Kalish XXII

Kalish XXII

(Person)

Titles

Padishah Emperor of Kelesh

Ancestry/Species

Human (Keleshite)

Gender

Male

Homeland

Kelesh

Born

ca. 4629 AR

Source: Qadira, Gateway to the East, pg(s). 4–5

Padishah Emperor Kalish XXII is the ruler of the great Padishah Empire of Kelesh, the dominant power in south-central Casmaron. Despite his advanced age of more than 90 years, Kalish remains a formidable presence. Kalish's habit of adding a wife each of his reign-years has given him a harem of over 50 consorts. Through these and his innumerable concubines he has spawned a sea of imperial princes and princesses, with over 200 dwelling in Katheer alone.

Background

In 4692 AR, Kalish XXII took a noblewoman from Qadira as a consort. He had a son with her named Yaril and eventually named Yaril his heir. The heir grew into a debauched man, and Kalish XXII's wife Queen Shubat has threatened to disown him if he continues, which would threaten to throw imperial succession into chaos. Given Kalish's hundreds of potential heirs, many fear that such a civil war is inevitable when he dies.

For over a decade, Kalish pressured Satrap Xerbystes II of Qadira to marry a Kelish noble, which Xerbystes refused. By 4720 AR, however, Kalish's threats to remove Xerbystes as satrap altogether led to him accepting a match with Deena al-Parishat, one of Kalish's relatives.

Relatives

Issue

• Yaril: son and designated heir
• Kalan: son
• Amer Zhaleh Yesfihir: daughter

Other

• Queen Shubat: senior wife
• Layilah: niece and potential successor
• Deena al-Parishat: kinswoman, consort to Satrap Xerbystes II of Qadira