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	Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]], especially as a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].		Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Synod]], especially as a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].

	The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].		The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].

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	===Reign: ~~239 YE~~ - ~~248 YE~~===		===Reign: 239YE - 248YE===

	===Called: The Bold ''or'' The Bloodthirsty===		===Called: The Bold ''or'' The Bloodthirsty===
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	Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].		Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].

	The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in ~~245 YE~~ saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].		The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].

	In response, Guntherm arranged a peace treaty with the Jotun for the next two years, and turned the full attention of the Imperial armies on the Druj. With brutal efficiency, the Imperial war-machine drove the Druj eastward, delivering a series of crushing attacks from which they would take decades to recover. At the completion of the two-year peace-treaty, the Jotun invaded Sermersuaq and Guntherm returned to fighting their armies and reclaiming lost territory.		In response, Guntherm arranged a peace treaty with the Jotun for the next two years, and turned the full attention of the Imperial armies on the Druj. With brutal efficiency, the Imperial war-machine drove the Druj eastward, delivering a series of crushing attacks from which they would take decades to recover. At the completion of the two-year peace-treaty, the Jotun invaded Sermersuaq and Guntherm returned to fighting their armies and reclaiming lost territory.

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	Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].		Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].

	The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245 YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].		The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245 YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].

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	Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This ~~lead~~ to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].		Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This led to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].

	The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245 YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].		The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245 YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].
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	History tends to paint Guntherm as a thick-headed warrior, but this is not entirely fair. He was a competent and inspiring general, and some scholars argue that he did the best he could in a bad situation. Still, some nations focus on the military defeats they suffered during his reign - the Navarr lost the Dance of Blood, and the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] army of the Burning Falcon were slaughtered during the 248YE invasion of [[Hahnmark]] when the [[The Brass Coast military concerns#Kohan\|kohan]] fought to the last drop of blood to prevent a force three times its size claiming the academy at [[Kallavesa#Skymark\|Ishal]].		History tends to paint Guntherm as a thick-headed warrior, but this is not entirely fair. He was a competent and inspiring general, and some scholars argue that he did the best he could in a bad situation. Still, some nations focus on the military defeats they suffered during his reign - the Navarr lost the Dance of Blood, and the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] army of the Burning Falcon were slaughtered during the 248YE invasion of [[Hahnmark]] when the [[The Brass Coast military concerns#Kohan\|kohan]] fought to the last drop of blood to prevent a force three times its size claiming the academy at [[Kallavesa#Skymark\|Ishal]].

	In Spring 378YE, the civil service compiled [[historical research]] focusing on the military campaigns Emperor Guntherm ~~lead~~ against the barbarian orcs. This document was made commonly available after the Autumn Equinox 381YE, and can be found [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm\|here]].		In Spring 378YE, the civil service compiled [[historical research]] focusing on the military campaigns Emperor Guntherm led against the barbarian orcs. This document was made commonly available after the Autumn Equinox 381YE, and can be found [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm\|here]].

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	He faced two credible challengers to his ambition. Rebecca, [[Senator]] for [[Bastion]], and the then-[[Archmage]] of Summer, Julius of [[Redoubt#Naris\|Elos]]. Rebecca's campaign for the Throne was primarily based around a steady focus on defence and economic concerns - her followers accused Guntherm of recklessly endangering of the Empire with his obvious expansionist agenda. By contrast, Julius of Elos' campaign focused on warning of the dangers to the east that had been too long neglected. Bizarrely however these warnings dealt primarily with the "threat" of [[Axos]], and largely ignored the much more imminent dangers of [[Druj]] opportunism.		He faced two credible challengers to his ambition. Rebecca, [[Senator]] for [[Bastion]], and the then-[[Archmage]] of Summer, Julius of [[Redoubt#Naris\|Elos]]. Rebecca's campaign for the Throne was primarily based around a steady focus on defence and economic concerns - her followers accused Guntherm of recklessly endangering of the Empire with his obvious expansionist agenda. By contrast, Julius of Elos' campaign focused on warning of the dangers to the east that had been too long neglected. Bizarrely however these warnings dealt primarily with the "threat" of [[Axos]], and largely ignored the much more imminent dangers of [[Druj]] opportunism.

