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At the end of the war, the economy of the Song Dominion, like the Celestine Ascendancy, was ruined. Famine swept through parts of the Dominion, and in order keep order, their battered military asserted control and supplanted the formerly-civilian and heavily-corrupt government in what is officially known as [[the Restoration]]. | At the end of the war, the economy of the Song Dominion, like the Celestine Ascendancy, was ruined. Famine swept through parts of the Dominion, and in order keep order, their battered military asserted control and supplanted the formerly-civilian and heavily-corrupt government in what is officially known as [[the Restoration]]. | ||
Endatia had been a hero in the [[Empire War]] and was easily the most-admired person in the Dominion at the time. The people had had enough of the grasping, petty nature of politicians and were glad to see a strong leader who would do what he had to to protect and elevate the Song Dominion. So the military took control, displacing and exiling the civilian leadership with the support of a large portion of the populace. In joining the role of the military and the government, a new, supreme position in the Song Dominion was created: the Lord Commander. | Endatia had been a hero in the [[40 Year Empire War|Empire War]] and was easily the most-admired person in the Dominion at the time. The people had had enough of the grasping, petty nature of politicians and were glad to see a strong leader who would do what he had to to protect and elevate the Song Dominion. So the military took control, displacing and exiling the civilian leadership with the support of a large portion of the populace. In joining the role of the military and the government, a new, supreme position in the Song Dominion was created: the Lord Commander. | ||
Of course, not everyone supported Adyos's rise, and for the good of the Dominion, those who felt the need to carry on about their dissatisfaction, especially in public, were soon silenced or left the Dominion, for Scatterhome or elsewhere. | Of course, not everyone supported Adyos's rise, and for the good of the Dominion, those who felt the need to carry on about their dissatisfaction, especially in public, were soon silenced or left the Dominion, for Scatterhome or elsewhere. | ||
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It was decided that all military officers would have a say in choosing the next Lord Commander, but instead of anything so egalitarian as one-person-one-vote, each officer would, according to their rank, receive a different number of "votes" to cast in what became known as a Challenge. Under this rough system, the next Lord Commander was selected - a female Ry'nari admiral named Henar Kelaka. | It was decided that all military officers would have a say in choosing the next Lord Commander, but instead of anything so egalitarian as one-person-one-vote, each officer would, according to their rank, receive a different number of "votes" to cast in what became known as a Challenge. Under this rough system, the next Lord Commander was selected - a female Ry'nari admiral named Henar Kelaka. | ||
===The second Lord Commander - Henar Kelaka=== | ===The second Lord Commander - Henar Kelaka=== | ||
803 A.E. - 835 A.E.<br/> | 803 A.E. - 835 A.E.<br/> | ||