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Just to clarify: the Imperium is technically ruled by the god Justinian himself, who is like, an incarnate, real person who is tremendously powerful. A civil war against his rule is totally possible, so your idea is good to go, I just wanted to make that clearer in case the OP wasnt. Justinian doesnt go out much, and is mostly in his vast Temple-Palace and lets noble families and the Clerisy run the show.
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Oh, got it. Well, that might change things a bit. Are there heirs? Maybe the infighting is among those?