The last meeting of the Reimian aristocracy concluded with the ceremonial opening of the last imperial decree of Olivia Lapis Reim, which specified the name of her successor and the next monarch of our country. The subsequent address by government members and the announcement made during it shed light on the results of the meeting, which was closed to the common people: Sonata Reim was chosen as the heir to the empire. According to the city's mayor, Count Elrin Majorelle, the ceremony was conducted with dignity and in accordance with all the traditions of the empire.
Sonata Reim's coronation will only take place at the beginning of next month, but this did not prevent the daughter of the previous emperor from taking the initiative from Empress Liatris, who unexpectedly resigned. Sonata Reim headed the empire's government a few days after Liatris' departure – the government members almost unanimously supported her candidacy. Larian Twice, acting as the Duke of Larian, was appointed as her direct deputy.
Winds of Change
At the beginning of next month, new amendments to the law on taxation of the empire's citizens, adopted at the last meeting of government members, are to come into force. According to the new changes, residents of all regions of the empire, except for Akkerwald, will be exempt from paying most of the taxes (80% of the current amount) previously paid to hereditary landowners (the aristocracy). Such changes may severely affect the elite of the Reimian Empire, as a significant portion of their regular income will be lost and will likely force many of them to rethink their lifestyle. Despite these changes, those who managed to invest in successful enterprises or establish their own will not suffer much from this.
Trouble in Nihon
Shortly before the start of the ceremony to appoint Olivia Lapis Reim's successor, contact was lost with Prince Thiarion, as well as with the entire region of Nihon. People fleeing from there report the rampage of oni, yokai, and tengu.