One of the two political factions within the Kooluk Empire's governing structure until the collapse of the nation in 309.
Patriarchal Faction Make Up[]
Only those with blood ties to the emperor could claim to be of the Imperial Faction. As such, the Patriarchal Faction was made up of every other soldier and officer within the Kooluk military and government.
As the Imperial Faction was essentially the ruling class of Kooluk, this created a lot of tension between itself and the Patriarchal Faction, who ran much of the day to day operations of the empire.
Those ordinary citizens involved in affairs of the state, belong to the Central Council which runs the Patriarchal Faction as a whole.
Involvement in History[]
The Patriarchal Faction were not actually involved in the Island Liberation War as the war partly served as an attempt to restore Imperial momentum via an Imperial led conquest of the Island Nations. Their failure to do so, coupled with the death of Troy, viewed by many as the last true Imperial hero, in particular, damaged Imperial credibility.
The year 309 saw Iskas rise to the position of ruler of the Patriarchal Faction which saw the Imperial Faction decimated and overthrown piece by piece thanks to the use of Rune Cannons in transforming citizens as well as political and military foes into fishmen. However, soon after Iskas' coup, they too would be overthrown by Kyril and his companions, helping facilitate the Kooluk Empire's collapse.
While some members of the Patriarchal Faction were betrayed by Iskas when it became convenient (such as Roget) and Iskas himself was killed in a final stand at the Secret Patriarchal Facility, it seems most members survived the events that led to the collapse of Kooluk