I, Zovynnë a'Devytorë, Imperator of the Dominion and its Ruler Absolute, do hereby proclaim in the name and by the authority of the Stranger that, from this day forth, the Divine Right to Lay Claim to the Throne, hitherto granted only by direct lineage to the Imperator, shall be bequeathed solely upon the children of the Woman who sits upon the Throne. If however, it shall come to pass that a Man is seated on the Throne, He shall not bequeath the Divine Right to His progeny, regardless of their height of birth nor the influence of their mother. This shall be so for the bond between Father and children is neither as sacrosanct nor as inviolable as that between Mother and daughter.
Let it be known that the Stranger has revealed to Me a divine decree. Should a Man be Imperator over our vast and grandiose realm, or should a Woman leave Her Throne vacant and without heir apparent, that the Divine Right to Lay Claim to the Throne shall be bequeathed wholly upon and only upon the children of a first daughter, who is child to a third daughter, who is child to a ninth daughter, who is of the Blood of the High Houses of the Realm. Furthermore, the Stranger demands that Imperator among these children shall be named and raised to the Throne and Crown only through trial judged adequate by the Twin Courts, and that such a trial must test not only the mettle of the children, but also the strengths of their heart, mind, spirit, and conviction. For so long as there exists no child that succeeds the trial of the Twin Courts, there shall be no Imperator upon the Throne, and the governance of the Dominion and all her holdings shall fall heavy upon the shoulders of the lords and ladies of the Twin Courts.
It is they, the children of lineage thus declared, and only they that shall be known by the title of Heir Prospective. No other shall be given this grand and privileged station, without regard to wealth or height of birth, nor purity of blood or conviction of creed, nor lineage or merit.
Such has it been proclaimed, and such shall it be written, and such shall it become law by the authority granted Me by the Stranger and the blessings of the Nine. This I proclaim and uphold in truth, virtue, and wisdom, such that our glorious realm shall not ever again face destruction as iniquitous and terrible as it has faced as a result of avaricious greed and hunger for power.
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