3andD

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Ostrobor nods then smiles the suns smile.

Ostrobor sends his regards to Bjolfr via bird.

Ostrobor sends his regards to the author, enjoying good reads such as this.

Ostrobor hears of the speech from the Adrian keep, swiftly writing a letter of approval to Darius.

Ostrobor is given the news by a servant, while he is locked in his room!

Ostrobor nods from his office in Belvitz.

Ostrobor reads the story, smiling at the well written account of our Emperor that was written by his good friend!

Ostrobor nods smiling, but then frowns lightly when he reads that his brothers full title was not written... For he is the count of belvitz! He notes all this down giving it to Beelzebub Basarab.

Full Name: Ostrobor Carrion

City of Residency: Belvitz

Year of Birth:  1657

Address: Adrian Keep

Ostrobor wakes up after being beaten by the bandits who killed Rubens, having his wife kiss his bruises better!

+1 hes a known dogger but I’m worried he might be moving in to dog my nan...

edit: hes a great leader, cool guy, and he was GM before so we know hes responsible 

Mood music:  https://slimk4.bandcamp.com/track/drake-know-yourself-chopped-not-slopped

“I might declare it a holiday as soon as Charlemagne gets back onto the server”

Party Name: The Aurelian Party

Chairman: Ostrobor Carrion

Mission Statement: The AURELIAN PARTY is a political organization devoted to reinstalling the nationalism of old so that our great Empire can stand together against any who oppose.

Platform: 

1.  The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure a stronger and united Empire.

2. The Aurelian Party seeks to increase the authority of military offices (officers, commanders, generals, marshal, and grand marshal)

3. The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure that non-Canonists enjoy the rights of a pureblood canonist human so long as they pay tax or serve our emperor in the army.

4. The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure that only citizens of the Empire may vote on matters of a Parliamentary capacity, legislative changes or govermentorial enactments.

5. The Aurelian Party seeks to establish further minor reforms within knighthood of the Empire, as to reduce the oversaturation of minor nobility.

THE AURELIAN PARTY

“An Empire for the people, by the People.”

“United as one, under a common cause and goal we shall elevate the power of the Emperor and his authority. Light the flame that shall be cast across the Empire, guard it fervently until it illuminates the Empire and lights again the Paths of Mankind..” - Edvard von Drache

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I: ABOUT US
SECTION II: MISSION STATEMENT
SECTION III: PLATFORM

Chairmain: Ostrobor Carrion

Vice-Chairman: Edvard von Drache

SECTION I: ABOUT US

The AURELIAN PARTY is a political organization devoted to reinstalling the nationalism of old so that our great Empire can stand together against any who oppose.

Branching from the tree of Priorist thought and the triad principles of One People, One Nation and One Faith, The AURELIAN PARTY believes that, although Our Holy and Mother Church is the only true faith; that it is strongly preventing the advancement of our Most Imperial Empire.

However, in recent years, the Priorist party seems to have diverged from the original idea. After the blackshirt riots and the persecution and murder of Lord Bracchus upon debatable evidence many members of the party began to question the leadership following the resignation of the former Chairman Hans; it was clear that the party was staying in the wrong direction.

The AURELIAN PARTY values nationalism and promoting the will of the Emperor, The AURELIAN PARTY believes that the one nation should be united together under a strong imperial image, and seeks to encourage national pride.

As such, members of the Aurelian Party tend to be strongly loyal to our Empire. Ultimately, the AURELIAN PARTY is for the Empire.

SECTION II: MISSION STATEMENT

The Aurelian Party seeks to increase the patriotism and loyalty within the Imperium.

It is believed that Knights should no longer hold a position of authority within the Army and should become purely titular. Such as those who earn the title of Knight should be a member of an already established noble house. Therefore, people who show prowess and skill in the military should be rewarded and those who seek a land grant should serve as loyal members of the army.

It is also believed that a citizen of the Empire should be granted an opportunity to rise to certain power without a drop of noble blood. As such, we seek to increase the relevance of minor military titles below the Marshals and promoting a form of loosely united military similar to the Canonist-League of the past (Though without such strong religious ties, see below)

It is believed that non-Canonist citizens should enjoy some sort of rights within the Empire. While they will not gain entrance to the Seven Skies, our Great and Most Imperial Empire would benefit from the tax and military support from non-Canonist citizens. As such, we will seek to end prosecution against those who follow heretical faiths so long as they pay tax and fight for our Emperor.

