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Despite his hedonistic pursuits, Morgann did bring the Empire into a second golden age, and saw a few more territorial expansions. Expeditions to [[Essalonia]] began in 240 AC, with [[Silsaerimas]] and [[Dormin]] annexed the same year. He also successfully saw Nordskag join the Empire after a three year long battle with [[Markus Krumme]] surrendering in 252, completing a conquest that his uncle Alexander paid his life for. However, Morgann’s power trip eventually had him lose sight of reality, as his constant swapping of Seasonal Emperors left him blind to the ascent of [[Vilgemar I]]. | Despite his hedonistic pursuits, Morgann did bring the Empire into a second golden age, and saw a few more territorial expansions. Expeditions to [[Essalonia]] began in 240 AC, with [[Silsaerimas]] and [[Dormin]] annexed the same year. He also successfully saw Nordskag join the Empire after a three year long battle with [[Markus Krumme]] surrendering in 252, completing a conquest that his uncle Alexander paid his life for. However, Morgann’s power trip eventually had him lose sight of reality, as his constant swapping of Seasonal Emperors left him blind to the ascent of [[Vilgemar I]]. | ||
At first Morgann paid him no heed, but was soon caught off guard in 256 AC during one of | At first Morgann paid him no heed, as Vilgemar was mostly concerned with having fun and carefree about Imperial rule, but was soon caught off guard in 256 AC during one of the many lavish parties in the Imperial Palace. Morgann publicly called out Vilgemar for appointing his [[Viridian]] brother as an [[Imperial Guard]], throwing shade at the Emperor for his actions. However, Vilgemar clapped back, and stated that the Emperor was the Vessel of the Imperial Spirit, and that insulting the Vessel of the Spirit is heresy. Caught by surprise at the first real challenge of his power by an Emperor, Morgann had the edict signed by Justinian I brought to Vilgemar, which confirmed the Arch Chancellor’s position as the final authority on religious matters. Rather than accepting the law, Vilgemar instead ripped the edict up in front of the gathered nobility, before ordering his Imperial Guards to seize the Chancellor. Declared a traitor and a heretic, Morgann Kade met his unceremonious end as the Emperor personally executed him, before declaring that the position of Chancellor was dissolved, dying alongside the man who tried to play God with the Imperial Spirit. Today, Morgann Kade is more publicly known as 'The Morgannt,' which is also a name given to tyrannical rulers who care more about their own selfish ambitions than the wellbeing of those beneath them. | ||
==The Years Without a Chancellery (256-263 AC)== | ==The Years Without a Chancellery (256-263 AC)== | ||