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The '''Verdant King''' is the king of the [[Emerald Sea]] and possibly other regions. He is referred to solely as king by the locals, however [[Salay]] (from the [[Sapphire Sea]]) does call him the "Verdant King".{{book ref|tress|57}} He is the individual who authorized sending [[Charlie]] to the [[Sorceress]].{{book ref|tress|5}}
The '''Verdant King''' is the king of the [[Emerald Sea]] and possibly other regions. He is referred to solely as the king by the locals, however [[Salay]] (from the [[Sapphire Sea]]) does call him the "Verdant King".{{book ref|tress|57}} He resides in a palace{{book ref|tress|34}} on the king's island (possibly [[Kingsport]]) in the [[Core Archipelago]]. He is the individual who authorized sending [[Charlie]] to the [[Sorceress]].{{book ref|tress|5}}
The king is antagonistic toward the Sorceress and the tariffs she imposes on trade through the [[Midnight Sea]]{{book ref|tress|23}}, and most of the political actions he is reported to take over the course of the novel are in opposition to her. He sends Charlie to the Sorceress allow the duke's nephew to create an alliance with another kingdom by marriage{{book ref|tress|5}} and commandeers merchant ships into his navy to prepare to fight her.{{book ref|tress|9}}
The king made it law that those living on [[Diggen's Point]] could not leave the island,{{book ref|tress|1}} though he changed this law after [[Tress]] and the crew of the [[Crow's Song]] defeat the [[Sorceress]] so that residents are allowed to leave but receive a large stipend for working there for twenty years.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==


* The king is never specified to be the 'Verdant King' leaving it unclear if his kingdom extends beyond the Emerald Sea or even encompasses all of it.
* The king is never specified to be the 'Verdant King' by anyone other than Salay, leaving it unclear if his kingdom extends beyond the Emerald Sea or even encompasses all of it. However, [[Huck]] was less surprised that an island near the border of the Emerald Sea did not fly the king's flag.{{book ref|tress|36}}

* A regalthon (a forty-mile race) is held every year on the king's birthday.{{book ref|tress|30}}

*He supposedly employs five [[King's Mask]]s as assassins to perform important missions.{{book ref|tress|30}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 09:49, 14 January 2023

Verdant King
Profession King
Residence Kingsport (presumed)
Homeworld Lumar
Universe Cosmere
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The Verdant King is the king of the Emerald Sea and possibly other regions. He is referred to solely as the king by the locals, however Salay (from the Sapphire Sea) does call him the "Verdant King".[1] He resides in a palace[2] on the king's island (possibly Kingsport) in the Core Archipelago. He is the individual who authorized sending Charlie to the Sorceress.[3] The king is antagonistic toward the Sorceress and the tariffs she imposes on trade through the Midnight Sea[4], and most of the political actions he is reported to take over the course of the novel are in opposition to her. He sends Charlie to the Sorceress allow the duke's nephew to create an alliance with another kingdom by marriage[3] and commandeers merchant ships into his navy to prepare to fight her.[5] The king made it law that those living on Diggen's Point could not leave the island,[6] though he changed this law after Tress and the crew of the Crow's Song defeat the Sorceress so that residents are allowed to leave but receive a large stipend for working there for twenty years.[7]

Trivia

  • The king is never specified to be the 'Verdant King' by anyone other than Salay, leaving it unclear if his kingdom extends beyond the Emerald Sea or even encompasses all of it. However, Huck was less surprised that an island near the border of the Emerald Sea did not fly the king's flag.[8]
  • A regalthon (a forty-mile race) is held every year on the king's birthday.[9]
  • He supposedly employs five King's Masks as assassins to perform important missions.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 57#
  2. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 34#
  3. ↑ a b Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 5#
  4. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 23#
  5. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 9#
  6. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 1#
  7. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea epilogue#
  8. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 36#
  9. ↑ a b Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 30#
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