Legacy War

The Campaign took place within the Second Fialta Imperium from the year until , when the 3rd Treaty of Korinth was signed.
The Legacy War Campaign was run parallel with the Spires of Aeldrum campaign, which covered the same historical material (namely the First Coalition War) but from the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum perspective.
== Background ==
By the reckoning of the Aeldmen, the newly begun year is .  In the calendar of the Imperium, it is the year 99, nearly a century since the birth of the glorious Emperor Tiel'Fialt, and 38 years since he founded the magnificent Second Fialta Imperium, unifying the disparate Fialta people into a proud nation once more. In late 97, the jealous and perfidious Serene Duchy of Aeldrum contrived a series of border incidents to build a casus belli to dim the rising Imperial star, declaring war on the Imperium in 98.  The Serene Doge of Aeldrum has since spent blood and treasure enough to gain the key world of Korinth and tempt his craven lapdogs, the Shantine Emperor and the Despot of Alusia, to openly join him against the Imperium. As generals and councilors of the Emperor, you must advise His Majesty on the prosecution of the war, winning glory for the Imperium, for the gods and for yourselves. If you should fail, you may condemn Tiel'Fialt's great conquests to a footnote in history, while the jeering elves of Aeldrum send the Fialta people into shame once more.
=== The Fialta and Their Imperium ===
The Fialta are a near-human race, distinguished from common humanity by their distant angelic heritage. Fialta tend to be taller and stronger than common men, often dark red or golden of hair and complexion. The Fialta are also more resilient to disease and longer-lived than other humans, routinely living to a century old and sometimes up to two or three decades after.
The Fialta claim descent from various angels who served the Lords of the Pentacle; through their forefather Dres'Fialt, they universally claim the angel Fialt, who was a swordarm of the god Thalran. As Fialt perished eons ago in the Pantheon War, there is conveniently little way to dispute this universal descent. Ironically, though proud of their martial lineage, many Fialta are probably more strongly descended from the angels of the god Dalthad, who was particularly fond of mingling his divine servants with mortal kings and nobles.
For millennia, Fialta formed the upper castes of the so-called Fialta states, which they hold in inheritance from the long-dead and legend-shrouded Fialta Imperium (now the First Imperium). They retain this position in both the Second Fialta Imperium and in the Fialta Free States, though some non-Fialta have risen to prominence in the Imperial Court.  Nobles and warriors are almost exclusively Fialta, as are most priests except for the Cult of Shantara, which is led and primarily constituted of elves. 
Many "Fialta" of the lower social orders are relatively new to the race: the general vagary of Fialta descendance, the proclivities of bored Fialta garrisons and the constant need for fresh bodies in the wars of the Fialta States and now the Imperium have produced a stream of warriors who wended their way into lucrative mercenary service, retired and bought themselves lineage documents of varying accuracy to cement their new status.
The Imperium is only 38 years old, and so most of its traditions come from the Fialta warlords that preceded it (though the Fialta Free States and the Thalranese Marches will sneer that no true Fialta would ever accept an autocrat). The Emperor rules by the force of his will and armies and though all Fialta are meant to be loyal to him, in practice the military is still largely feudal, with men swearing fealty to their captains, their captains to a planetary lord, that lord to a general, and the general to the Emperor; perhaps only half the standing Fialta military can be said to follow a modern hierarchy with professional officers who command at the pleasure of the Emperor rather than paying homage to him by supplying their personal soldiers.  The Fialta place considerable stock in personal charisma over inherited rights, and theirs is a culture obsessed with personal honor and feats of individual daring; this poses something of a challenge for a would-be statebuilder like Tiel'Fialt, especially when many Fialta are accustomed to electing their officers and serving out of personal loyalty to a warlord.  