	In the end, he took the Throne handily~~. In the end, it is recorded that~~ only two senators of [[Highguard]] and three of [[Urizen]] ~~voted~~ against him. After his coronation, he appeared to reinforce some of the fears of those who opposed him. As soon as Aino Inarisdottir was appointed as the new General of the Green Shield, Guntherm used [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|his power]] to replace her. He immediately appointed the talented Suaq strategist as his [[General#Appoint_an_Adjutant\|adjutant]], a post she held for many years before her death at the hands of the Druj, and historians agree that this was almost certainly all part of an agreement made before he ascended the Throne.		In the end, he took the Throne handily with only two senators of [[Highguard]] and three of [[Urizen]] voting against him. After his coronation, he appeared to reinforce some of the fears of those who opposed him. As soon as Aino Inarisdottir was appointed as the new General of the Green Shield, Guntherm used [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|his power]] to replace her. He immediately appointed the talented Suaq strategist as his [[General#Appoint_an_Adjutant\|adjutant]], a post she held for many years before her death at the hands of the Druj, and historians agree that this was almost certainly all part of an agreement made before he ascended the Throne.

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	He faced two credible challengers to his ambition. Rebecca, [[Senator]] for [[Bastion]], and the then-[[Archmage]] of Summer, Julius of [[Redoubt#Naris\|Elos]]. Rebecca's campaign for the Throne was primarily based around a steady focus on defence and economic concerns - her followers accused Guntherm of recklessly endangering of the Empire with his obvious expansionist agenda. By contrast, Julius of Elos' campaign focused on warning of the dangers to the east that had been too long neglected. Bizarrely however these warnings dealt primarily with the "threat" of [[Axos]], and largely ignored the much more imminent dangers of [[Druj]] opportunism.		He faced two credible challengers to his ambition. Rebecca, [[Senator]] for [[Bastion]], and the then-[[Archmage]] of Summer, Julius of [[Redoubt#Naris\|Elos]]. Rebecca's campaign for the Throne was primarily based around a steady focus on defence and economic concerns - her followers accused Guntherm of recklessly endangering of the Empire with his obvious expansionist agenda. By contrast, Julius of Elos' campaign focused on warning of the dangers to the east that had been too long neglected. Bizarrely however these warnings dealt primarily with the "threat" of [[Axos]], and largely ignored the much more imminent dangers of [[Druj]] opportunism.

	In the end, he took the Throne handily. In the end, it is recorded that only two senators of [[Highguard]] and three of [[Urizen]] voted against him. After his coronation, he appeared to reinforce some of the fears of those who opposed him. As soon Aino Inarisdottir was appointed as the new General of the Green Shield, Guntherm used [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|his power]] to replace her. He immediately appointed the talented Suaq strategist as his [[General#Appoint_an_Adjutant\|adjutant]], a post she held for many years before her death at the hands of the Druj, and historians agree that this was almost certainly all part of an agreement made before he ascended the Throne.		In the end, he took the Throne handily. In the end, it is recorded that only two senators of [[Highguard]] and three of [[Urizen]] voted against him. After his coronation, he appeared to reinforce some of the fears of those who opposed him. As soon as Aino Inarisdottir was appointed as the new General of the Green Shield, Guntherm used [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|his power]] to replace her. He immediately appointed the talented Suaq strategist as his [[General#Appoint_an_Adjutant\|adjutant]], a post she held for many years before her death at the hands of the Druj, and historians agree that this was almost certainly all part of an agreement made before he ascended the Throne.

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	There was some resistance from his family, but in the end Guntherm was carried to Pharos and interred in a hall of black marble and granite where he lies in state to this day. Persistent rumours arose shortly after his internment that his body had been stolen and re-interred in the swamps of [[Kallavesa]] by his daughters Brigid and Jaara. They both absolutely denied these accusations.		There was some resistance from his family, but in the end Guntherm was carried to Pharos and interred in a hall of black marble and granite where he lies in state to this day. Persistent rumours arose shortly after his internment that his body had been stolen and re-interred in the swamps of [[Kallavesa]] by his daughters Brigid and Jaara. They both absolutely denied these accusations.

	History tends to paint Guntherm as a thick-headed warrior, but this is not entirely fair. He was a competent and inspiring general, and some scholars argue that he did the best he could in a bad situation. Still, some nations focus on the military defeats they suffered during his reign - the Navarr lost the Dance of Blood, and the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] army of the Burning Falcon were slaughtered during the ~~247YE~~ invasion of [[Hahnmark]] when the [[The Brass Coast military concerns#Kohan\|kohan]] fought to the last drop of blood to prevent a force three times its size claiming the academy at [[Kallavesa#Skymark\|Ishal]].		History tends to paint Guntherm as a thick-headed warrior, but this is not entirely fair. He was a competent and inspiring general, and some scholars argue that he did the best he could in a bad situation. Still, some nations focus on the military defeats they suffered during his reign - the Navarr lost the Dance of Blood, and the [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] army of the Burning Falcon were slaughtered during the 248YE invasion of [[Hahnmark]] when the [[The Brass Coast military concerns#Kohan\|kohan]] fought to the last drop of blood to prevent a force three times its size claiming the academy at [[Kallavesa#Skymark\|Ishal]].

