Under Gustadolph's rule, he abolished the titles of the Glenbrook nobility and implemented a meritocratic system that was designed to systematically divide the loyalties of the people in Glenbrook. Gustadolph seizes Glenbrook's capital, and marries Queen Cordelia to instill himself as Glenbrook's "king". Although he is able to execute King Regna Glenbrook, kill Prince Frani Glenbrook, and capture Princess Cordelia Glenbrook, Prince Roland Glenbrook escapes with House Wolffort. Gustadolph brings General Avlora to the Kingdom of Glenbrook to help with his invasion. "This is the end of the spoilers in this section." In response, Gustadolph has Dragan assassinated, and rushes into Glenbrook to seize control of the Norzelian Mines. Dragan discovers a massive secret in the Norzelian Mines, and threatens to reveal the secret to the Kingdom of Glenbrook if Gustadolph does not appoint him as Prime Minister. Dragan Aesfrost is appointed as Overseer of the Grand Norzelian Mines, much to Gustadolph's delight. Gustadolph Aesfrost agrees to partake in the Grand Norzelian Mine Venture, an alliance between all three nations of Norzelia. An exception to the meritocracy was Thalas Aesfrost, whom Gustadolph appointed as Prime Minister of Aesfrost in order to have complete control of Aesfrost's government. The strong and talented flourished, while the weak and subpar struggled. The lack of salt weakened Aesfrost tremendously, so Gustadolph ruled Aesfrost with an iron fist and reformed its' government into a meritocracy. The Norzelian Consortium was an organization which managed salt trade all over Norzelia, but heavily taxed salt imported into Aesfrost. When Gustadolph came into power over the Grand Duchy of Aesfrost, Aesfrost was at a disavantage in comparison to the other two nations. When Orlaea is sent off to Hyzante, Gustadolph attempts to find Orlaea's diary, only to realize the diary is sealed by a powerful magical spell. Although Gustadolph was not Roselle, he often listened to stories about the Roselle from Zigmunt's Roselle concubine, Orlaea. Gustadolph was the first born son of Zigmunt Aesfrost, and the older brother to Thalas Aesfrost, Frederica Aesfrost, and Erika Aesfrost. 3.1 Chapter XVIII, Part II: Bound by Sorrow.
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