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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> | 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> | 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 lost its fleet and 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> The following week, Hadrian Duval broadcast a message stating that he had assumed leadership of the remnant of Nova Imperium in Paresa and would continue seeking to become emperor.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5c52c4a1231ede6f495e2c75 GalNet: The New Imperator]</ref> In April 3305, Princess Aisling unexpectedly reached out to Hadrian in an apparent bid to boost her image by helping Nova Imperium soften its stances.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5ca70cbdb0aea02ac026e55a GalNet: Aisling Duval Contacts Hadrian Duval]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5cade9e46239f914ad4b8ed3 GalNet: The Princess and the Imperator]</ref> Imperator Duval subsequently announced a tentative non-aggression pact between Nova Imperium and Aisling's supporters, and promised to review his organisation's policies.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5cb88b4d5da4892b03080cb8 GalNet: Hadrian Duval Confirms Pact]</ref> | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||