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Originally Posted by guessmyname
There's more than enough here that I use the book regularly, but be warned: it'll make your head hurt. Why?
"The person at the top -- the queen, empress, or Grand High Sceptanar -- won the right to rule by force (though invasion and conquest, usurping the throne, murder and manipulation, or public single combat) or inherited it, usually from someone or the decendant of someone who took power by force."
Tell me you can understand that, tell me with a straight face, and you're a better liar than me.
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Haven't read the book, but that statement tells me that a person in power (examples of titles) got there through force (several examples listed) or inheritance (this time giving a brief explanation). Maybe not well laid out, but my logic circuits picked it up easily enough...