It definitely sounds like a good push for a new Sultan regime under Lolorito -Â it doesn't sound much unlike him to use the power of the Syndicate to put himself into a position of power greater than the Syndicate. The question is how great this culling that's going on behind the scenes is going to go - I'm assuming this is happening to keep someone from doing the same to him. And I wonder whether the Royalists might fracture into two "sects" - ones that just want "a" Sultan on the throne, and those who were loyal subjects of solely the Ul Namo family. If that occurs, technically only the former of those two sects would be the ones set to gain from this.
There's one thing that gets me, though. And that's the Chekov's Gun about making Ul'dah a republic. They had that whole thing about Nanamo being about to dissolve the Sultanate and put the power in the hands of the people. It seems odd that - a plan devised "in secret" (no one outside Nanamo really knows about it) would be shown to the player. To endear Nanamo to us as a kind ruler... or something more?
I wonder if there's going to be a situation where the fact she was going to do this is made public. Maybe it was written down somewhere - a speech, a proposal, something. And it gets discovered and brought to the light. She's still being toted as "sick" and not "dead," so that would be a dangerous piece to have in play.
I would assume Lolorito would be against it, since it would be dissolving the position he just gained - but would the Royalists support that position? Would the Monetarists - who would've likely been against it at first - be for it in a grab for what little power remains after Lolorito's consolidation?
With that matter still up in the air, I don't think Lolorito's position is going to be as stable as he thinks it is. Not to mention the backlash from the Syndicate if he tries to instate himself as Sultan/acting regent for the Sultana (which, again, might be why there's that consolidation going on) and the WoL and crew likely trying to mess things up for him.
There's one thing that gets me, though. And that's the Chekov's Gun about making Ul'dah a republic. They had that whole thing about Nanamo being about to dissolve the Sultanate and put the power in the hands of the people. It seems odd that - a plan devised "in secret" (no one outside Nanamo really knows about it) would be shown to the player. To endear Nanamo to us as a kind ruler... or something more?
I wonder if there's going to be a situation where the fact she was going to do this is made public. Maybe it was written down somewhere - a speech, a proposal, something. And it gets discovered and brought to the light. She's still being toted as "sick" and not "dead," so that would be a dangerous piece to have in play.
I would assume Lolorito would be against it, since it would be dissolving the position he just gained - but would the Royalists support that position? Would the Monetarists - who would've likely been against it at first - be for it in a grab for what little power remains after Lolorito's consolidation?
With that matter still up in the air, I don't think Lolorito's position is going to be as stable as he thinks it is. Not to mention the backlash from the Syndicate if he tries to instate himself as Sultan/acting regent for the Sultana (which, again, might be why there's that consolidation going on) and the WoL and crew likely trying to mess things up for him.
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