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His (or Her) Resplendence, the '''King of Justice''' (or the '''Queen of Justice''') was a title used by the ruler of [[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 societies.<ref name="Draco-p18">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|18}}</ref>

==Activities==
The King of Justice was usually the oldest and most powerful gold dragon of a given region. Although the dragons held official elections when it 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, then, instead of elections, they took the Oath of Concord (the dragon equivalent of marriage) and shared responsibilities and authorities equally as Their Resplendences.<ref name="Draco-p18"/>

Unlike most [[human]] kings, the Kings and Queens of Justice didn't actually rule gold dragon society. Instead, they acted as advisors, giving guidance to those who sought them for their wisdom,<ref name="Draco-p18"/> as many gold dragons would do before undertaking quests.<ref name="FToD-p121-126">{{Cite book/Fizban's Treasury of Dragons|121-126}}</ref> Kings and Queens of Justice only made decisions when a situation affected the race as a whole.<ref name="Draco-p18"/> They were assisted by many dragon lords who were required to swear the ''[[Bahamut#Dogma|Ptarian Code]]'', a code of honor and conduct that was created several millennia before the 14{{th}} century [[DR]] by the gold dragon [[Ptaris]].<ref name="Draco-p44">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|44}}</ref>

==History==
In [[West Faerûn|western Faerûn]] some time before the 14{{th}} century [[DR]], a particularly powerful gold dragon named [[Protanther]] was the King of Justice.<ref name="Draco-p36">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|36}}</ref><ref name="TRoT-p59">{{Cite book/The Rise of Tiamat|59}}</ref>

By the mid–14{{th}} century, the King of Justice was [[Lareth]],<ref name="EE.C-p21">{{Cite book/Elminster's Ecologies/Cormanthor|21}}</ref><ref name="Draco-p18"/> who died in the {{yearlinkName|1373}} during the [[Rage of Dragons]].<ref name="TR-p269-276">{{Cite book/The Rite/MMP|269-276}}</ref>

Succeeding him as King of Justice was [[Tamarand]], who still had the title as of [[1479 DR]].<ref name="D177-p77-83">{{Cite dungeon/177/Realmslore: Vaasa|79}}</ref>

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