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Vimaladevi – The Queen Dowager

The iron matriarch of Suryavarma.
Elegant, fierce, and unyielding — her stare alone could silence ministers and burn cities. Behind every throne, every law, and every war strategy of the kingdom, there was her hand. She raised kings, forged dynasties, and guarded her bloodline with a mind sharper than any sword. For Ashvendra, she is more than a grandmother — she is the fire that keeps vengeance alive.

"The lioness who raised kings and burned kingdoms with her stare."

Devavrat – The Lion King of Suryavarma

The late king, father of Ashvendra.
Firstborn of Vimaladevi, his name thundered across kingdoms, his battles echoing through generations. With his thalvar blade, even the fiercest armies bowed. A warrior feared by empires, yet a ruler remembered with reverence. His legacy was one son, born of love with Queen Ambika — the boy who would one day rise as Ashvendra Suryavarma.

"The lion who made empires kneel, the father whose roar still echoes."

Ambika – The Queen of Ashes

The sole queen, wife of Devavrat, mother of Ashvendra.
Born from a smaller clan, Ambika entered Suryavarma as an outsider, but carved her place with dignity and quiet strength. Revered, yet constantly tested, she carried the weight of a kingdom in her hands. Though surrounded by thorns, she never let go of grace. For her son, she is both shield and sorrow — the mother who will follow him through fire and exile.

"A rose crowned with thorns, a queen who carried sorrow like gold."

Aryanath Suryavarma – The Sunlit Prince

Half-brother to the king, son of a concubine — yet never cast aside. Loved fiercely by Vimaladevi, Aryanath grew up in the warmth of her protection. Known for his charm, his laughter, and his reckless magnetism, he was the golden flame of the palace. Women adored him, soldiers envied him, and even his enemies could not deny his charisma. But behind the carefree smile lay a secret shadow: loyalty tested by blood and the burden of being half-royal in a world of pure lines.

"The sun's warmth, the court's charmer, the prince with shadows in his blood."

Renuka Sharma – The Marked Beauty

Cousin to Ashvendra, raised by the same palace walls, Renuka's fate was woven in silks and swords. Once in love with the king's uncle, destiny tore her heart and bound her instead to the Moya clan — allies to Suryavarma, but enemies of Kantara. Adorned with a mark on her forehead since birth, she embraced it as her blessing, calling herself Radha Rani reborn. Regal, graceful, and cursed by fate's cruel hand, Renuka carries both beauty and sorrow like a crown.

"Born with the goddess's mark, destined for a crown of fire and fate."

The Garuda Clade – Brothers of the King

Not born of the royal womb, but forged in battle beside Ashvendra. Five men, five elements, trained as his shadows, his shields, his swords. They ate together, bled together, and rose as brothers closer than blood. To the world, they were the King's Squad — but to Ashvendra, they were his heart's kin, the ones who would fight and fall before they let a blade touch their king. Fierce as fire, loyal as stone, unyielding as steel — the Garuda Clade were the storm behind Suryavarma's throne.

"Five blades, one brotherhood — the storm behind the throne."

𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝

The King's most trusted advisor.
Born into a bloodline sworn to serve Suryavarma, Mahendra was more than counsel — he was the voice of reason, the architect of victories, and the shield behind the throne. His intelligence bent kingdoms, his strategies made enemies kneel.

To Ashvendra, he was no mere advisor but an uncle in all but name — the father he never had. Though childless himself, Mahendra poured all his loyalty and love into the young heir, vowing to shape him into the ruler destiny demanded. Stern, wise, and unshakably loyal, he stood as the king's right hand, the man whose silence held more power than another's army.

"The mind behind the throne, the father the king never had."

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