Varuk Mai
Varuk Mai (full title: Varuk Mai, Preserver of the Throne, Cleanser of the Impure, Savior of the Sickly, Cellular Apex; often condensed to Varuk Mai, Cellular Apex) is a pioneering geneticist, and the founder and leader of the Iridium Throne. As a matter of faith and law, eir genome is enshrined as the most perfect specimen possible, and thus the Throne has been led by clones of Mai since its inception.
Early Life
(Note: This section was provided by the Iridium Throne's Bureau of Hagiography, on the condition that it run completely unaltered lest this archive be sentenced to Damnatio Memoriae.)
Varuk Mai I was born in ZY 527, one of six broodsibs. E rose through the ranks of academia from the prodigal age of 44, publishing a thesis on telomere gene therapy that has since become the foundation of the Throne and its holy text.
Founding of the Iridium Throne
Notable Clones
(Note: The Bureau of Hagiography would like to remind scholars that, as every instance of Varuk Mai, Cellular Apex is utterly perfect, the notion of some clones being more accomplished or noteworthy is absurd. Nonetheless, some clones ruled during exceptional times, and deserve commendation for rising to the occasion, as any clone would.)
Succession Crisis
Main article (Presently unapproved of by the Bureau of Hagiography): Pentarchate Succession Crisis
(Note: The Bureau of Hagiography would like to remind scholars that they read every word of this archive, and are empowered to extradite anyone for lèse-majesté.)
In ZY 3098, pundits and rabble-rousers far removed from Throne politics suggested that Varuk Mai, Cellular Apex was not fit to hold office. They proposed a cognitive benchmark examination, an ad-hoc excuse to undermine Mai. They claim that "we never thought it would be necessary" and "we just assumed that heads of state could count to ten without a problem" (quotes as verbatim as they are slanderous).
When the crisis is resolved with Mai reinstated, e has expressed a willingness to draft such an examination with the Pentarchate, in case any of them display such idiocy again.
I would like to remind my fellow scholars that the Bureau, while theoretically capable of extraditing any of our members under its interpretation of Pentarchate law, is incapable of doing so in practice for what should be obvious reasons. I would also like to remind the Bureau that the purpose of this project is to provide an objective and unbiased account of all the relevant facts, and advise them to review the sections of our bylaws concerning "attempts to tamper with or steer the composition of this text in an untoward manner." If your contributions cannot be made without threats, then most likely they shan't be made at all, and I suspect your masters would be most displeased with such an outcome.
- Academician Khalnik (talk) 19:51, 16 January 2019 (PST)
