Royal Court of Greater Raktam
Royal Court of Greater Raktam
As blood heir to the royal throne of Raktam, Blue Hummingbird established a throne room/the Summer Palace in close proximity to the trader's hut and to the herbal hut.
All Raktamites are required to pay homage to their Queen, and be bound by her command. She will be dispensing largesse to certain of her more amusing subjects. Raktamites who attend upon the Queen and sufficiently please her can expect gold trinkets. Foreign visitors and peaceable outsider envoys can expect the same.
Gifts to the Queen are not mandatory but will be warmly received by Her Majesty. She will be dispensing justice and otherwise guiding her people from time to time.
Any suitors seeking to be Crown Prince of Raktam should also present themselves to the Royal Court for assessment and with a view towards possible matrimony. Bear in mind she might not be interested.
If you wish to join the Court, you must visit the Queen and pay your respect to her Majesty, and be involved in Court protocol and intrigue, and tell tales of Shartak. Outsider nobles speaking the native tongue and willing to abide by the whims of Her Majesty are welcome.
History of the Royal Court of Greater Raktam
Azuma and Flange were the first to pay homage to the Queen, in July '07.
In August '07 the Queen lead Raktami warriors and their allies to defeat the Brotherhood of the Coast in the Battle of the Pirate's Graveyard.
In September '07 Greater Raktam expanded, so that three new provinces were created: the Province of Babuwabia (named after Raktam's greatest hunter) extending to the northern shore, the Province of Umslopagaasia extending to the southern shore and the eastern bank of the Margaret River, and the Province of the Pirate's Graveyard, extending west to the mountain.
In October '07 the Queen headed a relief column to fight pirates at the Battle of Archer's Pool assisting the Dalpoki. This lead to the composition:
The Ballad of the Queen's Charge
Verse One
Good Queen Hummingbird was on her throne one day
When grim news arrived of the outcome of the fray
She took off her crown and she locked it away
And grabbed a machete to make the pirates pay
[Chorus]
Oh she travelled through the jungle to kick some pirate heads
Oh she travelled long, she travelled hard, and lots of blood she shed
The pirates had truly outlasted their stay
The Queen and her machete were going to make them pay
Verse 2
She found Joey Rocket and said, "Bad luck my friend!"
"You say you're no pirate so you'll have one chance on which your life depends
"Pirates have sea legs so walk straight or shed your blood!"
And before he could take a step she dropped him to the mud.
[Chorus]
Verse 3
She ran through the jungle and maimed Shinji at the pool
She skewered Arr and stabbed him, he ran like a fool
The pirates were many and she was but one
Cadmus said surrender, she said "We'd sooner die than run!"
[Chorus]
Verse 4
(slower pace)
And so now the Queen's ghost stands in fury by the lake
The pirates in living a mockery they make
The Queen's angry spectre says, "Go back into the sea!"
"Pirates surrender, for never will We!"
In late October '07 Greater Raktam expanded again, with the planting of a sign 50 paces to the north-west of Raktam, reading, "Province of the Empty Quarter, Sovereign Land of the Kingdom of Greater Raktam", and established the Winter Palace at Chikram.
On 5 November '07 the Eastern Federation formally recognised the Crown of Raktam as a sovereign power.
In November '07 the Queen introduced a visa levy on all outsiders travelling through Greater Raktam, and went on a Royal Tour to parley with the Necromancers' Guild in Wiksik and the Eastern Federation in Derby.
In December '07 Greater Raktam and the Independent Republic of Fort Creedy formed a commonwealth, and the Queen dispatched a force of mercenaries and Raktami warriors to operate as a garrison at Creedy. The Queen also established the Grand Vizier's Markets, a free trade zone to the south of Raktam.
Membership of the Royal Court of Greater Raktam
The Court is the largest clan on Shartak. Current membership is (as to January '07)
Black Fang
Morningstar
Spirit Speaker
Angus
Bondage Princess Une
VKatt
Shaltec
Tik Tok
Ambrose Bierce
Teachdaire
Moha Chipa (Governor of the Province of the Pirate's Graveyard)
Eudaemon
Taiaka (a Viceroy of the Realm)
Tlotzin
Achoo Pichtu (the Court Fool)
Skinwalker
Nathan Explosion (a mercenary employed by the Court)
Gronthak
Starvin Marvin (a member of the Raktam garrison in Creedy)
Nyarlathotep (the Royal Physician)
Rancor Pigskin
Mnyama Tabibu
Rincewind
Marvin (a mercenary Captain employed by the Court)
Baron Robert Surcouf (commander of the Raktam garrison at Creedy)
Dappled Shadow (a member of the Raktam garrison at Creedy)
Blue Hummingbird (the Queen)
Neil Tathers (Grand Vizier)
Conundrum
SofaKing (leader of the Bear Warriors, a cult devoted to the Queen)
Quest (Royal Advocate to Derby)
Azguz (Protector of Raktam)
Loughbridge (a mercenary employed by the Court, and tax collector)
JB Aristide
Traveller
Umslopagaas
Armadox
Flying Mandarine
Chief cookpot
Kamikui (inactive) (Royal Assassin)
Balcony Jedi (inactive)
My Life for Aiur (inactive)
frogman302 (inactive) (Royal Chamberlain of the Court and a Viceroy of the Realm)
Warrior5678 (inactive) (a General of the Court)
csycica (inactive)
haze death1 (inactive)
Clurichaun (inactive)
Tracker (inactive)
Hogshine (inactive)
waterspark2 (inactive) (the Court's Herald)
Crazywombat1 (inactive)
Namedis (inactive)
labsf (inactive)
