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===Handorien II (211-219 AC)=== | ===Handorien II (211-219 AC)=== | ||
*Handorien II was the | *Handorien II was the grandson of Handorien I and nephew to Allestrain I. He was only 1/4th Eronidas, as his mother (one of Allestrain's sister's) was Half-Eronidas. He maintained the war footing of his uncle and his close allies, but the costs from constant conflict began to mount. | ||
*Seeking an escape from these debts, Handorien signed the edict that decreed all Imperial and State debts voided by virtue of the Everwatcher. With this edict began the [[Purple Bleeding]], a period where anti-Imperial sentiments and rebellions ran rampant, with the military brutally suppressing those who were owed their money. | *Seeking an escape from these debts, Handorien signed the edict that decreed all Imperial and State debts voided by virtue of the Everwatcher. With this edict began the [[Purple Bleeding]], a period where anti-Imperial sentiments and rebellions ran rampant, with the military brutally suppressing those who were owed their money. | ||
*A number of old noble families went extinct in this era, replaced with military officers commonly referred to as the “Brass Blood Nobility.” Additionally, Handorien II lost his greatest allies in the Dual Chancellors when Alexander I died in war with the Nordskaggers, and Cedmir quickly resigned. | *A number of old noble families went extinct in this era, replaced with military officers commonly referred to as the “Brass Blood Nobility.” Additionally, Handorien II lost his greatest allies in the Dual Chancellors when Alexander I died in war with the Nordskaggers, and Cedmir quickly resigned. |