Mural depicting Her Imperious Condescension early in her reign as Empress of the Deeps. c. 100 IC, 20' 7" x 12' 10".
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A Queen is hatchedHer Imperious Condescension is credited as the first Tyrian-Blooded Heiress in millennia to succeed to the Imperial throne by killing her predecessor, rather than stepping into a throne vacated by old age or other natural causes. One of her first acts as Empress was to declare war on the rest of Alternia, unifying the planet into a single empire under her rule within a century.
Listen to her original speech... This mural was found in a sea cave off the west Alternian coastline and now resides in the royal palace. Likely painted by a contemporary, the symbolic use of kelp strands and concentric circles typify high seadweller art at the beginning of the reign of Her Imperious Condescension. |
The image depicts the Condesce as young enough that her horns are obscured by her floating hair. This is consistent with reports of her ascension which suggest that she was several sweeps away from her final moult. She is also depicted wearing a crown only seen on money of the Imperial Imperturbation era, which directly preceded the era of Condescension. The imperial diadem of the Condescension era is, of course, much more graceful and slimming.
Her Imperious Condescension's diary can be read here...
Her Imperious Condescension's diary can be read here...