King of Orbis

The King of Orbis was a regal title created and used by Markus Aurum. Not wishing to use the term Emperor, due to its Terranian Empire connotations, the Hero-King of Man chose instead to take on the Orben title of King, used for many years by the many native clans not under the rulership of the great empires that surrounded the island nation.

For almost all of Orben history, the King of Orbis has also been the head of the Aurum Empire. Following the Woman's War and the ascension of Queen Khulan I to the throne, the hereditary nature of king would change from male primogeniture, (where the firstborn male inherits,) to absolute primogeniture, (where the firstborn inherits regardless of gender.)

Markus XIII, known as Markus the Last, was the final member of the Aurum Dynasty to hold the role of King of Orbis. When Lady Feldane became the reigning monarch, she entitled herself as the Dread Queen of Orbis, and was seen as a continuation of the role.

Following the defeat of Lady Feldane and the ensuing conflicts that became known as the Age of Petty Kings, there would be numerous forces who would claim that they were the king of Orbis, including many (distant) descendants of the Aurum Dynasty. However all of these were disputed and ultimately there has never been another individual who has been universally regarded as the king of Orbis.

In the era of the Three Dukedoms, the Crown of Orbis was split into three pieces and each piece given to one of the three dukes as a representation of them being equal powers.