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Jade: The most important gryphon rebel faction is the gryphons’ democratic front which have for official goal to establish a full democracy within the border of the gryphon kingdom. As far as we knew in Corund this was their true goal so we were hostile toward them because Corund itself was an absolute monarchy from Shankar’s family. It gain importance after a long period of clam where most gryphon where fine with the royal power because of the decision of the last king to engage in a war against the donkeys.
Most gryphons at the time though the idea was crazy, especially when he waged campaign into a desert in their country instead of blitzing the west coast which would have been more strategic. Even people close to the king and nobility believe he was actually afflicted with some sort of dementia that make him do that. But it was an absolute monarchy with no counter power so they went along. No need to said it created a lot of tension, with many saying there should at least be some sort of destitution mechanism.
After his assassination the campaign against the donkey’s country was called off, but the rebellion remain and gained several members who were veterans of this campaign.