THE BEGRUDGED ALLIANCE

[Mickaelhz 4300]

The Begrudged Pact

 

 

Spoiler

 

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We’ve been watching from the side for ages, just watching as the Emperor of Oren has been putting himself on a pedestal. Not by achieving anything special, but rather by dismissing the achievements of others, drilling them into the ground. It’s time to wake up, open your eyes and get out of bed, the time for dreaming is null. It’s time to put this coward to the test. He looks at us like rodents or ants in his colony.. and maybe he’s correct, for a single ant can’t do much, but together we can make a difference.

 

An Emperor should be a man to his people, an inspiring individual, a figurehead of grace. It’s truly sad to see a man who acts like an abusive parent, sick ruler in a position of power of high regard.

 

A man should fight with honor in his heart, not pick on children in an attempt to feel some form of happiness. Sutica has naught done any harm, or wrong; their leader was challenged to a duel and Corwin won, as expected. Now Oren is trying to claim that he’s a murderer instead of honoring the outcome of the duel.

 

It doesn’t take the mind of a runesmith to know what Oren is after, they have let their people down yet again. The tension between their vassals, they need to send their men away to the fields of war so they can forget their troubles at home; delusional. May Yemekar bless the crafts of Urguan’s folk as they forge weapons to send the ISA back home to deal with their own issues. The Goldhand clan has had a ton of influence in Sutica in recent history.. and if Oren marches through the streets of Sutica, what stops them from taking revenge for what happened during the war 3 months from now when Tal’Short had fallen?

 

Is it fear of facing someone their own size?

Is it the word of an Empire that neglects borders and goes after other people’s recourse?

Is it a lack of a castle on the glorious Urguani mountains?

 

We’ll tell you.

 

It’s incompetence, they mask the ISA soldiers who fall onto their own swords with badges and fancy uniforms while they tremble in fear of the Haenseti Royal Army. Listen, when I say that they’re the Emperor’s only hope from the eyes of an outsider. The man will go onto his knees, begging for you to die for him, begging for you to fight as if you were fighting for your motherland. You’re not fighting for anything but an applause and the head of a single Sutican while the credit will go to the Imperial State Army.

 

Confront them about it, they’ll lie to your face. ask the people of Vira’Ker, who are now known as Vanmark. Forced to change their name to escape the false image that was forced on them. They did nothing but attempt to keep the roads clean of bandits.. and in return : no badges, no titles, no credit, no minas. They got declared terrorists and bandits and had ISA visitors ringing their doorbell day after day, trying to incriminate them. Did you hear that they put an old man’s head on the ground and stomped on it like they were trying to kill an insect on the back of his head? So much for being the strongest army, surrounding an innocent man from Vanmark and being named heroes for neutralizing a terrorist.

 

 

Let’s not forget about the people of The Highland Realm. Those who have made 0 threats against the Orenian Empire in recent years, but are still treated like they’re some kind of evil cult.

One step away from being singled out and crusaded. The Empire has been constructing forts on their borders as if nothing’s happening, but we see right through their plans. They’ve captured the Faithful of the All-Father, tortured them and desecrated the deceased of the Faithful of the All-Father. May we stand united for when it finally comes crashing down on the innocent.

 

A blind man can see the strings that are being pulled, a deaf man can hear that the Emperor of Oren is shouting nonsense. He’s claiming the Sutican people are being held under the boot by an ancient Renatian while the Orenian vassals have to pay taxes to not be lined up in the square and executed.

Freedom for all.

 

Don’t be afraid of being silenced. Speak up against oppression. For those fighting for the Emperor with the crunchy skull, may your god guide you to accompany me on the fields. Standing next to me, for I’m fighting for your freedom.

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TERMS

 

-signatories agree to enter in a complete military alliance

 

-signatories agree to recognize the territories of the other signatories and ensure to lend each other aid to make sure that the signatories must never bow to an emperor.

 

 

 

The Hangman, Grand Overseer of The Hangmen Company.

 

Johnathus I, High Prince of Vanmark.

 

His Majesty, Jorvin of the Elder Clan of Starbreaker. Grand King of Urguan’s Folk, Lord and Clan Father of Gotrek’s Folk, Demonslayer and Beloved by the Brathmordakin.

 

Halvar Ruric, King of Norland, Duke of Morsgrad, Bulwark of the Highland Realm.

 

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Corwin of the House of Alstreim, By the Grace of God, King of Sutica and in Atheran Salvus, Triumvir of the State, Sovereign Lord of the Whispering Isles, Lord of Alstreim and Blackwater, Renatian Knight of Alstreim and Waldenia, Blood-Raven of Lorraine, Pilgrim to Aesterwald

 

[Gustando 1990]

“AWHHH SHEEETT!” Cooper gasped “ITS ON BOIYZ!”

[SimplySeo 6999]

Jorvin Starbreaker signs

[frill 2277]

Fyrrathul rubs his hands together in rapt enjoyment of a day’s work.

[Sliw 226]

“The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time." Elradir raises his fist as he gives an affirmative nod to his comrades.

[mika1278 3213]

His Excellency, Mika Goldhand, Lord Protector of Sutica, Minister of peace approves

[LithiumSedai 5750]

“Not for my sake, but for the salvation of our peoples,” the Trade King of Sutica chanted, penning his distinctive signature in Waldenian blackletter.

 

 

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[DAENGIE 514]

Halvar Ruric SIGNS THE PACT

[Shezept 304]

The guerilla fighter Allium awaits her time to slay everyone in combat with her ability to hide in bushes

[pkdon 2032]

“for brent forearms” says peekay don

 

[Britannicvs 2508]

“Another century, another coalition.” Gildroc Goldhand chuckled, inside the city of Kal’Evraal.

[FlemishSupremacy 6115]

Cassian shakes his axe violently. “To war!”

[Elite Snipes 3563]

Bakir’Ireheart smiles hearing of a pact, going to raise his battle axe into the air roaring “NARVOK OZ URGUAN! DEATH TO THAH UMRI’S!”

[Ducklingator 795]

“History repeats itself.” Lilach remarks on her weekly Wine & Reading session, and enjoys some fine cheese while reading some more missives.

[kipps 726]

“Up to our knees in Orenian blood surrender or you’ll die!” Fahad hummed as he read the pact, the hangman chant seemingly very fitting