Barnesh is the current King of Maren, a large slaveholding country of the Eastern Lands. It is quite possible that he is a descendant of Norrin and Anj'la, the last rulers to use the Dominion Jewel to create peace and prosperity in their country. In 438 HE, King Barnesh was hosting a tournament near Berat, the capital of Maren, that Alanna the Lioness considered attending.