Empress Audrey de Lylles has challenged the mage-Emperor Julos for control of the Allerian Empire. As the conflicts have intensified, so is it believed that further resolution to the Imperial Succession Crisis may be resolved. The Herald will present a collection of articles, ordered from most recent to latest, that cover these events. Please be sure to check back this Top Story regularly for updated articles.
SYNCHESIS OF THE THIRD EMPIRE
Article: Oration Against Democracy
Noted historian, Imperial Chronicler Lord Ortorius, calls for the immediate support of Audrey de Lylles as the legitimate Empress of the Allerian Empire to restore stability and order to the Allerian Empire.
Article: Pro-Audrey Army Marches on Prime
Rumors reveal that forces from several cities, including Midpoint and Candaceburg, have begun to assemble to march on Alleria Prime. Prince Antonius de Lylles, thane of Alleria Prime, pledges he will intervene to protect the Allerian people, even if it means siding with the Rakrya. The armies later withdraw under unclear circumstances, but stirrings of a popular uprising outside of the city begin to take shape.
AUDREY DE LYLLES, THE PEOPLE CHALLENGE THE RAKRYA
Article: Audrey Challenges the Rakrya
Empress Audrey de Lylles delivers a powerful speech from the city of Zerdargia, attacking the Rakrya and calling the people of the Allerian Empire to avoid violence and stand up for righteousness. She appeals for sense and honor and pledges her undying support for a free and prosperous empire.
Article: Former Regent Released
Justicar Juliara releases Alexander Nighthawk after his advocate, Professor Rachael Illiander argues that as regent, he was immune for his actions and could not be held to account. The Rakrya indicates it will likely suspend civil courts, but cannot recover from the set-back. Civil courts, still controlling a small number of militia, escort Nighthawk safely out of Alleria Prime to safety.
Article: Inquisitor Seeks the Death Penalty for Nighthawk
Rakrya officials seek to put the former Imperial Regent, Lord Alexander Nighthawk, to death and announce that they seek the death penalty before the court of Justicar Juliara
Article: Julos, Rakrya defend their Regime
Emperor Julos responds to criticism throughout the Empire by defending his regime's actions as necessary, given the desparate times in Alleria. The Rakrya announces it has arrested Arbiter Thamion, though because Aramil left the graces of the Emperor, he is believed to have no political rights or protections.
Article: Aramil H. Thamion Retires
Arbiter Aramil Thamion, anticipating a possible arrest by pro-Rakrya forces, retires from politics altogether and goes into hiding.
Article: Frigid River Secedes
The thane of Frigid River announces his secession from the Allerian Empire. No one pays the matter much heed, because Frigid River still plays a role in the provincial politics of Lauryl, which still remains steadfastly committed to the restoration of the Empire.
Article: Law and Order Turn Cruel in Primus Gaudeo
Governor Davion Jaq'len, leader of Centripax - the province hosting Empress Audrey de Lylles - begins to take drastic measures to pre-emptively keep the peace in his city. Centripax has traditionally maintained the peace at all costs.
Article: Tirisfal Supports the Empress Audrey
The Government of Tirisfal joins several other cities and villages in supporting Empress Audrey de Lylles, marking clear territorial divisions forming in the Allerian Empire. The Rakrya, in contrast, receives limited support outside of Alleria Prime, Vers, and remote areas of the Empire.
Article: Julos Proclaimed Emperor
In a direct response to Empress Audrey de Lylles, First Guardian Julos proclaims himself Emperor of the Allerian Empire, with the Rakrya as his personal Imperial Court, after he discovers one of the three ancient artifacts of rulership, the Scepter of Aslan.
Article: Civil War in Arakmat
In the first major challenge to the Rakrya's ability to keep the Empire united, the Province of Arakmat errupts into a bloody civil war, challenging the stability of the provincial government there. The Al-Huron Family of Sultans, who are ceremonial figures in politics, manage to unite the Arakmatan people.
