JVQ 1719 Share Posted April 18, 2017 A RESPONSE TO THE NORTHERN OPINION The 5th of the Deep Cold, 1607 Dearest Marius, For centuries, Raev have been felled by the yolk of Horenian persecution. Ripe betrayal and slaughter through race driven hate crimes. You style yourself the Prince of the Raev and the protectorate of its people, yet idly followed the perpetrators of these evils, a dog that licked the boot of its master. Ask this of yourself: What is a King who failed his country? Who is a ruler without his land, his people or his titles? - He is not a ruler, he is a man. You are not a man, you are a boy. We share ancestry, but it is not you on which they would smile today. You speak of your Once Holy Empire, but do not claim for a moment that the wars between Courland and your liege, the defeat of Haense, or the aggressions between the states of Orenia and the Stauntons are greater ills than the constant incursions on all Axionites by the Horens. It is an arrogant falsity and you fool none but yourself. You led your people under the banner of these same men, and forge yourself a victim through this missive. No titled Prince of the Raev would support the Horenic Empire - allowing your people to be subjugated to the yolk of its scions cut your hand short. You are not the Prince of the Raev, you forsook your titles in your insolence, but you grasp them like an ape a tree. The Courlandic armies have in recent times, if only through their defeat of the Holy Orenian Empire, staked a better past in defending the interests of the Raev than you, Marius. The Horen allowed themselves to fall to foreign vassalage, surrendering their weakened human state to Thorin King who held dominion over man for decades. The Horenite struggle to stand atop the mountain of man was what forced the human Kingdoms down, their own interests weighed higher above that of their people, ushering them into a bleak serfdom under the Urguanites. It was Siegmund who by an image of a unified state, and driven by the desire to repair what had been destroyed at the hands of the Horens, established the Vochna. There, man would once again flourish - short of the imperialistic breed of the previous conglomerate, and stronger in ideals of peace, strelesy and camaraderie. Humanity had found existence void of the conniving Horenite administration. Tuvya was betrayed by Renatians, a realm long governed by the Horen dynasty, in a means of seizing the Imperium. Through which they turned on the people of Petrus, and betrayed the steady peacetime of the human realm. Our own heritage pushed into an illness by the trials of war. A humble man and a King of the people ruined in their ambitions. Krajia and Vsenk, both ended by the Horens.When the blood of others no longer satisfied their scythes, they took their harvest upon the Raevir. Where were you when they drew death upon my tribe, where was the protector of the Highlanders? You have never held steadfast in the protection of my kin, betraying Adria’s legacy whilst you fought wars for the Horens and aided in their ever constant pursuit of power. Your own King was boiled in milk by the Emperor, the last bastion of your House. Your administration betrayed him for the Horens, after he chose to stand up to those who had committed these atrocities on your kind for a quarter of a millennia. I would have followed King Andrew, for he showed the true character of a Raevir King. I have spoke only of Ruska - Throughout history Hansetian sovereignty has been breached an innumerable amount of times by these same perpetrators. Why do you honour those that committed these crimes on Ruskan and Hansetians alike? You are a boy, but has education taught you nothing of the history of your people? The hypocrisy in your writing is raw. Liken Courland to the Horens only when they have slaughtered Raev, Dwed, Elf, Uruk alike. Throughout the course of history none other has proved such a constant scourge on the mortal races as the Horenite Empire. It would serve you well to know this, as you followed it so blindly into your own demise. It saddens me to see that even now, in the consequence of your defeat and in the post-bellum era of Axios, that you still protect the Empire, and still claim to be a King. Do not call yourself the King of Hanseti-Ruska, for you own not the lands nor the titles. You are not the Prince of the Raev, for you know nothing of its past and stand for those who harm it. Every war fought against you was a means of ending the aggressions carried out by your liege, but in defeat you still felt strong enough to continue the same resolve. We wish you no more heartache or suffering, only to swallow your arrogance and accept that there is no longer any cause for you to argue. You were the last Barbanov King, and you have only yourself to blame. I hope this meets you in good health, Marius. Signed Ostromir Ivanovich, Arch-Duke of Hanseti-Ruska, Baron of Vsenk & Godansk, Warden of the North, Warden of August, Hetman of Krajia, Captain of the Solichinian Band, Keeper of the Hussariya, Defender of the Sietch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vege 4804 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Tobias Staunton nods as he reads the Duke's response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will (TauFirewarrior) 2466 Share Posted April 18, 2017 "Some historical inconsistencies and errors here. The Renatians rebelled against Tuvya were not lead by a Horen, but a Varodyr, the Hightowers were the ones who swore to the King of Urguan, followed then by the Raevir. All this Horen hate when it was Horen, the founding Dynasty of the first Kingdom of Oren, whose blood does go back to the Prophets of Horen, Owyn and Godfrey. You might have made enemies of them, and even I wish for no resurgent Empire. However the Dynasty is historically great and full of achievements that will surpass its successors for generations to come. Revile certain individuals, but to deny the great impact the Horens have had is to deny greatness." remarks Bryce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty 1696 Share Posted April 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, JVQ said: Your own King was boiled in milk by the Emperor, the last bastion of your House. Bastion nods as he is mentioned once more, appreciative of the good people of Axios' shoutouts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imam Faiz Kharadeen 3167 Share Posted April 18, 2017 "Ahm THE TRUE RAEV KIN', DA DA VEDY GUUD!" shouts a drunken Goobly Fancyhat as he throws a bottle of pumpkin ale at