Tzar
From Warhammer - The Old World - Lexicanum
The Tzar (or Tzarina) is absolute ruler of Kislev. He or she controls all the affairs of the nation, being the supreme spiritual and religious leader and lawmaker and the overall military commander.
The Tzar resides in the Bokha Palaces in the centre of the city of Kislev, the traditional seat of the Tzars. The famous Gryphon Legion, a cavalry unit, are the Tzar's bodyguards and accompany him or her personally to war.
The current Tzarina is Katarin the Ice Queen who ascended to the throne in 2517 IC.
| known Tzars & Tzarinas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | reign | notes | sources |
| Miska the Slaughterer | unclear, around 1494 IC | Leads the Gospodars west into Ungol lands. | Warhammer Armies: Kislev (6th Edition), pg. 4 |
| Shoika | 1524 - ? | Founds the city of Kislev. | Warhammer Armies: Kislev (6th Edition), pg. 4 |
| Gospodar IV | unclear, around 1810 | Founds the Gryphon Legion. | Warhammer Armies: Kislev (6th Edition), pg. 8 |
| Mishenka Romanoff | Mother of Alexis | Warhammer: The Old World Rulebook, pg. 85 | |
| Alexis Romanoff | unclear, around 2302 | Ruler during the Great War Against Chaos. | Warhammer Armies: Champions of Chaos (4th Edition), pg. 22 The Empire at War, pg. 64 Warhammer Armies: Warriors of Chaos (7th Edition), pgs. 26, 29, 30 |
| Kattarin the Bloody | 2309 - 2465 | Imprisoned by her son, the Tsarevich Pavel, in a block of ice where she remains to this day. | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Realm of the Ice Queen, pg. 18 |
| Pavel | 2465 - ? | Son of Kattarin the Bloody. | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Realm of the Ice Queen, pg. 18 |
| Vladimir Bokha | ? - 2492 | Killed during a Goblin invasion, father of Boris. | Warhammer Armies: Kislev (6th Edition), pg. 4 |
| Boris Bokha | 2492 - 2517 | First High Priest of Ursun in 400 years, father of Katarin. | Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pg. 74 Warhammer Armies: Kislev (6th Edition), pgs. 4, 14 |
| Katarin Bokha | 2517 - present | Current ruler, renowned for her powerful Ice Magic. | The Empire at War, pg. 69 Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pg. 74 Warhammer Armies: Kislev (6th Edition), pgs. 4, 12 |
