Legend had it that the Sabaoth was immortal, and "Sabaoth" therefore was both name and title. While he was the "king" of Ashdod, there was no queen. Still, there are yet many who can claim to be a son of Sabaoth ("bar Sabaoth"). Since the Sabaoth was considered to be immortal, this implied no succession by heritage as it would in many other kingdoms.

The Sabaoth's history was long shrouded in mystery, and few were those who would get to see him except at a great distance. He was not completely secluded, however, for he made daily appearances on a daily basis for the ceremony of the Greeting of the Sun.

His mortality is now evident, however, as the Sabaoth was slain in an uprising after the great defeat Ashdod suffered in the War of the Plaguebringers. He was succeeded by the High Prince Boghaz (his biological son), but was not long after murdered, and replaced by his wife, Saraizadze, who was dubbed the High Princess. It looks as if a tradition of calling the leader of the land the "High Prince" or "High Princess" is being set here, though it is not yet demonstrated whether this rule will be passed on in hereditary fashion. (In Babelite politics, it is likely that the throne will find a new successor by blood -- shed rather than inherited.)