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The children of [[Valerias_deSangre|Valerias]], [[Mycale deSangre|Mycale]] and [[Catarin deSangre]] both were poised to inherit the Empire of Seleucar when their father died, without specifying an heir. Though Catarin was by far the more qualified of the two, the tradition of male kings was deeply ingrained within the citizenry and many were reluctant to see a woman rule. | The children of [[Valerias_deSangre|Valerias]], [[Mycale deSangre|Mycale]] and [[Catarin deSangre]] both were poised to inherit the Empire of Seleucar when their father died, without specifying an heir. Though Catarin was by far the more qualified of the two, the tradition of male kings was deeply ingrained within the citizenry and many were reluctant to see a woman rule. | ||
Mycale had on his side [[Lucius Errikale]], Duke of Seleucar and the highest of the Lords, as well as [[Castomira Brangwin]], a duchess who held little political power but was influential nonetheless. | Mycale had on his side [[Lucius Errikale]], Duke of Seleucar and the highest of the Lords, as well as [[Castomira Brangwin]], a duchess who held little political power but was influential nonetheless. Supporting Catarin was [[Orin Grandier]], Prime Minister of the Empire, and a man called [[Lucaine Pyramides]], who had originally been hired as an assassin by Castomira but had fallen in love with his target, Catarin, and joined her cause. | ||
The first war was entirely contained within the city of Seleucar, the fighting lasting approximately four weeks with the separate factions at a relative standstill. The [[Church]], while holding no official political position within the Empire, was hesitant to back either successor, until a vision revealed that the true monarch would be the one to find the [[Staff of Nicator]], thought lost hundreds of years earlier during the [[Black Wave]]. | The first war was entirely contained within the city of Seleucar, the fighting lasting approximately four weeks with the separate factions at a relative standstill. The [[Church]], while holding no official political position within the Empire, was hesitant to back either successor, until a vision revealed that the true monarch would be the one to find the [[Staff of Nicator]], thought lost hundreds of years earlier during the [[Black Wave]]. | ||