With Haneul serving as his advisor. All the while, the Imperial Guard Corps., sworn protectors of the imperial family, have been constrained to their bases outside the Palace, with its inner sanctum now guarded by Guild Regulars...

Their support and increasing their influence in Goje. Now Emperor Jiu has not been seen in weeks. Rumors are whispered in the Palace that he, alongside the first and second princes and princesses, has fallen ill. All that is known is that the third prince, firstborn of Haneul, sits on the throne...

In the following years, she would prove to be politically savvy in her role, rapidly accruing a power base both within and without the Palace. At some point, unbeknownst to Emperor Jiu, she had begun consorting with members of the Guild, slowly garnering...

During her short tenure there, she would catch the eye of the at the time Crown Prince Jiu, who requested she be brought to the Palace. After ascending to the throne, she would become a prized concubine in the Imperial Harem. After the first Empress Consort passed away, she would assume the title.

The so-called "Illunite Empire."

Would be doubted even amidst the war. Unbeknownst to the Concordat, Goje, it's most powerful member, suffered a coup mere weeks before OPERATION: KINGFISHER was carried out. As such, the war began without the powerful fleets, armies, and most importantly: Illunite reserves located within...

The alliance was already crumbling. Centuries of conflict during the Warring States Period had poisoned every nation of Ashina against each other. The existence of the Guild only served as a brief respite as a common enemy.

The Concordat is an organization formed of necessity, and its usefulness...