Dol Arrah Dynasty

A short history on the Dol Arrah Dynasty
The Dol Arrah Dynasty is a 1,934 year old dynasty. It has spanned 6 generations (the High Elves separate their generations every 300 years) and has had seven Emperors. The first Emperor Velahrn was the conquering emperor of the Ar'Tel'Quessir Empire. He was 700 years old when he assumed the throne on the First Year of the Sun. It is believed that Emperor Velahrn had been blessed by the sun god Dol Arrah, and through blood ritual, celestial blood runs through the veins his family. Velahrn lived to be 760 years old. When he died, his son, Vae, became emperor on 161 YOS. He was 600 years old. Vae ruled for another 150 years, until he died at 700 years old. His son, Vandor, was 300 years old when he assumed the throne on 311 YOS. He ruled for 529 years and died at 829 years old on 841 YOS. That year his daughter, who was 624 years old, Vandora, became the first Empress of the Ar’Tel’Quessir Empire. Her reign was short lived from an attack by Goblins while on vacation in the northern mountains. She died at 682 years, having served only 58 years. On 899 YOS, her son, Veluthe, assumed the throne. He was the youngest Emperor so far, being only 218 years old when he took power. He had a very long life, and ruled for 822 years. When he died at 1040 years old on 1721 YOS, most Elves, excluding the occasionally elder, only ever had Veluthe as Emperor. His children already had passed away, so the throne went to his grandson, Vil, who was 320 years old. He ruled for only 213 years until he passed away unexpectedly (he was actually murdered by the Cor Faernaa) at 533 years of age on 1934 YOS. His daughter, Vaeldora, became Empress then. She is the youngest ruler of the Ar’Tel’Quessir Empire. She’s only 132 years old. She is the seventh Empress of the Ar’Tel’Quessir Empire.

The Ar’Tel’Quessir Empire has largely held to the same traditions and economic structure for the past 2000 years since the end of the Great War.

Empress Vaeldora Dol Arrah has been pushing towards changing economic strategies, for an apparently more progressive one. This has caused a bit of tension in government in a culture that is well known to be very slow to change, on account of their extremely long lives.