Latanna fan Cisanni

Latanna fan Cisanni (1953 - 2008 4A), commonly relesár Latanna, was an emperor of the Asatic Empire. He reigned from 1976, following his uncle Luidare's death up to his own disappearance and presumed death in 2008 4A.

In 1971 at the age of 18, Latanna married Marno fan Nummurezi, a Bantazi noble. Their union results in four children, the eldest daughter Tallo, only son Latanna-Atsa and twin daughters Senno and Calayno.

Latanna's mother, Tadelho fan Relesári, had died in early 1975, just a year before her brother and the then Emperor's death in 1976. Hence, the crown passed to Latanna.

Reign
Latanna's reign was characterised by brewing disasters. The Famine of 1991, caused by cold weather, and the accompanying economic chaos were just some of the problems Latanna had to deal with. Popular uprisings and rebellions were common along the western coast, in Between-Rivers, in Eastern Tusfete and up north in the Vale of Duin. Secessionist movements started taking hold in the province of Seturhion.

In Araero, the heart of the Empire, religiously-motivated violence broke out as adherents to various Imperial Cults found themselves fighting for influence, power and lots and lots of money.

Latanna was generally a competent ruler but was said to be "afraid to erase his forefather's footsteps" - Latanna was famously unhappy with the discriminatory policies against the Seturh and Quolat minorities but never dared to revert or mitigate these more than 50 year old policies. Additionally, his failure to understand the economy of the vast empire meant he sometimes made decisions that ended up being detrimental in the long term.

By the time Latanna died, the empire was already in deep economic recession, riddled with religious and ethnic tensions and held together nearly only by the massive state bureaucracy.

Death
In year 2008 4A, Latanna, then aged 55, was last seen entering his bedroom. Neither the body nor any clues as to the Emperor's whereabouts where ever recovered.

He left behind a mourning wife, quibbling children and an Empire on the brink of disaster.