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“The human lineage of Wynarn is the oldest of all Khorvaire.”
This statement, as solemn as it is absolute, has been the source of historical and philosophical discussions throughout the years; no one denies that this royal family is related to the first human migrants who arrived from Sarlona, and we know the historical links of Karrn the Conqueror and Galifar I. However, the idea of a lineage as a single, unbranched line is ridiculous, especially in a house that insists on producing five heirs per generation; besides, as any Vadalis genealogist would tell you, we are all related to some degree, so if Queen Aurala of Aundair can declare something like that in her throne room, what prevents my neighbor Ennis from doing the same from his shoe shop?
Another point to consider is that, while it's true that most of the Wynarn dynasty is composed of humans, they haven't been the only ones: there are recorded cases of half-orcs, one or two tieflings, a princess rumored to be an aasimar… and half-elves, of course. The children of Khorvaire have been present among the Wynarn on more than one occasion, and we know of princes and princesses with pointed ears and elven blood, such as Clever Dyran or, if we are to believe rumors and gossip, Syra of Breland herself (although nothing has been proven, and neither King Boranel nor Baron Trelib d’Medani have deigned to respond to such rumors).
The point is that, although the existence of the Khoravar within the royal house is undeniable, their presence on the list of monarchs is not only limited but viewed with suspicion and unease. Three half-elves have occupied the throne of Galifar in the thousand years of the Wynarn dynasty, and each has had a short reign. The most famous, of course, is Laeran the Brief, largely due to his being the most recent and his infamous usurper, Sarath the Serpent King, but it is precisely because of them that we cannot use them to open this document. Laeran and Sarath were products of their time, but also of their predecessors within the dynasty. To understand them, I offer this paper, determined to delve into the past of the kingdom of Galifar and shed light on forgotten figures.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my patron, Viceroy Shyralla d'Lyrandar, for sponsoring this research and facilitating access to archives that would otherwise be inaccessible to me.
With all this clarified, let us look at the origins of this royal family…