Strephon Aella Alkhalikoi

Strephon Aella
Emperor of the Imperium
Incumbent
Assumed office  1071
Preceded by	Paulo III
Succeeded by	n/a
Born	1049
Died	(1116)

Oldest surviving issue of Paulo III. Born in 1049, proclaimed emperor by the Moot in 1071.

In the early 1100s, Strephon launched a series of reforms, giving Archdukes additional governing powers and taxation authority. The restoration of governing and taxation powers were designed to reconnect the Iridium Throne to the lives of Imperial citizens, shifting from it's then-current position as a distant and abstract authority. The Strephonian Reforms were also meant to shake the government from the grip of complacency and stagnation. To lead the reforms, he appointed Dulinor Archduke of the Domain of Ilelish. Both the reforms and the selection of Dulinor was accomplished over sigificant opposition within the Moot.

During Strephon's reign, the Fourth Frontier War (1082 to 1084) erupted; his delegation of war powers to Norris, Duke of Regina, is credited with bringing a speedy end to a conflict that otherwise would have been hampered by the long delays in communication between Capital (Core 2118) and the front. Norris later became the conquering hero of the Fifth Frontier War. In partial recognition of this, by at least 1115 Strephon was planning to elevate Norris to the position of Archduke of the Domain of Deneb.

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Strephons double was assassinated by Archduke Dulinor in 132-1116, who then claimed the throne by the ancient custom of Right of Assassination. Dulinor eventually fled to his stronghold in Ilelish, to prepare for war. Strephon himself was on a science mission to supervise progress of project Longbow scanning the Empress Wave. When Strephon was informed of Dulinor's treason - and the death of his wife Iolanthe and his daughter and heir Grand Princess Ciencia - he choose to retreat to Usdiki, instead of moving to challenge Lucan's ascension to the Iridium Throne on Capital.

He publicly declared himself as the authentic Emperor in 1117, but only subsectors close to Usdiki rallied around him: other factions ignored his call or disputed his credentials. Many claimed that he was in fact a pseudo-biological robot.

See Successors to Strephon and the Real Strephon.

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• Adventure 1 The Kinunir
• Imperial Encyclopedia
• Hard Times
• Rebellion Sourcebook
• Arrival Vengeance
• Survival Margin