Ilsym

Crown Prince Ilsym is the son of the King of Olkne, Tyram. Although being young, he has been the de facto king of the country since his father fell ill before the fourth book.

He is considered a benevolent ruler by some, but his inexperience ruling has made him look like a fool to most of his citizens since his attempts to help his people often have poor results. One such example is how he in his attempt to fight a famine that ravaged the nation during a harsh winter lost most of the nations reserve stored food in a storm in an attempt to feed the people. This resulted in there being a lack of food for when a drought ravished the country later in the year.