Ersa Philosir (pronounced ERR-sah fee-low-SEER) is the head of House Philosir, a Tirionite family that once held the throne of the kingdom centuries ago. Along with the rest of her family and the descendants of other nobles, Philosir is forbidden from entering the nation, now a republic, under fears they will incite a rebellion against the state. For her part Philosir continues to style herself as the rightful queen of Tirione, but even within her family it is acknowledged that this is mere posturing - she has not left the Halakran city of Chersion, where she was born, in more than two decades.