Westgard/Ruling Line

RULING LINE OF WESTGARD
Ruler	Reign Begin	Reign Ended	Notes
Archon Faldron Nethercoate	December 16, 2015	March 19, 2016	First ruler of the newly established realm of Westgard
Archon Aarn Hemmingst	March 22, 2016	October 2, 2016	Disappeared under mysterious circumstances
Archon Rosalind Foxglove	October 6, 2016	November 1, 2019	Longest serving Archon. Went to war with Tol Goldora to preserve Westgard's claim on the city of Golden Farrow, ultimately capturing the city and defending it successfully against the Goldorans. Retired from service.
Archon Lukan Fuor	November 5, 2019	January 6, 2020	Strong advocate of the war against Tol Goldora. Oversaw a great decline in territorial holdings controlled by Westgard, and engaged in a devastating war of attrition which left both Westgard and Tol Goldora in ruins.
High King Gheric Arylon	January 6, 2020	January 6, 2021	Son of Fisc Arylon, the former High King of Everguard, the geographic and ideological precursor to Westgard. Forged continental peace on Dwilight and ended the Gold Sea War with the creation of the Golden Farrow Accords. Journeyed to the heart of Zuma lands in response to the destruction of Valkyrja. Instrumental in the recapture of the great city of Darfix by Avernus. Crushed an insurrection by Henrik Thrane, The Betrayer. Reformed government and created two new duchies. Founded The Order of the Emerald Shield. Expanded Westgard to its largest territorial holdings in the history of the realm, known today as the Golden Age of Westgard.
High Queen Alessia de Medici	January 6, 2021	April 6, 2021	Wife of the former High King Gheric Arylon, and former High Adjudicator. Made Constitutional reform and devolution of power central to her reign. Was informally referred to as the "Most Serene Queen of Westgard" by her partisans.
High Queen Flavia Schwarzherzig	April 6, 2021	July 19, 2021	Presided over a period of stability in the realm, with a somewhat declined territorial holding. A great critic of the Gold Sea War, her foreign policy focused on continued agnosticism as to the other realms on the continent. Engaged in a controversial program of territorial raids of rogue lands to gather resources for Westgard. Disappeared under mysterious circumstances and has not been seen since.
High King Lucky Harte	July 19, 2021	November 16, 2021	Elected promising to develop new resources that could lead to economic prosperity, and lead Westgard into, as he called it, "another Golden Era." Was not able to achieve any major initiatives, and spent but a short time on the Crystal Throne
High King Lowry Cameron	November 16, 2021	July 23, 2022	High King Lowry Cameron came to power hoping to restore stability to Westgard after the slow and precipitous decline experienced by the Kingdom prior to his ascension. His rule saw Westgard shrink to its smallest territorial holding in a generation. Controversially, he reformed the government and ended elections for the Emerald Crown, declaring himself High King for life. Over time, the realm continued to whither away, until the remaining nobility of Westgard began to protest his leadership and demand he step down. High King Lowry abdicated honorably, in accordance with the wishes of Westgard
High King Gheric Arylon	July 26, 2022	Currently serving	Having previously served as High King, Gheric Arylon was once again chosen to sit on the Crystal Throne, promising to reverse the near destruction of Westgard. During his tenure, an assassin from Luria Nova attempted to kill the High King, the High Adjudicator and several Westgard citizens. In response, after many warnings, the High king declared war on the Lurians, beginning a war that would ultimately end with the death of the Lurian assassin. After the war concluded, he engineered the immigration of several citizens from Astrum to Westgard, making good on his promise to restore the prominence of Westgard. The realm was able to radically expand its borders, once again commanding regions that had long since been abandoned, re-establishing The Great Western Wall, and raising the Emerald Flag of Westgard over all of its former Empire. Later in his reign, the realm of Wicrose engaged in destructive attacks on Westgard, in particular its rural farmlands. In response, after repeated warnings Gheric was forced to declare war to protect the realm. Westgard recovered Libidizedd, which had been stolen and razed by Wicrose, and pressed the fight into the East, wiping out Wicrose's ability to wage war and leaving the realm in ashes.