Baldus’ death shook Pteracles. He vowed to overthrow the Empire—not by brute force, but by spirit and strategy.
For more than a year, he locked himself away and built a plan so complex it can scarcely be detailed. He then traveled and whispered to hundreds of influential people—continent to continent, caste to caste—choosing words that would ignite a world rebellion.
When his work was done, Pteracles vanished. No one ever saw him again.
In 267, sponsors from Meridianam, Septentrio, Terrapacem, and Duotera met in secret in Referrendum, capital of the Referrae Islands, a land known for impartiality.
They agreed their living conditions were deplorable under Mediotera’s tyranny. Together, Al’Kerim (Keryssia), Gavrok (Meridianam), Boris XI (Duotera), and Lady Aline (Terrapacem) signed the Treaty of the Coalition—a union meant to depose the Emperor and reshape Ultera.