THE PROCLAMATION TO FAITH, 1855

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THE PROCLAMATION TO FAITH

Issued and Confirmed on the 13th of Sun’s Smile, 1855

 

 

“So I am the Most High, and in pursuit of My Virtue, I bid my faithful this: You shall not be idle, nor forget your duties in favor of sloth. And I am the Lord GOD without peer, and My works are the holy works, and My labor is the virtuous labor, and all the strength of the Virtue shall serve the righteous laborer.”  - Holy Scroll of Virtue; Canticle of Diligence

 

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To the men and women of the Holy Orenian Empire and faithful of the Church of Canon,

 

The people of our Empire have long been left to fend for themselves, in times of war and strife. Conscripted to fight in wars declared by the prideful, forced to endure the hardships of wartime with little attention paid to their true wants and needs. Now, the hubris of Philip Amadeus and his wife Anastasya has opened a tear in the very fabric of our Tapestry of Man, causing it to unravel before our very eyes. Loss of land, fortune, and homes that will never be recovered. And above all, a loss of faith in GOD’s own holy church that threatens to stain the citizenry forever.

 

The throne of Oren is held by a wedded pair of individuals who have been denounced and excommunicated by our High Pontiff, Everard VI. The same couple who abandoned their country all those years ago, to seek power of their own overseas. Only when they grew bored of that venture did they plan their return and usurpation of the Orenian throne. It has come to light that, in their ambition, they felt it was necessary to claim the life of Philip’s own father, my late-husband, the Duke of Adria. And it was this horrific revelation that came only months following their Walk of Atonement, in which they were meant to unburden their sins before our Holy Vicar so that their people might walk in GOD’s light once more. But this has all proved nothing but what I unfortunately had come to believe was the truth about this ordeal, that my stepson and his wife do not seek the true betterment of the Holy Orenian Empire and its loyal citizens. They seek a throne, they seek power, and they seek only to benefit themselves.

 

I will say, here and now, that no man, woman, or child of the Holy Orenian Empire is to blame for the sins of the few. They serve their monarch, who was crowned and anointed before such tragic circumstances rose to the surface. They have families of their own to care for and feed. Careers and vocations that require constant upkeep and care. Lands and fields to maintain and administrate. How does one expect them to object to the words of an Emperor or Empress, when they are not allowed a true voice by which they might voice their issues and grievances? How can a farmer, pitchfork in hand, challenge the authority of a sovereign who stands with a military behind him? The citizenry have been presented with no alternative to this downward spiral that they have found themselves trapped within. And like with the Baroness of Woldzmir, an example is made of those who even speak words of disapproval for the poor actions of the monarch. A threat of dispossession and banishment is held over their heads, a damning judgment that can be enacted upon them at any moment should the Crown decide it is necessary.

 

This injustice and abuse of my homeland ends today.

 

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I, CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA NOVELLEN, granddaughter of Anne I and Joseph II, great-granddaughter of Peter III and widow of Prince Philip Aurelian, do hereby state my intention to claim the throne of the Holy Orenian Empire and its territories, to free its people from the grasp of the great kinslayers and usurpers, Philip Amadeus and Anastasya. With the Canon’s four-year interlude expiring, I claim this right not only by my inherent blood, but by the right of a Canonist to wage war against an excommunicated individual in order to bring them and their country back into the fold of GOD’s holy flock.

 

The House of Novellen has been allowed to fall prey to the temptations of sin, including the grievous acts of murder, patricide, and  greed. No longer shall these actions go unpunished. They involve our nation in blunders of diplomacy, waging war when peacetime is necessary for recuperation. Their glorious revolution has amounted  to nothing but a needless loss of life, land, and freedom.

 

The foundations of our very government are disregarded, cast aside in favor of the pursuit for the Crown. Those centuries ago, Joseph of Marna declared THE RIGHTS OF MAN, a declaration that our forefathers Peter III and Simon Basrid constructed our modern imperium atop. It read as follows, dictated by THE NENZING PROCLAMATION in 1715:

 

• THE RIGHT TO LIFE, so no man will ever be taken to the Skies so soon.

• THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY, so no man will ever be bonded by the shackles of slavery.

• THE RIGHT TO TRIAL, so no man will ever be wrongly accused when not charged by a trial of their peers.

 

The Right to Life was denied to Philip Aurelian when his existence was stolen by those who now occupy his birthright. The Right to Liberty was denied to the citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire when they were forced to endure the hardships of conflict. And the Right of Trial was denied to those who spoke out against the wrongs done by the Crown and it’s governing cabinet.

 

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To my stepson, Philip, and his wife Anastasya, I make my offer of peace:

• Philip III ‘The Usurper’ and his wife, Anastasya I, shall abdicate the throne in favor of the Canonist: Charlotte Augusta Novellen. Following their abdication, they shall be permitted to take up vows of the cloth within the Church of Canon, to live out the rest of their days in service to GOD in his ever-present mercy.

 

• The Prince of Providence, Prince Peter Augustus, shall remain as heir-apparent to the Holy Orenian Empire. He will remain in this position until he reaches his 25th birthday and is married. Empress Charlotte will abdicate in his favor and assume her own tenure as a member of the Holy Church of Canon alongside Philip and Anastasya in two saint’s weeks following his union.

 

• The offspring of Philip III and Anastasya I will remain as Imperial Princes and Princesses. Their well-being is assured and promised by their step-grandmother, who raised them early in their childhood within the Augustine Palace.

