Empire was established and first grew across what is now the lower Istaros and the Dunmari Basin, and then into the western Green Sea.
- First Peace, a long period of peace and prosperity and stability
- Western Expansion, when the Empire expanded north along the west coast
- Golden Age, a second period of peace and prosperity.
- Decline, marked by civil war and then fruitless battles in the east, leading up to the destruction of Drankor.
| Emperor | period | species/ancestry | notes | rule start | rule end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celadir (m) | Founding era | Peronar | first to proclaim the Empire | 169 | 231 |
| Elenwe (f) | Founding era | Peronar | 231 | ||
| Serime (f) | Founding era | Peronar | 294 | ||
| Mirodor (m) | Founding era | Peronar | 294 | 331 | |
| Anates (m) | Founding era | Hkar | First human emperor; began conquest of Sembaran region | 331 | 366 |
| Goristo (m) | Founding era | Hkar | Renowned general and mage | 366 | 433 |
| Liasa (f) | Founding era | Unknown | Died under suspicious circumstances | 433 | |
| Estragon (m) | Founding era | Unknown | Victor of contested succession | 451 | |
| Kylanthe (f) | First Peace | Hkar | 451 | 499 | |
| Aenros (m) | First Peace | ||||
| Ingwelir (m) | First Peace | Died defending empire against planar incursion | 527 | ||
| Malrin (f) | First Peace | Peronar | Reign regarded as first great golden age | 527 | 579 |
| Pelenel (f) | First Peace | 579 | |||
| Oros the Cruel (m) | Western Expansion | Hkar | contested succession; killed his brother to secure the throne | 601 | |
| Desopho (m) | Western Expansion | Hkar | famed warrior and swordsman, prosecuted western wars | 601 | 620 |
| Thesto the Vengeful (m) | Western Expansion | Hkar | 620 | 628 | |
| Valandros (m) | Western Expansion | Hkar | made peace in the west | 628 | |
| Edrae (f) | Golden Age | Peronar | the child emperor, magically cursed to never age, reigned for years as a child | 684 | |
| Miluinis the Gentle (f) | Golden Age | 684 | 701 | ||
| Ernault (m) | Golden Age | Non-Hkar | first non-Hkar ruler | 701 | 762 |
| Aglir (m) | Golden Age | Peronar | one of the last Peronar rulers, his reign was considered an echo fo the First Peace and the reign of Malrin | 762 | 811 |
| Pelois (m) and Cekious (f) | Golden Age | Hkar | twins; ruled together; died in battle against a planar incursion | 811 | 820 |
| Melisende (f) | Golden Age | Non-Hkar | second non-Hkar ruler | 820 | 855 |
| Alador the Elf Friend (m) | Golden Age | Hkar | strong ruler | 855 | 879 |
| Imrodel (f) | Golden Age | Peronar | her daugher Tariele died young and never ruled; historians mark this as beginning of end of Golden Age | 879 | |
| Eiphis the Blind (m) | Golden Age | Hkar | came to the throne late in life; founded University of Chardon | 943 | |
| Helea (f) | Golden Age | Non-Hkar | her murder by mysterious forces started a civil war | 943 | 965 |
| Ysabel (f) | Decline | Non-Hkar | ally of Helea; defeated in civil war; known as the Pretender in later years | 965 | 971 |
| Vestian (m) | Decline | Hkar | won civil war against Helea faction | 965 | 980 |
| Akaston (m) | Decline | Hkar | 980 | 991 | |
| Persa (f) | Decline | Hkar | 991 | 997 | |
| Iarus (m) | Decline | Hkar | died in battle | 997 | 1006 |
| Lycia (f) | Decline | Hkar | died in battle | 1006 | 1007 |
| Calemna (m) | Decline | Hkar | died in battle | 1007 | 1011 |
| Apollyon (m) | Decline | Hkar | 1011 | 1059 |