The Sixteen Kingdoms

Original media : TES Online Comment : A traditional Khajiiti children's chant as collected by Senior Scholastic Hilo Sylla The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Monarch of Ne-Quin-al The nomad clans who follow the herds The people of Ne-Quin-Al The King and His Court come down the road The haughty King of Rimmen The motley traders of the Rim The fractious folk of Rimmen The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Queen of Riverhold The doughty farmers of the north Planters of Riverhold The King and His Court come down the road The Moon Bishop of Dune The priests and scholars of the past The dusty sages of Dune The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Sovereign of Orcrest The desert cats of the baking sand The windblown rogues of Orcrest The King and His Court come down the road The Warrior King of Verkarth Fierce wielders of the sword and bow The swift-marching soldiers of Verkarth The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Rum-Potentate of Meirvale The brewers and distillers bold The joyous fermenters of Meirvale The King and His Court come down the road The Livestock Lord of Helkarn Wary and sharp-eyed shepherd folk The herding cats of Helkarn The Queen and Her Court come down the road Bard-Queen of Alabaster The learned poets of the coast Dramatists of Alabaster The King and His Court come down the road The Merchant Prince of Bruk'ra The river-traders sharp and savvy The traffickers of Bruk'ra The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Carpenter Queen of Corinthe The lumber cats of the upland woods The carvers and joiners of Corinthe The King and His Court come down the road The Pious Prince of Pa'alatiin The arcane adepts of oracular oaths The prayerful priests of Pa'alatiin The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Jungle Queen of Tenmar The forest folk of leaf and branch Tree-dwelling furstocks of Tenmar The King and His Court come down the road The Sacred Mane of Torval Servants of hirsute majesty The loyal guards of Torval The Queen and Her Court come down the road The Countess of Khenarthia Sugar planters and fishing cats The wind-kissed folk of Khenarthia The King and His Court come down the road The Harbor-Duke of Senchal Sailors and stevedores of the ports The nautical knaves of Senchal