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[edit | edit source]
The Gemstone 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 is able to maintain a constant psychic link with his Thanes unless they choose to block it. Thanes also seem to possess some divine immortality, given that most of his Prehistory Thanes have lived for at least several millennia and likely longer.
Other roles have existed with the court at various times such as Lower Court Members (advisors to the court representing other types of Neutral Dragons), 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 (heralds and disciples 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[edit | edit source]
Prehistoric Court[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- Venaleth the Amethyst
- Eros the Crystal
- Feredemius the Emerald
- Bleucorundum the Sapphire
- Tuschello the Topaz
Lower Court Members[edit | edit source]
- Kristang the Obsidian
- ??? the Jacinth
- ??? the Jade
- ??? the Pearl
- ??? the Amber
Resurrected Court[edit | edit source]
The Ruby Court remained disbanded throughout the BR era and most of the PR era until it was reassembled in 826 PR during The Battle of Five Lights 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 reascension of Chronepsis to godhood, meant that all Four Dragons from Quelmar's legendary 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 Tuschello. Being imbued with gem essence enabled them to be court candidates for the resurrection ceremony and they could also presumably serve as Harbingers for the resurrected court.
Thanes[edit | edit source]
- Venaleth the Amethyst
- Echemus the Crystal
- Durzibethinus the Emerald
- Spinel the Sapphire
- Delphi the Topaz
Knights[edit | edit source]
- Trina the Obsidian Knight
Harbingers[edit | edit source]
- Rooney, Harbinger of Durzibethinus the Emerald
- Cobalt, Harbinger of Spinel the Sapphire
- Blaze, Harbinger of Delphi the Topaz
Acolytes[edit | edit source]
- Herneldo, Sorcerer of the Third Path
- Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior (MSDOS)
Artifacts[edit | edit source]
The Gem Artifacts of the Ruby Court were five 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[edit | edit source]
- Crystal Moonwell
- Topaz Astrolabe
- Emerald Blade
- The Galadiir (Corundum Egg)
- A Ruby egg, said to be the last hope in the event that Sardior needed to be recovered, reborn, restored, or otherwise given corporeal form again. While the most important of the five artifacts in that it was an emergency item, it provided no active protections or use to the court.
- Amethyst Tome
- The spellbook and notebook of the venerable Venaleth, scholar and researcher of the realm.
- Included notes and council from the original court's meetings, alongside other useful details of the realm that Venaleth and the court had gathered in prehistoric times.
- Was stashed away in a library, but recovered by heroes of the realm upon Venaleth's request. Technically taken out on a "loan."
- Kristang's Obsidian Artifact
- While not of importance to the court when it was in session, Kristang was a Dragon of similar size and shape, serving in a lower court (alongside gems such as Pearl, Jacinth, Jade, and Amber). Kristang's artifact as such held the essence of the original court and in a pinch could function as a proxy if the resurrection ceremony was performed.
Resurrected Artifacts[edit | edit source]
- Crystal Moonwell
- Emerald Splinter
- Originally a Crystal-related item known as the Selune Splinter, Durian's artifact from his hometown became transformed upon his ascension to become attuned to his own gem domain.
- Amethyst Tome
- Venaleth likely continued to make his atlas an item of importance to the court, and would likely still use it upon his ascension to the second court, continuing in the same fashion as the first.
- ??? (Topaz, important to Delphi)
- ??? (Sapphire, important to Spinel)
The Ruby Citadel where the prehistoric 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 Gemstone 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
is able to maintain a constant psychic link with his Thanes unless they choose to block it. Thanes also seem to possess some divine immortality, given that most of his
Prehistory
Thanes have lived for at least several millennia and likely longer.
Other roles have existed with the court at various times such as Lower Court Members (advisors to the court representing other types of Neutral Dragons
), 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 (heralds and disciples 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
Tuschello
the Topaz
Lower Court Members
Kristang
the Obsidian
??? the Jacinth
??? the Jade
??? the Pearl
??? the Amber
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
during
The Battle of Five Lights
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 reascension of
Chronepsis
to godhood, meant that all
Four Dragons
from
Quelmar's
legendary
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
Tuschello
. Being imbued with gem essence enabled them to be court candidates for the resurrection ceremony and they could also presumably serve as Harbingers for the resurrected court.
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
Artifacts
The Gem Artifacts of the Ruby Court were five 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
The Galadiir (Corundum Egg)
A Ruby egg, said to be the last hope in the event that
Sardior
needed to be recovered, reborn, restored, or otherwise given corporeal form again. While the most important of the five artifacts in that it was an emergency item, it provided no active protections or use to the court.
Amethyst Tome
The spellbook and notebook of the venerable
Venaleth
, scholar and researcher of the realm.
Included notes and council from the original court's meetings, alongside other useful details of the realm that
Venaleth
and the court had gathered in prehistoric times.
Was stashed away in a library, but recovered by heroes of the realm upon
Venaleth's
request. Technically taken out on a "loan."
Kristang's
Obsidian Artifact
While not of importance to the court when it was in session,
Kristang
was a
Dragon
of similar size and shape, serving in a lower court (alongside gems such as Pearl, Jacinth, Jade, and Amber).
Kristang's
artifact as such held the essence of the original court and in a pinch could function as a proxy if the resurrection ceremony was performed.
Resurrected Artifacts
Originally a Crystal-related item known as the
Selune Splinter
,
Durian's
artifact from
his hometown
became transformed upon his ascension to become attuned to his own gem domain.
Amethyst Tome
Venaleth
likely continued to make his atlas an item of importance to the court, and would likely still use it upon his ascension to the second court, continuing in the same fashion as the first.
??? (Topaz, important to
Delphi
)
??? (Sapphire, important to
Spinel
)
