The Royal Family of Xratinia

“We Are the Flame That Never Dies.”
Filed under: Aegis Department of Political Intelligence — Class Ω-Restricted

I. Overview

The Royal Family of Xratinia, known formally as The House of the Iron Crown, has ruled uninterrupted for nine centuries.
Every monarch is trained not as a ruler first, but as a soldier-artisan — expected to command, forge, and fight.
They are believed to be the spiritual descendants of the First King, Aldros the Tempered, who “forged his crown in battle heat and wore the ashes of his enemies as his mantle.”

Unlike most monarchies, the Iron Crown is not inherited purely by bloodline.
The title passes to the most tempered soul of the royal line — decided by a series of public trials testing endurance, strategy, and command.
The process is known as The Reforging.

The current royal family consists of five principal members and several extended kin who serve as ambassadors, officers, or scholars within the Keep.

II. The Current Monarch

King Aldros IV “The Platinum Wolf”

Age: 64
Status: Reigning monarch of Xratinia
Titles: King of the Iron Crown, Warden of the Mountains, High Commander of the Knight-Legions
Appearance:
A tall, silver-haired man with burn-scarred arms and the posture of a war statue. His left eye is a titanium prosthetic crafted from his own armor after losing it during the last HavenReach conflict. Always seen in half-armor even during council sessions.

Personality:
Stern, articulate, and terrifyingly calm. Speaks like a blacksmith measuring each word before striking.
He believes peace is “a flaw in rhythm” — something to endure between forges.

Notable Traits:

• Forged the current national creed: “Order is Freedom. Work is Worship.”

• Personally trained three Legions before ascending the throne.

• Known to spend hours in the Throne Forge repairing soldiers’ weapons himself.

Philosophy:

“A king who cannot build, cannot rule.
A king who cannot bleed, cannot lead.”

Public Image:
Revered as both protector and perfectionist. Children in Ironvale are taught to bow toward the mountain at dawn and say, “The Wolf still watches.”

III. The Queen Consort

Queen Mirra Valen-Heirn of the Silver Line

Age: 59
Status: Living consort, former Commander of the Iron Guard
Appearance:
Sharp features softened by streaks of silver hair; always wears ceremonial bracers from her days as an Iron Guard Captain. Her eyes — pale steel — are said to unnerve even generals.

Personality:
Measured and insightful. Known for silence in council meetings, then dismantling arguments with a single sentence.
While Aldros embodies strength, Mirra embodies precision.

Duties:
Oversees domestic welfare, education, and the Recorders Guild.
She revived the “Cooling Day” national rest ritual, ensuring even the hardest laborers have hours of peace each week.

Reputation:
Loved by civilians, feared by soldiers. Her nickname among the populace is “The Silent Forge.”

IV. The Heir Apparent

Prince Kael Aldroson “The Bright Temper”

Age: 31
Status: Crown Prince, Commander of the Steel Legion
Appearance:
Athletic, square-jawed, perpetually smudged with forge dust. Wears a modernized version of knight armor — minimal plating, efficient design.

Personality:
Disciplined but not emotionless. Known to work alongside soldiers in maintenance bays, insisting that “a commander who doesn’t sweat will one day drown.”
Unlike his father, he values innovation within structure.

Training:
Spent seven years in the Hall of Embers learning the Inner Pool discipline; rumored to be able to “slow” his perception of time in battle for micro-seconds — a purely neurological effect of elite training.

Philosophy:

“The forge changes, the flame does not.
Adaptation is loyalty.”

Public Image:
Seen as the future of Xratinia — a blend of modern pragmatism and old honor. Many young soldiers wear tattoos of his sigil: a silver hammer breaking a clock.

V. The Second Born

Princess Rhiannon “The Ashwing”

Age: 27
Status: Commander of the Royal Air Cavalry (Rotary Skirmishers)
Appearance:
Lean and imposing, hair braided into a tail resembling a flight cable. Her eyes reflect light like metal — unnerving in low visibility.

Personality:
Fierce, quick-witted, unyielding. Known for dueling any man who mocks her height or gender — and winning decisively.
She embodies aggression controlled by elegance.

Specialty:
She personally designed and pilots one of Xratinia’s fastest rotary skirmishers, Falcon-9 “Cinderwind.”
Uses “Forge Pressure” techniques to predict enemy trajectories mid-air.

Public Perception:
Half soldier’s dream, half nightmare. Common saying among troops:

“If you see the Ashwing above, pray you’re not the target.”

VI. The Youngest

Prince Edran “The Quiet Coal”

Age: 19
Status: Student of the Scholar’s Spine, unblooded
Appearance:
Shorter, wiry, wears round silver reading lenses; hands always stained with ink and forge dust.

Personality:
Quiet but calculating. Unlike his siblings, Edran focuses on theory, metallurgy, and human psychology.
Rumored to be favored by Queen Mirra as a potential reformer, though the populace sees him as too soft.

Unique Trait:
Developed a process for re-tempering worn plasma sabers at half the energy cost — already implemented by the Steel Legion.

Quote:

“Steel breaks because it’s forced to be strong.
I want to make steel that bends — not begs.”

VII. The King’s Brother

Lord Havel Aldros “The Cold Flame”

Age: 68
Status: Regent of Eldrin Keep, commander of border defense
Appearance:
Weathered, scarred, missing two fingers. Still trains soldiers personally.

Personality:
Blunt, cynical, but loyal to death. Known for saying, “If my brother dies, I’ll still guard the throne until the mountain crumbles.”

Legacy:
Hero of the 70-year border conflict with HavenReach. Personally slew 47 enemy combatants during the last major battle. His bloodline leads the frontier watchtowers.

VIII. Royal Traditions

1. The Reforging Ceremony

When a monarch dies or abdicates, the royal family gathers before the nation in the Throne Forge.
Each heir candidate must forge a blade from a fragment of the old crown — the process tests willpower, heat tolerance, and focus.
The candidate whose blade holds true through three strikes of the hammer is crowned.

2. The Tempered Vigil

Every solstice, the entire royal family spends one night in silence, tending the palace forges themselves.
No servants, no guards — only the royal bloodline, maintaining the flames that power the Keep.

3. The Rite of Ash

A funeral tradition: the body of a royal is burned in the same forge they once tended, and their ashes mixed into the metal of future crowns — symbolizing continuity through flame.

IX. Symbolism & Heraldry

SymbolMeaningThe Platinum CrownThe throne itself — forged anew for every monarch, melted from the last one’s ashes.The Wolf BannerSymbol of the King’s line. Wolves represent loyalty to the pack over self.The Silver SunEmblem of Queen Mirra’s lineage; represents purity through silence.The Broken HammerSigil of Prince Kael — “Progress through fracture.”The Winged FlameSigil of Princess Rhiannon — “Burn fast, fly high.”The Coal SealSigil of Prince Edran — “Potential within restraint.”

X. Public Image and Myth

To the outside world, the royal family are stoic relics — disciplined monarchs who refuse to modernize.
To the people of Xratinia, they are sacred flesh — proof that endurance is still human.

Each new monarch reforges not just the crown, but the nation’s identity.
As the miners say before each forge begins:

“The King bleeds. We breathe.”