=== A Short History of the Second Fialta Imperium ===
The Fialta-Shantine War is remembered by historians as the crucible that broke the Shantine Empire and forged the Fialta Imperium.  In the year , a coalition of warlords and princelings of the Fialta States, funded by the Bank of Valdos, launched an invasion of the Shantine frontier worlds. From among the squabbling potentates of the Fialta States, the war elevated a handful of truly great leaders, and the greatest of these was Mithranatus. When the Fialta-Shantine War ended in with a humiliating defeat for the Shantine, Mithranatus and his closest allies reaped the richest rewards, taking planets, ships and slaves to pour into their private military ambitions.  By the year , Mithranatus declared himself Emperor of the Second Fialta Imperium, channeling the legendary heritage of all Fialta from their ancient conquering forebear, Dres'Fialt.  The self-crowned Emperor styled himself Tiel'Fialt, "Fialta Reborn."  In the ensuing 38 years, the Emperor asserted his right to rule over all Fialta: in their dwindling corners of the cosmos, his Free-State critics point out that to do so, he slew millions more of his Fialta brethren than any other foe combined.  Perhaps the Aeldrum-Fialta War will give his armies a chance to undo that unfortunate statistic.
=== Gods of the Fialta ===
The Fialta worship the Lords of the Pentacle, an alliance of five deities dating to the Pantheon War. These are: Valdos (Lord of Contracts/Lord of Lies), Dalthad (The Genteel Lord/The Decadent), Thalran (The Martial Lord/The Tyrant Lord), Shantara (Lady of Guile/The Archtraitor), Othal/Qualos/Athderin/etc. (Lord of Secrets/The Whispering Madness).
Though thought of together, the gods have their own interests and compete with each other for influence within the Imperial Court.  Currently, the Fialta Imperium is most strongly influenced by Valdos and Dalthad, whose churches are roughly co-equal at court.  Shantara's church is favored by elves living within the Imperium.
== Characters ==
Though still in rude health for a 99-year-old, the Fialta Emperor is not immortal, and by the old customs of the Fialta, the Imperium has no formal succession law: the crown must be earned, and only on the deathbed of the Emperor will his chosen successor be revealed. There are front-runners in the Emperor’s favor, but none can be truly sure of where they stand – Fialta warlords have historically named one of their children or grandchildren to succeed them, but it is not unheard of for a warlord to name a favorite general instead. The Aeldrum-Fialta War presents a unique opportunity for a clear successor to emerge by feats of arms and strategy. Many of your characters will be potential heirs who seek to use the war to cement their claim to the throne.  
=== Player Characters ===
Character 	Player 	Description
Sylettis Alantis 	Jessica	Arch-priestess of Shantara, representative of the Shantarans in the Imperium.
Cato Tullius Nars 	Kam 	Talented young general with a history of miracle wins.
Moira 	Kristen	Chairwoman of the Bank of Valdos.
The Archangel of Valdos 	Kristen	Head of the Bank of Valdos.
Titus Charus 	Logan 	“Voice of the state” involved in many treaties, close advisor to Emperor Mithranatus and adopted as an honorary brother.
Ludivine Josse Charbonneau	Lux 	Aeldrum ambassador to the Fialta Imperium.
Octavo Seldonius 	Matt 	Younger brother of the Emperor, communications and counter-comms guy, pro-progress and military modernization.
Prince Prince Rogers 	Mike 	Secretary of State, keeper of secrets at Church of Othal, political family and lots of links in government.
Tevraklus 	Vanya 	Son of Emperor Mithranatus, chief civil engineer and surgeon general
=== Important Non-Player Characters ===
Character 	Player
Emperor Mithranatus / Tiel'Fialt	Emperor and founder of the Second Fialta Imperium.
Prince Constantinus 	Son of Mithranatus. Presumed dead for 20 years.
Prince Bruscius 	Son of Constantinus, golden boy, leader of palace guard, became Emperor after Mithranatus's death.
Prince Claudius Felix 	Son of Mithranatus, war hero.
Prince Antonus Bressus 	Son of Mithranatus, high judge, true believer in law and order.
Prince Petros Bressus 	Son of Mithranatus, logistics and supplies expert, keeps the engines of state running.
