Ruby Court

The Ruby Citadel where the original Ruby Court resided. Feredemius pulled it into the 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 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 Material Plane and 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

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 Shadowfell that had overtaken Isonhound. This event, accompanied by the recent un-banishment of Bahamut, the return of Tiamat following Kiston's unlocking, and the ascension of Chronepsis to godhood, meant that all Four Dragons from 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 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, Harbinger of Spinel the Sapphire
• Blaze, Harbinger of Delphi the Topaz

Acolytes

• Herneldo, Sorcerer of the Third Path
• Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior (MSDOS)

Artifacts

The Gem Artifacts of the Ruby Court were 5 items that were used by the court to continue its operations. Each of the original artifacts was said to be either forged by Sardior, or forged by the Thane member who it represents.

Prehistoric Artifacts

• Crystal Moonwell
• Emerald Blade
  • A weapon belonging to Feredemius, lost to time after he became trapped under the Northern Snowy Mountains, rediscovered in the stone of the mountain on an archeological expedition which revealed a lost Sardior worship space.
  • Created a small protective ward around its wielder, an impenetrably shield in or out, theorized to be used to protect Sardior or a Thane during trips into dangerous territories.
• Topaz Astrolabe
• Amethyst

Resurrected Artifacts

• Crystal Moonwell
• Emerald Splinter