	In Spring 378YE, the civil service compiled [[historical research]] focusing on the military campaigns Emperor Guntherm lead against the barbarian orcs. This document was made commonly available after the Autumn Equinox 381YE, and can be found [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm\|here]].		In Spring 378YE, the civil service compiled [[historical research]] focusing on the military campaigns Emperor Guntherm lead against the barbarian orcs. This document was made commonly available after the Autumn Equinox 381YE, and can be found [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm\|here]].

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	In the end, he took the Throne handily. In the end, it is recorded that only two senators of [[Highguard]] and three of [[Urizen]] voted against him. After his coronation, he appeared to reinforce some of the fears of those who opposed him. As soon Aino Inarisdottir was appointed as the new General of the Green Shield, Guntherm used [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|his power]] to replace her. He immediately appointed the talented Suaq strategist as his [[General#Appoint_an_Adjutant\|adjutant]], a post she held for many years before her death at the hands of the Druj, and historians agree that this was almost certainly all part of an agreement made before he ascended the Throne.		In the end, he took the Throne handily. In the end, it is recorded that only two senators of [[Highguard]] and three of [[Urizen]] voted against him. After his coronation, he appeared to reinforce some of the fears of those who opposed him. As soon Aino Inarisdottir was appointed as the new General of the Green Shield, Guntherm used [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|his power]] to replace her. He immediately appointed the talented Suaq strategist as his [[General#Appoint_an_Adjutant\|adjutant]], a post she held for many years before her death at the hands of the Druj, and historians agree that this was almost certainly all part of an agreement made before he ascended the Throne.
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	Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This lead to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].		Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This lead to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].

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	Born in 200YE, Guntherm Hefthammer was a [[Steinr]] warrior who rose to prominence in wars against the Jotun. He was first appointed [[general]] of the [[Wintermark_military_concerns#The_Green_Shield_Army\|Green Shield]] in 234YE, a position which he continued to hold throughout most of his remaining life thanks to careful use of the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|powers]] of [[~~the~~ Throne]].		Born in 200YE, Guntherm Hefthammer was a [[Steinr]] warrior who rose to prominence in wars against the Jotun. He was first appointed [[general]] of the [[Wintermark_military_concerns#The_Green_Shield_Army\|Green Shield]] in 234YE, a position which he continued to hold throughout most of his remaining life thanks to careful use of the [[The_Throne#Defender_of_the_Empire\|powers]] of [[The Throne]].

	As general, he demonstrated both an iron-clad commitment to the wellbeing of the soldiers that served under him, and an absolute intolerance for battlefield looting. In particular, he insisted that when they fought the honourable warriors of the Jotun, Wintermark (and later Imperial) forces would show their respect by burying the barbarian dead in the orcish tradition with all their panoply and goods intact.		As general, he demonstrated both an iron-clad commitment to the wellbeing of the soldiers that served under him, and an absolute intolerance for battlefield looting. In particular, he insisted that when they fought the honourable warriors of the Jotun, Wintermark (and later Imperial) forces would show their respect by burying the barbarian dead in the orcish tradition with all their panoply and goods intact.

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	Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire.		Guntherm was committed to expanding the reach of the Empire, and chafed under the economic restrictions placed by his predecessor, [[Empress Mariika]]. He proposed and received support for numerous campaigns to the east and west, as well as several probing attacks against the [[Thule]] to the north. He made extensive use of [[The_Throne#The_Hand_of_the_Chancellor\|the Hand of the Chancellor]], resupplying armies and funding the construction of fortifications across the western border of the Empire. His relationship with the Senate was a little rocky. In 240YE, for example, tired of pushing resupply motions through the Senate, he encouraged them to grant each General the power to resupply their own armies as they saw fit, but the Senate categorically refused to surrender their control over the military council. This lead to several bitter arguments that continued for most of his reign. He also faced some opposition from within the [[Imperial Synod]], especially as a a result of his [[Campaigns_of_Emperor_Guntherm#Against_the_Druj\|campaign against the Druj]] where he was accused of encouraging the use of [[Malign_spiritual_presences\|malign powers]].

	The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245 YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].		The early part of his reign is mostly concerned with the defence of Imperial territories; the treasury was dedicated to a program of castle and fortress building that helped reinforce key borderlands areas against the barbarians. With these fortifications in place, Guntherm launched an all-out attack on the barbarians, claiming a great deal of land. However, his troops were largely unable to hold the territories they took and a massive betrayal by the [[Druj]] in 245 YE saw Guntherm trapped fighting a war on three fronts. The final straw came with the complete destruction of the [[Navarr]] ''Dance of Blood'' army during a disastrous attempt to ambush an invading Jotun force in [[Bregasland]].