Announcing The Dominion Chronicles

[Aerandariel]

I WILL USURP YOU FROM THE INSIDE PARTICIPATE.

QUESTION: is this set to start IC present day?

QUESTION: How old is the crown prince supposed to be? Do you have anything in mind for him or can the player mold him as they wish?

QUESTION: What kinda succession law does Angiris have, that some random lady hopes to become Empress?

QUESTION: How is political and hard power distributed within Angiris? I pressume the Emperor is rightfully the final authority on everything, but how much influence does his appointee have over the military? And the security services? Does the Senate have any real chance of successfully usurping power without the backing of a popular movement?

QUESTION: Does Angiris have lower nobility (dukes and such) and, if so, what kinda privileges do they have?

QUESTION: The Emperor has no kids, right? Does he have a wifu, tho?

1: Yes, this is set to start generally in the present day.

2: Tyrael himself is 60 years old now, and Albrecht is six years his junior making him 54. Albrecht is generally just like his brother, though he is by far a bit more empathetic and generally friendlier than Tyrael, who's gotten colder and harsher in his old age. However most of Albrecht's personality can be left up to the player.

3/5: This is the tricky area. Under current standing Dominion law, a dynasty survives so long as the family maintains their bloodline as is the case in most countries. However should a monarch die with no heir and/or no surviving relatives, then the Senate gets the power to "elect" a new dynasty. Tyrael did not marry and thus has no kids, but he did name Albrecht his heir apparent to the Throne. Which means should Tyrael die, Albrecht would then become Emperor of Angiris.

Then there is the abdication clause...

If an Emperor for any reason abdicates the Throne, whether by choice or is forced to do it, then the dynasty ends and the Senate is entitled to elect a new one. So... should Tyrael simply abdicate the Throne, then Albrecht might get screwed out of the Throne. It's never happened that way, but it is at that point possible that someone like Janeway or anyone else could potentially become the next Emperor/Empress and create a new dynasty.

4: There is no lower nobility in Angiris, though there are "orders" similar to ones in Britain that individuals can be named to by the Emperor or even by the Senate with the assent of the Emperor.

6: Power distribution really depends on whoever sits on the Throne. Tyrael likes to have the absolute final say on many important matters but does give subordinates a fair degree of autonomy to conduct business. For example, even though Tyrael is recognized as the commander-in-chief of the Dominion Legions, during the war in Drazen he let General Belisarius take a large amount of field responsibility and command over the northern theater of combat while Tyrael largely focused on the eastern theater. Another example would be Janeway, who would have a considerable amount of leeway in negotiating treaties and agreements with foreign powers even with Tyrael having to okay everything and make changes if he feels Janeway misses something.

For the Senate, usurping power is not necessarily their goal. Rather there are those in the Senate who feel the Throne has way too much power at the expense of the Citizens and thus want to balance the scales a bit. The Senate does not want to get rid of the monarchy. Right now Angiris since the retcons is back to a near-absolute monarchy. The Senate in this instance would want to make Angiris a little more like the country was before the retcons, a constitutional monarchy.