Ultimately, the Empire is for the People. Imperial citizens and supporters of alternative cultures should not be prosecuted if they serve our Imperial and Most Prestigious Emperor. Imperials should not be subject to raving politicians who seek to further their own gains with no regard for the common individual of the Empire. Imperials should feel a sense of pride when they see their banner. The Empire should be for the majority, not the minority.

SECTION III: PLATFORM

1.  The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure a stronger and united Empire.

2. The Aurelian Party seeks to increase the authority of military offices (officers, commanders, generals, marshal, and grand marshal)

3. The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure that non-Canonists enjoy the rights of a pureblood canonist human so long as they pay tax or serve our emperor in the army.

4. The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure that only citizens of the Empire may vote on matters of a Parliamentary capacity, legislative changes or govermentorial enactments.

5. The Aurelian Party seeks to establish further minor reforms within knighthood of the Empire, as to reduce the oversaturation of minor nobility.

Attention all Adrian Gamers, AiiM is in great danger, and he needs YOUR help to join his harem in the Susa. To do this, he needs a gold weman and a couple of olizar-zitouns. To help him, all he needs is your credit card number, the three numbers on the back, and the expiration month and date. But you gotta be quick so that AiiM can secure the harem, and achieve the epic harem

+1 he doesnt live in the favela

Ostrobor Carrion breaks the seal of his letter while sitting at his desk in the Sarkozic Keep, nodding softly. He quickly writes a responce while sipping on his Carrion Black™

“Ostrobor, Count of Susa, Baron of Goza and Giza, and leader of the Priorists of Adria shall be in attendance with all his assistants.”

IGN(s): 3andD

Age 22

Timezone EST

Discord: ev#3043

What map did you join during?: 2.0

Do you have access to a Microphone? Yes

Average Daily Play Time? 2-3 hours

Have you held any LotC staff position(s) before? If so, for how long?: MT 2012-2014
FM 2013
WT 2018

Do you have prior history in any forms of moderation?

I was on the FM team for a few months during anthos.

Why do you want to join the GM Team?:

I think I would be a great addition to the GM team. I’ve been friends with tons of GMs and I’ve spent time with them and learned how to deal with situations from an unbiased place just from being around them. I’ve also been a nation leader for Oren/Humans multiple times and have always been trusted with administration positions within the human circles....if that makes any difference.

In the past, I was known as a troll but that was because I was young and dumb. I’ve been on this server for ages, and I think that I’ve redeemed my reputation as a troll. Applying for the GM team is my next step to redemption, to prove that it’s been a complete change. 

Have you applied for this position before and been denied? If so, link the application:

No

Anything else you want to tell us?:

nICe  SPicy MeMe MoGrOkA 

I stand with Richard. He speaks the truth

The Defenestration of Aden 1690

For hours, the men of Adria sat inside the Sarkozic keep voting on various duma matters from the office of Vicar of Adria to the pruposle of walls around Belvitz. In attendance, the Crown-Prince Augustus Horen, the King of Haense-Ruska Robert, and various lords of the Empire.

One of the hottest topics of the duma was the tradition of the Defenestration, started by the former Duke John Sarkozic whom was found thrown from a window by unknown Priorists. In good Raevir tradition, at the end of a duma one man had to be defenestrated into a massive pile of horse shite. However, who would be to take the honor was a spicy topic. First, Ostromir Carrion, Count of Susa and Baron of Giza proposed that Lord Claudius Bracchus would be the first to be defenestrated; however the vote was lost 7 to 6.

Next, the Lord Marshal Armand de Sarkozy proposed that the CCP Prefect Antanios Rutledge would be defenestrated. The lords voted in favor 8 to 6, however the Duke interevened on his behalf and veto’d the motion.

Lastly, the local soldier Aden proposed that he was to be defenestrated. The Lords all voted in favor, and it was decided that Aden would be the first of the Traditional Defenstation of the Duma. Aden offered himself to the Lords, who grasped him and took him to the perch above the keep.. As various soldiery prepared a large pile of horse shite below the window. With a large crowd of Adrian and Raevir lords standing behind the Duke of Adria himself, Ratibor Carrion.

In the bink of an eye, the man was dangled and thrown from the window in Good Raevir fashion; falling nearly three stories into the pile of shite. As he rised, the Count Ostromir of Susa helped the man rise and proclaimed him “Aden of Shitefall.”

