@first paragraph from the sounds of it, what Bowie was going for worked as you are having a tantrum in response from everything I have seen.
@second paragraph, AFAIK, you were only the one to found the realm because you whined about making the capital Balance's Retreat but my info is limited on this.
@last part, I think Morekians actually like Bowie more and I don't see Luria liking you that much considering you ditched them. As to the D'hara bit, you are right, as soon as we saw you were ruler everybody in House of Lords started freaking out until they were informed that Bowie was going to be ruler, not Sevastion.
No, what Bowie did to make me upset was an Ooc thing. IC, I'm just going along with the flow.
Whined, schemed, whatever you want to call it, it worked.
Morek is quite fond of Sevastian, and Luria has lifted the ban against Sevastian. He is working towards Swordfell joining the Halls of Luria as a nation, but the duchy at least will be part.
I figured Dhara would be in a tizzy, some Vesperi are too. Poor little fellas.
I'm not usurping anything from the republic. I'm denying Bowie the opportunity to f*** up central Toprak.