Proclamation Of Loyalty, 1518.

[WoodenApples 382]

Pronouncement of Loyalty, 1518

 

Throughout lands where it is possible to make this pronouncement, posters are put up and speeches are made by both heralds and Percival Staunton, making clear the position of a grand number of northmen and women. Written on the 8th of Ambercold, 1518, it is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dearest people of Vailor,

 

Oren sees itself seizing these days, beating itself about in two forms. The first is the Crown, comprised of all thoes who are loyal. The other fashions itself the Ducal Coalition, comprised of Adria who proclaims insurmountable grievances, and my old home, Vanaheim. Even with the nip in the air from the bitter winter approaching, I don’t believe anything will be colder or more bitter than the war that is coming.

 

 

On Athera, my family wisely chose to serve Oren, bettering the nation through dedicated service to the wise Duke, Vasili Vanir. We occupied old Atgaard as a barony then, and repopulated the Duchy of Akovia, assisting in making it a functional Duchy of the Kingdom of Oren, rather than just a title that the Vanirs bore for their grand service in the Schism war.

 

 

Now, we still do, but we do so without word from our Duke, and worse yet, without anyone else who can even seek him to convey his word. We are capable, and do not need to be lead to water to drink, or to our stations to work, but we would simply have liked some simple consulting on matters that affect our fates. The failure to return my letters cause me more distress than I can spell or speak, so I will simply assure you that it’s not okay.

 

 

My people have long faced persecution, first for our attaining nobility, then after by our very liege lord. Despite our hard work, we have a reputation I’m sure you are all well aware of, (much to my dismay, I may add) that we are some sort of obnoxious, rude and unwise folk. As hard as we have worked, and despite the bounty given to our liege lord, no mind has been paid to that.

 

 

Worse yet, we had stripped from us the only thing that was given to us for work; a simple barony.

 

 

Now, as loyal men and women, we took it to the chin with a smile and a nod, as we know sacrifice is sometimes necessary in service. Not only did we accept this, but we blamed ourselves as your men did; we needed to stand taller, look more respectable, and leave ourselves exclusive to only those who expressed the truest of Orenian values. We reflected upon ourselves, and took any of our initiatives that we took without word from Duke Vasili as inappropriate. But do you want to know what we got for such zealous and faithful service?

 

 

A continuation of the berating of my family and people. Not just from the world abroad, but at home. The Duke offered no defence of us, and worse yet, his kin insult us too. What were we to do? We knew not; again, he is unavailable even to his kin.

 

 

Now Adria stands against the Crown, breaking an oath on the basis of grief. Vanaheim now joins them, doing so on the same grounds, but what of our grief?

 

 

Our people need reparations too, but only now when we consider upholding our oaths to the king are people interested in offering such. Not with an apology, but with sweat dewing their foreheads. I would have gladly accepted these before, but it is necessity that drove these offers to me, not apology. Not an attempt to make amends, but to tie up loose ends.

 

 

We are more than a loose end, though.

 

 

We know already too, that we can have what we are given can be taken on a moment's notice. Adria herself offers to us a place, but how are we to trust them too? They are allied with those who hurt us, after vouching against their allowance to come to Vailor as a duchy. Worse yet, you vouched against them and the Crown because of us, and for that, we can simply not afford to trust either duchy in the Ducal Coalition.

 

 

We have decided to agree with the Adrians in the need for a change of leadership on the basis of inactivity, arbitrary decision making, uselessness and effectual undermining of faithful servants, but not against the crown, but against the Duke of Vanaheim.

 

 

We do this in the name of the Crown of Oren, King Olivier de Savoie. God bless us, and protect the faithful as they punish those who have earned it.

 

 

Signed,

 

Percival Staunton, Patriarch of House Staunton

Edited September 16, 2015 by WoodenApples

[nordicg_d 1847]

"honestly, you were more of a burden anyway."  says beano

[Jonificus 2763]

"That's great and all, but I still don't approve of these people." Says Caspar

[Nathan_Barnett36 1564]

"Alls you did in Vanaheim is cause **** for us, glad your gone" says Siegmund

[Pureimp10 5691]

"honestly, you were more of a burden anyway."  says beano

Britannus nods as beano speaks these words, "Ai, they were ******* annoying. A simple barony they say? They lands they marked for their ugly town were larger than Felsen."

[Cleggmire_ 130]

"May you serve his kingship well" Corvo states

[Ser Paul Ryan 1139]

Paul Jr. cringes

 

"An interesting move by the Savoys, to actively hurt their own war effort."

[Publius 4098]

Britannus nods as beano speaks these words, "Ai, they were ******* annoying. A simple barony they say? They lands they marked for their ugly town were larger than Felsen."

 

 

"honestly, you were more of a burden anyway."  says beano

 

Publius would laugh if he heard these two, then shrug.

 

"That's why he reported Adrian's offering him a County, eh? That's why you offered him land again, huh?

 

Snakes."

[Faelond 25]

Yoren Shakes his head and shreds one of the posters to pieces. "Bloody fools... We'll stick our swords up their arses and march on felsen after. Vasili Vanir, The lord o' the north!"

[Treshure 5817]

"The Adrians offer them gifts so that they may not leave, and go on to slander them for their past transgressions when they depart from the Ducal Coalition. Vipera."

[10001110001001 98]

i have been a worker under house staunton since  it started, and i am one of the few who didn't do any stupid crap... so i am glad percival is taking the king's side, and i consider it a wise and mature move on his part.

ave staunton!

[-♣- Ƙindled -♣- 203]

"If e'er I had meself lady parts, they'd be shriveled an' dry after hearin' this shite." Said Mallder

[TicTocTom 40]

We have decided to agree with the Adrians in the need for a change of leadership on the basis of inactivity, arbitrary decision making, uselessness and effectual undermining of faithful servants, but not against the crown, but against the Duke of Vanaheim.

 

 

Maximus screams "OHHHHHHHHHHH adrian snake rhetoric used against themselves too bad those hypocrites believe in double standards."

[Ser Paul Ryan 1139]

Maximus screams "OHHHHHHHHHHH adrian snake rhetoric used against themselves too bad those hypocrites believe in double standards."

Can you let your brother do your banter for you because honestly it huts

 

says paul 

[Birdnerdy 1539]

"We're finished alright." says Ecthallion gloomily.