Difference between revisions of "Ashravan"

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'''Ashravan''' of the Eighty Suns is the forty-ninth Emperor of the [[Rose Empire]] on [[Sel]] and a member of the [[Heritage Faction]].{{tes ref|2}} At the time of his injury he is forty years old.{{tes ref|2}}

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== History ==

=== Early Life ===

 

At some point Ashravan began to keep a private journal, perhaps to reflect on the choices he made. He left instructions to have it burned upon his death.{{tes ref|17}}

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According to Gaotona, Ashravan originally became emperor out of a desire to change parts of the empire such as the favoritism shown to the [[Grand]]s.{{tes ref|30}} Over time, however, his desire waned.{{tes ref|42}} Ashravan was swept up in the bureaucracy of an empire that worked, if not perfectly, then well enough. He focused more on the beauty of it all instead of its problems, and gave the arbiters more and more control.{{tes ref|59}}

 

On the ninety-eighth day of the mourning period, Shai succeeded in creating a soulstamp that replicated Ashravan's original soul with which he would have to be re-stamped each day. She snuck into his rooms and stamped him, waking him and restoring his mind. Ashravan allowed Shai to escape his rooms. Later he spoke with Gaotona and figured out, in the course of the conversation, what had been wrong with him.{{tes ref|98}} He then addressed the arbiters, laying to rest the rumors of his illness and promising to seek justice for his wife's murder. Buried in the stamp, however, were also certain triggers that Shai had added to help nudge Ashravan into becoming the emperor he had always dreamed of being, causing him in the next years to pore over his old journals and rediscover his old ideals.{{tes ref|101}}

 

== Notes ==

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