Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20181103233945/@comment-39332473-20190728173659

DukeLeto7 wrote:

We don't know how long he's been reigning or whether or not it has been for the entirety of the nation's existence. He might be the founder. He might be a random mage who involved himself in politics after walking the Tower. He might have been a younger scion of of the ruling family, for example a younger brother of a previous monarch who felt he was "surrounded by idiots" and wanted to be king himself, who subsequently used Tower magic to become powerful and seize the throne after contriving to get his brother killed in a freak wildabeast stampede accident. So, are you saying that we need to

be

prepared? :>

(for a succession crisis)

I would also like to take this opportunity to say that when I look at Zirantia I can't tell what the fuck is going on. They have political parties and (presumably) a parliament, but the King is dead and this is a problem, because...he was also empowered to do...what exactly? Not pass laws, certainly. Enforce them? Fuck around in his palace and make goddesses seems to be about the extent of his activities.

I guess I'm saying I can't tell if I'm looking at Parliament about to invite a German to be King of the Cats, or if this is the time for some canny kitty general to crown himself the new Bonaparte.