Kassau, Royal Palace
A clear autumn night, all were asleep except for Artur, who was getting some work done in his study. Suddenly a wave of nausea came upon him with an abrupt pain in his chest. His head hit the desk with a deafening thud in the silent night. With everyone asleep however, it was as if a pin had fallen.
the next morning
A butler walked up the hallway towards Artur's study. Walking through a small halfway to a large double door. He knocked three times and walked in after hearing nothing back. To his astonishment he saw the King slumped down on his desk. He looked pale. The butler slowly took his glove off and reached out and touched his hand to the cold skin of the king. Checking for a pulse but finding nothing…
Phoenixian Public Broadcasting
A silent wave went over the studio after a reporter walked up to the host mid broadcast and whispered something in his ear. A somber expression fell over his face as he looked up at the camera. The Electronic teleprompter was turned off and some large cards with writing on them that had been specially prepared for this occasion. The red light on top of the camera turned on. The broadcaster waited a second before speaking.
“Apologies for interrupting your current broadcast,” He took a breath. “We here at Phoenixian Public Broadcasting regret to inform you that King Artur II Friedek has regretfully passed away last night. The king's body is currently being transported to the Kassau mortuary where some of the very best coroners in the country await to perform an autopsy. We will now be taking a thirty minute moment of silence and will be cutting broadcasts for the next thirty minutes” The red light on the camera turned off and the station went off of the air.
After the sudden death of King Artur the people of Phoenixia were left without a ruler. Separate groups of people vying for power. The FASC supported operatives of the 3rd directorate. The Republic who wants to install a propper democracy in Phoenixia. And the True Monarchists known as the Purebloods. These new groups are left to fight over how the government will be ran.
3rd Directorate
Military intelligence directorate of the Ministry of War. Main goal is to maintain the republic by all means necessary.
The Republic
Fairly neutral in the matter, run by incumbents attempting to keep constituents happy.
Purebloods
The Purebloods are a steadfast group of Pure Monarchists who oppose the current government and the Republic. Their leader, Ivano Likerov, a Royal Marine Guard has reached out to the Greater Sevevillian Empire for support but is still struggling to make do with the equipment and political power that he currently possesses.