THE CLAIM TO OUR TRUE TITLES

[UndetectedOfficial 73]

 

THE CLAIM TO OUR TRUE TITLES

6th of Godfrey's Triumph, 1999.
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To the Grand Duchy of Balian; 

also known as the “Kingdom” of Balian

 

Recently, me and my family looked within my study, reading over some letters that were sent my way. As we were reading over them, small documents stuck out from a stack of papers that lay on the corner of my desk. Upon pulling out the small folder, there was information we almost entirely forgot about. These documents were papers that were handed to me by one of my dear cousins, and on said papers, written in bold black ink, was the mention of the Duchy of Helena. After seeing such, I quickly jumped from my chair and over to the shelf of books, glancing over the covers until we found the one I was looking for, one that would truly answer any further questions we had. Upon opening the book, a name stuck out to me along with a familiar title, the name of “Adrian de Sarkozy”, and beside such a name wrote "Duke of Helena." 

From that name, we were able to dig deeper into my family's history. We learned that Adrian de Sarkozy was granted the title of Duke of Helena after the War of the Two Emperors to rule over the Imperial City of Helena and the Imperial Crownlands many years before he was elected by his vassals to assume the prerogatives of the Imperial Crown as Lord Protector of the Eight Empire. Furthermore, later on, Lord Adrian was also given the title of Baron of Renzfeld for his acts of bravery and loyalty towards the Empire. 

From there, we were also able to read about Lord George-Casimir de Sarkozy, who was granted the title of Count of Pompourelia by the Imperial Crown; about Holy Sir Edwin Henry de Sarkozy, who was granted the title of Duke of Atrus by the Imperial Crown; and about Joseph Clementine Sarkozy, Adrian de Sarkozy's first son out of his four kin, who was later crowned as Emperor Joseph II, just as his successors in the Imperial Throne, from whom we descend through the line of the eldest daughter of Emperor Philip III and Empress Anastasia I, Catherine of Furnestock, the Princess Imperial.

 All of these recent discoveries of ours regarding our family’s heritage and history led us to wonder why it is that we, the House of Sarkozic, have lost these ancient titles that have been held so dearly by our noble family for generations. And, we have reached the conclusion that the aforementioned titles of ours have been unlawfully usurped by the tyrannical House of Novellen that rules over the so-called “Kingdom” of Balian. A nation that, in reality, should be called the “Grand Duchy” of Balian, for we believe that such a nation does not maintain the standards established in the Holy Scroll of Virtue and, thus, does not deserve to bear the royal title of “Kingdom”. And, a nation that has openly sought to divide our Holy Mother Church and our Canonist faith, as was recently proved during the schism perpetrated by King Alexander II of Balian a few years ago with the active involvement of his son John Casimir Baldwin Novellen, his chancellor Kristoff var Ruthern, and his wife Lavanya Aruna Novellen.

We believe that a nation ruled by tyrants and schismatics who have openly rejected the Vicar of GOD, our Holy Mother Church and our Canonist faith, such as the Grand Duchy of Balian, does not deserve to hold the ancient titles that rightfully belong to my family, the House of Sarkozic.

Therefore, we openly denounce and reject the tyrannical reign of the House of Novellen over the Grand Duchy of Balian for their betrayal to our Holy Mother Church and our canonist faith, and, proclaim that, from now on, I shall assume and hold all the ancient titles that, by right of birth, belong to the House of Sarkozic, which, at least, entail the following:

• Prince of Providence
• Duke of Helena
• Duke of Sunholdt
• Duke of Lorraine
• Count of Pompourelia 
• Count of Kositz

Unlike the Novellens of Balian, we shall not, however, pretend to claim the title of emperor, for we are aware that the prerogative to recognize such a transcendent title or claim belongs exclusively to His Holiness, in accordance with the Canon Law and the dogmas and principles of the Holy Mother Church.

Let it be known as well that we do not wish to hold these titles to display a sense of power or hold said titles over houses that also wish to have titles returned back to them, unlike the Grand Duchy of Balian, which is why we will say this now: To House d'Amaury, we wish not to hold this title for mere power or a longer signature, but instead hold this title until you all wish to reclaim it.

Lastly, we would like to deliver a message to all the people of the Grand Duchy of Balian who refused to join King Alexander II of Balian in his schismatic plot to overthrow His Holiness from the Throne of Saint Daniel: 

We hear you; we are with you, and we commit to release you from the heavy shackles that oppress you. We seek for you to be able to profess your canonist faith freely, without fear or restraints of any kind.

In addition, we commit to cooperate with the representatives of the Holy Mother Church in the Grand Duchy of Balian, including Cardinal Ivan Lotharia, in order to ensure the restoration of the Canonist faith and virtue in the aforementioned nation.

May GOD bless His Holiness and the Holy Mother Church.

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HIS HIGHNESS, Mikhail Clement Sarkozic

Prince of Providence, Duke of Helena, Lorraine and Sunholdt, Count of Pompourelia and Kositz, and Patriarch of House Sarkozic var Helena.

 

[indiana105 5126]

“Haha this guy actually wants to be the prince of providence” laughed Ser Stefan af don af Petra hero of the Petra 

[Xarkly 17299]

Cardinal Villorik was minded to slay the Petrines and Balianese both.

 

Words were wind, and titles little more.

[amyselia 2962]

From within a makeshift tent on the outskirts of the city of Nau Valdev, Kasandra Sarkozic received a print of the statement amidst her morning prayer, handed with a nervous look by a maidservant of her travel entourage. Placing aside her book of hours, Kasandra took to reading. . .

