Great Avar

The Great Avar is the ruler of Barizhan. The current Great Avar is Maru Sevraseched, called Maru'var, and he is Maia Drazhar's maternal grandfather.

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The “Great Avar was the ruler of [Barizhan] only because he held the allegiances of the avarsin, the myriad lesser rulers—more numerous than princes, but far more powerful than even the Ethuverazheise dukes—who made up the practical government of Barizhan.” Shifting alliances are common among the avarsin. Minor avarsin sometimes fostered their sons to the Great Avar's household "as a sign of fealty", and potentially as "insurance against betrayal."

As Barizhan has societal sexism favoring men, the position of Great Avar appears to be a male-only position. Women cannot inherit. When the Great Avar has no son (and sometimes even when he does have one), the avarsin fight over who will succeed him.

The Great Avar resides in the Corat' Dav Arhos, a palace in Barizhan. The Great Avar is traditionally guarded by the Hezhethora or Hezhethoreise Guard.

The Great Avar has an ambassador in the Untheileneise Court, which is currently Vorzhis Gormened. Vorzhis is a nephew to Maru by marriage, as his wife, Nadaro Gormened, is Maru's wife's niece.

Great Avars

 * Maru Sevraseched