Seafarers’ Guild Rumors

May 4, 2010 · Posted in World Background · Comment 

Below are some rumors about the Seafarers’ Guild. I haven’t really decided yet which ones are true, so please leave me a comment telling me which ones you would like to be true:

  • The guild reports to no one and is following the will of Admiral Limani without supervision or accountability
  • A new Emperor has been selected, but refuses to come forward while Emperor Hotashen lives. The guild actually reports to the new Emperor.
  • Emperor Hotashen isn’t really sick; the Guild still reports to him.
  • The Guild has captured the Emperor and hidden him away. The Harbingers Council made up the story of his illness to cover his disappearance. The want to put Lord Kenlo Ling on the Imperial seat because of his ties with the Guild.
  • The Council has kidnapped the Emperor and made up the story of his illness to cover it. The Guild is doing his best to find him.
  • The Guild and the Council are working together to overthrow the Emperor and have the Moot of Harbingers become the sole ruling body of Guang Keshar
  • The Guild has found a cure for the Emperor’s illness, but is withholding it for their own reasons.
  • The Guild is searching the world for a cure to the Emperor’s illness.
  • The Guild has found a cure, but it’s on the other side of the world in the hands of barbarians who won’t give it up for anything less than the hand of the Emperor’s daughter in marriage. Because the Emperor has no daughter, this is a problem.
  • Emperor Hotashen has named Admiral Limani as his heir, he just hasn’t made it publicly known yet. The Council knows this and is looking for a way to subvert it.

Which one of these should be true and why? Do you have any other suggestions for rumors? Please leave a comment below. What you suggest could become an official part of Lia Tsashu.

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Ruling Passion: The Emperor and the Harbingers

December 28, 2009 · Posted in World Background · Comment 
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The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still.
— Alexander Pope

In secular matters, Guang Keshar’s Emperor is considered the ultimate authority. However, he doesn’t make any major decisions without consulting the ruling council, the Moot of Harbingers. Officially, these are considered descendants of the original Harbingers created by Huang Ti (though not all of them are) and have the power to overrule imperial decisions by unanimous vote.

Among the Houses and populous of Guang Keshar, everything official requires the Moot’s ratification, including marriages, treaties, disposal of Imperial property, etc. Only the naming of heirs remains solely the purview of each house. The Moot even has the right to select the next Emperor, should the current one die without naming an heir. The current Emperor, Hotashen, is ailing and unable to rule, leaving the Moot as the current ruling body. As Emperor Hotashen has no heir and is the last living member of House Atum. When he finally passes on, it will be up to the Moot to choose the first Emperor not of House Atum. A murky line of succession exists, but Emperor Hotashen’s death will likely leave a bloody legacy in it’s wake before a clear successor is named.

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