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Valendor I Steward

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…scended the throne as the winner of the Second Imperial Election after the bloody fall of the Renders. He took over an empire shaken by a dynast…

The Second Imperial Diet and the Second Imperial Election

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…r and without a clear successor. At the Second Imperial Diet, 31 nobles gathered to represent the remaining provinces. The result was the electi…

The Second Imperial Diet and the Second Imperial Election › An empire without a government

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After the Great Slaughter of the Renderians, the Empire was left without a ruling dynasty. The Render either died or fle…

The Second Imperial Diet and the Second Imperial Election › Distribution of forces

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The Diet gathered 31 nobles who represented the surviving and functional provinces. The Ariers and Zelins had the greate…

The Second Imperial Diet and the Second Imperial Election › The Choice of Valendor I

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… army and a wide network of allies. The election ended with 25 votes for his election, while 4 votes were against and the Youlenders abstained. …

The Second Imperial Diet and the Second Imperial Election › Promises and the New Order

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On his accession, Valendor I promised to rule according to the old customs and not to favor his house. At the same time,…

Magnursie — House of Ariers › The Second Imperial Diet and the election of Valendor I.

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…elf without clear dynastic support. The Second Imperial Diet was to decide whether the Empire would descend into another civil war or find the r…

The Imperial Diet and the First Imperial Election › An empire without a leader

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After the Death Wedding, there were only a few individuals left of the direct line of Magnurs who were unable to take ov…

The Imperial Diet and the First Imperial Election › Emanuel's dominance

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…ry superiority and the weakening of the imperial army, which he was able to partially neutralize by bribing the generals. At the Diet, he openly…

The Imperial Diet and the First Imperial Election › Emperor's first choice

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…ney and pressure, proved effective. The election ended 42 to 23 in favor of Frederik, who became the first non-Magnuri emperor in history.

The Imperial Diet and the First Imperial Election › The birth of a new dynasty

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After his accession, Frederik tried to strengthen the legitimacy of his position by marrying Oliana, a distant relative …

Magnursie — House of Renders › The first imperial election and the saving of order

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…pire was left without a clear heir. The Imperial Diet and the First Imperial Election were therefore not only a political event, but an attempt …

Magnursie — House of Ariers

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… extremely important. It began with the Second Imperial Assembly after the massacre of the Renders and represented an attempt to restore order a…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The second war of kings and a new way of fighting

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When Ignatius assumed the crown, the war with Trabazar and Jitron was not yet over. However, it was at this stage that h…

Leo II The conqueror › Administration of the empire and the first imperial reforms

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…aced by administrators dependent on the imperial center. He also introduced new imperial coins, overhauled the tax system, and strengthened the …

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Assassination and the end of the first imperial generation

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In the end, Magnus didn't die in battle or of old age. He was murdered by his own stepmother, who wanted revenge for his…

John II Builder › Imperial Roads

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… legacy of his reign was the network of imperial roads. These roads connected provincial capitals, trade hubs and militarily important areas and…

Untred I. Half-elf › Family Archive and Imperial Memory

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Untred was also the first ruler to make a systematic effort to create a Magnurs family archive. He wanted to map the ent…

Valendor I Steward › The winner of the election, who first had to clean up the debris

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Valendor I ascended the throne not as the heir of the old order, but as a man who had risen from a bloody breach. After …

Valendor II Besieged › The Second Power War and the emperor between the two halves of the empire

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…iven the chance. In 997, therefore, the Second Power War broke out, this time much more extensive. The empire effectively split into two halves.…

Edward I. Banished › Secret election and escape to the elves

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…n the house's rule. Therefore, a secret election took place, known later as the Secret Election of the Emperor. Conrad II, Eduard's uncle and yo…

Konrad II Money maker › The beginning of the second golden age

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…hs could build. It is from him that the second golden age of the empire is often counted. After his death, a grand procession of the empire was …

Azach › A Man from the Edge of the Imperial World

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…se power was not derived from a distant imperial center, but from a direct relationship to his tribe.

The second youngest son of Vavrin I.

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He died of pancreatic problems.

