Current Monarch: Regent Helena Ward, Prioress of the Knights Hospitaller

Current Voice: Regent Helena Ward, Prioress of the Knights Hospitaller

The Regent has the unenviable task of holding Sussex together while also seeking to restore to the throne the lost monarch, following the denouncement and exile of the former King as a fae of House Heron following the controversial Honour Duel for the fate of Albion in 1119. The regent is surrounded and supported in her efforts by the best and brightest of her Order, but even the most loyal of crowds can hide hypocrites and traitors, and problems yet remain for this most pious of realms.

A somewhat unremarkable land overall, its very normalcy is what makes its stand out amongst the other Ten Realms. Where Norholt and Bernicia have their mountains, Sussex has hills; where Anglia has its great fenlands, Sussex has small marshlands; where Essex has its great ports and navies, Sussex has one or two coastal ports; where Cornwall and Oxford are steeped in ancient magic, Sussex is largely devoid of such arcane traditions; where Elmet its cosmopolitan mix of demi-humans, Sussex is almost entirely human; where Deira is a wild frontier, Sussex is largely tamed, and where Wessex has always had a tradition of great pomp and circumstance, Sussex is far less ostentatious in its endeavours. Sussex also encompasses the strange, isolated island of Kent; known for its strange customs and ancient ways, Kent is often considered a larger version of the odd hamlets that dot the frontier lands of Deira, such as Sabden.

However, there is one aspect in which Sussex is not only famous, some might say infamous; its religious leanings. Sussex has long been the religious heartland of Albion, and its people are often seen as dour and rather serious by outsiders. Religion is of paramount importance within Sussex, and its people, though practical and hard-working, hold themselves to what many consider to be overly high standards, some going so far as to say arrogant. What cannot be argued however, is that those of Sussex are strong in their faith; a faith that encompasses all of the gods of Albion.