Tetenik (concept)
The Tetenik are a form of succession struggle that occurred multiple times during the history of the Boqqarut, generally when the rightful heir was unclear or nonexistent. When such an event would occur, different claimants, generally powerful noblemen, would proclaim themselves the rightful Boqqars, employing political ties and military threats in attempts to intimidate their enemies into submission. After a tense standoff, the claimant who had assembled the strongest coalition behind them would become Boqqar, generally offering pardons to the other claimants in exchange for laying down arms. Though this worked generally well, and ensured peaceful transitions of power, even between dynasties, the Boqqarut's demise would come about as a result of such a standoff escalating, an event which would become known as the Etami Tetenik.