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	Barabbas was elected in a time of expansion, and while he served adequately as the director of the land armies, his real desire was to extend Imperial control over the entire Bay of Catazar. At this time the [[Grendel]] were particularly active, launching several concerted raids against the southern coast of the Empire.		Barabbas was elected in a time of expansion, and while he served adequately as the director of the land armies, his real desire was to extend Imperial control over the entire Bay of Catazar. At this time the [[Grendel]] were particularly active, launching several concerted raids against the southern coast of the Empire.

	Barabbas spent a fortune funding exploration, pouring money into the coffers of the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] shipbuilders. He sought to build a powerful [[~~Imperial~~ navy]] capable of conquering nations overseas, to spread the Empire to [[Iron Confederacy\|Surann]], [[Skoura]] and ultimately to destroy the threat of the barbaric Grendel by conquering [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Attar]]. He soon realised that he lacked any real skill as a shipwright, but that did not stop his raw enthusiasm for the mariner's art infecting those around him.		Barabbas spent a fortune funding exploration, pouring money into the coffers of the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] shipbuilders. He sought to build a powerful [[navy]] capable of conquering nations overseas, to spread the Empire to [[Iron Confederacy\|Surann]], [[Skoura]] and ultimately to destroy the threat of the barbaric Grendel by conquering [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Attar]]. He soon realised that he lacked any real skill as a shipwright, but that did not stop his raw enthusiasm for the mariner's art infecting those around him.

	He supported the Freeborn expansion into Segura, but his focus was not entirely on the Brass Coast; he encouraged mariners and sailors of all nations to look beyond the borders of the Empire. He was not solely a warmonger, despite some attempts by his political enemies to paint him as such. He actively encouraged trade with foreign nations whose attitudes and politics were not entirely opposed to those of the Empire. A number of trade routes that still exist today were established by Barabbas' pioneers. He also encouraged the Senate to spend money expanding many settlements with good harbours - [[Madruga#Siroc\|Siroc]], [[Sarvos]], [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]], [[Sarvos#Trivento\|Trivento]] and even [[Bastion]] all benefited from his maritime spending.		He supported the Freeborn expansion into Segura, but his focus was not entirely on the Brass Coast; he encouraged mariners and sailors of all nations to look beyond the borders of the Empire. He was not solely a warmonger, despite some attempts by his political enemies to paint him as such. He actively encouraged trade with foreign nations whose attitudes and politics were not entirely opposed to those of the Empire. A number of trade routes that still exist today were established by Barabbas' pioneers. He also encouraged the Senate to spend money expanding many settlements with good harbours - [[Madruga#Siroc\|Siroc]], [[Sarvos]], [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]], [[Sarvos#Trivento\|Trivento]] and even [[Bastion]] all benefited from his maritime spending.

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	====Early life and Election====		====Early life and Election====
	Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[~~Senate\|~~Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.		Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.

	Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."		Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."

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	====Early life and Election====		====Early life and Election====
	Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate\|Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.		Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[Senate\|Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.

	Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."		Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."

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	====Early life and Election====		====Early life and Election====
	Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[~~Imperial~~ Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.		Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.

	Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."		Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."

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	Sadly there are no complete descriptions of the fate that befell the vessels. It is certain that there was a storm – all five of the accounts by mariners traveling with the vessels that survived agree on this point. However while four of the accounts imply that it was the storm that wrought destruction, the final account clearly identifies Grendel warships nearby waiting to pounce. The popular account of the incident has made little mention of the involvement of the barbarians so this may have been nothing more than a figment of this final author's fears.		Sadly there are no complete descriptions of the fate that befell the vessels. It is certain that there was a storm – all five of the accounts by mariners traveling with the vessels that survived agree on this point. However while four of the accounts imply that it was the storm that wrought destruction, the final account clearly identifies Grendel warships nearby waiting to pounce. The popular account of the incident has made little mention of the involvement of the barbarians so this may have been nothing more than a figment of this final author's fears.