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!
                    . To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!  ?

interesting he says

interesting he says

History of the Contemporary Pontificates

"Goddard's Dynasty"

by Brother Philip of Koviran

Published in the Third Sixtan Papacy

Vol I. of Modern Pontiffs of the Church from Exodus to Tetrarchy

Owyn I

1421-1437

Upon the departure of Horen V and the loyalists of the first empire, the pontifical title was again split from the imperial crown by the then-Emperor William Horen III, who issued a edict declaring the Church an independent title outside the bubble of Oren. The Salvian Metropolitan-Bishop and Pontiff Goddard Barrow I, a founding member of the Order of St. Amyas, born of the bastard line of Carrion, was the first unanimously crowned High Pontiff in the seat of Savoie at the age of forty-eight. Renowned for his diligence and piety under the reign of Lucien I, having personally financed the rebuilding of the Salvus Cathedral and the Pontifical Estate of Kvaz,  it was to no surprise that he would take the position as Vicar of God. Yet, his unprecedented actions with the powers of the Pontificate would be the source of debate for decades to come.

The imperial state fell early in the rule of William (as a result of the Kingdom of Salvus turning coats and joining the dwarves in the midst of the Great War of 1422), who then took the title King of Oren. In early 1423 William fell ill and named Goddard his regent,His Holiness, Goddard I used this moment to claim that the dissolution of the empire had freed his territories from royal fealty, and that they had been granted autonomy from direct rule when William took the throne. With this in mind, our pontiff claimed the Salvian-affiliated territory Emperor’s Forest (later formalized as the County of Kvaz in the second empire), and the Prince-Archbishopric of Savoie (composed of the County of Norfolk, Barony of Aldersberg, Viscounty of Bar, and other minor territories) as independent of the Orenian crown. This act would bring a deadly stain upon his reputation, as many soon regarded him as a traitor to Oreni principles and an abuser of his spiritual authority.

In a matter of months, the Duke Charles Greymane of Corpathia seceded from Oren to escape the poor leadership of the King William III. He turned to his holiness for shelter and protection. In the west, the Exalted Duke Siegmund Karovium I had just returned from pilgrimage to the mountains of Karon, and was misled by his holiness, Goddard into believing that he too was to be a vassal of Savoie, not knowing that Goddard lacked claim to his lands. These two dukes swore under the High Pontiff, who took the title Apostolic King, dubbing his realm the Holy Kingdom of Savoie.  

In the east, the newly founded Flay-Silverblade island Kingdom of Galahar was not as successful, and it dwindled in relevance as it faced government inefficiency, brutality, and mass emigration resulting from its disconnect with the Orenian mainland. It was soon forced to wild banditry in order to fund its expenditures. During this period, the Kings of Savoie, Galahar, and Oren took protectorate status under the Grand-King Thorin of the dwarven empire of Urguan to try and protect their borders from incursions by one another and the dwarven state. Despite this, Galahar continued its heavy raids until their King Marcellus convened with the Exalted Siegmund, whom masterfully subdued him through diplomatic negotiation. Marcellus, in a fit of grandeur at the Exalted’s prophetic words, abandoned his worldly titles to the Exalted Siegmund, allowing the petty Kingdom of Galahar-Valtheim to fall into his hands.

A sketch fills the next page, detailing the many kingdoms of the era, with the now-unified Savoie and Galahar shown in pink.

Around this time his holiness, Goddard, abdicated the secular titles of Savoie to the Exalted Siegmund Karovium, who had been named heir apparent. This was the first crown held by the Karovium Dynasty, then referred to as the Carrion Vochna in the Raevir common-tongue, since their ancient kingdoms in the ancestral Raevir highland. It is by this time that Goddard had felt that his secular duties had been fulfilled, and the Crow’s Prophecy was to be fulfilled by the Exalted Siegmund. His holiness’s bloodline was legitimized by the Exalted Siegmund once he abdicated, becoming Goddard Carrion, and as a result felt “pure’ enough to truly begin his papacy. To this end, Goddard I took the regnal name Owyn I.