Prince Tir'Fahn 	Son Petros Bressus
Prince Vermes 	Son of Mithranatus, son-in-law of Prince Rogers, major landowner.
Prince Wenceslas Rogers 	Son of Vermes, son-in-law of Neptos, grandson of Prince Rogers.
Prince Phillip Neptos 	Son of Wenceslas Rogers, great-grandson of Prince Rogers.
Prince Neptos 	Son of Mithranatus's long-dead older brother.
Prince Devrus 	Son of Mithranatus's dead half-brother Cyrus, governor-general of the Hybern Expanse.
Prince Roland 	Son of Mithranatus's dead half-brother Cyrus, master of the Imperial Army.
Prince Nestor Cyrus 	Grandson of Mithranatus's dead half-brother Cyrus, master of Imperium's capital ship warfare.
Prince Remus 	Brother of Mithranatus.
Prince Qintus 	Son of Remus.
Prince Frederick 	Grandson of Remus.
General Carter 	General, nephew of Prince Rogers.
General Lindon 	General, nephew of Prince Rogers.
General Bush 	General, nephew of Prince Rogers.
General Frel'Tal 	General, "The Butcher of Korinth".
Olympias 	
The Coy/Koi Ambassador 	Nipponese ambassador.
"Prince Felix" 	
"Mister Cuddles" 	
Tevrel 	Angel of Valdos
Ezral 	Angel of Valdos
== Summary ==
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=== Session 5 ===
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=== Session 8 ===
=== Session 9 ===
=== Epilogue ===
The War of the Coalition ended on February 22nd, with the signing of the 3rd Treaty of Korinth.
Aeldrum is triumphant, led by its Serene Doge, Bareth Aefendt. Almost immediately after signing the treaty, Bareth will return to Aeldrum to reassemble Parliament and win a constitutional amendment extending his term for another ten years. It seems that Aeldrum is on the verge of a technological and economic golden age driven by the likes of Rose Clintock, Hannon Mossag, Chella Nebai and Francis Mervodan, but perhaps not an especially democratic one.
Thanks to some last minute maneuvering, the Second Fialta Imperium did not collapse into civil war and was able to coalesce around Prince Bruscius as its new emperor. Though the Imperium survived, it will be much diminished for a time. Perhaps this smaller, leaner Imperium will be able to forge itself into a model nation. Octavo's stealth ships may yet carry the armies of General Cato to new glories. Prince Titus will have his hands full selling the new Imperium with what part of his time is not consumed by obsession with the Unnamed.
The seeds of new greatness, or perhaps a second calamitous war, are sown by the formation of the Fialta Confederacy. The Thalranese may rightly consider themselves to have achieved almost every one of their wargoals, except perhaps for the stinging slight of Aeldrum's annexation of Semal. Their leading role in the Confederacy may cut both ways: time will tell if opening themselves to the influence of the Bank of Valdos will lead to the Valdosian hegemony over the Fialta that has been the nightmare of so many.
The Orcish Directorate will proudly announce to all who listen that this treaty marks their ascension into the fellowship of great powers. Certainly, they will have a seat at the table in the future cosmic order.
The Shantine have won a moderate territorial gain but an enormous religious coup: it seems like that with Kirvan and Idolmarite preachers spilling into the new Fialta Confederacy, the next conflicts in the region will be wars of religion. 
The Shantarans have won their state, but with the establishment of the Fialta Confederacy, they may not be able to exploit the divisions they hoped would be rampant in the postwar era. They will need to bide their time until the next great conflagration.
Alusia has affirmed itself as a secondary power, but it is not yet a cosmic power: its next moves may bring it into conflict with its Shantine cousins. 
Sigvald is perhaps lucky to have escaped an Aeldman firing squad, and he remains the autocrat of his backwater kingdom.
Count Homer of Lidenia was undoubtedly the key to Aeldman victory, and while generous toward his memory, the Aeldrum history books will never quite encompass the extent of his role. They will certainly never record his final, ignoble end, handed over to the Bank of Valdos by one of his remaining agents for an 80 year old bounty.
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