Nikolaos

Nikolaos was much less ambitious and much more compliant than his predecessor, Apostolos. His reign was largely unremarkable except for the unusual manner of his death. He died when the roof of his study caved in under the impact of a relatively small meteorite. The abrupt end to his reign disturbed the lull in nationalistic fervor, as many religious groups interpreted this as a sign of Heaven's displeasure with imperial rule and rebelled against the imperial government, burning much of the older portion of the Administrative District, including the first Temple of Heaven. In what many regarded as a miracle, the Stone of Chiandris was unmarked by the Temple's destruction.