Cwēn Nyström

Cwēn Nyström (670 P.C. - 732 P.C.) was the First Queen of Varod. She took this role in the year 721 P.C., right after the construction of the city was finished. Due to her failing health, she only ruled for eleven years, but still managed to become a symbol in the history of the city.

History
Cwēn, along with her husband Adler Nyström, were the leaders of the largest and most respected settlement of the Highlands before Varod was built. They were known for their effective politics and also for having a well-rounded small army (which was the equivalent size of today's average city guard).

One day, all the settlements of the Highlands joined in a extraordinary council to discuss the future of the region. This event became later known as the Meeting of Varod. There, most individuals pledged towards the construction of a city, where all could live together in safety and prosperity. After two long days of discussing the details, it was decided that a city would be built in the region and the Nyström family would be the official rulers.

Because of the difficult terrain that the Highlands imposed, the construction was a very slow process, especially taking into account that a great castle was to be built within the city. Adler and Cwēn were already the King and Queen, only lacking an actual throne. Unfortunately, just one year before the completion of the city, Adler was assassinated by a local group of citizens who disagreed with the decision of the Nyström's rule over the land. Within just twenty hours of the murder, the criminals were caught, and immediately decapitated. This left Cwēn devastated, but she carried on, never remarrying, trying to be the ruler that Varod deserved.

Adler left Cwēn a child a few years before his assassination. Astrid was her name, and although she was too young to understand the history that was in the making, when she turned older she became Queen of Varod; on the year 732 P.C. right after her mother died of old age and disease.