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Basic future for former AEG:
This entire thing can best be described in the world as the collapse of a short-lived Kingdom. I would think the following would happen
/voms/ takes back their lost western lands.
Given that I want to still keep the rivalry with PCG, the “Lumi” River would remain our boundary with PCG. They aren’t getting anything.
I would suspect that because of how I have written this, /2434/ would have two options here.
Prop up some person to fill the void.
Balkanize.
I believe the former would be what they would do and furthermore given their own interests, I think they would likely take the Umbrella Peninsula which Trebizond is on.
There would be a civil war that results in the Menace faction taking total control. The King/Emperor/whatever would need to pick up and rebuild the nation which has fallen into disrepair.
I am setting this as happening in 1136 VTE and the further rule will abandon the pretenses of the two other “Empires” who merely call themselves a Greek appropriate word, just as Despotes instead of the pretentious “Autokrator”.
Simple Timeline:
In 1136, Basil Batatzes, Doux of Alchemilla rose up in revolt against Konstantinos VII. 3 year civil war was fought that ended with the victory of Batatzes. He declares the Empire defunct and declares himself Despotes of Tomiseia (Thread joke about myspace). He gives a rousing speech in the capital declaring that it is time to abandon pretenses, the drama and forge a new nation, a new state, where our people can live in peace.
During this Civil War, the Western Provinces, whose loyalty was always mixed, are invaded by Voms and voms are treated as Liberators. Batatzes, knowing who his supporters are (2434), signs a treaty accepting these losses without much fuss.
Immediately begins reforms to fix the many problems of the nation, including infrastructure, making a new currency, army reforms, legal reforms, and societal reforms. The goal is for Basil to lay the foundation of a stable nation for his successors to take over and continue to build on.
Our thread is still filled with drama, and that will be reflected by opposition to this from many parties, but I hope that our drama will go away someday.
