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== History ==
Before the [[Reod]], Iadon was a successful Arelene merchant. He and his first wife had one son, [[Raoden]]. His wife died approximately 2 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}}
To maintain some dignity and forgo the humiliation of having to abdicate he eventually committed suicide, after his heavy involvement with the [[Jeskeri Mysteries]] became public. After Iadon's death, the [[Seinalan|Patriarch]] of [[Shu-Korath]] came to Arelon to read a document Iadon had given him years before, which revealed that Iadon's capricious reign had intentionally laid the groundwork for a much more stable system of government. From then on, all noble titles are to be frozen, and that nobility will henceforth be based on inheritance and not on wealth.{{book ref|Elantris|38}}
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