In 1979, four years after independence, and in the wake of King Daniel's passing, the powerful Pinjarra tribe attacked the ruling Weta clan, threatening to destroy the dead patriarch's unification efforts.

They killed his heir and line, but on the brink of victory, the Pinjarrans encountered a foe they had mistakenly overlooked.

Warriors of old, the Tamita tribe had once held sway throughout the Irukandji islands, long before colonial times.  However, they had submitted to the old King's rule peaceably, for they too wanted unity and saw no merit in returning to the wars of ancient times.  But now they had no option, for the Pinjarrans wanted anything but peace.

Tamita gathered its forces again, drawing support from across the kingdom, native and white man alike, and after months of bloody war, they crushed the Pinjarran revolt.

As the dust of war settled, the Tamita elders were handed the mantle of government. Their leader was wise with age but young in ideals. 

He assumed control as an elder, not as a King, and established the Council of Princes, made up of elders from each of the Irukandji tribes. 

All but Pinjarra.

Of this tribe, he took the heir and made him a slave in service to the crown. 

As penance for three generations, such would be the fate of each firstborn Pinjarran prince, until the memories of civil war were forgotten.

That same style of shared government still survives today, ensuring freedom, peace, and integrity remain at the foundation of Irukandji's lifestyle and culture.

Now in its second generation, Prince Xay of the Tamita clan holds the reins, and the Pinjarran Prince Rah is his slave and concubine.

Of all five Princes on the Council, they are the only trueborns.