Ravaar and Thorane: The Rule of the Twins
Era beginning/end
Ravaar and his sister Thorane, took power in Arc when their mother Yula died as a result of a compromise to prevent war from breaking out in the city and the empire. Ravaar, the first born of the two saw it as his right to rule alone and resented his sister for assuming that she had any place on the throne of the empire. Ravaar was advised by Kenje Atrume, the wise Del'Marahan sage from acient Pheff that the regional governors of the growing empire would not all fall behind him and that he had a simple choice; risk open war across the empire and see it vanish in flames, or find a way to share power with his sister. Thorane had always been written off by her brother as naive, slow and passive but she was none of these things. She was quiet, patient and determined and had gained the favour of some of the most influential noibles from across the empire to back her. The result has been described as Ravaar's compromise, but this term is misleading. Historians have suggested that Ravaar allowed Thorane to share power with him as a result of his good will, but the truth was that he realised he could not win, Thorane had outwitted him. In -1995 Ravaar broke with his promise and planned to wage war on his sister and her son Hakei.
