1.论拉盖娅究竟是哪里的人(废案部分)
所有人都知道,南帝国的女皇拉盖娅是有着外国血统,但······她究竟是哪里人?或许你会第一时间想起罗马帝国在三世纪危机当中帕尔米拉政权的女皇芝诺比娅与她的相似性,而游戏中也确实曾指出她与南方的家族有某种关系,但在废案当中,我们又能寻到一个不同寻常的答案
spclan.xml “clan_empire_south_1”词条下方的绿字部分
Head of clan - Queen, niece of the emperor, raised abroad, blood of the Padishah as well
家族首领-女王,皇帝的侄女,在国外长大,身体里还流着帕迪沙的血
world_lore_strings.xml 卢孔的一些废案
From the birth of our empire until only 100 years ago, the Senate chose the emperor. The Senate could remove him. Any emperor who went against the Senate was a tyrant. We were remiss in our duty. We thought of wealth and trade, and we did not assemble as often as we should. The emperors began choosing their children and comrades to follow them, and we acquiesced. You have seen what happened in the past 100 years: we have had some good emperors, some bad ones, and some lunatics. A strong Senate is the only reliable barrier both against tyranny. Arenicos was a good emperor, all told. But if he indeed named Rhagaea his heir, and that is not just a lie, it shows that even the best of men may be seized by madness. The daughter of the former Padishah? How do we know she won't just serve us to her people on a plate. People like Garios hate the Senate, calling it corrupt and that it blocks any change. He would have the army proclaim the emperor. I respect our men; I would even call them heroes. But they are easily enough swayed by a ration of free wine and a good speech. Letting them choose the emperor is the rule of the mob.
直到100年前我们的帝国变为帝制之前,都是元老院选择皇帝。元老院能选出皇帝,也能推翻他们。任何同元老院对抗的皇帝就是暴君。但我们遗忘了我们的职责。我们满脑子都是财富和贸易,我们也不再像我们应当的那样集合开会。皇帝们开始任人唯亲,而我们对此熟视无睹。你也看到了过去100年发生的事:我们有过几个好皇帝、几个坏皇帝,几个疯皇帝。一个强而有力的元老院是对抗暴政的最后一道防线。所有人都说阿雷尼科斯是个好皇帝。但是他却把权力传给了拉盖娅。这告诉我们,即便好人也会陷入疯狂。一个帕迪沙的女儿?我们怎么能保证她不会出卖我们的国家?加里俄斯这样的人憎恨元老院,声称它已经变得腐败和保守。他希望由武夫们选择皇帝。我尊重他们这样的战士,我会称他们为“英雄”。但这些人也是容易被收买的,一杯酒、几句话就能让他们动心,让这样的人选择皇帝,选出来的不过是一群暴民的头目。
由此可见,拉盖娅在早期的设定当中是一位达西帕迪沙的后裔,她和老皇帝阿雷尼科斯的关系也可能并非夫妻,而是叔叔和侄女的关系。这又引发出了另一条猜想,那就是阿雷尼科斯和达西的帕迪沙们又有着怎样的联姻关系,拉盖娅的童年,又是否是一种有意的安排?很遗憾,我们或许永远不会知道了·······