A finely wrought headpiece, a silver headband of thin wires, woven in a pattern reminiscent of the haze, with a peculiarly cut gem set to be worn in the center of the forehead. It shimmers in the light, somehow catching any glimmer on the wrong facets, and the magic it radiates feels so very far away - as does one's thoughts when it is worn, as if all the world was refracted through that odd gem. But are they all the wearer's thoughts that come to mind, from so very far away?

Five crowns were created to bind together five regions into a single powerful kingdom, while a sixth crown was created to control the five.

Pity that someone went and destroyed the Crown of Crowns

Some sovereigns prefer a different sort of tax from their subjects - whether freely given, or taken by force.