Imperial Remnant

The Imperial Remnant was a rump/successor state of the Arkyne Empire that existed in Kinnofold between SA 303 and 331.

The Imperial Remnant was established by Mathieu I following the decisive Imperial defeat at Burning Trees, which brought a formal end to Imperial rule in Westreach. Mathieu I, due to a number of factors, was able to mantain political stability in Kinnofold and was coronated on March 22nd, SA 303. Though it inherited many Imperial institutions and was nominally a continuation of the Arkyne Empire, the Remnant's rejection of the Armantist Church makes it a distinct socio-political entity.

The Remnant experienced a brief golden age between SA 303 and 320, during which economic vitality and Imperial military power largely recovered from the disasters of the previous decade. Nominal Imperial rule was restored in Westreach in SA 319, but Mathieu I was never able to effectively assert his authority, instead relying on proxies such as Harris Halmar to represent the Remnant. After this period of prosperity, the Remnant entered a rapid decline as relations with the Berskin Kingdom, it's principle Westreachian proxy, soured, seaborne raids scourged the upper isles, and inflation soured. After a disastrous expedition to Westreach which destroyed the main Imperial field army and exhausted the Remnant's resources, a coalition of lords revolted against Emperor Mathieu I, resulting in several years of intermittent civil war. The Imperial Remnant was finally terminated by the Battle of the Stromsea.