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Upon Franz’s death in 1696, his new son-in-law became Otto II, a name chosen to legitimize the “cadet king”. Nonetheless, Otto II took to his duties with zeal and built a comprehensive administrative system. He was bookish and dedicated to the art of accounting. His reign saw a tightening of the tax code and collection policy, the creation of a postage system and a boom in trade revenue. He rarely left the palace in Kanzar as he was also a devoted family man. After his wife lost the first two children at a young age, Otto II took it upon himself to improve the medical care that his family received. He brought in doctors and philosophers from all across the globe and started some of the leading universities in modern day Kronata. Upon his death, his son Stephan, was left with a healthy, unified and prosperous kingdom.

In late 1719 Otto III and the Royal Fakolan army crossed the frontier into Occidental Crona. A string of victories lead to a rapid advance through the plains put a strain on the supply lines. They camped at a place they called Ottofeld that winter, very close to the current border between Kronata and Avaricious. The following spring, the army marched northwest into present day Vostaren. The mountainous terrain proved difficult for the Fakolan troops and after a two year campaign they were forced to regroup in the plains. Refusing to accept defeat Otto III sent a scouting party to find where the high peaks ended and report back. They started another camp that became a center of trade in the surrounding area. While are army waited for 4 months for the expedition to return, Otto set about building ties with the locals and establishing a small city. The area became know as Drovastadt, and it was to become the headquarters of the Great Campaign. Its central location made it the logical stopping point for the logistics operations that the campaign required and because of its massive military consumption it became world renowned as a trading post. Taxes from the trade conducted at Drovastadt powered the war machine forward and when the expedition returned with a route past the mountains, Otto's army set off well rested, well supplied and ready to fight.