Smmer 1145 Share Posted December 5, 2023 A painting depicting an open field of tulips arranged in rows with each one varying shades of red, black white & burgundy. Each flower had been placed meticulously by hand, evidence of a skilled farmer. Ambience Spoiler Attached to each notice board across the multitude of nations Human, Halfling, Elf, Dwarf & Orc a missive would be hung up reading as follows. When I was young, I was told stories about monsters with big, sharp teeth, fur, and blackened claws that could eat me. Tales of how these beasts would hurt me without question or reason if they found me wandering alone in the woods. Creatures lurking in the shadows, waiting for me to turn my back so they could feast upon my flesh. Yet, I have never encountered a greater monster than the men in yellow cloth and blackened steel. They are the ones who serve under the red menace. This nation benefits the most during war, but it is also responsible for the collapse of nations, the fall of kingdoms, and the execution of good men and women who only wanted liberation and freedom from their chains. To Those who fight against Veletz, you fight against progress. You fight for a nation whose red walls cloak the blood staining their walls from battles past and present. I fight, even though they have taken everything from me, my home & my family whose legacy I will still fight alongside my brothers and sisters until I take my last breath, against kings, against tyrants and against a crowned man who does not care for if you die on the field or if you die on the roads from one's own heart giving out. They know not your name, they care not for you or your families, and they wish to trample progress so that only they may continue a reign uninterrupted. How longer can nations endure a seemingly endless bloodied cycle? It is time for ALL nations to unite under one purpose to take up arms against the red menace and usher in a new era. When Acre fell and its keep was turned into a disgraced hovel run by children, I witnessed Haense turn its back and allow the desecration of my family's land and legacy. My family trusted their word, only to be betrayed. I ask those neutral, I ask those even our enemies to leave the side of the red menace and to take up arms alongside us. I plead not only for Veletz but also for a land still new, now forced to endure a cycle of war under the flag of Black & Yellow, the executioners of progress. Let it be known that there is still time to cross over the bridge, and those who do will be met with warm and welcoming arms. Signed, Petra de Vilain of Acre 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarkly 12618 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2023 "Lady de Vilain, May God bless and illuminate you. I am Friar Villorik, a warpriest of the Holy Mother Church who has taken up arms at the command of the Vicar of God to expunge the anathema. Though our kin may cross in battle, we need not be enemies of spirit, for circumstance draws our blades more often our own hands in life. All the same, God would not forgive me if no effort was made to enlighten you on the Deceiver's touch on this war. We can look into the depths of history at this conflict, but in truth there is no need - the recent past is amply illustrative. It is undeniable that Veletz did once stand for progress; it stood for a united heartlands, capable and strong, who wielded the respect and influence of Aaun, Petra, and Numendil. With deft diplomacy, the Canonist League was dismantled, and thousands of troops would draw steel in the name of your Captain General. With this might, the realms of Balian, Urguan, and Haense would have been felled. Why did this not transpire? The Heartland Accord is not gone. It stands against you wholeheartedly with greater resolve than ever Haense nor Balian had mustered. This was not the doing of your enemies, but your own. You lost Petra when you held Queen Renilde captive and forced her to sign a treaty she had no wish to. Much worse, when the child Queen Catherine likewise refused, you sicced mercenaries to slay this young child. Is this your progress? You lost Numendil when you played host to Darkspawn within your halls, and unapologetically set churches ablaze in retaliation for Petra wishing to conduct their own diplomacy free from your vice. Is this your progress? You lost Aaun, your greatest and truest ally who, despite having warred against you in the past, stood at your side unfaltering in recent decades. And yet Veletz partook in murder of the Aaunish King, and the army of Veletz was smashed in the streets of Whitespire when they came to protect King Edmund's murderers. Is this your progress? The world you preach for is one of tyranny and fear, in which any who fail to abide by your whims are subject to murder. God weeps at your evil, or your delusion, as do all mankind. For it is not Haense nor Balian that was poisoned your allies. It is not they who have defeated you in battle. It is not they who have led us to where we now stand. It is yourself. You have betrayed and murdered your own allies. Your progress is tyranny. Your progress is nothing. The beacons you would light now have been burned to cinders long ago. Repent, Lady de Vilain; seek me out and partake in the sacrament of confession, and you might yet be saved. - Friar Villorik." 44 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilly 3672 Share Posted December 5, 2023 “Boy do I love public correspondence.” Renilde theatrically read the letters to her children and grandchildren alike, imitating the voices of each author with a goofy undertone. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smmer 1145 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 3 hours ago, tilly said: “Boy do I love public correspondence.” Renilde theatrically read the letters to her children and grandchildren alike, imitating the voices of each author with a goofy undertone. Spoiler :( i dont sound like that 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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