An incredibly cunning woman, Rafina ascended to Emperess from a civil unrest she led when she was a young woman. Accumulating help from the people, smaller nobles, and even a small portion of the military to stage a coup for the previous emperor. It is unclear exactly what the coup was started over, as the previous emperor was fairly par for the course. Neither making too many enemies, nor allies. So Rafina's assent to the throne is often questioned, but her current power, never so.