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The lists in the Leaders of Avernum Thread are all out of date. I think I put the latest version on my site, and it's identical with Drakey's post just now.

However, I've got the following evidence from playing Avernum 2 (yes, I actually battered my way through the whole game with a godparty for a week to pick up any interesting info on Avernum history, politics, etc.)

"Empress Prazac - Long may she reign!" Seen near a statue, Evermoon 19, 823 in Harston, Empire Outpost of Avernum during the Empire War.

In Fort Dolthar: "This is the statue of a young, smiling woman. She looks almost touchingly innocent. The plaque at the base reads "Empress Prazac - Long may she reign."

In the same fort, Garzahd is shown wearing the robe of an archmage, with no other ornaments (such as a crown or a scepter). The plaque at his statue reads, simply "Garzahd". Not "Emperor Garzahd" or anything.

That would be evidence that Prazac was, in fact, in power during the war (and, more specifically, before 825). She might not have the supreme say in the Avernum campaign (which is Garzahd's job), and she might be too young to be anything but a figurehead (in name, not in wits, since Prazac must doubtlessly have been rather smart even then), but she was, in fact, on the throne.

Hawthorne was assassinated in 822, while Prazac is known to reign in 823, so it becomes increasingly tricky to squeeze in an usurping Garzahd. It would be far more convenient to say that Prazac ascended the throne in 822, upon her father's death.

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