 

A wave of dread washed over her, and she could feel her stomach turning in sickness. The girl, dressed in the whites of her chemise, rushed from the tent before the devil rendered her guts all over the dew-wet haeseni grass.

[Cheese 8899]

1 hour ago, UndetectedOfficial said:

Duke of Sunholdt

Esfir, Matriarch of House d'Arkent, chuffed dryly at the missive. "Ridiculous." She deemed it simply, nudging her husband so he could too see the Sarkozics' words.

[Laeonathan 5896]

"EHHHH UHHH OHHH AHHH?"" Asked a TERRIBLY confused Vasyl Otto Sarkozic var Aldersberg, "Why did you just... use the Adrian Sigil for something... not coordinated with the Duke?" - "Good Lord."

[Nooblius 7965]

Some rumors would spread by the tongues of servants of a tantrum had above the township of Beznov. Perched upon Mount Hugues' Helm was the Castle Aldersberg, seated within this plot an elder patriarch of Eagle and Crow, Markus Marie Sarkozic had expressed thoughts on recent events.

 

Markus drummed his hands absentmindedly upon the chair he had stolen away from Old Aldersberg, a place which no matter how much Beznov thrived would always have his heart, for it was by years of hard work of both himself and his wife that they earned that land promised to him by inheritance. Where others were content by their birth to earn their station, Markus had quested all over Almaris, risked his life as a boy in war, and brought peace to Aevos to earn his lofty estate, and even then was ill content to not quest more to ensure it was deserving to be recorded upon the Tapesty of Man.

 

So when it was that his wife mentioned to him what their distant cousin had done, olde Mark had some things to say.

 

"What?" cried the elder, stirring as much as one in such advanced years might upward to attention. "Providence? Helena? What what?! Is he- why, he is mad!" With great effort, he was pulled to his feet by others, and the feeble man sought to grab the missive to read for himself. "Prince of Providence, Duke of Helena, Sunholdt, Lorraine, Count of Pompourelia, Kositz..." The elder paused, and his brow knit together in frustration as he seethed. "POMPOURELIA... why, there are a short number of good Sarkozics to hold that name e'er since Sir Franz, young Kasimir, little Franz and Yustina." He cursed some foul words, and quickly thereafter bid an apology to the skies that he should sin (to do so that close to death as he was, surely was risking salvation). "I can now well see why Grigori killed himself! Why, to lose hope for your family is a heavy burden I know well from my former years... POMPOURELIA..." Markus said again, seething. "A little glorious dynasty, noted for lowering themselves with affiliation to the scum of Man, the scum who obsess over the fineries and goods of glorious quest with little desire to act interestingly at all- condemned now, in my mind, that they have somehow transgressed equal- and I fear to say maybe worse- than those they had associated with, but now try to cry are enemy to." He laughed a hoarse laugh, breaking into a coughing fit as he concludes with a screaming temper;

"YOU CANT FOOL OLDE MARK, LITTLE MIKE. Idolatrous, incest riddled GODWINITE ye are, and I'll condemn you as it, if it were my last breath!"

 

At those shouts, he collapsed against the chair and onto the floor, and coughed some more. With a whimper of old age, Markus cried out; 

"Tobiasz, Vasyl, Mateusz... see that my sword is set upon the scoundrel in rebuke- if not my hand then yours."

[JakubJerboa 261]

"A man needs titles like a fish needs a bike" The Turtle Knight collapsed into a padded seat deep within the halls beneath the Ivory Tower "Yes, Yes, my Duke, I too hope no one will associate this bizarre title hungry fellow with the true Duchy of the Adrians" The Turtle nodded along to the Duke Euler, glancing ever so often at the coat of arms at the top of the missive.

[Laeonathan 5896]

3 minutes ago, SonOfTheSaviour said:

"A man needs titles like a fish needs a bike" The Turtle Knight collapsed into a padded seat deep within the halls beneath the Ivory Tower "Yes, Yes, my Duke, I too hope no one will associate this bizarre title hungry fellow with the true Duchy of the Adrians" The Turtle nodded along to the Duke Euler, glancing ever so often at the coat of arms at the top of the missive.

For absolutely no reason, Josef Euler einforced this statement with a scream of  "THE FISH NEEDS A BIKE!"

[amyselia 2962]

[!] A new statement is printed and disseminated across the human realms in the form of a letter, often handed to one immediately following that of 'The Claim to Our True Titles'. It goes as follows:

 

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A LETTER OF REPROOF

 

Dearest cousin of Sarkoz,

 

You have created a statement with the branding of Sarkozic & of Adria. As my brother, Patriarch of the lineage var Aldersberg, is indisposed, I myself must condemn this, for your statement is ill-judged, and the bearing of our sigil without prior communication borders on the precipice of malevolent.

 

Your pursuit of inapplicable titles borne by the Petrine, who have in many ways sullied our binds to the blood of Sarkoz- that of great men such as Viktor of Owynswood, Hugo of Adria, John the Good, etc -, is an egomaniacal venture that reveals a negligence to the values of not only our ancient House, but to all values owing a canonist deference to GOD.

 

I implore you to seek insight within historical literature, for you have lost the mythos.

 

When I have returned from Valdev, I shall seek you out for conversation.

 

With great distress,

Kasandra of Aldersberg.

[mothsthetic 2250]

4 hours ago, Xarkly said:

Cardinal Villorik was minded to slay the Petrines and Balianese both.

 

Words were wind, and titles little more.

Spoiler

man we aint even done anything😭

 

[Xarkly 17299]

57 minutes ago, mothsthetic said:

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man we aint even done anything

 

 

Villorik is a misinformed old man. Alas.