Pemblish Civil War

The Pemblish Civil War began in the aftermath of the First Tall Kingdom War, beginning with the Great Coup of 14 Heart's Sky (400 BGE) which ousted Fabius VII. With the nation's war debts, the depletion of the Imperial Guard in the Kingdom of Pem's heartlands, and the famine caused by the pillaging of the nation's eastern farmlands (including the infamous Sack of Woleseat), the Pemblish monarchy was severely weakened.
== Background ==
Prior to the civil war in Pem, the Greater Kingdom of Pem had been in a state of war with the Tall Kingdom (Great Kingdom) for 17 years, between 418-401BGE. The war had been started 
== Deposition of Fabius VII ==
Foreword: Much of the information we have from this period comes from the uncovered 'secret journals' of alleged Greywatch agent Nigel Ham, written around 391 BGE. They were hidden in Pembleton Freehold Library and rediscovered in 9 GE. However, their veracity and factual reliability is highly debated. 
In 400 BGE, before the Battle of Harryhausen's Fall, Lord Vermont Redvine, who is believed to have functioned as second-in-command of the Greywatch, met with Lord Sawdus to discuss contingencies should the First Tall Kingdom War be lost. By this time, anti-monarchy sentiment was rife within the kingdom, but Fabius VII still commanded the loyalty of the Imperial Guard. It is believed that they made a secret pact that, should the military's loyalties switch, which was likely if Pem lost any further ground in the war, then the Greywatch would either facilitate or fail to intervene in securing the king for trial and execution. In addition, it is expected that he gave Sawdus an offer of protection against arrest or assassination by the Greywatch.
Lord Albert Presterly, the commander of the Greywatch, was known to have been a staunch monarchist and fiercely loyal to Fabius VII, in contrast to the opportunistic Lord Redvine. Presterly's 'disappearance' on the night before the storming of Pembleton Castle is believed to have been instigated by the Greywatch.
Following the assassination of Lord Aloysius Sendforth in 137 BGE the Greywatch was officially reformed into a branch of the Office of the Lord Protector under then Lord Protector Arthur Canalman. Despite this, the Greywatch still retained a great deal of independence leading to speculation that the assassination had been sanctioned by Canalman.
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