At the opening of the War of the Lions, Duke Goltanna, at the behest of Delita Heiral, attempted to seize the initiative by moving the knights of his Order of the Southern Sky into the Royal City of Lesalia, and crowned the young Princess Ovelia Queen of Ivalice. At the same time, he overthrew much of the existing establishment in the city, and banished the ruling Queen Louveria, who was allied with his rival Duke Larg, to Fort Besselat. In response, Larg crowned the toddler Prince Orinus King and marched on Lesalia with his counterpart Order of the Northern Sky in opposition.