King of Justice

His (or Her) Resplendence, the King of Justice (or the Queen of Justice) was a title used by the ruler of the Gold dragon society. The title was created because the gold dragons, the most Lawful of the dragon species, felt the necessity to create the most orderly of the societies.

The King of Justice was usually the oldest and most powerful gold dragon of a given region. Although the dragons held official elections when was necessary to fill the position, the King of Justice was almost always chosen by acclamation. If the two most promising candidates of a given election were male and female, instead of elections they would took the Oath of Concord (the dragon equivalent of marriage) and shared responsibilities and authorities equally.

Unlike most human kings, His Resplendence (or Their Resplendences, in the case mentioned above) didn't actually ruled the dragon society. They acted as advisors, instead, giving guidance to those who seeked them for their wisdom, and only took decisions when a situation affected the race as a whole. They were assisted by many dragon lords that were required to swear the Ptarian Code, a code of honor and conduct that was created several millennia ago by the gold dragon Ptaris.

History
The last known King of Justice of western Faerûn was Lareth, who died in 1373 DR during the last Rage of Dragons. Before him, a particularly powerful gold dragon named Protanther was the King of Justice.