Editing Ruby Court

[[File:-ai-Ruby_Citadel.png|thumb|The '''Ruby Citadel''' where the original Ruby Court resided. Feredemius pulled it into the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] sometime after the court disbanded.]]
'''The Ruby Court of [[Sardior]]''' is a holy council consisting of five court seats, each representing a different gem type. It existed under Sardior in the most ancient of times, and was returned to session upon Sardior's resurrection in the late PR era during [[The War of Many Names]].

== About ==
The Gem Dragons who occupy seats on the court are called '''Thanes'''. Sardior transforms his Thanes to enhance their size, strength, and power for the purposes of serving him and acting as [[Quelmar Deities#Exarchs|Exarchs]] for their gem types. Each of Sardior's Thanes represent an aspect of his personality and, as pertaining to worship, a different domain of spellcasting. Sardior maintains a constant psychic link with his Thanes unless he chooses to block it. Thanes also seem to possess some degree of immortality, given that most of his Prehistory Thanes have lived for at least several millennia and likely longer.

Other roles exist with the court at various times such as Advisors (close friends and consultants of the court), Knights (champions and protectors of the court), Harbingers (able to sit in for their gem type at court meetings when their Thane is not available), and Acolytes (followers and heralds of the court).

The five court seats have always been filled by an Amethyst, Crystal, Emerald, Sapphire, and Topaz. However, an Obsidian or any other wild card of gemkind can also hold a position with the court, given they are in the right place at the right time.

== History ==

=== Prehistoric Court ===
The original Ruby Court disbanded not long after the destruction of Sardior, and each of the original Thanes went off to pursue their own interests.
As difficult as it is to find any records of this original court, it is nearly impossible to find any documentation of Kristang. His thousand-year-long imprisonment between the [[The Quelmar Realm|Material Plane]] and [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] at the hands of Feredemius had the effect of partially undoing Kristang's existence, insofar that even [[Bleucorundum]] could no longer remember him.

==== Thanes ====

* '''[[Venaleth]]''' the Amethyst
* '''Eros''' the Crystal
* '''Feredemius''' the Emerald
* '''[[Bleucorundum]]''' the Sapphire
* '''Tushello''' the Topaz

==== Advisors ====

* '''Kristang''' the Obsidian

=== Resurrected Court ===
[[File:-ai-TestCavernUpload.jpg|thumb|The '''Gem Demiplane''' where the resurrected Ruby Court resided during its early years.]]
The Ruby Court remained disbanded throughout the [[BR]] era and most of the [[PR]] era until it was reassembled in 826 [[PR]] in order to resurrect Sardior and dispel the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] that had overtaken [[Isonhound]]. This event, accompanied by the recent un-banishment of [[Bahamut]], the return of [[Tiamat]] following [[Kiston|Kiston's]] unlocking, and the ascension of [[Chronepsis]] to godhood, meant that all [[List of Dragons#The Four Dragons|Four Dragons]] from [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar's]] draconic creation myth were now working their influence on the realm simultaneously for the first time since [[Prehistory]].

The role of Kristang in the reassembled court is uncertain as he disappeared shortly after his rescue and took [[Trina]] as his Obsidian Knight, enhancing her magic and revealing himself to have secretly been her [[Warlock Patrons|Great Old One]] patron.

Additionally, some adventurers were gifted Harbinger boons by activating the long-dormant Topaz Astrolabe set by Tushello. Being imbued with gem essence enabled them to be court candidates for the resurrection ceremony and they could presumably serve as Harbingers for the resurrected court, should they so choose.

==== Thanes ====

* '''[[Venaleth]]''' the Amethyst
* '''Echemus''' the Crystal
* '''[[Durzibethinus]]''' the Emerald
* '''[[Spinel]]''' the Sapphire
* '''[[Delphi]]''' the Topaz

==== Knights ====

* '''[[Trina]]''' the Obsidian Knight

==== Harbingers ====

* '''[[Rooney]]''', Harbinger of Durzibethinus the Emerald
* [[Cobalt (shifter)|'''Cobalt''']], Harbinger of Spinel the Sapphire
* '''[[Blaze]]''', Harbinger of Delphi the Topaz

==== Acolytes ====

* '''[[Herneldo]]''', Sorcerer of the Third Path
* '''Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior''' (MSDOS)
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