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Its rumored that it was was deliberate choice by the Von Griffs to choose their most physically vigorous scion to take Waitemok's hand in marriage and head the dynasty as patriarch. Such a stallion didn't (some would say, [i:lit]couldn't[/i:lit]) ever keep his hands off his impossibly gorgeous bride, and pregnancy after pregnancy flooded the Hywing's - and Yumanka's - halls with more and more jarringly comely offspring.
It's also less rumored that this was the Hammer's intent all along. Less rumored because it was stated instead, as blatant truth.
Yumanka, the former jungle-turned-Hiveworld, now has its nobility filled with blue-blodded Von Griff hybrids, known as "Hammergriffs" colloquially. Their awe-inspiring beauty and alien facial ratios are understood to just be a sign of their high birth, or extreme plastic surgery, by the ignorant or tech-savvy urban populace of Yumanka. Holy Terra and the rest of the nobility commend you on 'solving' the gang problem that it used to have. The Hammergriffs themselves, wanting to cement their newfound nobility, have been very rigid with themselves and have behaved exceptionally well, although they sure talk about being more daring soon, behind closed doors. They are ambitious.
The religious zealots of Hywing aren't happy at all about their situation. They disapprove of the new heir's Tech-Priest religion. They disapprove of his unhuman-looking bride. And what is it with the rise of prostitution and drugs around the poles? This is not what the God-Emperor would've wanted, they say. This is heresy, say many. While the Von Griffs can keep official power and authorities at bay with their rule-bending, they have lost control of the rabid passions of their peasants.
Productivity on Hywing is down dramatically because of civil unrest. A revolution is being born.
Because of your history of agricultural monopoly, your coffers and savings can handle this for another generation or two before the situation starts to significantly affect your economy. But money is bleeding out of your nation, quick.
[b:lit]Hywing Summary[/b:lit]
> The populace is highly religious (Imperial Creed) because of the Fortega-sponsored cathedrals built generations ago.
> There are pirates coming and going from the poles. They are discreet enough to avoid detection from the general populace, but their cultural influence (prostitution, drugs, etc) is notable.
> Along with the Omnissiah-praising Franco and the inhumanly super-beautiful Waitemok, and all of their uncanny children, the peasants have had [i:lit]enough.[/i:lit] A revolution is being born.
>Yumanka is formally a Von Griff-ruled planet now, as the Hammers now have their own splinter of the Von Griff family (colloquially "Hammergriff"), although in practice, you wield no direct power through them. The traditional head of the noble house will still be held accountable for their actions in regards to the larger Imperium, because he/she is the Yumanka ruler on paper.
