OF OATHS AND RESOLUTION

[Caranthir_ 2533]

OF OATHS AND RESOLUTION

IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1947

The betrayal of sworn oaths and vows made in good conscience is among the gravest sins a man may make against his fellow man. It is doubly the case when subject does so against liege, thinking themselves in the mould of a common mercenary, able to plunder and benefit from the mercy of one Crown while fielding offers from another. Bonds of vassalage are not to be opted in and out of, they are not to be reneged upon, they are not to be treated as lightly as the Houses Augusten and Leopold believe they may be.

 

The contract of vassalage provides the foundation of the state, for it regulates the conduct between vassal and liege, enshrined by law and given the favour of our God. A vow made to an anointed monarch, a Prince of the Lord, cannot be dissolved save by His representative authority. There is no man above God, nor His appointed, and to act against the goodwill of one’s liege is to strike humanity in the face. What is the purpose of bonds and oaths if they may be reneged? The lost honour of breaking this oldest and most fundamental of contracts is not only a betrayal of state but a betrayal of the Lord. 

 

Aaun has no need for such families and vassals that will debase themselves in such a disgraceful manner. It is a stain upon a house’s dignity to carelessly attempt to break their bonds of vassalage; it is folly for them to assume that they may do so without recourse. If they wish to play a mercenary’s game, then both ends of the contract they willingly entered will be upheld.

 

We are all children under the eyes of the Almighty. Children make mistakes, their judgement clouded by innocent fallibility. And as the King is to the subject pater familias, so too must he safeguard them from their own worse judgements. Consequently, We invite the Count of Hohengarten, his family and ranks, to attend Us in one Saint’s Day. In Our presence, they shall prostrate themselves for their childish mistakes and reaffirm their oaths to Us. And as We are Merciful and Benevolent they shall, upon this act of allegiance, be returned to Our usual love. 

 

But as We are Just, We are also Resolute. If the Count of Hohengarten, his family and ranks, not attend Us at Our Palace, then the following shall come into place immediately:

 

The County of Hohengarten, and all lands and privileges attached, will be revoked from the House of Augusten and returned to the Crown;

 

The Barony of Edendorf, and all lands and privileges attached, will be revoked from the House of Leopold and returned to the Crown;

 

A Royal Ban will be issued upon Konstantine of Augusten. He will be declared legally dead and his person and property may be injured without legal right of recourse.

 

We appeal to the Wisdom and Jurisdiction of the Waldenian Diet to, at their liberty, explore the unforgivable sin of vampirism within and without the House Augusten. Crimes against the Faith are crimes against humanity, We will not allow this malevolence to infect Our people.

 

We further appeal to Our allies abroad in the meantime, and in the case the foresaid persons do not attend Us, to not aid or consort with Our subjects, whatever their status or agenda. They are of Our Union, and shall remain, from cradle to grave.

HIS MAJESTY, Edmund II Alstion, by the Grace of God, King of Aaun, Prince of Alstion, Duke of Corazon, Balamena, Protector of the Realm, and etcetera

 

 

 

[Olox_ 4318]

Heinrich II Lothar, the Lord Regent of Aaun, nodded in approval of the document

[Cubicita 640]

The Viscount of Mies' nose scrunched "Legally dead?" He'd simply throw the missive elsewhere, wondering how the household shall take the news.

[LithiumSedai 5750]

"The Vander Code don't support treason," said the Marshal of Merryweather, preparing his crossbow and a thick rope should the resolution of this conundrum not prove favorable to Waldenian honor.

 

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[Frank_Dog 808]

Camilla Falkner giggled at the statements. "They act as though Augusten betrayed them. Meanwhile they betrayed Augusten. A founding family held below new and insignificant vassals, for years. Outcasted even before the talk of vampires. Isn't it some betrayal when your fellow countrymen turn against you, and erase a half century of contribution? Why should a family stay when the entirety of their former friends and allies turn against them, disrespect them, and kill their livelihood."

[TheosVult 392]

Konstantin stood in a dark room, breathing shakily. "Gott please..." he prayed "Don't let them take my stall." 

[Joanoah1k 76]

Eowyn would toss the Letter in the firepit as she watched it burn as she mumbled to her self  " tch for all we did  shedding blood to this fake crown tchh"  would just turn and walk back to her room 

 

[_RoyalCrafter_ 5285]

"Declared legally dead? Are they calling him undead in this case?" Odrin Falkner mused. "It is quite funny. Just declare him a traitor or something, or is this  a quirk of the Aaunish legal system?"

[Ramon 5186]

22 minutes ago, sashimichopped said:

 

Louis I, First Margrave of Haute-Epine and the former Patriarch of House de Rosius, who now found himself in the Seven Skies alongside his son Louis II, begins to regret that he who was tasked with bringing back the heartlander nobles, who formerly held allegiance to the Kingdom of Oren, that he proposed the House of Augusten for nobility to King Charles I of Aaun, upon hearing this.

 

"I recall them begging me for proposing them for nobility to His late Majesty, and so I did. A decision I regret to have made based upon the trust that I had for the displaced nobility of the Kingdom of Oren and the compassion that I had for those who wished to return to the homeland of the heartlands. In fact I was one of the supporting parties who believed that Cosima was the rightful inheritor of the House of d'Azor. I suppose this was a grotesque mistake.

 

What a disgrace. I pray that the regency of my great-grandson, Edmund II, shall take measures against this treachery and shall take measures that are much more than mere injury. May they suffer as they tried to make the United Kingdom of Aaun suffer by their absolute disloyalty and their vile action of abandoning their countrymen."

"Go back to focussing on business within the Seven Skies where you belong. Leave the living to their own business!"

Commented the long since reposed Tylos II, gone to whack the Auvergnian over the head with a teapot. 

"...Good, now that that's done, perhaps you'd like to try some tea?"

[Enlightenment 2295]

Sigismond sighed, rubbing his singular eye, "I never met this Konstantin, though if he is as much a hassle as his useless mother Cosima was then good riddance indeed."

[EmiliainWonderland 2309]

Marlena d'Arkent had a smile on her face. 

 

"They will find a way. This time, to leave. To keep them there would be unjust. They deserve a chance to start over somewhere else. Not where she can find them. I pray you leave soon, Konstantin and family." 

[GMRO 6186]

On 10/21/2023 at 8:10 PM, Caranthir_ said:

 

The betrayal of sworn oaths and vows made in good conscience is among the gravest sins a man may make against his fellow man. It is doubly the case when subject does so against liege, thinking themselves in the mould of a common mercenary, able to plunder and benefit from the mercy of one Crown while fielding offers from another. Bonds of vassalage are not to be opted in and out of, they are not to be reneged upon, they are not to be treated as lightly as the Houses Augusten and Leopold believe they may be.

 

 

 

 

One Prince of the Petra, Marius Renault, underlined the harsh language upon the makeshift desk of his leg by a dying campfire. He stared hard at the words, before pulling up two renouncements to compare. "I must be seeing double. I sure am glad kings are taking their renouncements seriously!"

 

 

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