Portian Civil War

The Portian Civil War was a conflict in Portia from 242-244 PT between the Shachan and Chendan descendants of Queen Hischecha, the third Queen of Portia, over the Portian throne. It ended with a Shachan victory and the crowning of Queen Blishah, who killed the previous queen, Queen Schishech IV, herself.

History
In 40 PT, the death of Queen Hischecha led to the crowning of one of her youngest daughters, Schichichenda, with the Portian parliament invoking a specific rule in the Portian constitution stating that the Queen's heir must be born while the Queen is reigning, not before. Hischecha's eldest daughter and formal heir, Schifshacha, was not pleased, and the general impression from the public was that Schichichenda was selected purely due to her youth and, in turn, the fact that parliament could control her more easily. This grudge would be nursed for about 200 years before culminating in the Civil War.

In December of 242 PT, Schifshacha's descendant, Schichiff, led the Shachan canopy into a direct attack on the Chendan Royal Canopy, with assistance from a few sympathetic members of parliament. Much of the Queen's Vital Force was wiped out in the surprise attack, but the Queen, Schifshech IV, was successfully evacuated to a nearby satellite canopy, and Schichiff was fatally wounded in the battle. Her younger sister and next-eldest of the Chendan line, Blishah, took up her older sister's cause and, under threat of violence, forced parliament into creating the necessary documentation to declare Blishah the Portian Queen. Over the next two years, Queen Blishah's forces chased Schifshech IV and her remaining Vital Force defenders to the west until they reached the broken coast. Schifshech IV refused to surrender and was fought to the death by Blishah, who, out of a desire for revenge for her sister, wanted to personally see to the Queen's destruction.