To Aggressors and Heretics | The Horenic Covenant

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PENNED, SIGNED & AVERRED.                                     16TH TOBIAS’ BOUNTY, 2020 IMP

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✦ HORENIC COVENANT ✦

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DECLARATION OF DEFENSE
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HAENSE - REINMAR - PETRA - HYSPIA - BALIAN - CELIA’NOR

 

 

THE SHIELDS OF AEVOS

“ United In Faith, Nary in State ”

 

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“ Thus the virtuous of other tribes  are marching down from heaven,
and the skies are given over to the sons of Horen.”

 

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- Auspice, 3:12

 

Within the Royal Feast Hall of New Valdev, a united front met together for the first time. There walked a most diverse host

of peoples hailing from all corners of Aevos. They sat atop a high table, the leaders and princes of the Haeseni, Reinmaren,
Petrans, Hyspians, Balianese, and invited allies from Celia’nor. All came with armies of differing colors, citizens of
differing languages, and yet all united under ONE goal. ONE duty. ONE faith, and never in state.

 

As the HORENIC COVENANT and their allies united under this most auspicious event, there was a shared determination
amongst all parties. That was, that the corrupted Curia of our most beloved Holy Mother Church fought with a mission of
power, tyranny, and control rather than their mission for peace and prosperity amongst the canonist realm. All who were
present realized that should one of them fall, all shall follow.

 

It was settled. . .

 

It was time . . .

 

 

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 With the signing and promulgation of this document, the Canonist Princes and their ally,
Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska - Principality of Reinmar - Commonwealth of the Petra - The Kingdom of Hyspia - Kingdom of Balian - The Principality of Celia’nor
henceforth referred to as ‘the signatories’, do agree on their honour to the terms laid forth hereafter.

 

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       I. DECLARATION OF DEFENSE ✦

 

The Horenic Covenant and her ally, the Principality of Celia’nor, hereby declare a state of defense and retaliation against the corrupted armies of The Holy Mother Church, the Horde of Krugistan, the Principality of Caurost, and the Kingdom of Numendil.

 

The Horenic Covenant hereby disavows the absolute subjugation of any signatory or allied nation and vows to retaliate against aggression until a peaceful resolution can be negotiated.

 

All armies under the Horenic Covenant vows to march in the defense of any allied nation under attack, but swears to spare the life of ALL Canonists who surrender peacefully. Know that should that peace be betrayed, immediate retaliation shall follow.

 

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II. THE COVENANT ✦

 

As previously agreed upon, The Horenic Covenant, of our Most Exalted Father, is henceforth, laid to the
subsequent terms; disavowing, henceforth, in the absolute, the subjugation of aught, of our Most Faithful,
Blessed Flock, at the hands of AUGHT party, realm, or crown. Acting as the aegis that forestalls
AUGHT pretense of imperialism, subjugation, or apocryphal practice, act or crime.

 

Section I: Definitions

 

a. “Imperialism” refers to any actions perpetuated in the subjugation, and assimilation of other realms, holdings, or people, 

either by threat, manipulation, deception, or martial force, in lieu of those realms, holdings, or people’s desire or assent.

 

b. “Imperial Ambition” refers to an individual’s, realm’s or organisation’s efforts & labours, whether martial, coercive,

subversive, or otherwise, in shaping, or bringing about one’s realm’s or people’s involvement in Imperialism.

 

c. “Canonist Princes” refers to our Exalted Father’s Canonist Realms & Sovereigns, bestowed with our Lord God’s Temporal
Authority, and primacy over His Most Blessed, Willing Flock; sworn in servitude to our Lord God’s Virtue & Flock.

 

Section II: Sacred Covenant

 

a. SACRED-ALLIANCE ✦ In adherence to our Exalted Father’s charge, of his Blessed Horenic Flock; the Princely Signatories,

hereby see our Lord God’s charge, be done, seeing to the unity of Canondom, and it’s Princes, by way & virtue of our faith,

rather than subjugation, force or state; pursuant to this document’s signing, summarily conceiving, a sacred alliance, wherein

their kindred realms will labour, and march as one, in the defence of another’s realms, and their blessed, willing flock. With

any aggression laboured unto one signatory’s realm, or their blessed, faithful flock  (both within, and without, our Princely

Signatories’ Realms), being interpreted as rendered unto all, and the Holy Mother Faith, itself.

 

b. ON IMPERIALISM ✦ In line, with the Exalted Father’s charge, of his Blessed Horenic Flock; the Princely Signatories, avow

to uphold the Sovereignty, and Temporal Authority, bestowed unto them, as our Exalted Father’s Princes, and servants of

his Virtue, Will & Flock. Pledged in Sacred Covenant, to nary engage, or suffer, the acts, or labours, of Imperialism, or Imperial

Ambition; by the hand, of naught one Priest, Brother, Prince or King. Avowing that our Exalted Father’s Princes, will kneel

before NAUGHT crown, but the Father’s, looking down.

