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- | BRIARSMITH, previously submerged under the tide of the Imperialist faction, have re-emerged as their own faction. Is Thestro Briarsmith still alive? If he is, is he now staging his own bid for the throne given the chaos surrounding the Stavian line? Or if he isn't still alive, is one of his relatives now carrying | + | ====== Succession Loyalties |
- | At any rate, House Briarsmith' | + | {{:game_systems: |
- | (Fun Fact: //In TFE, the mention of Porthmos Prison comes with art of an adventurer bribing a gargoyle with a book. This gargoyle is named Grinnd, and such a bribe is actually how adventurers get into Porthmos Prison in a very early Society adventure. The object of that adventure is to rescue a thief named Hadge, who according to TFE canon is still in Porthmos Prison at that point and leading one of the many prison gangs who run the place.)// | ||
- | CORCINA: There have been dramatic events in Cassomir. House Corcina -- maybe or maybe not a former Imperialist house depending on how you were inclined to read them -- has taken over control of that city, which should be House Tiberan' | + | //Special Thanks to [[https://paizo.com/ |
- | CYRIS: If these are Stavian cousins, they'd have to be sufficiently remote cousins so that Stavian I's supposed relationship to House Adella doesn' | ||
- | DARAHAN: Now emerged from " | ||
- | They' | ||
- | DELRIDDIA: This is House Delriddia, mentioned last time out as likely Imperialists (" | ||
- | Alternatively, | ||
- | DENZARNI: House Denzarni have been through some dramatic events of their own. They appear here to have been driven by House Lawsus out of their traditional seat of power in Kazuhn and to be roughing it in hilly northwestern Porthmos Prefecture. Given that their taste for hedonistic revelry virtually defines them, this cannot be a fun state of affairs. Is Grand Duchess Mellea Denzarni still alive? Is a descendant or other relative running the House in what must be very reduced circumstances? | ||
- | ENNOI: The Baroness Ennoi has not only emerged into her own, but appears to have liberated a significant part of Porthmos Prefecture from Briarsmith rule. Is she staging | + | ===BRIARSMITH=== |
+ | Previously submerged under the tide of the Imperialist faction, have re-emerged as their own faction. Is Thestro Briarsmith still alive? If he is, is he now staging | ||
- | EUTROPIA: The illegitimacy claims have clearly done a number on Eutropia' | + | (Fun Fact://In TFE, the mention |
- | FAHLSPAR: Previously having seemed a likely lock for Loyalist status, House Fahlspar | + | ===CORCINA:=== |
+ | There have been dramatic events in Cassomir. House Corcina -- maybe or maybe not a former Imperialist house depending on how you were inclined to read them -- has taken over control | ||
- | If the Grand Duchess has been supplanted (perhaps even murdered) by one of her hostile relations, it might explain why the House controls relatively little of its own domain, much of which appears to have stayed loyal to Eutropia. | + | ===CYRIS: |
+ | If these are Stavian cousins, they' | ||
- | HESKILLAR: House Heskillar aligned with the Loyalists at some point in the prior books, but has clearly given up on that alliance | + | ===DARAHAN:=== |
+ | Now emerged from " | ||
- | KASTNER: Shown as controlling western Opparos and part of Oppara, House Kastner have fallen away from Loyalist support -- assuming | + | They' |
- | KIU: They fell under Imperialist control in the past couple of books but are now independent again and in control of the Monastery | + | ===DELRIDDIA:=== |
+ | This is House Delriddia, mentioned last time out as likely Imperialists | ||
+ | Grand Duke Nestor Delriddia is leading | ||
- | LAWSUS: House Lawsus had apparently | + | ===DENZARNI:=== |
+ | House Denzarni have been through some dramatic events of their own. They appear here to have been driven | ||
- | MERKANDER: Merkander' | + | ===ENNOI:=== |
+ | The Baroness Ennoi has not only emerged into her own, but appears | ||
