Who was the First King of Blackmoor? (Split from Erwin Andah

[Greg]

Yeah, that would make sense. I used to think that Uther's lack of heirs would send the Kingdom into chaos, but now it looks like he may have a whole host of relatives, at least within the MMRPG continuity...

Having relatives with a potential claim to the throne certainly doesn't prevent a kingdom devolving into chaos. Check out the real world Plantagenets and many other cases for historical examples. :twisted:

Now, it is possible that the DA modules retconned parts of the original campaign to set up the position of Uther as the first king. Another possibility is that the original campaign was simply inconsistent when it came to titles and political structures. It is however, my impression that Blackmoor was part of the Great Kingdom throughout the period detailed in the FFC, so it seems strange that Blackmoor would have kings who were not kings of the Great Kingdom itself in this period. King Robert I is the founder of Blackmoor, but we know that he was also the King of the Great Kingdom.

I am going to wade into this discussion even though I'm not really qualified to have an opinion. It's possible that there could have been a vassal king in Blackmoor. In other words, Blackmoor was part of the Great Kingdom, but someone such as Ra-All might have been granted the local title of king while still owing fealty to the King of the Great Kingdom.

However, this seems unlikely because a king would not want someone else bearing the same title. It creates a potential rival or usurper. Also, as you speculated, I suspect that there was inconsistency in the original campaign or that the DA modules retconned things to set up Uther as the first king. The latter certainly makes for a better story, especially with the burgeoning Kingdom of Blackmoor facing many threats to its survival.