 

i. Should a contingent, group, retinue, or realm, be suspected of these charges, each Princely Signatory is empowered

with a means to convene the Sacred Covenant, to bring forth, and argue, the Covenant’s involvement in forestalling

the respective party’s Imperial Ambition; should nary all of the Princely Signatories assent, no joint offensive action

will be sought.

 

ii. Should a Princely Signatory pursue any offensive war, without the joint assent & labour of the wider Covenant,

the Princely Signatory in question, will be exempt from the defensive considerations of the Sacred Covenant until

such a time they conclude their offensive war; and privy to support from aught other Princely Signatory on their

own independent volition alone.

 

iii. Should a Princely Signatory be the one suspected of engaging in Imperialism, or Imperial Ambition; the Sacred

Covenant will be convened, as for any other party; with the suspected Princely Signatory, being relieved of their

vote, for the duration of the Covenant Hearing, yet empowered, with an inalienable right to defending themselves

amidst the proceedings. Should the Sacred Covenant truly find the Princely Signatory guilty of such charges, they will

be summarily removed from the Covenant. If they are found, to nary be guilty of the charges proffered, the Princely

Signatory that levied the charges, will instead be the one expected to mend the fraternal bond, meant to be shared

between each Princely Signatory.

 

c. COMMITMENT ✦ The commitments penned & signed, this eve, shall last until such time as the Princely Signatories, and their

respective sovereigns see the end of their rule, requiring that the parties reconvene such to confirm the continuation of the Sacred

Covenant.

 

 

✦ PRINCELY SIGNATORIES

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DLUM VE EDLERVIK AG VE BIRODAL,

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Joren, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army,

Hochmeister of the Marian Retinue, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Slesvik, Solvesborg, and Ulgaard,

Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Alimar, Baranya,

Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Markev, Siegrad, Torun, Toruv, and Valdev, Baron of Buck, Esenstadt,

Kralta, Krepost, and Rytsburg, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera.

 

IN HOC SIGNO VINCES,
HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, JOHN II, by the Grace of God, King of Balian, Prince of Providence, Duke of Helena, Lorraine and Reutov, Count of Pompourelia, Viscount of Eflen, Anatis and Valio, Baron of Renzfeld, Brucca, Valens, Malenos, Montcoure and Ciavola, Lord of Portoregne, Atrus and Monterosa, Warden of La Costa Rubinissima, Protector of the Heartlanders and the South, etcetera.

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Therin Adil, by the Grace of GOD, King of the Petra, Prince of Abrana,

Duke of Valfleur, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Count of Temesch, Torm Marian, Brasca, and Moere,

Viscount of Mies, Baron of Garmont, Vallagne-en-Petra, Eagles Peak, Hrenthorne, Wittenbach and Resmore,

Protector of the Meadows & Defender of Liberty

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ERWIN, By the Grace of God and Light of the Ancestors, RVOOBE GMSTSR, Prince in Reinmar, Prince of Sutica and Minitz, Duke of Reinmar, Count of Kretzen, Neu Brandthof and Freimark, Burgrave of Langenkirch, Viscount of Tucay, Baron of Freising, Madvon, and Boriënwald, Lord of Sankt Johannsburg, Freisburg, Wilheburg, Rozenfeld, Erwinsburg, Neuberg and Durres, High Chief of the Reinmaren, Warden of the Ferdenwald and Franklands

HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Amarantha I, by the Grace of DIOS, 

Queen of Hyspia, Duchess of Pacazu, Viscountess of Banderas, Baroness of Arenisca, Del’mar, Monterro, Campagnon, Sevilla and Ramonadora, Lady of Neuva Vida, La Dorada, Lady of Niseep, Gereon’s Hold and Ciudad de Plata, Protector of the Hyspian People, Protector of the Farfolk, Matriarch of House de Pelear,  etcetera.

 

 

 Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royarch, Iryne Ibarellan, Patroness of the Arts, Guardian of the Celestial Realm, and lineal descendant of the Silver Phoenix, of the Principality of Celia'nor

 

 

[Yeetboy0206 1574]

Estevot prayed for their success, for it would be the only path forward in Aevos where Iblees and chaos do not reign. But he also knew prayer only did so much, GOD works through people, and his miracles had to be earned. So Estevot trained. And trained. And trained some more. He would not lose another home, he would not lose his family again, and he would never again let himself stand by for any reason while tyrants of the Adversary threaten all that he holds dear, and the same of so many others.

