King Rand the Unifier

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King Rand, the Unifier:

Biography:

King Rand ascends to the throne. King Rand supposedly had a healer in his service who was a dryad. Many claim that she was also his lover and that she saved his life more than once. As a final act of love, she reportedly drained a virulent poison from King Rand and took it into her own body, sacrificing herself so that he could live. Her name has never been written in the annals of history, but King Rand often visited a grave under an old willow tree. He always brought an armful of lilies to the site. His coat of arms sports two lilies clasped in the claws of a griffin.
At some point, rand married Queen Lexi, whom he lavished with expensive gifts.

• King Rand's legacy of weights and measures:
  

Crown:
1. measurement of weight = (approximately 2 pounds) 10 diams
2. The weight of King Rand the Unifier's crown.
Diam:
1. measurement of weight = 1/10th of a crown
2. The weight of Queen Lexi's (wife of King Rand) engagement ring.
Grand:
1. measurement of area = 17,4555,556 square rands
2. traditional noble land grant was one grand
Gran:
1. measurement of length = 5,000 rands or 50,000 thums (4,166.6 feet)
2. traditional noble land grant was a 1x1 square of this unit.
Rand:
1. measurement of length = 10 thums
2. Length of King Rand's Rod of Command.
3. Slang for the male appendage
Thum:
1. measurement of length = 1/10th of a rand (approximately 1 inch).
2. The length of King Rand's thumb. Useful for small measurements.
Toll:
1. measurement of time = 1 hour.
2. The length of time it took the King's Herald to relay a message to the captains at each city gate in the capital city of King Rand.

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