	Whatever their involvement in the sinking of the Barabbine fleet, the Grendel were clearly not content to leave it there. They quickly destroyed the Imperial docks at Siroc and Sarvos with ferocious lightning attacks following the loss of the great navy. Presumably they planned to ~~capitalize~~ on the loss of so many Imperial ships, perhaps to ensure that surviving vessels could not be resupplied. Perhaps not however, since they chose to leave the final shipyard at the Necropolis – it remained untouched by the war and was only dismantled two years later as part of a grudging peace settlement with the Grendel.		Whatever their involvement in the sinking of the Barabbine fleet, the Grendel were clearly not content to leave it there. They quickly destroyed the Imperial docks at Siroc and Sarvos with ferocious lightning attacks following the loss of the great navy. Presumably they planned to capitalise on the loss of so many Imperial ships, perhaps to ensure that surviving vessels could not be resupplied. Perhaps not however, since they chose to leave the final shipyard at the Necropolis – it remained untouched by the war and was only dismantled two years later as part of a grudging peace settlement with the Grendel.

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			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Emperor Barabbas.png\|caption=Artist's impression of Emperor Barabbas by '''Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra'''\|align=left\|width=400}}
	===Reign: 180YE to 199YE===		===Reign: 180YE to 199YE===

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	Finally, there is a story that Barabbas' flagship, the ''Basilisk's Daughter'', was attacked at the height of the storm and dragged beneath the waves by a [[Mundane beasts#Kraken\|kraken]] of tremendous size. Given that two-thirds of the fleet was lost in the storm, some eye-witnesses certainly survived, but this story did not come to the attention of Imperial historians until some thirty years after the Emperor's death, making its provenance suspicious.		Finally, there is a story that Barabbas' flagship, the ''Basilisk's Daughter'', was attacked at the height of the storm and dragged beneath the waves by a [[Mundane beasts#Kraken\|kraken]] of tremendous size. Given that two-thirds of the fleet was lost in the storm, some eye-witnesses certainly survived, but this story did not come to the attention of Imperial historians until some thirty years after the Emperor's death, making its provenance suspicious.

	Only one of the ships that set sail with Barabbas survives today; the ''Lazy Basilisk'', an inn on the quayside of [[Sarvos]] is made from the remains of the last surviving remains of the ''Barabbine fleet''. It is believed to currently be owned by one of the wealthier (and most secretive) [[~~The League lineage and species attitudes~~\|~~Reckoner~~ guilds]]. Perhaps unfairly, to this day, to call a ship a “Barabbine tub” is a grave insult to the ship’s crew, and is often thrown at a Freeborn corsair crew by jealous [[The League\|League]] rivals.		Only one of the ships that set sail with Barabbas survives today; the ''Lazy Basilisk'', an inn on the quayside of [[Sarvos]] is made from the remains of the last surviving remains of the ''Barabbine fleet''. It is believed to currently be owned by one of the wealthier (and most secretive) [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|reckoner guilds]]. Perhaps unfairly, to this day, to call a ship a “Barabbine tub” is a grave insult to the ship’s crew, and is often thrown at a Freeborn corsair crew by jealous [[The League\|League]] rivals.

	==The Invasion of Attar==		==The Invasion of Attar==

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	Barabbas was elected in a time of expansion, and while he served adequately as the director of the land armies, his real desire was to extend Imperial control over the entire Bay of Catazar. At this time the [[Grendel]] were particularly active, launching several concerted raids against the southern coast of the Empire.		Barabbas was elected in a time of expansion, and while he served adequately as the director of the land armies, his real desire was to extend Imperial control over the entire Bay of Catazar. At this time the [[Grendel]] were particularly active, launching several concerted raids against the southern coast of the Empire.

	Barabbas spent a fortune funding exploration, pouring money into the coffers of the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] shipbuilders. He sought to build a powerful [[Imperial navy]] capable of conquering nations overseas, to spread the Empire to [[Iron Confederacy\|Surann]], [[Skoura]] and ultimately to ~~the~~ destroy the threat of the barbaric Grendel by conquering [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Attar]]. He soon realised that he lacked any real skill as a shipwright, but that did not stop his raw enthusiasm for the mariner's art infecting those around him.		Barabbas spent a fortune funding exploration, pouring money into the coffers of the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] shipbuilders. He sought to build a powerful [[Imperial navy]] capable of conquering nations overseas, to spread the Empire to [[Iron Confederacy\|Surann]], [[Skoura]] and ultimately to destroy the threat of the barbaric Grendel by conquering [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Attar]]. He soon realised that he lacked any real skill as a shipwright, but that did not stop his raw enthusiasm for the mariner's art infecting those around him.

