Emperor of the Race

In the long history of The Race, some common names for Emperors have been reused, several of them hundreds of times. No full list is available within the canon of the Worldwar novels, but several names can be extrapolated from the names of the Conquest Fleet's starships and from other sources.

We know that the names of the ships referred to particular emperors, and that they are not derived from some other source (for instance, the 56th Emperor Jossano being the 56th vessel named for Emperor Jossano) based on the fact that the Race used the same format to refer to individuals who ruled Tosevite nations as monarchies. For instance, Pope Pius XII was styled "the twelfth Pope Pius" in the Race's language.


 * Hetto-There had been at least 127 Emperors Hetto as of the Conquest Fleet's departure from the Tau Ceti system on course for Tosev 3, in 1922 (all dates using the Tosevite Gregorian calendar). As the 127th Emperor Hetto was the bannership of the Conquest Fleet, it stands to reason that the 127th Emperor Hetto was a particularly revered figure in the Race's history.  Alternately, it might be the name of the Emperor who was in power at the time the fleet was launched (in which case it was implied by Atvar that he valued form over function).  However, both these theories are pure speculation.


 * Jevon-There had been at least 29 Emperors Jevon by 1922.


 * Jossano-There had been at least 56 Emperors Jossano by 1922.


 * Poropss-There had been at least 13 Emperors Poropss by 1922.


 * Risson-The 37th Emperor Risson reigned in 2031. He became the first Emperor in 100,000 years (by the length of Home's revolution around Tau Ceti) to have to conduct a foreign policy beyond conquering aliens too low-tech resist effectively.

Prior to 2031, there had been 36 other Emperors Risson.


 * Sohrheb-There had been at least 67 Emperors Sohrheb by 1922.


 * Yower-There had been at least 206 Emperors Yower by 1922.