The return of the secondary branch under Konrad I.

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Konrad I restored dynastic power through a minor line and at the same time transformed the dynastic tension into hard ce…

The return of the secondary branch under Konrad I. › Minor branch return

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…thus marked a significant return of the secondary branch to the center of history. This change showed once again that the Magnur family is able …

The return of the secondary branch under Konrad I. › Political assassinations and centralization of power

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Konrad did not hesitate to eliminate rivals even in his own family. In doing so, he created the image of a monarch who u…

The return of the secondary branch under Konrad I. › The quest preceding the arrival of the Sorcerer

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During Conrad's reign, an expedition was sent to bring new knowledge. It was her fate that was indirectly connected with…

Silent preparations for the Great War › Spy network and second line of defense

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…tent and at the same time completed the second line of defense. This combination of internal awareness and external preparedness created a new t…

The transformation of Richard's plays into Imperial plays › From dynastic celebration to imperial ritual

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…ames to other provinces created a truly imperial tradition. The inhabitants of the more distant cities were suddenly not just passive recipients…

The transformation of Richard's plays into Imperial plays › Expensive but effective

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The Imperial Games were expensive. They required the movement of people, supplies, the organization of large…

The transformation of Richard's plays into Imperial plays › Power among ordinary people

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…mportant historical significance of the Imperial Games was that they created a more direct relationship between the monarch and the people. The …

Goblin incursion to the northeast › Towers, Time and Imperial Banners

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…ces had time to call for help. When the Imperial battalions arrived, the situation was no longer a chaotic border rush, but a battle in which th…

Second Power War

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The Second Power War was a large-scale conflict between Emperor Valendor II. and a rebel alliance led by Hou…

Second Power War › Broken truce

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After the First Power War, there was a fragile truce, but it did not last. Tensions between the families persisted and d…

Second Power War › War of the whole empire

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The conflict affected most of the territory of the empire and divided it into two blocs. The insurgents led by Jan Youle…

Second Power War › The fall of the emperorThe fall of the emperor

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…gn of House Ariers. Subsequently, a new Imperial Diet was convened.

Third Imperial Diet › Empire after the war

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The Second Power War left the empire exhausted and divided. Many provinces were devastated and the political…

Third Imperial Diet › Election of a new emperor

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… alliance, was elected at the Diet. His election was seen as a compromise between the individual families. John V had the support of most of the…

Third Imperial Diet › The beginning of a new era

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…ure, defense and the economy. The Third Imperial Diet thus marked the end of the period of wars and the beginning of a new, more stable era of t…

Secret election of the emperor › The impure line of Oleda I.

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Edward I succeeded Oled I, but his reign was plagued from the start by suspicions that his father had usurped the throne…

Secret election of the emperor › Choice without the wider nobility

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…'s decision-making. Therefore, a secret election took place within the family. Konrad II, the uncle of Eduard I and the younger brother of Oled …

Secret election of the emperor › Return to acceptable government

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…n as a man who could calm disputes. His election helped end the worst part of the dynastic crisis. However, the secret election also showed that…

The creation of the first imperial weekly

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…nformation, but also for censorship and imperial propaganda.During the reign of Anna I, the first regularly published weekly newspaper in the em…

The creation of the first imperial weekly › Empress under the public eye

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Anna I became one of the first rulers whose life began to be regularly followed by almost the entire empire. Her speeche…

The creation of the first imperial weekly › News, economy and news

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The weekly did not only contain court news. In it, people could read about events in different regions, economic forecas…

The creation of the first imperial weekly › Censorship and propaganda

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Anna was very aware of the amount of information. The weekly was therefore often subject to censorship and sometimes dir…

Siege of Soumun › An expedition to restore imperial prestige

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…till a symbol of lost authority for the imperial court. The first clashes turned out favorably for the empire, and for a time it seemed that the…

Siege of Soumun › The fortress that stopped the imperial army

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However, Soumun showed that the imperial troops were not ready for a long and technically demanding siege. The attackers were unable to …

The Battle of Velvet Meadows › Gas, confusion and the disintegration of the imperial army