	He supported the Freeborn expansion into Segura, but his focus was not entirely on the Brass Coast; he encouraged mariners and sailors of all nations to look beyond the borders of the Empire. He was not solely a warmonger, despite some attempts by his political enemies to paint him as such. He actively encouraged trade with foreign nations whose attitudes and politics were not entirely opposed to those of the Empire. A number of trade routes that still exist today were established by Barabbas' pioneers. He also encouraged the Senate to spend money expanding many settlements with good harbours - [[Madruga#Siroc\|Siroc]], [[Sarvos]], [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]], [[Sarvos#Trivento\|Trivento]] and even [[Bastion]] all benefited from his maritime spending.		He supported the Freeborn expansion into Segura, but his focus was not entirely on the Brass Coast; he encouraged mariners and sailors of all nations to look beyond the borders of the Empire. He was not solely a warmonger, despite some attempts by his political enemies to paint him as such. He actively encouraged trade with foreign nations whose attitudes and politics were not entirely opposed to those of the Empire. A number of trade routes that still exist today were established by Barabbas' pioneers. He also encouraged the Senate to spend money expanding many settlements with good harbours - [[Madruga#Siroc\|Siroc]], [[Sarvos]], [[Mitwold#Meade\|Meade]], [[Sarvos#Trivento\|Trivento]] and even [[Bastion]] all benefited from his maritime spending.

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	====Early life and Election====		====Early life and Election====
	Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Imperial Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he ~~parleyed~~ his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.		Emperor Barabbas was a [[Highguard\|Highborn]] man who grew up hearing stories of [[Atun]] and [[Atuman]] and became obsessed with the sea at an early age. He was a charismatic, strong-willed man who developed a following in the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] while serving as one of the Highborn [[Imperial Military Council\|generals]]. In his mid-thirties he parlayed his reputation and various alliances into a political career, and eventually to the Throne.

	Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."		Writers of the time described him as surprisingly open and friendly; he undermined the stereotype of the dour Highborn, without ever giving the impression of being impious. During his life he was praised for his [[Ambition]], [[Pride]] and [[Prosperity]], although as the theologian Bishop Eulaile de Tassato is said to have remarked after his death "He was as brave as he was ambitious, as proud as he was prosperous, and as wise as he was able to regurgitate whole lobsters."
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	==The Invasion of Attar==		==The Invasion of Attar==
	In Winter 378YE, [[historical research]] was commissioned regarding "the naval campaigns of Emperor ~~Barabas~~". The key part of the resulting report was made publicly available on the instructions of Leontes the Scribe, the Imperial Archivist, after the Autumn Equinox 382YE.		In Winter 378YE, [[historical research]] was commissioned regarding "the naval campaigns of Emperor Barabbas". The key part of the resulting report was made publicly available on the instructions of Leontes the Scribe, the Imperial Archivist, after the Autumn Equinox 382YE.

	According to the report, the invasion of the Broken Shore by the Mariner in 199YE is considered by scholars to be a low point in Imperial military history. All the accounts of the Emperor agree that he was charismatic, gregarious, and inspiring – but regrettably this leadership did not translate into military effectiveness. The few surviving records imply that there was relatively little attempt to assess the true fighting strength of the Grendel before the construction of the navies began. There is a surviving copy of the speech by Barabbas to the Imperial Senate that strongly implies that matching Grendel navy for navy would be sufficient for the Empire to triumph.		According to the report, the invasion of the Broken Shore by the Mariner in 199YE is considered by scholars to be a low point in Imperial military history. All the accounts of the Emperor agree that he was charismatic, gregarious, and inspiring – but regrettably this leadership did not translate into military effectiveness. The few surviving records imply that there was relatively little attempt to assess the true fighting strength of the Grendel before the construction of the navies began. There is a surviving copy of the speech by Barabbas to the Imperial Senate that strongly implies that matching Grendel navy for navy would be sufficient for the Empire to triumph.