Article: A Call for Election of Praesul
Citizens demand the election of a Praesul, and a restoration of the Imperial Senate at once. The Rakrya pays them no heed, and enters into isolation to debate the threat posed by Empress Audrey de Lylles and her growing band of followers.
EARLY FAILURES OF THE RAKRYA
Article: Senate in Anarchy!
Empress Audrey de Lylles sends forth an arcane tempest to deliver her declaration that the Imperial Senate and the Rakrya have no right to convene, as she is the rightful ruler of the Allerian Empire, through a Rite of Succession performed by the spirit of Emperor Constantine in defiance of Diana. First Guardian Julos orders the Imperial Senate suspended, dismisses the Lord Arbiter, and declares a State of Emergency. The Sentinels - magical automatons with considerable power - are activated to preserve the Rakrya's rule.
Article: An Address to the Empire
Lord Arbiter Aramil H. Thamion declares the Rakrya illegal and in violation of the Articles of Imperium, the Constitution of the Allerian Empire.
Article: Senate Rocked by Al'lende Family
The Al'lende Family was highly favored to take control of the Allerian Empire's political institutions when brother Caransule Al'lende and sister, Governor of Enamoria, Lady Elanara Al'lende, were viewed as candidates for high leadership posts.
Article: Rumors Abound in the Senate
Senators began forming alliances and partnerships, and in part, it is believed that an earnest effort to remove the Rakrya from power was taking shape, prompting shock on the part of Rakrya leaders. Arbiter Aramil H. Thamion, furthermore, started to be seen as no longer the trustworthy puppet that First Guardian Julos had intended him to be.
Article: Imperial Senate Convenes
First Guardian Julos, sitting in as Emperor in an act that shocked the Allerian Empire, appointed Baron Aramil Thamion as Lord Exchequer to pay off the Imperial Debt, and together, they presided over the first few sessions of the Imperial Senate.
Article: Rakrya Takes Charge
The Rakrya imposes martial law after several challenges to its rule have been indicated, however no indication was given as to how they might try and preserve the public order, given that they lacked a police force in the city.
Article: Further Measures Taken to Protect Medonia
The City of Medonia, second largest in the Allerian Empire, enters political and social isolation, in part due to the fear of the Feeble Pox spread, and also in part for fear of the violence and protests that have gripped the Imperial Capital and the West of the Empire.
Article: Former Regent on Trial
Alexander Nighthawk is promptly placed on trial for Treason, and a long list of charges place his life in jeopardy. The Provincial Court of Justicar Juliara oversees the case's pre-trial stages.
Article: Imperial Senators Arriving Slowly
Fears of the Feeble Pox keep travel at a minimum, and cities with cumbersome bureaucratic procedures and no uniform selection methods struggle with ways to select their constitutional representatives to the Imperial Senate.
Article: Dissonance and Disorder in the West
Leaders from the West of the Allerian Empire declare that Alleria Prime is irrelevant because the Rakrya has shown no concern for the suffering throughout the countryside. Early signs of the Feeble Pox have been seen in the heart of the Empire.
THE RISE OF THE RAKRYA
Article: Alexander Nighthawk Arrested
Imperial Regent Alexander Nighthawk was promptly arrested, interrogated and put to a lengthy trial.
Article: Rakrya Lifts Martial Law
First Guardian Julos, and other members of the powerful Guardian Council of the Rakrya - the mage government of the Allerian Empire - ordered that martial law be lifted in the Imperial City, and the gates be re-opened to travel.
Article: Rakrya Orders Senate to Convene
First Guardian Julos of the Rakrya ordered the Imperial Senate to convene to go about the business of governing the Allerian Empire and preventing any further destabilization.
Article: Magocracy Rules the Fourth Empire
Mages place the Imperial Regent under arrest and proclaim an end to his government, declaring that a new 'Fourth Empire' has been established under the rule of mages, who call themselves the Rakrya.
Article: Rioting Mages Unbound; Enter Citadel
Mage protestors enter the Imperial Citadel in Alleria Prime after being attacked by Imperial Regent Alexander Nighthawk during a peaceful protest against Nighthawk's refusal to release a stone of unbinding.
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