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On October 6, 3303, authorities in the Pleiades Nebula reported that the Federation had completely withdrawn its ships from the region, likely marking the end of the Federal-Imperial cold war over meta-alloys. The Empire was expected to follow suit in the coming days. Political commentators suggested that the attitude of cooperation brought about by the joint formation of Aegis, as well as escalating Thargoid attacks in the Pleiades, had been the catalyst for the withdrawal.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59d7526d8101dd5da464f2fa Galactic News: Federation Withdraws from Pleiades]</ref> The Empire's own withdrawal was confirmed by regional authorities on October 11.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59ddfbc6122be924b4645a7d Galactic News: Empire Pulls Out of Pleiades]</ref> | On October 6, 3303, authorities in the Pleiades Nebula reported that the Federation had completely withdrawn its ships from the region, likely marking the end of the Federal-Imperial cold war over meta-alloys. The Empire was expected to follow suit in the coming days. Political commentators suggested that the attitude of cooperation brought about by the joint formation of Aegis, as well as escalating Thargoid attacks in the Pleiades, had been the catalyst for the withdrawal.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59d7526d8101dd5da464f2fa Galactic News: Federation Withdraws from Pleiades]</ref> The Empire's own withdrawal was confirmed by regional authorities on October 11.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59ddfbc6122be924b4645a7d Galactic News: Empire Pulls Out of Pleiades]</ref> | ||
A rift between Emperor [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]]'s supporters and more traditionalist Imperial citizens began widening in late 3304 with the rise of [[Nova Imperium]], an organization which advocated isolationism and a return to traditional Imperial values as a way to restore the Empire's glory and fend off the encroaching [[Thargoid]]s.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5bd9d59f31f88f479c65865c GalNet: The Rise of Nova Imperium]</ref> Nova Imperium's ideals steadily gained it support among citizens and [[ | A rift between Emperor [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]]'s supporters and more traditionalist Imperial citizens began widening in late 3304 with the rise of [[Nova Imperium]], an organization which advocated isolationism and a return to traditional Imperial values as a way to restore the Empire's glory and fend off the encroaching [[Thargoid]]s.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5bd9d59f31f88f479c65865c GalNet: The Rise of Nova Imperium]</ref> Nova Imperium's ideals steadily gained it support among citizens and [[senator]]s alike, but the group was unexpectedly catapulted to the forefront of Imperial politics on December 7, 3304 after its leader, [[Kaeso Mordanticus|Imperator Kaeso Mordanticus]], revealed the existence of [[Hadrian Augustus Duval]]. Mordanticus claimed that Hadrian had been genetically verified as a grandson of the late Emperor [[Hengist Duval]], and he announced that Nova Imperium sought to remove Arissa Lavigny-Duval from the Imperial throne and install Hadrian in her place.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c05411e35b45a4988461f85 GalNet: Nova Imperium Unveils Figurehead]</ref> | ||
From there, tensions within the Empire continued to escalate, with some observers speculating a civil war could erupt if Hadrian Duval was not at least officially accepted as an heir to the Imperial throne.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c1cbab334bfb8306913485f GalNet: An Heir to the Imperial Throne?]</ref> On January 5, 3305, Imperator Mordanticus brazenly provoked the Empire by assembling Nova Imperium's fleet in the organization's home system of Paresa.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c2f2a60acf2351d8c7cde76 GalNet: Nova Imperium Musters Military Forces]</ref> When the fleet refused to heed Fleet Admiral Denton Patreus's order to disperse, the Imperial Navy promptly engaged it and destroyed it in a week-long battle.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c376f81e91376757327a4da GalNet: Empire Engages Nova Imperium]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c3c6b5f1cde993384043995 GalNet: Flashpoint for Nova Imperium]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c40a6663e835d67c932d264 GalNet: Nova Imperium Defeated in Paresa System]</ref> Nova Imperium was left in tatters, and Mordanticus himself was captured during the fighting.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c41c250e04b920885660537 GalNet: Imperator Mordanticus Captured]</ref> On January 25, 3305, Patreus personally executed Mordanticus for treason on the floor of [[Senate House]], before the members of the Imperial Senate and Emperor Arissa. The [[Imperial Guard]] then proceeded to gun down any senators who had previously expressed support for Nova Imperium, among them [[Pal Vespasian]] and [[Eloise Winterstone]]. Political [[Journalism|journalist]] [[Cassia Carvalho]] reported that mass arrests and public executions of Nova Imperium members and sympathizers took place across Capitol, and Nova Imperium strongholds throughout the Empire were eliminated from the inside by infiltrators who had been placed by Patreus.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c485c99128401188a499c82 GalNet: Blood on the Senate Floor]</ref> | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||