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	~~Consequently~~ Emperor Barabbas is perhaps best known for the manner of his death. He was lost when his ''Barabbine fleet'' ran into stormy seas two days south of [[Feroz#Joharra\|Joharra]], resulting in the first, biggest – and most expensive – naval disaster of Imperial history. Their intention was to build a foothold on Attar and begin a war of extermination against the Grendel.		Today Emperor Barabbas is perhaps best known for the manner of his death. He was lost when his ''Barabbine fleet'' ran into stormy seas two days south of [[Feroz#Joharra\|Joharra]], resulting in the first, biggest – and most expensive – naval disaster of Imperial history. Their intention was to build a foothold on Attar and begin a war of extermination against the Grendel.

	The enduring legacies of his reign are the naval defences along the Bay of Catazar, and the ships of the Freeborn [[corsair\|corsairs]]. The Freeborn took shameless advantage of his generosity towards all things maritime, using the endowments and investments he encouraged to build the solid core of Freeborn ships that defend the bay to this day.		The enduring legacies of his reign are the naval defences along the Bay of Catazar, and the ships of the Freeborn [[corsair\|corsairs]]. The Freeborn took shameless advantage of his generosity towards all things maritime, using the endowments and investments he encouraged to build the solid core of Freeborn ships that defend the bay to this day.
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	Finally, there is a story that Barabbas' flagship, the ''Basilisk's Daughter'', was attacked at the height of the storm and dragged beneath the waves by a [[Mundane beasts#Kraken\|kraken]] of tremendous size. Given that two-thirds of the fleet was lost in the storm, some eye-witnesses certainly survived, but this story did not come to the attention of Imperial historians until some thirty years after the Emperor's death, making its provenance suspicious.		Finally, there is a story that Barabbas' flagship, the ''Basilisk's Daughter'', was attacked at the height of the storm and dragged beneath the waves by a [[Mundane beasts#Kraken\|kraken]] of tremendous size. Given that two-thirds of the fleet was lost in the storm, some eye-witnesses certainly survived, but this story did not come to the attention of Imperial historians until some thirty years after the Emperor's death, making its provenance suspicious.

	Only one of the ships that set sail with Barabbas survives today; the ''Lazy Basilisk'', an inn on the quayside of [[Sarvos]] is made from the remains of the last surviving remains of the ''Barabbine fleet''. It is believed to currently be owned by one of the wealthier (and most secretive) [[The League lineage and species attitudes\|Reckoner guilds]]. Perhaps unfairly, to this day, to call a ship a “Barabbine tub” is a grave insult to the ship’s crew, and is often thrown at a Freeborn corsair crew by jealous [[The League\|League]] rivals.		Only one of the ships that set sail with Barabbas survives today; the ''Lazy Basilisk'', an inn on the quayside of [[Sarvos]] is made from the remains of the last surviving remains of the ''Barabbine fleet''. It is believed to currently be owned by one of the wealthier (and most secretive) [[The League lineage and species attitudes\|Reckoner guilds]]. Perhaps unfairly, to this day, to call a ship a “Barabbine tub” is a grave insult to the ship’s crew, and is often thrown at a Freeborn corsair crew by jealous [[The League\|League]] rivals.

	==The Invasion of Attar==		==The Invasion of Attar==
	In Winter 378YE, [[historical research]] was commissioned regarding "the naval campaigns of Emperor Barabas". The key part of the resulting report was made publicly available on the instructions of Leontes the Scribe, the Imperial Archivist, after the Autumn Equinox 382YE.		In Winter 378YE, [[historical research]] was commissioned regarding "the naval campaigns of Emperor Barabas". The key part of the resulting report was made publicly available on the instructions of Leontes the Scribe, the Imperial Archivist, after the Autumn Equinox 382YE.