Midnight Coup (event): Difference between revisions

Calus had a secret contingency plan in place against just such a crisis, consisting of a small bone that could be used to deliver a certain signal. Besides him, only his daughter Caiatl knew of his plan, but she was part of the conspiracy against him. Thus, when the coup began and Calus raced to his throne to deliver the signal, he found Caiatl there first. Calus begged his daughter for help, but Caiatl crushed the bone and ensured the coup's uninterrupted success. Over the course of the uprising, Calus's own bodyguard, [[Shayotet]], led a contingent of soldiers to plunder Calus's palace on [[Torobatl]] and kill his supporters. With The Consul instructing him, Dominus Ghaul seized control of the Empire's government, and his actions were legitimized by the support of key Cabal leaders such as Evocate-General [[Umun'arath]], the [[Primus]] of All Legions, [[Freeborn Otzot]], a [[Psion]] savant, [[Aedile Moli Imoli]], the Chief of Festivals, and Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial. Those among the Cabal who were loyal to Calus were either cowed or eliminated.