up and north, south and down, Ebb or Flow, we'll still drown

Gaining power’s a lot like scaling a tower, Chancellor. The longer you do, the more likely you are to fall.”– Dread Empress Regalia the First, before ordering her Chancellor thrown out the window

Threats are useless unless you have previously committed the level of violence your [sic] are threatening to use. Make examples of the enemies you cannot control so those that you can will be cowed. This is the foundation of ruling.”– Extract from the personal memoirs of Dread Emperor Terribilis II

I’ll be honest, Chancellor – revenge is the motivation for over half the decrees I’ve made.”– Dread Empress Sanguinia II, best known for outlawing cats and being taller than her

Ha! And I bet you didn’t even see it coming!”– Dread Emperor Traitorous the First

A single strike parts a champion from a corpse.”– Praesi proverb

Victory, most fickle of friends.”-Taghreb saying

Now kneel, fools, and witness my ascension to GODHOOD!”– Last words of Dread Empress Sinistra IV, the Erroneous

Note: orc buoyancy is limited. Avoid fighting the damnable rebels near shoddily-built dams in the future.”– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II