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Though many of his own nobles opposed the High King’s generous attitude towards the guilds, Talan VIII considered himself to be a modernist, and expressed his interest in joining one of the Guild Lodges on more than one occasion. His wish was granted shortly after mac Baldur’s appointment to court, and from 1713 to 1716 he elevated fifteen other Guildmasters—all members of the Lodge he joined—to court positions, all the while continuing to grant them monopoly rights. Talan VIII fell ill in late 1716 and was declared unfit to rule by the now largely guilder-controlled court, who assumed regency until his death in May of 1717.
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Talan VIII's heir apparent was his eldest nephew, Lord Talan Sàrmidir, and would-be Talan IX. A hardline traditionalist and open advocate for the revocation of the monopolies and court privileges granted to the guilds by his late uncle, Talan Sàrmidir never took the Verian throne. The guilds, fearful of what the new High King might do, convened the ''Cruinneachadh Loidsean'' (Gathering of Lodges), a convocation of all major lodges in which the magnates formally agreed to seize executive power at the conclusion of the assembly on May 31st, 1717. The very next day was the planned coronation, and the Lord Sàrmidir was in the process of taking the crown of the High King when he was shot by guild-backed troops as they stormed the coronation. While Talan Sàrmidir survived his injury and the three years of imprisonment he suffered under guild rule, his physical frailty from poor treatment during his confinement led to his claim being dismissed during the reorganization of the realm on the grounds he was no longer fit to rule.
====Magnate Rule====
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