The monarch attempting to modernize the kingdom by allowing commoners to become knights. She is secretly murdered by a laser from Ballister's sword swapped by the Director, an event that triggers the central conflict and Ballister's status as a fugitive.
The Director murders the reform-minded monarch to protect tradition.
The Director swaps Ballister's sword and uses its laser to kill Queen Valerin.
Valerin's reform gives Ballister his unprecedented position.
Queen Valerin is trying to change tradition so that anyone can be a hero, enabling Ballister to become the first commoner knight.
Gloreth's legacy shapes the political order Valerin attempts to reform.
Gloreth established the Institute and enclosed the kingdom with a wall one thousand years before the events involving Queen Valerin.
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