the ruins of the old capital city of Haense. He'd then drop to his knees and sulk, crying for his dead papa Cauius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty 1696 Share Posted April 18, 2017 34 minutes ago, Will (TauFirewarrior) said: the Hightowers were the ones who swore to the King of Urguan, followed then by the Raevir. "William Horen, the King of Oren after the exodus, also swore allegiance to the Grand King of Urguan, the Kingdom of Adunia, Ruska, Salvus and Oren were all the human kingdoms beneath the Grand Kingdom of Urguan after that war" remarks Bastion to Bryce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will (TauFirewarrior) 2466 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Just now, Racker / Lefty said: "William Horen, the King of Oren after the exodus, also swore allegiance to the Grand King of Urguan, the Kingdom of Adunia, Ruska, Salvus and Oren where all the human kingdoms beneath the Grand Kingdom of Urguan after that war" remarks Bastion to Bryce "He was the last to do so, one would note." Bryce responds politely to the nice Dwarf King Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfamousGerman 1553 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Greetings Archduke Ostromir,You begin your writing with arguments that attack the man, not his opinions. The House of Barbov has never claimed to be a fully Raev house, this assumption is false. Rather, they are mixed with the blood of Old Hanseti in the land of Athera, Carnatians in Vailor and other houses that are not strictly Raev. Barbanov has, many times, been a faithful supporter of an Empire of Humans, as their lineage descends from Alexander I, Holy Orenian Emperor. Your line, however, descends from bastards of bastards of bastards, many of which are notorious bandits and traitors. Could Marius really be surprised when you turned your cloak as well?You go on for paragraphs of the crimes of Horen, while this is good, it's entirely irrelevant as Marius is a Barbanov, not a Horen. It was not his administration that boiled and betrayed Andrik, Sergei Kovachev and Demetrius var Ruthern are dead, and he was merely an infant when the Deep Cold Rising occurred. It failed for a number of reasons, it's reasons for rebellion were questionable at best, and Andrik failed to wait and garner the necessary support to hold the passes into the North, or to even have a unified rebellion. When you say he was a "True Raevir King" and that you would've follow him, I only think that you would've followed him simple for his betrayal of his Oath, though due to your lineage I am not entirely surprised. Your, and many others, specifically the Dwed's, paranoia about some feigned Hansetian Imperialists is laughable at best. Haense only controlled the land that it had controlled for decades in this realm. May I remind you of the similarities that Courland and the Empire hold in terms of land? The only former Imperial lands that are free of Courlandic control are that of Mardon, the unstable Westerlands, and the former puppet Kingdom of Lorraine. The man claims to be a King because he is still afforded that title, as per the current Peace Agreement. Tobias the Scaled only claims them because of a rumor. You talk of the "Adrian Legacy", which is utterly hypocrisy. I'd argue that he supported the Adrian Legacy by supporting the Crown against Ashford insurgents. Furthermore, did not the ancestors of Tobias, Percival, fight against Adria in support of his Ashford liege? Your own people endure hardship because you cannot make up your mind about which side to support, and you and your ancestors are fond of changing your banners at a passing rumor. You are the Archduke of Hanseti-Ruska in name only. A stolen title for a thief, fitting I'd say. Your support died amongst Haense peasants when you turned your cloak. Nobody wants to follow you, you are merely a puppet and dog of Tobias. You have no support, no men to guard your title, the only thing that protects you is your knees hitting the floor in front of Tobias and the act that follows. The Houses under you do not supply you with bodies either, as the lands are granted to incompetent fools who can only manage to twiddle their thumbs while their homes fall into decay. Only your ancestors led the Raev to ruin, and I expect you to do the same. Sariant Philipp of Metterden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThotPolice 52 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Blin of Ivanov would read over Ostromirs response, nodding enthusiastically in agreement "Da." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimpernel 4 Share Posted April 18, 2017 "Yaya, Spergislav am happy that the TRUE carrions have returned ave ivanovich da" says Spergislav through a mouthful of his own **** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treshure 5817 Share Posted April 18, 2017 A passerby to this conflict would quietly murmur to himself. "What is with this drabble? Two powerful nation's waged war. One won, while the other was sent to lick his wounds in hideaway. This is just that defeated party trying to resurface. Any allegations or claims on history is added fluff.* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan_Barnett36 1564 Share Posted April 18, 2017 "So a man who rebelled over a false rumour he got, using his telepathic powers, wants people to bend the knee to him and accept the only thing he has which holds no bearing, a title. How nice" says Galahad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeHaze. 2524 Share Posted April 18, 2017 ((NOTE: THIS POST WAS MADE BY ZEZIMUS AND POSTED BY ZEZIMUS TO STIR THE POT. KIPPLES POSTED THIS AT GUNPOINT. DOWN WITH VANDERGUAN. "A shame.." mentions Sariant Tarkus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legoboy7984 3155 Share Posted April 18, 2017 "You call yourself Archduke of Haenseti-Ruska?. Hm, yet you have no support of the people as you betrayed them killing their families, and burning their homes across OUR lands. Your making yourself sound like a fool, and a child as I am, yet I have common knowledge. 'Archduke' I want you to just remember those families that you, and your King killed as he calls himself Protector of Highlanders, and Heartlanders when he slayed many of his own folk." -Rodrik Lothston Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heff 2460 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Sebastian Sarkozic frowns at the squabbling of raev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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