When the Grand-King of Urguan died, the human states were released from their protectorate status and were quickly at odds with one another. Renatus in particular was readying for war against Savoie, its growing influence and power insurmountable. It is during this period in which the Exalted Siegmund’s gift performed its countless miracles. He was witnessed successfully commanding the Grand King Thorin to release the Oreni peoples from bondage, negotiating the Savoyard purchase of the Adunian Kingdom for only 30,000 mina, and bringing the Salvian crown to the Savoyard fold with the help of his son and heir Prince Ostromir who beat and tortured the King until he abdicated. When he took upon himself the title “King of Savoie”, his lands had grown exponentially, uniting virtually all the kingdoms aside Renatus without a single man slain.  He chose to rename his Kingdom “Ruska” as it expanded, to symbolize the change of hands from church to secular hand. Lauded as one of the exalted prophets matching the descriptions of the Holy Scrolls, the Exalted Siegmund quickly became note to Owyn’s papacy, who chronicled his works greatly.

Threatened by the growth in land and power of Savoie, the King William III of Oren declared his holiness, Goddard I, excommunicated (citing the caesaropapist reign of Horen V as legal precedent for state over church supremacy) in an effort to diminish the authority of the kingdom, nearly pushing the unification process to war. This proved to be his fatal flaw, crippling the Horen legitimacy to oblivion as he called upon a power only an exalted prophet held. The Lord High Steward of Oren, Edward Winter II, met in secret with his holiness, Goddard I, and the two negotiated terms contingent upon Edward’s deposition of William and his gathering the support of other leading advisors and nobles.  

In the span of a single evening, Owyn I and Edward II led a peaceful exchange of power from William III to his cousin, Lord High Treasurer Silus I, who agreed to back the Ruskan-Winter agreement. Silus, a renowned Carrion sympathizer and spymaster, quickly assumed the throne and appointed countless Ruskan nobility in court positions, heralding the beginning of the Abresian Renaissance. In thanks for his services, Edward was created King of Herendul, and given control of his former liege’s, Duke Codrik Green of Hanseti, territories as his kingdom. Herendul, Oren (now renamed Renatus), Ruska, and the weakened state of Salvus then combined into a loose confederacy governed by a constitutional monarchy. At the request of Prince Otto(known as “the Terrible”) and Prince Tobias(known as “the Golden”) of the House Karovium, Silus stepped down as was replaced by Prince Otto as king(who claimed the Renatian throne through his marriage to Horen V’s daughter), facilitating an easy election of King Siegmund Karvoium I of Ruska as first Emperor of Oren, thus marking the dawn of the second empire. In a radical pontifical bull, Owyn I abolished the hierarchy inside the church and vested power in feudatories to elect their own bishops(likely in an attempt to further increase Carrion control in the case an anti-carrion pontiff was elected). Shortly after, Owyn I passed away peacefully in his old age in his sleep at the age of sixty-four.

When reading and discussing the pontificate of Owyn I, his lack of actual theological work or progressions is woefully obvious. His clerical work as Archbishop of Salvus had distinguished him as a man of faith and had fostered a college of adept students, however upon his ascension to the Pontificate, his duties became wholly secular, one of the reasons of why King William had attempted to excommunicate him. Sympathizers argued that his focus on the secular realm fell in line with religious dogma; the church had always taught of the necessity of human unity as apart of Horen’s Covenant, and given the Siegmundic prophecy being fulfilled at the time, it was Owyn’s duty to aid the Exalted moreso than the typical duties of a High Pontiff. He also greatly increased the political importance of the Church, which before him was a tool used by nobles to increase their power within the empire. It’s also noted those who studied under become major political powers or leaders in spiritual communities for years to come.

On the other hand, his acts were clear violations of Pontifical power, and no one can deny of his clerical abuses of power in dissolving the human state. Focusing all his efforts upon his secular agenda, Owyn deeply neglected the Church, allowing the institutions established under Lucien I to fall into decay. The church was horribly understaffed and underfunded with his massive vaults of gold going instead towards the Savoyard state, and only thanks to the fervorous Siegmundic cult was the true faith sustained by the masses in his dark age. Whether his acts were done for the greater good, or for reckless self-ambition, is up to the reader’s interpretation.

Radomir I

1437-1446

The Bishop Francis-Joseph of Kvaz, son to the exalted Emperor Siegmund of the House Karovium and favored pupil of Owyn I, donned the vestments of the pontificate upon the death of his former tutor and took the regnal name of Radomir, leading a church reborn. His election was secure; the peoples and clergy were awash with the prophetic nature of Exalted Imperator Siegmund I, and felt his youngest son would surely lead the faith to grandeur, beyond even the reign of Lucien I “the Good” in spiritual glory. Radomir was the second youngest Vicar of God, anointed at the age of twenty-six. He was the only Pontiff to take his name after someone who was beatified; the Blessed Radomir, whom proselytized much of Raev in ancient times.

