The head of state of Biru is elected for a lifetime of service; their reigns are typically very long, as the desire for stability generally means each new consul is, at most, middle aged.
740-765 - Lelex, who led the founding of the nation, was reputedly a direct descendent of Poseidon, and married to a Naiad.
765-790 - Myles, who may have been a nephew of Lelex's.
790-820 - Eurotas, possibly distantly related to Lelex, led major land reclamation efforts that have protected Elou (the capital city) from flooding, tides, and attack since their completion in 814.
820-855 - Lacedaemon, reputedly a distant descendent of Zeus, he built the army of Biru and conquered the whole main island during his term.
855-890 - Amyklas, who built the first vast trading fleet that started the country off as a trading power.
890-895 - Argalus, who died in a sailing accident, after having accomplished little of note. He was sailing a small pleasure craft, which sank with all hands; his body was not found.
895-922 - Cynortas led the founding of a large temple system, dominated by the worship of Poseidon. This did not sit well with the priests of Zeus, but their power has only shrunk in the years since.
922-955 - Perieres, a warrior consul, who attempted and failed to conquer the southern Free Islands.
955-983 - Oebalus, fathered eleven children on three wives, apparently in an attempt to create a large enough family to eventually create a sort of dynasty that could rule the country. This did not have much success, as few of his children went into government.
983-1014 - Tyndareus, whose reign was peaceful until his daughter, Helen, eloped with a scholar-warrior from Neusmik named Susharma Chand; this resulted in a ten year long war with Neusmik that ended with the utter destruction of the city of Troyius, located on Heltor island; no trace of the city remains. Helen and Susharma fled to Neusmik; Tyndareus and most of his generals, along with three quarters of the army, were slain in the final battle, and the survivors limped home. Helen was forgotten and the war ended.
1014-1031 - Hippocoon, who swore off the war against Neusmik and was elected in an overwhelming wave. Heracles, one of the surviving generals, who had been elsewhere when the final disastrous battle took place, organized a rebellion in 1030, and in 1031 he and his followers massacred Hippocoon and his whole family, including nineteen sons by several wives.
1031-1033 - Meneleus, another survivor of the battle of Troyius, who was placed into office by the rebellion; he led a fleet to attack Neusmik city in an attempt to get revenge for the deaths of the thousands of men who died at Troyius. The fleet was destroyed with all hands lost.
1033-1036 - Orestes, who swore off the attacks on Neusmik, was nonetheless murdered by an assassin in the employ of the leadership of that country.
1036-1058 - Tisamenus, son of Orestes, was elected as Consul, and shortly thereafter sailed to Neusmik in a small ship, unarmed, and presented himself to the Council in an attempt to end the hostilities between the countries. He was held hostage for several months, and eventually released after a large number of children of the leadership of Biru were left as hostages. These children were raised and educated on Neusmik, a tradition that continues to this day (although no longer as a hostage system).
1058-1090 - Dion, whose only actions of major note were his attempt to raise Dionysus to primacy among the worshipers of the country. Despite spending much of his family's fortune (and probably a good deal of government funds), this never took hold.
1090-1119 - Aristodemus, who had several children who never returned from their schooling at Neusmik, thus beginning a tradition of going abroad and marrying there. Many upper class Biruans have chosen to stay in Neusmik since then, and the College of Doctors has many members who are children of such unions.
1119-1131 - Theras, who was elected as sort of a standin for a genius scholar who all thought would one day rule, nevertheless was instrumental in a massive increase in the size of the country's trading fleet, almost taking over most maritime trade in that part of the world.
1131-present - Eurysthenes, a brilliant and capable leader, has used trade and negotiation to cement Biru's place as a power in the oceans between Pendria and Centaria. The army is relatively small, but the navy is large and powerful, but has not been involved in anything other than suppressing pirates since 1033. It is expected that his son Agis will rule when he dies; some say that this may be the beginning of a ruling family, but the last three decades have been so very good to the country that little actual outcry has risen over this.