Hegemon

The position of Hegemon is the head of state of New Atrosia. While in its present form it is largely a ceremonial office elected a minimum of every three epochs, the Hegemon was historically the de jure and often de facto ruler of all of Xaldominaris, which itself formerly took its name from the founding dynasty of a given Hegemony. The rank of Hegemon and the corresponding system of Hegemony was created by Nocifer I "the Unifier" in order to unite the various Dominions and their Dominars under a single banner. The Exalted Dominion (Xaldominaris) was to be a realm governed by all the Dominars, with one of them serving as first among equals in the form of the Hegemon. While originally intended to be a feudal elective system, Nocifer would consolidate his power sufficiently to ensure that generations of his family would succeed him, eventually culminating in the formalization of internal dynastic succession. The resulting outcome would be more than nine thousand years of the dynastic Hegemonies, with thirteen dynasties holding ascendancy (claiming Hegemony status and generally being accepted as truly holding it) throughout this period, albeit with numerous interregnums wherein none are said to have held ascendancy. This system came to an end during the Marchist Revolution, wherein the last remnants of the 13th Hegemony were toppled by the Rosenchild brothers and their army of rebel slaves and human colonists from Atrosia. The 14th Hegemony, taking on a nationalistic rather than dynastic form, dubbed itself "New Atrosia", rendered the Hegemony elective and the feudal system meritocratic and non-hereditary, ushering in a new age alongside a new order.

Below is a list of all of the recognized Hegemons of Xaldominaris under its various names. Recognition of a Hegemon is based on whether or not their dynasty is said to have held ascendancy during the period and whether or not they are held to have been either both the actual and legitimate Hegemon or most strongly recognized claimant of Hegemon status within the dynasty at a given time. Ordinal/Regnal Numbers, being an Atrosian custom, were not used until after the Marchist Revolution and are thus applied retroactively to recognized Hegemons only.

1st Dynasty

 * 1. Nocifer I
 * 2. Nocifer II
 * 3. Aethor I
 * 4. Nocifia I
 * 5. Qunitus I
 * 6. Decior I
 * 7. Nocifer III
 * 8. Nocifia II
 * 9. Nocifer IV
 * 10. Decior II

2nd Dynasty

 * 1. Vectavian I
 * 2. Vectavian II
 * 3. Azrael I
 * 4. Vectavian II (restored)
 * 5. Vectavian III
 * 6. Vectavia I
 * 7. Vectavian IV
 * 8. Alastor I

3rd Dynasty

 * 1. Judicael I
 * 2. Valifer I
 * 3. Allena I
 * 4. Nocifer V
 * 5. Orius I
 * 7. Erius I
 * 8. Gerius I
 * 9. Nocifer V (restored)
 * 10. Nocifer VI

4th Dynasty

 * 1. Levias I
 * 2. Leonus I
 * 3. Valifer II
 * 4. Valifer III
 * 5. Valifia I
 * 6. Saeron I
 * 7. Levias II
 * 8. Volarius I
 * 9. Nocifer VII
 * 10. Volarius I (restored)
 * 11. Helda I
 * 12. Roxus I
 * 13. Valifer IV
 * 14. Nocifer VIII

5th Dynasty

 * 1. Jordus I
 * 2. Gremory I
 * 3. Demetrius I
 * 4. Nocifer IX
 * 5. Sergius I
 * 6. Sergius II
 * 7. Helena I
 * 8. Janus I
 * 9. Nocifer X
 * 10. Nocifer XI
 * 11. Janus II
 * 12. Jordus II
 * 13. Janus II (restored)

6th Dynasty

 * 1. Nocifer XII
 * 2. Cayne I
 * 3. Volarius II
 * 4. Judicael II
 * 5. Cayne II
 * 6. Judicael II (restored)
 * 7. Cayne II (restored)

7th Dynasty

 * 1. Essan I
 * 3. Urkber I
 * 3. Essan II
 * 4. Augetan I
 * 5. Essan III
 * 6. Cyrus I
 * 7. Augetan II
 * 8. Essan IV
 * 9. Muskar I
 * 10. Augetan III

8th Dynasty

 * 1. Ptalisun I
 * 2. Ptalisun II
 * 3. Ptalisa I
 * 4. Ptalisun III
 * 5. Ptalisun IV

(9th Dynasty)

 * 1. Cuatonoch I

(8th Dynasty, Restored)

 * 1. Ptalisun IV

(9th Dynasty, Restored)

 * 1. Xililipt I
 * 2. Zaptochin I
 * 3. Mentozerah I
 * 4. Mentozerah II

10th Dynasty

 * 1. Vaemon I
 * 2. Nocifer XIII
 * 3. Nocifer XIV
 * 4. Vaemon II
 * 5. Janus III
 * 6. Vaemon III
 * 7. Nocifer XV
 * 8. Vaemon IV
 * 9. Nocifer XV (restored)
 * 10. Nocifer XVI
 * 11. Janus IV
 * 12. Cayne III
 * 13. Vaemon V

11th Dynasty

 * 1. Elric I
 * 2. Stephus I
 * 3. Rican I
 * 4. Staniel I
 * 5. Elric II
 * 6. Staniel II
 * 8. Elric III
 * 9. Staniel III
 * 10. Rican II

12th Dynasty

 * 1. Valifer V
 * 2. Janus V
 * 3. Elric IV
 * 4. Vaemon VI

Caladori (13th Dynasty)

 * 1. Levias III
 * 2. Levias IV
 * 3. Vaemon VII
 * 4. Janus V
 * 5. Levias IV
 * 7. Valifer VI
 * 8. Levias V
 * 9. Vaemon VIII
 * 10. Levias V (restored)
 * 11. Levias VI
 * 12. Janus VI
 * 13. Levias VII
 * 14. Rosenus I
 * 15. Janus VII
 * 16. Valifer VII
 * 17. Janus VIII
 * 18. Levias VIII

New Atrosia (Non-Dynastic)

 * 1. Arius I (Arius Rosenchild)
 * 2. Darius I (Darius Rosenchild)