[Navigator 4260]

Owyn Hector thumped his chest twice, proud to be a soldier of the Horenic Covenant; "The corrupt Lectorate will be reformed into the image of GOD once more, not the fallacy it has become."

[xo31 3979]

Enoch lifts up the King's missive. "Good stuff." He stows it thereafter.

 

Spoiler

 

[Cheese 8873]

Esfir spends that night in prayer in the sanctity of Sunholdt’s chapel; a church that was untouched by the corruption of the Curia. “Let Godan deliver his swift justice to those wronged by the Pontiff. He does niet represent our Lord or the Canonists he swears to protect whilst also attempting to cut down with his heretic allies.”

[teeylin 1688]

King-Emeritus Ser Julian wore a near permanent scowl these days. Upon seeing his daughter's signature amongst his old allies, the scowl was briefly replaced with a softer expression of pride. "You will do great things, Amarantha. Delivering justice to those who infect the Curia with their Ibleesian disease is what you were meant to do."

[Andustar 4143]

"I'd rather live a thousand lives as an 'excommunicant' than draw a single breath as a tyrant," John II declared upon affixing his seal to the letter.

[XoxoMinnieXoxo 784]

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royarch, Iryne Ibarellan stood tall, her figure cutting a striking silhouette against the soft light filtering through the windows of the Royal Feast Hall of New Valdev. Without a single word, but a firm nod, had she conveyed her commitment, and all in her presence understood that the decision were final, Celia’nor would stand firm in its resolve thus would not be broken.

[Frostdrop1 1843]

The estranged devil, Reinhard, smiled faintly as the missive. "Vy were a good pick." He rumbled off. A clawed thumb with a pale hand graced over the parchment. Then, jagged pupils turned off to the distance. He was not the person he started as. He was not a good man. He didn't care for the nation that thought he should be grateful to exist there. For what little he did still care for, his family remained. And, so too, was the image of that smiling young girl that declared herself unwaveringly his blood still a fuzzy picture, somewhere in his mind. "...Ich have vyr back, Coz."

[confusedjester 809]

As another missive arrived to her by maid, the sickly O’Rourke shuddered. She had not been able to get much sleep recently, and her body took toll. Einin wondered the fate of her best friend, Aurus, and swore that no war would ever keep them apart. 
 

She prayed he was okay. @Montgomery Cobra

[Shmeepicus 4213]

An aged Knight looks down upon the landmass of Aevos, sighing as he turned to an old friend. "Hopefully this time, they shall cut the cancer out, rather than let it fester." Commented that de Lyons of yore. 

[stickyhon 265]

Queen Amarantha offered little expression change to those who were present when the declaration was made public; ever like her father, the young Queen's face rarely strayed from a stern expression or a scowl these days. "These past few months have been hard, the coming will be worse- But we shall prevail stronger than before." The ruler spoke plainly thereafter, the parchment placed neatly in the hands of a nearby cup bearer.

[Imperium 3495]

The exiled Kristoff grumbles as he read about ongoing events.
 

“Haense let Aaun fall without even raising a finger, they allowed King Alexandros to be humiliated before a godless pontiff. They raised no protest when the Church placed a regency over Balian, and forced King John to crawl back to his own throne. Only when they face the same fate they act. When the Holy Church has been polluted and corrupted from within, and marches against the Princes of Canondom with a host of pagans. Let them pray that it is not too late to save our beloved church.”

 

Kristoff glances toward a stack of old papers. A lifetime ago he had dreamed of another covenant.

 

”Let them recall the chaos that followed when at the end of the Veletz war, and may they learn that only through unity can Humanity break this cycle.” 
 

Kristoff let out a sigh, reaching for his trusted cane. Rising from his desk he limped toward his bed in the cramped chamber.

 

“God protect King John, and Balian. And I have hope for this King Joren, better late than never, eh Haense?”

[juliaINC 592]

The Reinmaren Chieftess, plain and measured in expression as she was, upon that very night beat her chest with great valour. “Death to the Deciever, holy are the Horenic Heroes!“ Proclaimed Wilhelmina, shaken by the corruption of a Church she had always so admired. “Red habits and cross pendants mean nothing when virtue is abandoned.”

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[Gandhi 3225]

Andrei stood at the head of two Haeseni King's retinues; Karl and Joren, back to back. It was unfortunate timing, that a war would engulf his tenure as Count - but that didn't deter him. There was a price to pay, for the transgressions upon their homeland, upon their people.

 

His sword was sharpened, and the Knight Paramount prepared to set out for Koppány with King Joren and the Horenic Covenant, their dutiful allies (mostly) of Canondom.