They've been on the downhill ever since, with multiple kingdoms seceding and an internal revolution tearing the country apart. Vestigial Empire: The Griffonian Empire was once the most powerful nation in the world, even colonizing part of Equus.The two options for a new regent are Duchess Gabriela Eagleclaw of Strawberry and Archon Eros VII of Boreas. Succession Crisis: Emperor Grover VI is not of age, and thus requires a regent until he is old enough to properly rule.The new regent for Grover VI will implement reforms to strengthen the Empire and then use its military strength to reconquer lost territories. Resurgent Empire: The Empire may be decaying in terms of political power, but it is still a military superpower on the Griffonian continent.

Even Lake City, a pony nation, can put a pony on the Griffon throne in their Princely restoration path. If the Empire is defeated, and their core territories taken, the new owner of the Griffon throne will often get to declare a new Empire (or a pan-Griffonian republic) under their lead, getting cores on the Empire's heartlands. Klingon Promotion: Nearly every country on the Griffonian continent have some paths, focuses, or other opportunities that lets them go to war with the Griffonian Empire.At the same time, the stress induced from having to deal with such stuff at his age worsened Grover V's health, resulting in his early death and making his son Grover VI undergo the same struggle as he did, but at an even younger age. This made the latter barely incapable of ruling as he was barely groomed due to his young age. History Repeats: Grover IV died of a stroke at an early age, leaving a ten year old Grover V, who is already sickly, to be caught in the middle of a Succession Crisis along with the revolutions.Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The Griffonian Empire has many similarities with the Holy Roman Empire.The Empire: The Griffonian Empire cannot go down a peaceful route, and will always begin a long conquest to reconquer their lost territories.When Grover V dies, political infighting will always result in many vassals seceding and removing their nominal vassal status, showing just how little power the Empire has. Authority in Name Only: The Empire starts the game surrounded by loyal counties and baronies that are nonetheless represented as fully independent nations with the puppet state of 'nominal vassal'.

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