- | MERROSETT: The only House still color-coded according to the old Imperialist yellow is House Merrosett. Are they the last holdouts of the Imperialist cause? Are they now basing their own claim on having had the favor of Maxillar Pythareus, perhaps on some tale of the High Strategos having passed his powers to them upon his death? If so, the same forces wreaking havoc on Eutropia' | + | ===EUTROPIA:=== |
+ | The illegitimacy claims have clearly done a number | ||
- | NAZEZI: Presumably Stavian cousin claimants, Nazezi are one of a few factions who never were subsumed by either Imperialist or Loyalist | + | ===FAHLSPAR:=== |
+ | Previously having seemed | ||
- | PHAEBEN and PHINI: Phaeben was swamped by the Imperialist faction and Phini by the Loyalists | + | ===HESKILLAR:=== |
+ | House Heskillar aligned with the Loyalists | ||
- | SOLARI: House Solari, probably meaning the Grand Duchess Solari, is one of the largest factions to emerge | + | ===KASTNER:=== |
+ | Shown as controlling western Opparos and part of Oppara, | ||
- | STARBORNE: The gnomes of Wispil | + | ===KIU:=== |
+ | They fell under Imperialist control in the past but are now independent again and in control of the Monastery of the Seven Forms and nearby areas. Otherwise, they're as enigmatic as before. The revelation of the Seven Forms of Sin Monastery may have shaken them. | ||
- | TARQ: Previously | + | ===LAWSUS:=== |
+ | House Lawsus had apparently been overrun by or persuaded to ally with the Imperialists | ||
- | THAENA: The name of a lunar naga from The Dragon' | + | ===MERKANDER:=== |
+ | Merkander' | ||
- | TIBERAN: No longer Loyalist supporters, | + | ===MERROSETT:=== |
+ | House Merrosett are the last holdouts | ||
- | Perhaps they' | + | ===NAZEZI: |
+ | Stavian cousin claimants, Nazezi | ||
- | VORT: That curious enigma on the borders of Verduran Forest, House Vort have been a constant presence in the succession struggle and another faction that has never thrown | + | ===PHAEBEN and PHINI:=== |
+ | Phaeben was swamped by the Imperialist faction and Phini by the Loyalists | ||
- | ZELLVYNGIAN: The corrupt rulers | + | ===SOLARI:=== |
+ | House Solari, meaning the Grand Duchess Solari, is one of the largest factions | ||
+ | ===STARBORNE: | ||
+ | The gnomes of Wispil and their ally, former senator Marquess Starborne, have never thrown their lot in with any particular faction, still have no reason to pursue the Lion Throne and clearly continue to chart their own course. It is unclear what that course is, however, it appears they have adjacency to Eutropia' | ||
+ | ===TARQ:=== | ||
+ | Previously overrun by the Imperialists, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===THAENA: | ||
+ | The name of a lunar naga from The Dragon' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===TIBERAN: | ||
+ | No longer Loyalist supporters, House Tiberan have been chased out of their rightful seat at Cassomir and are pretty clearly up against it, controlling disconnected enclaves in Tandak and the Verduran Forest. It appears this diminished house is challenged. It seems likely that House Tiberan is just fighting to survive. If the Princess can make inroads, then they may easily come back to support. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===VORT:=== | ||
+ | That curious enigma on the borders of Verduran Forest, House Vort have been a constant presence in the succession struggle and another faction that has never thrown in with either Eutropia or the Imperialists. They remain constant now. Again, maybe just in too much of a backwater for anyone to care too much. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===ZELLVYNGIAN: | ||
+ | The corrupt rulers of Lingian Prefecture appear to have been mostly displaced from their traditional home, much like House Denzarni they seem to control a narrow slice of their own territory and an even narrower slice of Opparos. Given their corrupt and unpleasant character, they likely have few friends by this point it would make sense for the Grand Duchess Solari to be outmaneuvering them. | ||