 

• The Imperial Treasury shall be turned over to Charlotte I, so that she might begin to pay back those peers and merchants who have lost substantially during these times of conflict.

 

• No Orenian peer or citizen shall be punished for remaining within the Holy Orenian Empire following the second excommunication of the Crown. As GOD is merciful, so too must his servants express that mercy through action. And those who have departed or been exiled due to these conflicts will be welcomed back within our Imperium.

 

The refusal of these terms is the refusal of peace. I implore you both to consider that peace, the future your people deserve more than anything else. Pay witness and acknowledge your sins, so that GOD might still save both you and the Orenian people from further turmoil.

Those who wish to take up this mission alongside me need only send word or seek my audience. We must uphold our shared faith, and it tenets, come victory or loss.

 

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This we proclaim for the furthered prosperity of our Empire, on the 13th of Sun’s Smile, 1855

Charlotte I, Holy Orenian Empress

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Proof of roleplay can be provided following this post, I documented most of my interactions with other roleplay figures of note via screenshots. An old woman's last hurrah in the name of justice, hope you guys have fun! Final arc for a character I've played for over a year!

 

[MRCHENN 4741]

"If the Queen of Urguan is a Novellen, then I'm a Novellen."

 

Says the true Emperor Simon Pruvia, son-in-law of PHILIP II, grand-nephew to JOSEPH II, great-grand-nephew to PETER III, uncle to PHILIP III, and direct progenitor to the royal Sarkozic-Novellen bloodline.

[Nectorist 12869]

Philip III raises an eyebrow. "Why is the mistress of the Dwarven King attempting to claim the Empire?"

[Franczhiz 4437]

8 minutes ago, Chennster said:

"If she's a Novellen, then I'm a Novellen." Says Simon Pruvia, direct progenitor to the royal Sarkozic bloodline.

 

Joseph Clement de Sarkozy highfived Simon. "OH MY GOD! SO COOL! My great 3x Uncle was Lord Protector Adrian Leopold!"

[Narthok 10416]

Manfred reserves his spot

[JoanOfArc 4604]

Lector Ioannes Novellen-Temesch read out the missive to Father Paco, and when he was done reading, he remarked with a slight laughter, "At this point, godfather, I ought to make my claim to the throne. Everyone has had their piece of the pie!"

[veganwalmart 1059]

Anastasie Pruvia de Provins reads the wayward Duchess' missive with horror in her eyes. "Mon dieu... Is she not content being the Grand Queen of Urguan?"

[ncarr 2806]

From the fiery depths of the nether a blue-eyed Othaman listened in as claimants came forth and bridges were burnt. Her endless torture only made worse by the false Empress' shrieks, blending with the screams of those at her sides. The mind of the woman was allowed to wander for only a second, thinking back to the day she'd thought herself to have expelled the woman from the empire with the swipe of her blade across the neck of her strongest ties. It shocked her that the woman had returned, after she fled from the face of her greatest challenge, how could she face the Empire in her own hands? 

[Chase 3793]

High Prince Evar'tir Oranor, Royarch of Elvendom watches the drama of humanity unfold from the seaside city of Caras y'Tennallar,  long since having abandoned his efforts of documenting the claims, usurpation, and rulings on a cork board with red spool. "I guess we were lucky -- in the past two centuries, we've had me and Feanor. And people say Elves are complicated" He snorts, amused with himself.

Pictured: High Prince Evar'tir Oranor before and after giving up on documenting the political spectrum of humanity, 1855

[amyselia 2962]

Lady Claude reads the missive with her nose scrunched the entire time, laughing it off. Surely such a thing could only be a joke? The paper was thus left tethered to her desk, where it began to rot from a lack of attention.

[Azie 657]

Philippa Antoinette clicked her tongue with a sigh as she read the proclamation. "Quite amusing, is this for comedy?" She asked herself before moving to find her husband to inquire.

@Taketheshot

[JoshBright 3014]

"i am also a novellan! look at me brother!" Jarad proclaims to @Duncan the Fearsomebefore breaking out in laughter 

[HIGH_FIRE 5490]

The Right Honourable Leftenant Sir Duncan 'the fearsome' Vuiller, Imperial Inquisitor and Leader of the Investigation Billet in the 4th Brigade, Assisstant Solicitor General of the Ministry of Justice Manager of the Pinecone Tavern and Inn of Ephesius, Circuit Court Judge, Ex-IBI director in the Ministry of Justice, Advisor to the Solicitor General Rev Vuiller, Brother in the Jaeger's Brotherhood of Luciensberg, Patron of the R'Ikarth Clan of Stygian Hollow, holding the following Medals- Long service to the Ministry of Justice, The Colbert star for putting oneself in danger for comrades reads the missive and sighs simply no longer caring for this boring church matter. "Fight or not, I do not care"

[Taketheshot 3834]

The Archchancellor sighs as another missive arrived to be filed into the 'Claimant to Orenian Throne' category looking over to his wife as he shrugged lightly. "I wonder if she will bring The Grand King into the Imperial quarters as he brought her into his??" 

@Azie

[Lojo613 1882]

Father Stor sits in the boppin scrib (formerly Cracker Barrel) as his homeland burns, knowing that deep down it was all because the late Emperor Philip II failed to listen to him when he asked for lower property taxes and the relocation of the tavern.