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Golden Throne › Places of Story Significance

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A symbol or place of the highest power.

Ferdinand II Hedonist

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Ferdinand II he stands in history as a striking contrast to his father. Where Ferdinand I restored order and increased t…

Ferdinand II Hedonist › The golden throne and the image of excess

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…al throne. He therefore had a new, huge golden throne several meters long made. This object became one of the most famous artifacts o…

The era of the Long House of Sins and the Golden Throne

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…f Sins was created and later the famous golden throne, which became symbols of the luxurious culture of the late Silk Kings.

The era of the Long House of Sins and the Golden Throne › House of Sins

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Ferdinand II founded the largest known House of Sins in what was then Ulvenor. It was not only a place of physical pleas…

The era of the Long House of Sins and the Golden Throne › A golden throne and courtly splendor

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…he creation of an extraordinarily large golden throne. This object became a symbol of excess, wealth and a certain loss of temperance…

Magnus III Young › Youth on the throne

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Magnus III sat on the throne at only eighteen years old after his father Magnus II. abdicated because of leprosy. T…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › Alone on the throne

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After this crisis, Yllona never fully regained the trust of the people. Her name was associated with concessions, weakne…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne

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…ntered history as a man who rose to the throne through a crisis but kept it through cold calculation. He was not a ruler whom the peo…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Boarding from the west branch

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… with the Western Sound. He came to the throne thanks to the agreement forced by his father Ivo to save the kingdom during the reign …

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Unification of power and liquidation of rivals

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One of his first steps was to revoke the autonomy of the Western Voice that his clan had previously gained. In doing so,…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › A king without great legend, but with great consequence

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After consolidating power, his reign was not as dramatic as previous years at first glance. However, this is precisely w…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Historical picture of Konrad I.

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Conrad I is one of those dynasty figures who seem less flamboyant than the famous reformers or warrior kings, but whose …

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › Hot head on the throne

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Richard succeeded his father, who had been carefully preparing the ground for war for decades. Unlike Ignatius III. howe…

John I. Fiery › The twins and taking the throne

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… their father's wish. John ascended the throne and Alfonso pledged to stand by his side in the early years of the war. This agreement…

Martinec I. Merciful › The beginning of the golden age

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After 77, a new era began. Trade routes were opened, the dwarves entered into a treaty of alliance, investment began to …

Untred I. Half-elf › Orcs, the Southeast, and the end of the Golden Age

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…seemed destined to reign supreme in the Golden Age. But then came the first really serious blows. In the east, orc tribes began to pl…

Untred II. A half-elf › Nomads and Diplomat to the Throne

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In addition to the tension with Renderi, Untred also had to deal with the situation in the east, where part of the local…

Elianes I. Open › An unexpected woman on the throne

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Elianes came to power not as an heir, but as regent for her son Francis after the death of Frederick II. This fact alone…

John V. Usurper of the throne

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…dy earned the nickname The Usher of the Throne during his lifetime. Yet it was he who turned the empire from long power conflicts bac…

John V. Usurper of the throne › The man who came from the war

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Jan V. did not ascend the throne as a peaceful heir or as a compromise candidate of tired families. He came as the winn…

John V. Usurper of the throne › Restoring the land amid ruins and storms

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The first years of his reign were filled with feverish renewal. He confirmed and expanded trade agreements, not only wit…

John V. Usurper of the throne › Schools, post office and the new face of everyday life

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Jan V. was not only the ruler of the post-war reconstruction, but also a real reformer. One of his most significant step…

John V. Usurper of the throne › An army without the old glory, but with a new logic

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… was a man who, although he came to the throne through war, devoted most of his power to ensuring that his successors no longer had t…

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

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…d 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 …

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Heir to an ending golden age

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Magnus VIII. his accession to the throne was clear long in advance, but fate did not prepare him for an easy start. Through no …

The rise of the Old Norse Empire › The golden age of stability

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After the death of Rulik I in -4788, the empire continued under the rule of his successors. Although there were intrigue…

Magnursia — Early Emperors › The beginning of the golden age

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After 77, the empire began to change shape. Trade revived, the dwarves became official allies, and the country began to …

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

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

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

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

Golden Age of the Empire › Historical Events and Periods

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The period of the empire's peak flourishing.

Gnome Kingdom › The Golden Age of Gnomish Engineering

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The Gnome Kingdom reached its greatest flowering around the year -1000 before the imperial calendar. In this period the …

Martinec I. Merciful

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…d laid the foundation for the so-called golden age of the empire. His nickname Merciful was not only due to his personal nature, but …

Untred I. Half-elf

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…of the Free Kingdom. With Untred I, the golden age ends and a slow but distinct decline begins.

Konrad II Money maker

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

Anna I. Beloved

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Anna I is among the most popular and prominent monarchs of the empire. She came in as the unexpected successor of Center…

Beymouth

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Great-grandson of Richard I, eliminated at the Unicorn Assembly due to age and absence of a legitimate son.

Leo

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A candidate for the Council of Unicorns, disqualified due to elven blood and the absence of his own estate.

Magnursie — Silk Kings

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The era of the Silk Kings was the period of the greatest economic, legal and cultural rise of pre-magical Magnursia. The…

Magnursia — Early Emperors

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The early emperors represent the first generation of rulers who no longer just held the conquered territory, but had to …

Magnursie — House of Youlenders

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…al and administrative reforms, a second Golden Age, but also dynastic crises, droughts, wars, counter-intelligence, late cultural sel…

Decline › Recurring Lore Terms

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The gradual weakening of power, order, or society.

