Mycelium Triumvirate
The Mycelium Triumvirate, also known as the Spore Council, is a political alliance formed after the Mycelium settling of Barren Cove, comprising Lord Captain Nico Semsrott, Lord m0th, and Lord Michael Briggs. It rules the archipelago essentially as an oligarchy. The Triumvirate is an official, legally established institution within the greater Kingdom of Shroom, whose overwhelming power in the Kingdom has been given full legal sanction and whose authority outranks that of all other members.
Attack on Barren Cove
The Attack on Barren Cove was a surprise military strike by the Aurelian Empire upon the newly established Mycelium Triumvirate against a naval settlement on Friday, 30 June, 1799. The Kingdom of Shroom was a neutral nation at the time; the attack led to a reform of its military and foreign policy the next day, shifting its focus to armed neutrality.
Allegedly, the Aurelian Empire intended the attack as a preventive action, citing that the Mycelium Triumvirate had taken steps to establish itself as a protectorate of the Valyrian Empire, but these claims were denied by members of the Triumvirate, who instead