The Nenzing Remembrance Festival

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| THE NENZING REMEMBRANCE FESTIVAL |

“Celebrating & reflecting upon over 100 years protecting the Rights of Man!”

Hosted by His Imperial Majesty, John VIII & the Imperial Court of the Augustine Palace, 1820

 

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On the 12th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1715, Joseph of Marna gathered within the now-historic walls of Nenzing and made his intent known to the people of Arcas. No longer would humanity struggle beneath the crown of greedy tyrants, not knowing when they might see their next day of peace. No more would murder and injustice run rampant upon country roads or in city streets. Surrounded by his allies and peers, Joseph I declared that his idea of leadership was one who stood up for all, equally, and allowed them their chance at building a country anew. 

Though he didn’t prove successful in holding the empire he sought to utilize as a vessel for bringing about this dream, it was these so-dubbed ‘Rights of Man’ that carried onward to an eventual inheritor of the Imperial Throne, crowned as Peter III. Upon these sacred rights a new form of government was built, where power was given to the people, to determine how they might shape their own futures. Now, over 100 years later, we both pay witness to the fruits of that labor and continue the necessary work to maintain those rights for all men and women of the Holy Orenian Empire.

 

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| ITINERARY |

 

The Imperial Address

To begin the celebrations, an address will be given by both His Imperial Majesty John VIII and his esteemed Archchancellor, Ledicort d'Azor. Both will speak to the last 100 years of progress our empire has made, and what roles we must still uphold in order to maintain the ideas Joseph of Marna put to parchment.

 

The Merchant’s Promenade

Throughout the festivities, stalls featuring some of our Empire’s most premier goods and merchant wares will be on display for all guests to both parooze and purchase at their leisure.

 

The August Tourney

A tourney, hosted by HIH the Countess of Renzfield, will be held for all those wishing to prove their patriotism in a demonstration of strength and skill. The winner will receive a custom-made trophy and the title of ‘Shield of Providence’, which will also serve the victor as a court title.

 

Historical Costume Contest

 A costume competition shall serve as the final hosted event of the afternoon, with interested guests being encouraged to dress as their favored historical figure from the last 100 years (1715 - 1815). The top three costumes shall be chosen by HIH, the Countess of Renzfield and a further panel of judges. His Imperial Majesty is also invited to have final say in these three victors, with each winning a mina prize.

 

Le Grande feu d'artifice

On the eve of war, we Orenians must come together and remember what it is we stand for and fight to protect each day. To serve as a more visual and stunning reminder of this solemn oath, a finale of fireworks shall be orchestrated from atop the Augustine Palace, concluding the night with quite the bang.

 

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[Saturday, May 15th, at 4:30pm EST! To be hosted in the courtyard of the Augustine Palace. Sign-ups for the tourney event will be posted soon!]

 

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Corwin von Alstreim, a hero of the Great War, and as a Dragon Knight a loyal enforcer of Godfrey II's legitimate Imperial and Divine authority, pinned to his coat his Ferrum Cross and all his service medals awarded for routing Josephite dogs, preparing to attend the Second Place Participation Trophy Festival. No doubt the elder had in his advanced age and impairment mistaken it for a victorious celebration of the flight of the Nenzing signatories, two-thirds of them having found themselves choking on Renatian steel within two Saint's Days of the proclamation. 

 

 

 

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A certain, long dead former Renatian General, Knight and veteran of the War of 2 Emperors rolls in his grave.

 

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A now 120 year old Aleksandr Renault, distant relative to the former Emperor Peter III ponders to himself. He was there when the traitors of Marna tried to bring upon Renatus its downfall. Do the Orenians not realize their longest ruling Emperor was of the same blood as the Pertinaxi they now condemn? The Empire that takes pride in the usage of the Renatus title, will gladly make them out to be nothing but vile beasts. "Perhaps the Orenians don't remember that their Oren is the Renatian Empire. They are not the Marnan Empire they seem to hold in high regards, for they are the same Empire that slaughtered them like the animals they were.

 

In the end, it matters little. Not many still live to tell the tale of what happened, and when the truth is extinct, the masses can be fed whatever lies suit the Empire best."