Berenene dor Ocmore (pronounced BEAR-ehn-een AHK-mohr) is the Empress of Namorn. She succeeded her father when she was only sixteen years old, and has survived several assassination attempts since her ascension as empress. She has built libraries, schools, bridges, hospitals, and other useful things, and has made her country economically and politically powerful. One of her three daughters, Princess Maedryan, is her heiress apparent.