Radomir’s reign began under good auspices, and his first works were to begin to reconstruct the framework of the church. He and his Prelate, Bishop Zacarias, made countless strides in progression of the faith. Releasing writings that gave structure to the faith, Radomir canonized several men of great valor and merit and recovered works from before Owyn I’s dissolution of the church. Furthermore, he established the Holy Site of Cavan and appointed the House Dunham as its wardens, housing countless Anthosian relics and scripture. However, Zacarias had soon vanished, and without his whispered counsel, Radomir’s judgement frequently became called into question. The young Pontiff lacked his aged Prelate’s caution, and begin to overzealously push Church doctrine in a highly flawed, radical direction.

Instead of following in the tradition of the Pontiffs before him, his holiness, Radomir I then styled himself High Ecclesiarch. In a single radical edict entitled the Golden Bull of Dibley, he declared his bloodline holy, the pontifical mitre hereditary, and bound the Archbishopric of Renatus to the pontificate, and affirmed the sole right of the leader of the faith to crown King of Renatus or mankind. He also declared himself successor to the Order of the White Rose, and attempted to reform all priests into a legion of battle-clerics. He also appointed the infamous Paul III and Regulus I as bishops, facilitating their corruption of the Church. Under their misguidance, further corruptions of Church hierarchy were instituted; the High Pontiff held full power over a sovereign's right to rule and could delegitimize a King or Emperor by failing to crown him and  the sects were established (political and culturally discrepancies among peoples were fleshed out to be entirely new dogmas, leading to a fracture in Church unity).

Under pressure from the faithful and his council of bishops, he nullified the sections of the Bull that concerned the nature of the succession of the leader of the faith and the divinity of his bloodline. He quietly reigned for several more years, avoiding controversy aside from a brief stint where he flogged a noble of the House Stafyr nearly to death for defending a heretic. This almost caused the House of Stafyr to rebel from Oren, which would have given Sophia Horen and fellow conspirators in the royal rebellion a foothold through which to invade the Renatian heartlands. Luckily, the Exalted Imperator Siegmund I interceded, and the loyalty of House Stafyr was maintained through the Battle of Schattenburg which was won decisively by the Empire, preserving the stability of the state.

Throughout the Tarus Rebellion, Radomir actively patronized propaganda against the Adunian, inciting nationalism in the hearts of many Oreners. However, he faced a loss of faith in his ability to lead after the rebellion and laicized. He named Father ‘Rags’ Yates as his successor, to be crowned by Bishop John of Darfey, sparking a succession conflict that marked a milestone in church history.

Although the events did not occur during his pontifical reign, it is worth noting that his holiness Radomir, born Francis-Joseph Karovium, is the same individual who later created an Anti-Pope and sought to be crowned King of Oren following King Heinrik’s death. When his holiness, Regulus I hesitated in crowning him, he created an Anti-Pope to crown himself, in contradiction to the legislation he himself had written in his time as Ecclesiarch of the faith. This lead to open hostilities with the Church, resulting in his assassination led by the Decterum Order, and foreshadowing caesaropapism.

The Council of Godswood,

1446-1447

Although Father Yates had been named as successor to Radomir I, and had taken the regnal name Alexios I, the Elector-Bishop John of Darfey refused to crown him. The bishops’ opinion of the traveling priest who called himself ‘Rags’ was low, and the Council of Bishops reconvened to deliberate on the matter.

Many of his holiness, Radomir I’s unfavorable rulings were listed for nullification by the next pontiff, and much of the modern canon law was written and agreed upon during this time. It was decided that the synod would convene and vote on a successor to the pontifical mitre, and the synod chose the Prelate Signus Cross to take the post.

Lucien II

1447-1451

Taking the nomination of the Council of Godswood, the Prelate Signus Cross accepted the papal crown at the age of thirty-eight and took the regnal name of High Pontiff Lucien II, in honor of his holiness, Lucien I who is praised for his good works in the name of our Creator. Another star pupil of Owyn I, Lucien was known for his extreme piety and devotion to the Church, and was the first Pontiff to renew a tradition of regular and accessible mass in major cities around Oren.

It is widely agreed upon by papal scholars that Lucien II’s heavy-handedness in diplomacy led to intra-faith conflict. Despite his success in inspiring a popular resurgence of the faith, his reign also marked the deepening of tensions between the sects and corruption within clergy rank. It was under him where the College of Bishops had attained the power to depose a High Pontiff, foreshadowing the conflicts of the  Darfeyist Papacies.

