The Domination

Item from The Black Company by Glen Cook

The era when the Dominator and the Lady ruled together — a period of magical tyranny so total that centuries later, its shadow shapes every political decision on the continent.

Also known as: The Domination, The Era of the Dominator

What They Know

• The era when the Dominator and the Lady ruled together through sorcery and the Taken — magical tyranny on a continental scale
• Ended when the Lady betrayed the Dominator and buried him in the Barrowland — but its institutions (the Taken, the empire) persist
• The fear of the Domination's return shapes every political decision in the north — the Lady's argument for her own rule rests on preventing it
• The Taken were created during the Domination — powerful sorcerers captured and bound through true-name magic

Connections

• created_by — the_dominator
• co_ruled_by — lady
• produced — the_taken_faction

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