King Adalhardt II

King Adalhardt II was crowned at the age of 8 following the abrupt death of his father Adalhardt I. Though incapable of rule at this age, his ascendance to the throne went unquestioned largely due to the regency of his mother, the formidable Adelvina, a descendant of Runath. Adelvina was a renowned warrior in her own right and rallied her husband's allies around her son. When he reached adulthood, Adalhardt took control of the city-state and Adelvina retired from public life. Adalhardt's reign is regarded as the golden age of the Firnara Dynasty, a period of extended peace and prosperity. He continued the building program begun by Firnara, and it was under his rule that the first Temple and Palace were built in Chiandris.

He began the policy of conscripting men into mining brigades to extract the massive quantities of iethallan necessary to support the construction projects and by the time of his death, most of Chiandris gleamed white in the starlight. However, diverting funds from Chiandris' defenses weakened the city-state's military greatly.