In answer to the The Kingdom of Tir's declaration of war, the Imperial Troll Empire, release a statement including the now infamous phrase “we are the rulers of the world” and crown the Lord Paladin as Emperor of the Third Empire, despite the connotations of such a name.
This basis is declared in large part to the insanity inherent with the Tíran Royal Family at this time and good relations with the races in the Council of Equals. This event remains controversial to this day.