Ardan succession crisis finale

This page describes all the political manipulations related to the Royal Wedding coronation of the Queen-in-waiting during Chapter 5. As such, it has strong connections to the Ardan succession crisis guide (check that page for more information). As many other pages in this category, this page contains SPOILERS.

In the creation of this guide, the primary sources are the spreadsheet created by Grim8P (link) and the info shared in this forum thread.

Variables
Simon stats:
 * Economy &ge; :
 * Social &ge; SS 50:
 * Religion &ge; :


 * Arclent Acceptance &ge; 1
 * Ivalan Acceptance &ge; 12

Past decisions from the Succession crisis section:
 * Luanell's married status (married to Bhakan, Farnan or single)
 * Mestan help: fake attempt against Bhakan or stall Donovan
 * Jhenno's debt: Religion or Politics
 * Kalant's suitor score
 * Ignias's suitor score
 * Bhakan's suitor score

Council of Gawnfall
 * Succubi accepted
 * Church diverges
 * Promotion vote: Herin/Kaskia

Warden of the south:
 * Uneanun camps

Incubus War aftermath:
 * Incubus_War_aftermath is ON or OFF

Harem members:
 * Janine: requires affection locked (she joins the harem)
 * Lynine: Darghelon's country score &ge; 15
 * Megail: requires Yhilin Final state to appear
 * Orilise: presence guaranteed
 * Trin: it's relevant if she is alive or dead. Also the following copies are relevant:
 * Bhakan's guard
 * Ghanth's Aide

Country scores: Darghelon &ge; 25

Research: Orc diversification completed unlocks Orgonon

Investment: Sanitation Mages Guild

Outputs

 * Tyna Strength: it represents the power that Tyna yields as the Queen of Ardoheim and how much she can resist the control of powerful Ardan forces.


 * Ardan Approval: it represents how much the Ardan population will be disrupted by political outcomes.


 * Candidate's personal score: it represents how the candidate is perceived by the public opinion.

The first two values start at zero and you want them to go up. In the case of the third one, you want to increase the score of the character that you want to marry Tyna. You can unlock a scene with Simon taking Tyna to the altar if she has +15 Tyna's strength and +15 Ardan Approval.

Differences in function of the chosen husband-to-be
Each character have different thresholds to get the best result. That represents how their personalities are perceived by the Ardan and their personal power confronts with Tyna's. Apart from the Alonon's Helm (visible reward for getting the best result) the increase of country scores varies from one candidate to the others.

In the projection room, candidate score is shown as:


 * Bhakan: Requires Tyna Strength &ge; 20 (the highest) and Ardan Approval &ge; 9 (the lowest) for the best outcome if he is chosen. His influence in Ardoheim (+5) but the less global influence (19). His initial score is 5, but that is modified by his Suitor score at the end of the Ardan Succession crisis and if he was married to Luanell.


 * Ignias: Requires Tyna Strength &ge; 15 and Ardan Approval &ge; 12 for the best outcome if he is chosen. His influence in Ardoheim is identical to Bhakan's (+5) but the it has more global influence (22). His initial score is 3 (Average in game, as the table it's the same one as Bhakan's), but that is modified by his Suitor score at the end of the Ardan Succession crisis.


 * Kalant: Requires Tyna Strength &ge; 12 and Ardan Approval &ge; 15 for the best outcome if he is chosen. In Ardoheim, his influence is very low (+1) but his global prestige is notable (25), specially in the new states and Yhilin. His initial score is 1, but that is modified by his Suitor score at the end of the Ardan Succession crisis.

Free boosts
These actions increases Tyna Strength score and don't require to take any decision, just meet their requirements.


 * Disturbances: locate them in the order mentioned below to sum Tyna Strength:
 * 1) Hallways
 * 2) Library
 * 3) Bedrooms
 * 4) Dining Room
 * 5) Garden
 * 6) Bhakan's Room
 * 7) Tax Office
 * 8) Council Chambers
 * 9) Royal Office
 * Ambassador's gambit: speak with our old acquaintance in the tax office (the man with the glasses) and investigate the council room (it will trigger an easy fight). If your Arclent Acceptance is &ge; 1, you get Tyna Strength.
 * Succubi makeover: once you have reached Ardan Approval score &ge; 3, interact with the shiny spot above Tyna's sprite for another Tyna Strength.
 * Antarion: just speak with him to increase Tyna Strength score by.
 * Official in the library: if you discovered who send the demons against Tyna in the Ardan Succession back in chapter 4, you can absolve Kalant from any suspicions. That gives to Kalant score and  Tyna Strength.

