THE SABARI LETTER

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THE SABARI LETTER

 

Penned by General Darius Sabari ‘The Colonel’

 

Greetings citizens of the Empire, if you’re reading this I have long since passed and the title of Empress and Emperor has transitioned towards Anne Augusta and Joseph and any cabinet members from the Reign of Peter the III has long since retired or passed on, though I had this letter commissioned to be published when times seemed dire for the Empire.

 

I have long known of the rising threat of the Inferni coming and dreaded the day your great years of strife will test you. Though not yet public I knew that this wasn’t the greater issue nor were the Nordlanders or the Ruberni warlords of the time as well as my peers did as I knew you were all well prepared. Our greatest threat would be ourselves. What is an Empire without faith in it’s institutions to guide them to a brighter tomorrow.  So we went to work and did what the Empire does best, uniting those willing to stand up against overwhelming odds to build these foundations you all will come to trust for and by the people in a time that any other ruler would attempt to force their will on their subjects in order to maintain order at the expense of freedom. Knowing that all our effort could very well be in vain and the end of our world had finally arrived even then holding our stance that this should be the way our new Empire will arise on the world stage unwilling to compromise. Though now as my life nears its end and a majority of my peers have now retired, I have finally been given a glimpse of what our future has in store for us and I can proudly speak for all my peers, when I say I am proud. We came a long way and while I and my peers were reaching the finish line, the future of our glorious city, the youth, were bright eyed and burning with passion looking towards the horizon. A passion that will far exceed any expectations that would be set upon the people of the Empire.

 

The Imperial State Army is a prime example of this, we went from a bunch of rag-tag soldiers living in tents to a fully uniformed army with discipline and numbers unheard of since the times of Emperor Godfrey. Though, without bandits or bureaucrats filled with racist ideologies and hatred within our ranks but with intelligent men willing to die for our country and its people no matter their heritage or race. Soldiers are provided free housing, medical treatments and an education. Something I envy the youth for, as I was never fully educated in my youth in Rubern and lost my dear young sister due the lack of infrastructure that we now provide to all men of the Empire.

 

Our city government gives every man and woman an opportunity to be heard equally within the eyes of the law. Giving justice to all no matter their social status. Something our very ancestors could not provide towards their people without a cost to the common man or a political assassination and, at times. risk a civil war. Now men argue with logic and empathy looking to create a better future for their fellow citizens and not only just their selves. Senators walk through the streets to speak to their constituents and ensure their opinions are heard. Allowing citizens to sit in their meetings so they may ensure that a fair trial.

 

The Stewards of Helena work diligently to maintain a fair market and work for housing to those unable to afford the cost of living within the city of Helena. Provided with employment so they too may thrive within our Empire. The Empire investing in local businesses such as Carrington Co. followed by the many that have since sprouted. This had led to our economy to boom since the times of early Helena where the roads were poorly built and unable to maintain such a large volume of people. The housing at times falling apart due to vacancy. Now in their place sits paved roads with sewage systems that are regularly maintained. The water supply has long since been so pure nobody worries of sickness anymore plaguing our youth. Houses filled with families that have sprouted many generations that will inhabit our world and remember our glorious city. 

 

Helena is unlike anything I have ever seen before or imagined in my early years, and it’s existence shames every other nation in it’s progression towards the future. Making leaps so that life may soon become easy for the average person, free of all evil that plagues this world we all walk together on. And I must say, since the retirement of my peers and myself, the progression by the people of the Empire is nothing short of that better tomorrow we strive to create.

 

So citizens of the Empire, I leave you with this. Will you surrender yourself to invaders with ideals that plagued our past Empires, leaving everything we lost be for nothing, or will stand alongside your brothers and sisters no matter your differences in defence of our glorious Empire, paying each step backwards and each soul lost towards our cause to a better tomorrow twofold in kind. Look to your fellow man and ask them the same. Who will you be descendants of our ruby city? What will your life mean to the greater plan GOD has destined for us and will you walk alongside your fellow man in a quest to a better tomorrow?

 

Released from the Imperial archives by
HIH Prince Joseph Leopold of Aldersberg

 

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