During his reign, Lucien II also encouraged church militancy, founding the Order of St. Lucien and swearing in the Teutonic Order under the Pontifical crown, acts which lead to deep controversy over the Church’s supposed separation from secular matters. However, for the time, the Order of St. Lucien under Lucien II had performed with excellence in fighting the dwarven incursions of the 2nd Great War. Their accomplishments under King Henry’s reign were of great merit, establishing themselves as one of the dominant militant forces in Oren. The church saw significant growth in its numbers of clergymen and men-at-arms, and a few doctrinal issues were addressed and revised in his reign. However, his poor relations with the crown had distanced the Church armies from Oren, establishing a deep rift between church and state to be exploited by his successors.

Frequent political missteps lent his holiness, Lucien II, the moniker of “the Unready”, and he was under heavy pressure to step down from the Council of Bishops. It was during this period where Lucien II succumbed to an agonizing stomach pain for three days before dying. Many suspected a poisoning, as Lucien II had begun to resist the machinations of his inferiors, but regardless, it was far too little, too late.

Regulus I

1451-1456

Unanimously elected by the Council of Bishops to succeed his predecessor, the Archbishop Castus I of Herendul, born Castus Winter, took the mantle of High Pontiff and the regnal name of Regulus I.

The High Pontiff took steps early in his reign that promised progress in the Church. He revised, formalized, and recodified much of canon and doctrinal law. In the early years he managed the Church well, ensuring a smooth transition from his holiness, Lucien II.

However, the High Pontiff was also left with the boiling sectarian tensions of his predecessor’s period. He set to work attempting to mend the budding schism, and managed to sign a treaty with the leaders of the Lucienist and Raevir Orthodoxy sects, followed by a doctrinal amendment that was hoped to reunify the Church, which created tolerance for cultural practices, foreign language sermons, abolished official sects, and abolished the controversial doctrine on divinity, replacing it with the contemporary exalted doctrine. His political machinations seemed to be successful, and he held acclaim as a unifier of the faith. This was not to last.

In the coming year, Raevir and Lucienist tensions turned violent. The High Pontiff foolishly sought to stay impartial and uninvolved, hoping that the conflicts was resolve themselves without papal intervention. The death of the King Heinrik I of Oren led to the Prince Francis (former High Ponitff Radomir) setting claim to the throne of Oren. His holiness, Regulus I hesitated in crowning the former High Ecclesiarch as king of man, cognizant of his failings as leader of the faith. This hesitation led to Prince Francis naming a newly-ordained priest as an Anti-Pope, requiring all his followers to follow the Anti-Papacy, and used the Anti-Pope to coronate himself King of Ruska and of the human realms.

This created a great controversy, and sectarian tensions erupted along battle lines. The High Pontiff denounced the actions of Francis, and threatened excommunication. The King of Ruska agreed to repent if he was crowned, but a bloody coup masterminded by the Chancellor of the Council of Bishops, Archbishop John of Darfey, and carried out by the Decterum Order led to the death of the King Francis and many in his noble court. Despite the origin of the plot, the assassination and various dealings with foreign bodies that established the Zionist coalition that backed the pontificate against the state became known as the Regulan Conspiracies.

Although disapproving of the coup, the High Pontiff took advantage of the situation and declared an interim government by the Church until the next king could be selected. As de jure the head of humanity until a suitable candidate for king could be found, his holiness, Regulus I created a tetrarch regency of the leaders of each human faction friendly to his cause to jointly rule in his stead.

On a Lucienist pilgrimage to the ruins of Abresi, an apparition of the exalted St. Godfrey appeared to him and his retinue, calling for the coronation of the King Peter I of the former kingdom of Kaedrin who had left on Horen V’s exodus. Upon returning, the High Pontiff was surprised to learn that Peter Chivay and most of the surviving officials that left on the great exodus had returned to the shores near the entrance to the Fringe. Rejoicing in the message he had received that showed the All-Father’s favor for Peter, Regulus held a grand ceremony and coronated Peter as Emperor of Oren and the empire of man.

Upon the completion of his duties to the realm, he abdicated the papal mitre and left to spend his remaining days in a monastery, but not before releasing a final doctrinal fiat that limited the involvement of future High Pontiffs to control secular politics and coronation affairs.