Kalant
He is the weakest of the three candidates, so Tyna refuses to marry him if the Ardan Approval is too low (&ge; 5). Some of the past interactions with him can increase his initial score, most of them will be calculated after talking with him at the library and seeing the interaction with Ignias in the garden.

If you're planning to choose Kalant as the future husband, don't allow him to act when you speak with him in his room. The thresholds for the best result to get are Tyna Strength &ge; 12 and Ardan Approval &ge;15.

If you're planning to marry Tyna to one of the other two contenders, speak with him in his room and allow him to act (you have to meet him in the library and oversee the scene between Ignias and him in the garden first).

Ignias
If Ignias is your choice, boost his reputation as much as you can. Use your contacts inside the palace to get at least Tyna Strength &ge; 15 and Ardan Approval &ge;12 for the best results.

If you're planning to wed Tyna with any other of the two candidates, you can safely play matchmaker with Megail and/or Lynine. That will net +2 Ardan Approval if you choose Yhilini women or Darghelese women (with a Darghelon's country score &ge; 25; just +1 if Darghelon's country score &ge; 15).

Bhakan
If Bhakan is your bet for the, boost his reputation as much as you can. Be advised that you will have to priorize Tyna's Strength (&ge; 20) over Ardan Approval (&ge; 9).

How effective your interaction with him is, if you're betting on Kalant or Ignias as the husband-to-be, depends of the degree of control over him, regulated by the variable Bhakan's control:

There are three possible scenarios in function of the value:


 * Bhakan's control= 0: no changes
 * Bhakan's control=1 or = 2: just increase Ardan's Approval by 1.
 * Bhakan &ge; 3: the most complex scenario. See the table above:

Ghanth
The strength of his support is conditioned by the influence of his aide copied by Trin or not. If you chosen to copy him, the state of Trin (dead or alive) is a factor too:

Jhenno
How he helps depends on the decision that the player chooses back in the Ardan accession crisis:

Donovan
How much the son of the Duke of Stineford helps or hinder Tyna's position are determined by the variable Donovan's control, that can be modulated at the Ardan accession crisis and in the Return to Stineford sections:

Farnan
He doesn't help if the Farnan control is < 5:


 * If he is married to Luanell, he says:
 * Otherwise:

The Farnan score and the choice between marrying Luanell or not are the conditions relevant in how strong his support is:

Orgonon
Only appears if the orc Diversification research has been completed. He can help by doing one the following actions:

Steward of the Kingdom
Only appears if the switch is set to ON:

As you can see, the worst option is to ignore him.

Harem members

 * Janine

After a first conversation with Tyna with no mechanical effects, in the second one there are two decisions to make:

The other option is how Yhilin will deal with the candidates:


 * Megail

She appears in Ignias's room (only if the {{{switch|Yhilin Final}} is ON). She offers to find him to meet Yhilin marriageable women.


 * Lynine

She appears in Ignias's room (only if the Darghelon's score is &ge; 15, although you need 25 for getting the best result). She offers to find him to meet Darghelese marriageable women.


 * Orilise
 * Elleani

New Givini Representatives

 * Uneanun
 * Etuanun
 * Luanell

Deputy High Priestess

 * Herin

Her initial conversation will give a malus in two scenarios:

Otherwise ( or ), no changes.

The next conversation has two parts. The first evaluates the strength of Simon's Religion score:

The second allows to promote the chosen candidate as husband. It depends of the Ivalan acceptance score:


 * Kaskia

Her initial conversation will give a malus if:

Otherwise ( or ), no changes.

The next conversation has two parts. The first evaluates the strength of Simon's Religion score:

The second hinder the chances of Tyna. It depends of the Ivalan acceptance score:

If you choose to ignore her, you get the following penalties: -4 Tyna's strength, -2 Ardan Approval.

Outcomes
If you're able to get 15 Tyna's Strength AND 15 Ardan Approval, Simon can walk Tyna to the altar in a mock ceremony.