Coup of the Wayfathers (concept)
Grande Gisredde was once an inseparable 'half' of the greater realm of Gisredde, but the dominance of Peti Gisredde was a source of great tension, tensions which turned to rivalry with the Sorrowing of Oejeynica and the opening of Peti Gisredde to thousands of refugees despite disagreement from Grande Gisredde's conservative population.
During Champion Era Gisredde, both were occupied by King Karth Illurdian. As was tradition, the Council of Gisredde in both cities resisted from the shadows. The general uprising in Grande Gisredde went into chaos, however, as Wayfather Ayr den va Seychund launched a bloody coup in his home city, declaring himself patriarch of Gisredde and the Council of Grande Gisredde abolished. Seeing an opportunity to spite Peti Gisredde, King Karth allied Seychund, leaving Peti Gisredde powerless to respond.
Gisreddean unity would then end, Grande Gisredde often given support by local lords to check Peti Gisredde. Yet Seychund's rise would still end swiftly, the Wayfather murdered by former council members, and Grande Gisredde soon faced an endless series of coups and uprisings. After the city experienced nearly every type of government imaginable (including a briefly lived Magocracy led by three over-eager followers of the Path of Crows and traveling Aversarian Hedge-Magi Machyos Prothex), the Lich Silas Stavro pillaged it at the conclusion of the Red River War which many considered more a mercy than a crime. Local notable Viycon Calmenson would lead its reconstruction and declare himself duke, Grande Gisredde thereafter somehow maintaining one of Chevalie's longest running dynasties.