King Barabas was the former Monarch of the Kingdom of Willows.
Overview[]
Assassination as a means of attrition is all too common among the sidhe nobility since the Resurgence. The first and greatest assassination since their return was that of the Warlord Dafyll. Some say that it was his murder that paved the way for the other high-profile assassinations since that time.
Particularly suspicious is the death of King Barabas of House Eiluned. Barabas was the wildly unpopular despot of the Kingdom of Willows. He took the region by force during the Accordance War, ruling it in a capricious and unjust manner until his death during a commoner revolt in 1990. The revolt ended in a direct assault on Barabas' freehold. The assault finished in stalemate and a flag of truce was raised. It is unclear which side violated the parley, but at the end Barabas lay dead. Barabas' former general and distant cousin, Duke Meilge, was proclaimed king by royal lottery. Although many suspect that Meilge somehow instigated the fight that lead to Barabas' death, few object to the act. High King David evidently turned a blind eye to the assassination since Barabas was a political enemy and an unjust ruler. Many consider Meilge to be only nominally better.
References[]
- CTD: Nobles: The Shining Host, p. 86