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…the battle did not end immediately. The Imperial army tried to switch to hand-to-hand combat, where they could still use numbers and experience.…

Battle of Malga › Fire of the Imperial Mages

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…erved its purpose at first, forcing the Imperial soldiers to fight in a less favorable area. But the imperial mages played a decisive role. They…

Magnursia — The turning point of the kingdom and the empire › The birth of the imperial idea

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The proclamation of the empire was not just a change of name. It was about creating a new layer of political thinking. T…

Magnursie — House of Ariers › The Second Power War and the Fall of the Ariers

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The Second Power War was much more dangerous, because against Valendor II. stood the rebel alliance led by H…

Magnursie — House of Youlenders › Konrad II and the second golden age

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…nder Konrad II. the Empire approached a second golden age. Prosperity came not from great conquest, but from order, currency, security and renew…

Magnursie — House of Youlenders › The end of the second golden age

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… North and definitively showed that the Second Golden Age was coming to an end. After a long lull, reality has returned once again, in which the…

Imperial Calendar › Empire and Politics

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The reckoning of time counted from the founding of the Empire of Magnursar.

Imperial Court › Empire and Politics

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The political and social center of imperial power.

Imperial Army › Empire and Politics

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The official military force of the Empire.

Second War of Kings › Historical Events and Periods

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Another great conflict among the old kingdoms.

Pre-Imperial Era › Historical Events and Periods

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The age before the founding of the Empire of Magnursar.

Imperial Roads › Laws, Reforms, and Institutions

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The road network built and maintained by the Empire.

Imperial Games › Arena, Tournaments, and Glory

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The later imperial form of Richard's Games.

Night of the Second Moon › Shadows, Assassins, and Hidden Politics

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A secret plan attributed to the oldest masters of the Blood Moon.

History › The Imperial Age

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… became the capital of human power, the imperial palace became the symbol of rule, and imperial roads became the backbone of administration, tra…

Empire of Magnursar › Order, Provinces, and Imperial Rule

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…s, and dynastic changes. The network of imperial roads also plays a major role in imperial unity, connecting provinces, cities, and fortresses a…

Imperial

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Imperials are people who live in the heart of the Empire or in its fully integrated territories. Althoug…

Magnur › City of Magic and Imperial Rise

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Magnur played a crucial role in spreading new magic across Ulvenor. Magic did not originate here, but reached the city f…

Magnur › Imperial Metropolis

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The birth of the Empire meant a rapid rise for Magnur. The city no longer drew only adventurous merchants, scholars, and…

Magnur › Imperial Council

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The highest advisory and political body, where the greatest decisions of the realm are concentrated.

Heartlands of Magnur › Heart of Imperial Civilization

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…d part of the realm. From here come the imperial laws, roads, armies, political influence, and the very idea of what it means to be part of the …

Ignatius I. Pijan

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Ignatius I ascended the throne unexpectedly and without much preparation. Yet he was able to hold the young kingdom toge…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue

ruler

Ignatius III he was not famous for great victorious campaigns, but for something perhaps more dangerous. He prepared Mag…

Leo II The conqueror

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…rks only with the kingdom, but with the imperial idea.

John II Builder

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…g order. During his reign, a network of imperial roads was created, extensive urban renewal began, and the palace in Magnur took on a form that …

Frederick II Careful

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…ed to throwing sticks under the feet of imperial power. He did not rule as a great reformer or conqueror. On the contrary, he chose a strategy o…

Valendor II Besieged

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…y, he did not gain real confidence. The Second Power War then tore the entire empire into two blocs and over the long years exhausted its financ…

Edward I. Banished

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…r and power was handed over to a secret election within the family. After being deposed, he fled to the elves, where he spent the rest of his li…

Konrad II Money maker

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…tinent of Oia. His reign ushered in the Second Golden Age of the Empire.

Anna I. Beloved

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… Urgior. Her funeral became the biggest imperial event in history.

Zareth-Ka

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Zareth-Ka was a kobold archmage and second grandmaster of the Javoric School. He followed up on Nuriak's work and took kobold magic to a who…