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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.)// | + | Special Thanks to [[https://paizo.com/ |
- | 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' | ||
- | 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 | + | ===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 the torch? He isn't mentioned as having children | ||
- | ENNOI: The Baroness Ennoi has not only emerged into her own, but appears to have liberated a significant part of Porthmos | + | (Fun Fact://In TFE, the mention |
- | EUTROPIA: The illegitimacy claims | + | ===CORCINA:=== |
+ | There have been dramatic events in Cassomir. House Corcina -- maybe or maybe not a former Imperialist house depending | ||
- | FAHLSPAR: Previously having seemed a likely lock for Loyalist status, House Fahlspar | + | ===CYRIS:=== |
+ | If these are Stavian cousins, they' | ||
- | 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 | + | ===DARAHAN: |
+ | Now emerged from " | ||
- | HESKILLAR: House Heskillar | + | They' |
- | KASTNER: Shown as controlling western Opparos and part of Oppara, House Kastner have fallen away from Loyalist support -- assuming | + | ===DELRIDDIA:=== |
+ | This is House Delriddia, mentioned last time out as likely Imperialists | ||
+ | Grand Duke Nestor Delriddia is leading the House now, given the whole bizarre series | ||
- | KIU: They fell under Imperialist control in the past couple | + | ===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 | ||
- | LAWSUS: House Lawsus had apparently been overrun by or persuaded | + | ===ENNOI:=== |
+ | The Baroness Ennoi has not only emerged into her own, but appears | ||
- | MERKANDER: Merkander' | + | ===EUTROPIA:=== |
+ | The illegitimacy claims have clearly done a number on Eutropia' | ||
- | 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 | + | ===FAHLSPAR:=== |
+ | Previously having seemed a likely lock for Loyalist status, | ||
- | NAZEZI: Presumably Stavian cousin claimants, Nazezi are one of a few factions who never were subsumed by either Imperialist or Loyalist factions. However, their base of support is far smaller now than in the previous book: maybe they' | + | ===HESKILLAR:=== |
+ | House Heskillar aligned with the Loyalists at some point but has clearly given up on that alliance and is still, apparently, battling to assert control over Krearis Prefecture, of which it seems to directly control relatively little. There' | ||
- | PHAEBEN and PHINI: Phaeben was swamped by the Imperialist faction | + | ===KASTNER:=== |
+ | Shown as controlling western Opparos | ||
- | SOLARI: House Solari, probably meaning | + | ===KIU:=== |
+ | They fell under Imperialist control in the past but are now independent again and in control | ||
- | STARBORNE: The gnomes of Wispil and their ally, former senator Marquess Starborne, have never thrown | + | ===LAWSUS:=== |
+ | House Lawsus had apparently been overrun by or persuaded to ally with the Imperialists in the past two months. Now, their base of support has reemerged stronger than ever and they have displaced | ||
- | TARQ: Previously overrun | + | ===MERKANDER:=== |
+ | Merkander' | ||
- | THAENA: The name of a lunar naga from The Dragon' | + | ===MERROSETT:=== |
+ | House Merrosett are the last holdouts | ||
- | TIBERAN: No longer | + | ===NAZEZI:=== |
+ | Stavian cousin claimants, Nazezi are one of a few factions who never were subsumed by either Imperialist or Loyalist | ||
- | Perhaps they' | + | ===PHAEBEN |
+ | Phaeben | ||
- | VORT: That curious enigma on the borders of Verduran Forest, House Vort have been a constant presence in the succession struggle | + | ===SOLARI:=== |
+ | House Solari, meaning | ||
- | ZELLVYNGIAN: The corrupt rulers | + | ===STARBORNE:=== |
+ | The gnomes | ||
+ | ===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. | ||