Madrigal

Queen Madrigal was ruler of Antiva at the the end of the Exalted Age. Her fame lies not in how she ruled however, as nothing is known of her reign, but in her dramatic death.

In 5:99 Exalted, she took part in a hunting excursion, a common noble pastime. After the hunt, festivities were planned and the queen's absence was noted. She is later found dead: stabbed in the chest by four steel blades. One of the blades was a replica of the Sword of Mercy wielded by the Archon Hessarian. Upon hearing of the assassination, visions of the murdered queen haunt Divine Theodosia in her sleep and the following morning she declares the arrival of the Steel Age.

There was an investigation into the queen's murder made by a Captain Aristide, involving torturing and questioning Crow assassins. . This bore no fruit, however, as even under duress the Crows would not reveal the name of the person who had hired them to murder the queen, testament to the endurance of the Crows.