Free Kingdom › Yellow Plains

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…e Yellow Plains, historically named the Golden Plains, form the southeasternmost region of the Free Kingdom. They are vast lowland st…

Magnus I. Founder › Family and Succession

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…nus was originally supposed to take the throne, but died before his father of pneumonia. This opened the way for Ignatius, who became…

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 t…

Ignatius I. Pijan › The unexpected heir

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…ly groomed as the main successor to the throne. This fact significantly affected his entire position. He became the center of dynasti…

Ignatius I. Pijan › Banquets as an instrument of power

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…ity needed to feel the proximity of the throne. Therefore, instead of austere distance, he built relationships personally. Feasts bec…

Ignatius I. Pijan › A place in dynasty history

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…n of dynastic authority, and passed the throne to the next generation at a time when Magnursia could further develop. His reign thus …

Magnus II Cursed

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…ulers of House Magnurs. He ascended the throne more out of necessity than as a chosen heir, and only shortly afterwards was struck by…

Magnus II Cursed › Substitute heir

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…to turn to Magnus. His accession to the throne was thus not the triumph of a natural heir, but rather a testament to how erratic earl…

Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face

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… disease and protect the dignity of the throne. It was here that his nickname The Cursed originated. It was not just a sign of a sick…

Magnus II Cursed › Abdication as an unprecedented act

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…e opened up the question of whether the throne is tied to one person forever, or whether it can be handed down earlier in an emergenc…

Magnus III Young

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…ly rulers of Magnursia. He ascended the throne very young, experienced a reign full of conflicts, family betrayals and dynastic crise…

Otto I. The Fierce › Legacy and place in dynasty

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…able to pacify the dynasty and pass the throne to the next generation without much upheaval. At the same time, he was the father of O…

Philip I. The Thinker › The king who thought in systems

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Philip I came to the throne after a period of military tension and well understood that the further growth of the …

Yllona I. Unsuitable

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… entire early dynasty. She ascended the throne as the first reigning queen in the history of Magnursia, but from day one she faced op…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › A crown against the will of many

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Yllona ascended the throne at the behest of her father Cinbur I, who refused to hand over the land to a more dist…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › Nomadic threat and political capitulation

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…f many, it meant the humiliation of the throne and the queen herself.

Yllona I. Unsuitable › A place in history

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… of a minor branch of the family to the throne, which significantly changed the further history of the dynasty.

Magnus IV Merciless › Heir to hard power

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…es first survives. When he ascended the throne in -531, he did not enter it as a ruler trying to win the love of the people. He enter…

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Heir to the coup

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Ferdinand ascended the throne in an extremely difficult situation. His father Magnus IV. he was overthrown and poiso…

Leo I. The Hunter › The death that finished the legend

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…ed the Hunter. His departure handed the throne to his son from his first marriage, Richard I, while leaving a court marked by strong …

Richard I. The Rich › Heir to the hunter

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Richard took over the throne after the death of Leo I and inherited not only the crown, but also very complicated f…

Richard I. The Rich › Richard's plays

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…h the stability and magnificence of the throne.

William I. Mag › A young king on the verge of change

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William sat on the throne very young. He came of age just two days before his father's death, making his accessi…

Magnus V the Short King

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… the strength to bear the weight of the throne. In a dynasty marked by war, ambition and frequent brutality, he thus represents an un…

Magnus V the Short King › A place in family memory

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…th of Magnuri history: the claim to the throne and the ability to rule are not the same thing.

Richard II Sick

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…ined by illness. After ascending to the throne, he developed a mysterious disease later called Stiff Joint Disease, which gradually p…

Richard II Sick › Brother after abdication

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Richard II he ascended the throne after the abdication of his brother Magnus V. His assumption of power was thus not the…

Richard II Sick › Stiff joint disease

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… became a ruler who formally sat on the throne, but increasingly turned into a static figure around whom others made decisions.

Otto III Weak › A regent who became a king

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…ene in the events. When he ascended the throne in -275 after his father's death, he was not an inexperienced youth, but a man who had…

Henry I. King of the Blood

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…n of relatives. His reign ended the old golden image of a developed kingdom and brought Magnursia to the brink of dynastic disintegra…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Ruler only for a temporary period

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… the danger that the man sitting on the throne would not want to leave when his time came. That's exactly what happened. Henry very q…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Blood purges of the clan

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…s from which a future candidate for the throne could emerge. In all, he had thirteen of his relatives killed and spread fear througho…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Decline of the Empire and the Orc Guard

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… same time further eroded trust between throne and country.

Jakob I. The Reformer

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Jakob I ascended the throne after one of the deepest dynastic crises in the history of Magnursia. After the death …

Jakob I. The Reformer › The Assembly of Unicorns and the birth of a new order

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…was not clear who could even sit on the throne. The dynasty was ravaged by purges, the main candidates weak, problematic or political…

Jakob I. The Reformer › Tax reform and realignment of power

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…him a dangerous precedent, by which the throne appropriated too much of the country's wealth. It is here that it becomes clear why Ja…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable

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Ignatius II. he took the throne as a very young man, surrounded by the envy of his older brothers and the danger of on…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender

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…entrusted to keep any son of his on the throne. Ender uncovered the plot of the four elder princes and instead of simply punishing hi…