Evermore: A Posthumous Hegemony
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Altryst Castil
As a scholar, having been raised and tutored in Daggerfall. I’ve been always interested in the oddities of our province, particularly those of governance. Though our province is divided in multiple Kingdoms(and more severely a few decades earlier), there seems to be a constant, that governance is decided by royal blood, decendency or wealth. However Evermore seems to dodge this general ruling. Counter to what I just described, there have been a few isolated cases in Evermore’s history where a firstborn was elected <highest mage-councillor>, but this was not due to their heritage, but rather their cunning in overtaking their father’s before. The first thing to consider in their way of electing their highest form of governance, is looking to the past. The Direnni Hegemony, once at its peak in an age none, and sparsely the Direnni themselves can remember, dominated High Rock, and parts of current Skyrim and Hammerfell. Their ruins still a testament to their reach, which was a in part a consequence of their political cunning. One of their defining elements their smart and shrewd way of coming on top every time, which is why their namesake is all we remember, and not those of other Altmer clans. Their opponents, or perhaps rivals, were generally completely outmanoeuvred, their possessions taken over, and their lives ruined.
In Evermore one could say this sentiment is generally shared. Though never admitting it openly, there have been enough accounts that share the same opinion, both from their enemies and allies throughout the centuries. Their governance structure and relationship is also very revealing in this matter. A single <highest mage-councillor> leads a <mage council>. On a first glance this seems relatively ordinary, however this soon changes with the realization that this is far from constant. Members who have generally governed longer than five years generally seem to stick around for decades, but for the newer members it seems to be an impossible task to get a foothold. These usually do not seem to last a year. Even historically the <highest mage-councillor> has not been exempt of this, abdicating his place, or disappearing all together.
Though these <mage councillors> seem to be of all sorts and sizes, the common demeanour, except for their cunning, seems to be their high skill in spellcasting. Sometimes even, a correlation can be drawn between the skill of the <mage councillor> and their success in enforcing their position. This is not only a consequence of their power-hungry nature, but also an instance of history repeating itself. We have to look no further than the time after the crumbling of the Direnni Hegemony. Where the notorious Witch-Kings took over through sheer terror, unnatural raw power(so surviving rumors say) and spellcraft. The same tactics employed under a thin veneer of a decent governance.
Eventhough the Hegemony of old is far behind us, their politics have never waned or fallen in disuse. Evermore seems always to be on the cusp of reinventing itself, for their betterment, or their downfall. But a simple Bret should not have to fear of what I would call a ‘posthumous Hegemony’, a dysfunctional state. A state using a way of governance that would’ve barely function eons ago, and obsolete today. Hungry for power and land, it will, through its instability, unravel the very bindings that holds it together.