Fiction:Third House War

"Over this past decade our Imperium has grown weak, and frail. Every day our paragon defers more to the behest of aliens, some of which bear no respect four realm's accomplishments and instead see us as a tool to be controlled. The time for quiet negotiation has passed, and what arrives is the time for decisive action! If our Imperium is to remain strong, then Royal House Ultanos must be torn from the throne!"

- Taremanon Valocanus addressing his supporters in the Praetor's Council

The Third War of the Draconid Houses, also known as the Third House War, is a civil war that erupted in the height of 2806 AD. Instigated by Grand House Valocanus and its supporters with the ultimate goal of removing a paragon they saw as being overcome by foreign influence, the civil war quickly became a conflict that tested every major player in the 's political landscape. The magnitude of the conflict drew the eyes of a number of extra-Imperial figures, many of whom - such as the saw it in their best interests to support the side they believed most beneficial to their relationship with the Imperium.

As well as being a conflict between loyalist and anti-royal forces, some regions of the Imperium exploited the conflict as a chance to secede and form their own unions, with varying degrees of success.