Is the winter city always ruled by a queen?

[Lostname475]

I know there haven't been any ruling kings, but is that because they don't inherit or just because the rulers always have daughters?

 

[PalletTown]

Keep in mind that half-sex are also eligible to be queens. Assuming equal chance, then a queen has a 66% chance of bearing a valid successor. Also, in medieval dynasties, if the king couldn't get a valid successor, then the kingship often would go to his brother or his brother's son.

 

[Lostname475]

if the king couldn't get a valid successor, then the kingship often would go to his brother or his brother's son.

Yeah, I guess what I'm asking is are men considered valid successors by the elves as women usually weren't by medieval rulers

 

[valk42]

going by the dowager king having been the dowager king, yes, men can rule but it is very untraditional, like a ruling queen in our world way backs

 

[TheShepard256]

Assuming equal chance, then a queen has a 66% chance of bearing a valid successor.

60%, actually; the sex ratio is 50% female, 10% half-sexed, 40% non-half-sexed male.