- The king's mental state seems to be rapidly deteriorating; he's passed increasingly draconic and nonsensical decrees and has barred even his most trusted advisors from visiting him in his palace one moment, and repealing those very same decrees the next.
- Vadim has avoided many public appearances since the bombing of the Cathedral of Everlasting Light. When he finally appeared during the finals of the King's Games, he was distant and unfocused, and did not appear on stage as he usually does.
Irkasy's newest monarch, and the third of his line to take the throne.