After the Reckoning, Gavin Magnus re-established Bracada in Axeoth. He became aware of the nearby kingdom of Great Arcan, ruled by Queen Emilia Nighthaven. As many of his former subjects had settled in her lands, and the Queen was a former glassblower's apprentice with little leadership experience, he felt he should rule that land as well. He sent his servant Solmyr to convince her, first with diplomacy, then with force. Both tactics failed, and Solmyr was taken prisoner, though as a shapeshifting genie, it wasn't difficult for him to escape, and Emilia didn't try very hard to stop him.