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== The Line of Inheritence ==  
 
== The Line of Inheritence ==  
  
Inheritence of the crown is chronological; the eldest child of the reining monarch, or the nearest relation with the strongest Farseer blood will be first on the thrown, regardless of gender. At 16, the oldest heir will become King or Queen-in-Waiting, a position designed to give the potential ruler the power he or she desired while helping them learn the responsibily that goes with it before they ascend the thrown.  
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Inheritence of the crown is chronological; the eldest child of the reining monarch, or the nearest relation with the strongest Farseer blood will be first on the thrown, regardless of gender. At 16, the oldest heir will become King or Queen-in-Waiting, a position designed to give the potential ruler the power he or she desired while helping them learn the responsibily that goes with it before they ascend the throne.  
  
 
If a ruling Farseer dies, their other half will continue to rule over the Six Duchies, even if they contain less Farseer blood then their children.  
 
If a ruling Farseer dies, their other half will continue to rule over the Six Duchies, even if they contain less Farseer blood then their children.  

Revision as of 05:27, 5 May 2006

The rulers of the Six Duchies, a line which started with Taker who arrived from the Out Islands, and continues to King-In-Waiting Dutiful and then, presumably, his son Prosper.

The Line of Inheritence

Inheritence of the crown is chronological; the eldest child of the reining monarch, or the nearest relation with the strongest Farseer blood will be first on the thrown, regardless of gender. At 16, the oldest heir will become King or Queen-in-Waiting, a position designed to give the potential ruler the power he or she desired while helping them learn the responsibily that goes with it before they ascend the throne.

If a ruling Farseer dies, their other half will continue to rule over the Six Duchies, even if they contain less Farseer blood then their children.

The Skill

All of the Farseer line show themselves in possesion of the Skill, and throughout the their history have used Skill-coteries. The Skill is taught to all royalty, save for a brief period from King Bounty to Queen Kettricken, when it was only taught to Princes, and from then on was taught to all in the Six Duchies who showed a talent for it, royal or not.

Infidelity

There is a large history of infidelity amongst the Farseer royals, with both the men and the women of the line having bastard children in and out of court, as seen with Fitz, Chade, Charger and Galen. While still being scandalous, it does not appear to be that unnacceptable to have a bastard, and are thus allowed to live at court, and even wear their family crest, albeit with a red line embroided through it to show their illegitimate birth.

Names

The Farseer line has a tradition of naming nobles after the virtues they wish them to hold, and they often do, sometimes in extremes and other times only subtly showing the characteristics they are named for. The names can be something seen as entirely positive (such as Verity), or something ambiguous in nature (as seen with Shrewd).