“Hic Finis Est.” -Ushered by Tobias Staunton to his Generals before the Battle of Curon, 1604.     Courlandic forces gathered outside the city of Karlsberg, following the surrender of Haense, 1604.           A brilliant golden light filled the world with tranquil beauty, its radiance glinting off the trees slouched over the calm waters of the marshlands. The air, filled with a cool humidity as the sun dissipated from its noontime supremacy,