Cherova III was Empress of the 17th Athyra reign, and ruled the Dragaeran Empire for some hundreds of years. She received the Orb after the Jhegaala Empress Viodonna VI. Some notable events that occurred during Cherova's reign include the Lavode Scandal, which ended with Sethra Lavode being banished from Court; another scandal involving one of her advisors, the Lyorn Duke of Arylle, which ended with the suicide of the duke and the transfer of his lands to one Shaltre; the Revolt of the Livery, some forty years before the end of her reign, which was the last time there were police in Dragaera City prior to the rule of Tortaalik (and also caused the practice of having a lackey to go out of fashion); and, near the very end of her reign (and transitioning into the next reign), the Carriage Hou