For 60 long years Queen Essarea has held her kingdom together through sheer force of will. But at long last her strength is flagging, old clans once subdued are preparing to open old feuds for power, and her heirs lack the careful combination of ruthlessness, charisma, and measured kindness which Essarea employed during her time on the throne. What will become of six decades of relative peace once her eyes close for the final time…? -- Deathshead419
It's not unprecedented, but there's always some kind of conflict that springs up every time it happens. Noble heads of state can pass their crown and position to someone they deem more worthy of them both. Of course, the genetic heirs kick up a stink, but it's hard to argue with someone who has your parent's army.
The royal princes and princesses of Te'akuria had no idea that their mother the Queen was training up her prentice. She had her own children out soothing the bickering tribes, in teams consisting solely of siblings that got along.
You don't maintain the power of a crown for six decades without a certain amount of social manipulation.
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