Statue in Bright Port depicting Xavier.
The Jury of Nine was an organization of high-ranking guards set in O'Khasis. The Jury of Nine was later dismantled and preceded by The Dragon Ward.
Origin[]
At least 1000 years ago, once Lady Irene brought peace to the land, many sought after her hand in marriage, to assassinate her, to glorify her, and so on. She had a difficult time setting foot anywhere. Then, Xaiver stepped in and established The Jury of Nine - to pass judgement on anyone who dared to speak with her with intent both pure and malicious.
According to Katelyn, the Jury of Nine have disbanded after Zane's sudden disappearance. The remaining jurors are implied to have left and are working on solo jobs.
It is unknown if a new Jury of Nine has been revived or formed while the 15 year time-skip appeared.
The Jury of Nine was eventually replaced with the Dragon Ward, formed and led by Katelyn.
Known members[]
- Janus the Silver Death (Formerly, Killed by Remaining Surviving Elite Tu'la Guards as mention in "The Jury's Bane")
- Katelyn the Fire Fist (Formerly, Revoked by Zane in ''The Amulet's Secret'')
- Jeffory the Golden Heart (Formerly, Killed by Zane in ''Respect for Irene'')
- Ivy the Venom Scythe (Formerly, Agent of the King of Tu'la, Killed by Raven in ''Battle of O'Khasis'')
- Garroth (Briefly)
- Lillian the silver scythe (Formerly, Killed by Katelyn in ''The Amulet's Secret'')
- Ivan (Diaries Rebirth) - (Diaries Rebirth only; Revealed in "What It Takes To Be A King")
Title[]
The way that the Jury members' titles work could be a number of things, including what weapon they use, what materials they use, their personality, or how they use their weapon. However, none of this is confirmed as being canon. Although Jeffory the Golden Heart is speculated to get his title from how he uses golden weapons, or it could be in retrospect to his kind-heartedness.
Powers and Abilities[]
Every member of the Jury has to leave their family in order to fulfill their duties. Also, members likely are given powerful armor and potentially weaponry as well so long as they are loyal. . Each member seems to have a special transformation form as well- we see Katelyn in her transformation in ''The Amulet's Secret''. As said above, the Jurors are given armor and weapons in return for their loyalty, and not having that loyalty anymore would get your armor taken away (or killed if you are under Zane's rule). However, it seems that not having loyalty to O'Khasis anymore does not have a direct connection to a members powers and arsenal. An example would be Katelyn, who renounced her place in the Jury unofficially and kept the armor and her powers, until Zane took her powers away. The lord the member protects probably does the taking away of the arsenal and powers.
- It is seen that the Jury of Nine power can do major damage as Katelyn attack on Lillian missed and caused a crater on the beach without going into full power.
- Also Zane has probably Enchanted all of the items the Jury has, due to the fact that when Aphmau, Laurance and Katelyn were held hostage and their items were burnt, Katelyn's claws remained intact.
Guards In Line For Jury[]
Since there are always 9 members of the Jury of Nine, guards who do exceptionally well during guard training will be put on a list. If a member of the Jury of Nine dies, renounces their own place in the Jury, or is relieved of their position for any reason, then the next guard prodigy on the list will take their place. Guards on the list get to know the members of the Jury of Nine while in training. It could also be that titles run in bloodlines, seeing as Abby introduced herself as ''Abby the Golden Heart'', though this could also just be because of some sort of honorary titling system.