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Held for more than four centuries by House Devonshire, the most populous barony upon the isle of Mists requires more than an iron fist or a polite smile to govern. (More details)
The Devonshire house's dominion drew to an end with the marriage of the ruling baron, Raziel Devonshire, to Meredith Ravensford, the only sister of then Baron Moonshadow, Drake Ravensford. In a stroke of a pen and sealing of vows, the wealthiest barony allied with the largest on the island. They established a powerful political bloc fit to challenge ducal authority itself. Many Mistians shook their heads in incredulity or dismay when Duke Lazarus Karaganinas announced his retirement from public life. Officially he was claimed to be in ill health and sought a quieter life removed from constant political upheavals and challenges.
Virulent rumours circulated for weeks that the upstart Baron Dragon Lake with his new baroness all but forced the Duke of Mists from the throne through blackmail or a clandestine coup supported by shadowy factions upon the isle. Their fears were partially realized when the Emperor appointed Raziel as regent over the vacant duchy, a decision reaffirmed upon the birth of the dowager duke's son Solomon Karaganinas. In obtaining the role of Duke Regent, Raziel relinquished all right to Dragon Lake and, as he had no natural heirs, it passed into vacancy.
Phoebe Forester briefly served in a stint as the regent over Dragon Lake. (More details needed.)
On 22 July in 505, the Duke Regent proclaimed his adoptive daughter Nina Snicket as the baroness of Dragon Lake. As she had not yet reached her majority, her regent was named as Bailey Guybrush, former Lord Shadrach's Folly.
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