Of the so-called Elder Kings and other rulers of this age, it was the foppish Emperor Viason I of Lorimor alone who had survived the Third Darkness. He ruled Lorimor at the height of its power, through what many would later call the Imperial Golden Age. The Emperor's expansionist ambitions saw Lorimor establish colonies on the coastlines of the Torue Albes and other far-flung places. Fleets of trading vessels reached distant Ghom, and Lorimor began to foster close ties with the Caliphate of Al-Kalim.
Viason I was a beloved monarch, and he took advantage of his celebrity through self-indulgent hedonism. While he never grew fat or gouty, he was to go down in history as one of the world’s most fecund monarchs, and within a generation, his extended family made for a complex web of interwoven aristocracy. Palace intrigues and arguments over inheritance became a feature of Lorimor politics.
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- Realms of Terrinoth