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Heading the armies of Ashtan and Shallam, Catarin prepared to make her final stand against Castomira. The power of the Staff of Nicator enabled her to create a great portal through which the armies could be transported anywhere instantly, and with this she was able to advance upon Seleucar with more speed than Castomira expected, taking her completely by surprise. | Heading the armies of Ashtan and Shallam, Catarin prepared to make her final stand against Castomira. The power of the Staff of Nicator enabled her to create a great portal through which the armies could be transported anywhere instantly, and with this she was able to advance upon Seleucar with more speed than Castomira expected, taking her completely by surprise. | ||
In a final, climactic duel between Catarin and Castomira, [[Three Moons]], the broken sword of Lucaine Pyramides, came into one final play as Castomira attempted to use the Staff of Nicator to defeat Catarin. The [[Tsol'teth]] evil that lay within Castomira's blood unleashed itself, battling against the will of [[Sarapis]] embodied by the Staff. A great chasm spewing forth hot magma opened in the earth and distracted Castomira; this enabled Catarin to make her charge and, using the sword of Pyramides, | In a final, climactic duel between Catarin and Castomira, [[Three Moons]], the broken sword of Lucaine Pyramides, came into one final play as Castomira attempted to use the Staff of Nicator to defeat Catarin. The [[Tsol'teth]] evil that lay within Castomira's blood unleashed itself, battling against the will of [[Sarapis]] embodied by the Staff. A great chasm spewing forth hot magma opened in the earth and distracted Castomira; this enabled Catarin to make her charge and, using the sword of Pyramides, take off Castomira's head. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
With the death of Castomira, Catarin's place as monarch was ensured, and she ruled the Empire in a renewed era of peace, sometimes referred to as the [[Catarine Dominion]]. Parni was raised as part of the royal family, though in mysterious circumstances many years later he disappeared while his companions were brutally slain on a hunting expedition. | With the death of Castomira, Catarin's place as monarch was ensured, and she ruled the Empire in a renewed era of peace, sometimes referred to as the [[Catarine Dominion]]. Parni was raised as part of the royal family, though in mysterious circumstances many years later he disappeared while his companions were brutally slain on a hunting expedition. | ||
The Staff of Nicator was said to have been lost in battle, but in truth Catarin dropped it into the chasm it had created, for in dying, Castomira had given one final prophecy: | The Staff of Nicator was said to have been lost in battle, but in truth Catarin dropped it into the chasm it had created, for in dying, Castomira had given one final prophecy: were the staff to fall into Parni's hands, therein would be the destruction of the Empire. But what came of that, and the later fall of the Seleucarian Empire, have been, at this point, lost to history. | ||
Other notable figures in the Wars of Succession: | Other notable figures in the Wars of Succession: | ||