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'''Iadon''' was the first king of [[Arelon]] after the [[Reod]] on [[Sel]]. He is the father of [[Raoden]].

Before the [[Reod]], Iadon was a successful Arelene merchant. He and his first wife had one son, [[Raoden]]. His wife died approximately 2two years before the Reod.{{book ref|Elantris|2}} By the time the Reod struck, he had become the head of the merchants' guild, a position he used to leverage his bid for kingship during the chaos that followed. He married [[Eshen]] a few months after taking the throne.{{book ref|Elantris|2}} TheAfter becoming king, Iadon started to become paranoid and came at least close to madness. As such, the ten years of Iadon's rule were widely regarded as among the worst that Arelon ever faced. ToOne maintainof somehis dignitygreatest andmisdeeds forgowas the humiliationimplementation of havinga tofeudal abdicatesystem, hewhere eventuallynobles committedpractically suicideowned their farmers. Iadon introduced a system in which titles of nobility were awarded according to wealth. In this system, aftera noble would lose his heavytitle involvementif withhe no longer possesed the necessary funds for his position. The greatest source of opposition during that time was his own son [[Jeskeri MysteriesRaoden]], becamewho public.openly Afterspoke against him and made clear he would undo most of Iadon's deathdeeds once he took over. At some time in his rule, Iadon turned to the [[Seinalan|PatriarchJeskeri Mysteries]] ofand [[Shu-Korath]]eventually camestarted to Arelonperform tohuman readsacrifices. aBy documentthe Iadontime hadRaoden givenwas himtaken yearsby beforethe Shaod, whichtheir revealedrelationship thathad Iadon'ssoured capriciousso reignmuch hadthat intentionallyIadon laiddidn't theeven groundworktry forto aobject muchwhen morethe stablepriests systemtook ofhis governmentson.{{book ref|Elantris|1}}