Varenechibel III

Varenechibel III, or Varenechibel Zhas, was the 206th Emperor of the Elflands.

Life
Varenechibel II was the son of Varenechibel I, and continued the naming convention of his father and what later became known as the Varedeise dynasty. He had at least one son: Varevesena.

Varedeise emperors “were noted for their isolationist policies, their favoring of the wealthy eastern landowners, and their apparent inability to see anything wrong with bribery, nepotism, and corruption.” Varedeise emperors discouraged the presentation of potential empresses in court to the emperor, as it took up a lot of time. Varedeise emperors also disapproved of dueling “wholeheartedly as something fit only for goblins”, which led to a large decrease in the practice.

The city of Ezho was founded during a gold rush that possibly took place during Varenechibel III's reign.

Varevesena, Varenechibel III's son, changed his name to defy tradition. Varenechibel IV, Varenechibel III's grandson, returned to Varenechibel I's naming convention. Maia Drazhar, Varenechibel III's great-grandson, took the name Edrehasivar VII, rejecting Varedeise traditions.

Trivia

 * The glossary of The Goblin Emperor states that Ezho was “founded in the gold rush of Varenechibel III’s reign”. During Maia Drazhar's dinner with the goblin ambassador from Barizhan, Vorzhis Gormened, the narrator notes, “the gold rush in Maia’s grandfather’s day, the founding of Ezho”. As Maru Sevraseched is Maia's maternal goblin grandfather, this is possibly awkwardly referencing Maru (seemingly implying he was currently dead/no longer ruling, which was untrue, and also out of place, given Ezho is in the Ethuveraz, not Barizhan), but Maia's paternal elven grandfather was Varevesena (who was dead at this point), while Varenechibel III was Maia's great-grandfather (also dead), so it's unclear who is being referenced, or if this is a typo.