Karrn ir'Wynarn

Karrn ir'Wynarn (? – ?) was the eldest son of King Galifar ir'Wynarn I , the first prince of the Kingdom of Galifar , and the first governor of Karrnath . [1] [2]

History

Karrn was the eldest son of Galifar Wynarn and, like his two brothers and two sisters, upon coming of age he served as one of his warlords in conquering and uniting Khorvaire . They gained a great deal of military and leadership experience. Finally, they united the Five Nations as the kingdom of Galifar in the year 1 YK . In recognition of their services, the sons and daughters of Galifar were each granted control of one of the Five Nations as governor-princes; as the eldest, Karrn was granted Galifar's homeland of Karrnath. They also served on a ruling council that advised and aided the monarch. [1] [2]

Prince Karrn founded what eventually became Rekkenmark Academy , in Rekkenmark in Karrnath. [3] On behalf of his father King Galifar I, Prince Karrn subjugated the warring clans of dwarves in the Mror Holds , forcing the clan lords to bend the knee and send taxes and tribute as a part of the Kingdom of Galifar until they declared themselves an independent nation in 914 YK. [4] [5]

Prince Karrn is sometimes noted as the second king of Galifar, [3] though this is not historically correct: while he was the oldest son of King Galifar I, his father lived so long that Prince Karrn appears to have died by the time King Galifar abdicated the throne in 40 YK . It was the third and youngest son of King Galifar who became the second ruler of Galifar, King Cyre . [1] [note 1]

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Notes

  1. The Eberron Campaign Setting page 182 mentions "the second Galifar king (Karrn ir'Wynarn)" as founder of Rekkenmark Academy, but page 225 specifies Cyre is the "oldest remaining scion" and becomes the next king. Moreover, page 130 mentions Galifar II is the third king. Therefore, this article presumes Karrn never actually became king (but may possibly be a regent, heir apparent, or even usurper). Moreover, Five Nations page 8 says Karrn was the eldest, but for Cyre to be "oldest remaining", Karrn most likely died prior to 40 YK.

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