must perform the sacral roles of high priest and Incarnation of the Ysan God Taranis;
must marry the Nine Witch-Queens of Ys, who are also high priestesses of the Ysan Goddess Belisama;
may lead Ys politically but for this needs support in the Council.
King Gratillonius defeats six challengers:
Hornach, a pathetic wretch who had hoped to live high as the challenger in the King's absence and to escape before he returned;
Rufinus, whom Gratillonius refuses to kill;
Chramn, a Frank;
Tommaltach, a Scotian Mithraist;
Carsa, a Christian Gallo-Roman;
Budic, a Christian soldier.
Gratillonius is the last King of Ys because the city is destroyed during his reign.
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