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|titles=King of [[Arelon]] |
|titles=King of [[Arelon]] |
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|family=[[Arelene Royal Family]] |
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|spouse=[[Raoden's mother]], [[Eshen]]|children=[[Raoden]] |
|spouse=[[Raoden's mother]], [[Eshen]]|children=[[Raoden]] |
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|residence=Kae |
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|world=Sel |
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|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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|introduced=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]] |
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'''Iadon''' was the first king of [[Arelon]] after the [[Reod]] on [[Sel |
'''Iadon''' was the first king of [[Arelon]] after the [[Reod]] on [[Sel]]. |
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== Appearance and Personality == |
== Appearance and Personality == |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Before the [[Reod]], Iadon was a successful Arelene merchant. He and his first wife had one son, [[Raoden]]. His wife died approximately |
Before the [[Reod]], Iadon was a successful Arelene merchant. He and his first wife had one son, [[Raoden]]. His wife died approximately 2 years before the Reod.{{book ref|Elantris|2}} By the time the Reod struck, he had become the head of the merchants' guild, a position he used to leverage his bid for kingship during the chaos that followed. He married [[Eshen]] a few months after taking the throne.{{book ref|Elantris|2}} The ten years of Iadon's rule were widely regarded as among the worst that Arelon ever faced. He eventually committed suicide, once his heavy involvement with the [[Jeskeri Mysteries]] became public. After Iadon's death, the [[Seinalan|Patriarch]] of [[Shu-Korath]] came to Arelon to read a document Iadon had given him years before, which revealed that Iadon's capricious reign had intentionally laid the groundwork for a much more stable system of government. |
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Shortly after, Princess [[Sarene]] of [[Teod]] arrived in Arelon. As Iadon was extremely sexist, he didn't care about her as long as she secured his contract with Teod, and he believed her to be stupid. Sarene, however, was in fact extremly clever and encouraged this in order to manipulate him. When Gyorn [[Hrathen]] arrived in Arelon, he visited Iadon demanding the king should convert but Iadon dismissed him, stating the [[Fjorden|Fjordell Empire]] had gone under centuries ago. Hrathen started planning Iadon's downfall and tried to bring a king on the Throne more friendly to his cause. Hrathen tried to take advantage of Wealth based Ruling system by supporting Duke [[Telrii]]. If Telrii's income would surpass Iadon's own, Iadon would lose his throne to Telrii. In exchange for the promise to convert once he was King, Hrathen got Telrii extremly profitable deals with Fjorden and used Fjordell ships to sink most of Iadon's trade fleet. So Iadons income and reputation took a heavy dent. Hrathen's plan to depose Iadon failed when Sarene got Iadon a profitable deal with Teod in exchange for the right to give out food in [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]]. After the mad Elantrians atacked Sarene, Iadon tried to use this as an excuse to murder all Elantrians, but Sarene shut his attempt down by publicly lecturing and humiliating him. At the next great feast, Iadon vanished. Sarene searched for Iadon, and she found Iadon naked, covered in blood performing a sacrifice of a young woman for the Jeskeri Mysteries. Iadon's accomplices tried to kill her, but Sarene's allied lords came to her rescue and arrested Iadon.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} |
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To maintain some dignity and forgo the humiliation of having to abdicate after his heavy involvement with the Jeskeri Mysteries became public, he eventually committed suicide. After Iadon's death, the [[Seinalan|Patriarch]] of [[Shu-Korath]] came to Arelon to read a document Iadon had given him years before, which revealed that Iadon's capricious reign had intentionally laid the groundwork for a much more stable system of government. From then on, all noble titles were to be frozen, and that nobility would henceforth be based on inheritance and not on wealth.{{book ref|Elantris|38}} |
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== Beliefs == |
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Iadon follows the [[Jeskeri Mysteries]], a fact discovered by [[Sarene]] when she follows him to a meeting of the cult, where she finds him performing a sacrifice of a girl her age. She is then noticed by Iadon and the priests, who try to attack her.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} The human sacrifice is then implied by others to represent Sarene herself, in an attempt for Iadon to overcome the hardships Sarene deals to him.{{cite}} |
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== Relationships == |
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=== Eshen === |
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Iadon married [[Eshen]] for exclusively political reasons. As he does with other women, he considers her stupid, superficial and focused on things like fashion. He speaks with her only when necessary.{{book ref|Elantris|2}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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