1) Vraevra Qoond ruled Tavurtalan, her own small coastal realm centered on Harb, before Mulhorand conquered Semphar. Her rule ended in -1502 DR when she was assassinated by one of the three houquan (barons) of her land; they were all ambitious men chafing under her... #realmslore
Replying to @TheEdVerse
Can you tell us more about Vraevra Qoond?

Feb 23, 2026 · 6:19 AM UTC

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2) ..strict rule (despite her wise decisions and the prosperity she fostered), and it just so happened that Saunril was the baron who got to her first; his rival Barraedur was making his own stealthy foray to do regicide, and was half a day away when Saunril... #realmslore
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3) ..proclaimed himself king. Barraedur butchered him—only to attacked by the third houquan, Yavrann, precipitating a bloody civil war that left Tavurtalan only a name, soon forgotten after the Mulhorandi conquest. Vraevra was fair-haired, imperious, impatient with.. #realmslore
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4) ..fools, lusty with both men and women but disinclined to marry, and reportedly brilliant, understanding household plumbing and irrigation and cisterns, boatbuilding, road construction, the need for seed vaults, how to stabilize natural pigments to derive new... #realmslore
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5) ..paints and dyes, and horsebreeding and -taming. She was on the plump and short side, is depicted in surviving mosaics with a prominent bosom and a riveting gaze from large brown eyes under heavy black brows, and was said to be good with both spear and shortbow in battle.
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Replying to @TheEdVerse
Speaking of Mulhorand, does it have any political or economic relations with Rashemen further north?
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