There came a time in the Nerathi Empire when the influence of the Drow became a taboo. Families who had significant dealings with them were shunned. Those who had more than a slight bit of Drow blood in them were at risk of being attacked or even killed. Since the Mageban had been in effect for several years at that point, all the Imperial Maegi were tested and found to be of 'true ancestry.' Kennic, son of Varrok, sat upon the Ruby Throne, and had grown fearful of these Drow-tinged sycophants and supplicants around him.