Zakariya Clan

The Zakariya Clan is a noble household and former royal household that stretches back to before the founding of the Aurum Empire. The Zakariya Clan is notable for its usage of female primogeniture - where the eldest female inherits lands and titles rather than the eldest child, as is practised elsewhere in Orbis. The Zakariya Clan is stationed on Little Orbis. Their current ruler is Duke Sahabi.

The exact origins of the Zakariya Clan is unclear. Before Markus Aurum would go on to form Orbis, the Zakariya Clan was a regal household whose Queen ruled over the queendom of Kibuthan - the entirety of the island which is in the modern day referred to as Little Orbis. The Zakariya Clan claim that they are not natives to Little Orbis however, and that they came north centuries (or perhaps millennia) beforehand from Mansamusa, where they had also allegedly been royalty.

The Zakariya Clan worship the Platinum Dragon, one of the few Orben families to do so. Their households are guided by a spiritual leader named the Voice of Bahamut.

In response to growing invasion attempts from the Terranian Empire, Queen Valententia Zakariya would marry Markus Aurum and join her forces to his in his rebellion against the Empires which staked their claims to Orbis. Queen Valententia agreed that Kibuthan would become a vassal state of Orbis, with her and Markus' daughter Chrysobellys becoming the first leader of the Zakariya Clan not to be crowned queen, but instead named a duchess. Valententia's son, Vaden, would go on to become King of Orbis.

During the Woman's War of 85a.Au, Duchess Florentia Zakariya backed the claim of Queen Khulan, with the duchess personally tutoring the young queen in the art of sword fighting. Queen Khulan's forces would win the conflict, and part of the Queen's reforms made it so that families whose inheritance ordinary went to the eldest son would instead go to the eldest child, regardless of gender. However, these laws made no ruling on households which practised female primogeniture, meaning the traditions of the Zakariya Clan could go on unimpeded - it is believed this was a deliberate omission to maintain the favour of the Zakariya Clan.

During the Age of Petty Kings, the Zakariya Clan reclaimed their regal titles and once again began ruling Little Orbis without paying patronage to any other masters. They would be involved in many conflicts over the five hundred year period, until Queen Salma Zakariya called for a ceasefire and met with two rival monarchs at Solace Island, where the Treaty of the Three Dukedoms were signed. The Zakariya Clan ceased being a royal family again, but secured peace for their newly created land of South Orbis - which now included large portions of the mainland as well.