IMPERIAL DECREE | Death to Cleves

[Werew0lf 24179]

 

 

Issued and averred by the office of the

IMPERIAL CROWN

 

 

✠ HEED, LEAL SONS OF HOREN;

 

The maleficar – or other creatures of the dark – have been known to spur their influence since the dark ages of the infantile world. Feasting upon the bones of our men, draping themselves in the same flesh as our own, they integrate into society. 

 

Fortunately for us, the beasts and monsters do not seem to be endowed with greater intellect, as they seem rabble to being caught before even our short lives are expended. They will make themselves blatantly known, creating great black sepulchres of cruel hurdling stones, or place large skulls at the front of their doorstep – not the brightest, especially when some name themselves the ‘Witch King’ or otherwise.

 

It came to a surprise when I had found out that my loyal knight, Sir Corswain, battled one of these fiends himself; a bloodsucking fraud, the most egregious vampyr that haunts our society, their sharp canines suckling on the ichor of our children. Yet who was this dastardly mosquito, this leech? It was none other than Ghislain de Anjou, the Baron of Cleves, a peer of my own court, who was promptly culled by the hands of Sir Corswain. 

 

I admit it openly – a mistake was made. How did this beast come into our ranks, the greater nobility of this Empire? Truly, I am uncertain. 

 

To correct this mistake, all men, women, and children of the House de Anjou will be killed on sight. Any who attempt to defend their name will be killed on sight. With the obvious compromise comes the next obvious removal of their peerage, with the title of Baron of Cleves destroyed in full. 

 

All those affiliated with the House de Anjou will be captured and thoroughly tested. If questions are failed, the knights have been professed the right to execute them.

 

As a prerequisite to the current standing, all noble lords are required to attend a test. This can be arranged as required, but must be conducted as soon as possible.

 

Let it be known, the mistake falls on the crown, and too, does the correction fall on the crown. No risks can be taken.

 

Nevertheless, I shall hope to see all of us at Cerulia. 

 

AVE IMPERIUM!

 

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H V M A N I T A S    I N V I C T A

“Für Gott und Kaiser,”

 

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Hadrian I of the House Horen, by the Grace of GOD, 

Emperor of Man, Holy Imperator, King of Seventis, Salvus, Renatus & Oren, 

Duke of Middelan, Helena, Lorraine, Sunholdt and Reutov, Baron of Pestilles, 

Protector of Grense, Protector of the Heartlanders, Patriarch of House Horen & the Tiberian Dynasty, 

Captain-General of the Church, Defender of the Faith.

BVRGVNDIA IMPERIVM

 

[Suxals 529]

"The Dark grows where we least expect it, it is on us to vanquish it with the Light of GOD." Said one William of Curon

[Hom 1987]

A Petran nobleman, descended of hunters, glances over the Imperial missive delivered to his laboratory. After having to hear about vampires popping out of every nook and cranny of the lands, both in East and West… “It is a shame about the children. Though consequences are necessary, are they not?” He muses, feeling swayed in favor of drastic measures. “These creatures only seem to learn through fear.”

[danhjkk 27]

The Idunian Marine nodded at the missive, absorbing the information with a determined look in her eyes.
"Forsooth. It's unfortunate that such a creature integrated themselves amongst us so casually. Yet, it is only commendable and honorable that the Crown takes both the blame and the duty to correct its mistakes."
She stood up, folding the missive neatly and placing it aside to return to training.
"I will contribute as much as I can. To purge the dark from these lands. Ave Imperium. Forsooth." 

[Wolfy-D 466]

Finding the missive on her trip through the crown lands Astrid would be surprised at the mention of children "Can... Can they even be vampires?"

[Crevel 7557]

"Nevah trust a biggun named Ghislain... ter think I coulda been a victim of this Ghislain fella" Arthur remarks as he hears of the news on patrol, representing the weefolk with pride in the Imperial Legion.

[Sr_Dimentio 584]

Joka, the Genius Jester, Master of clowns, the luckiest theater kid (merely an undead servant) went to his darkstalker clown companion "Look!" He put the missive in front of the warrior's face "They mentioned US! Funny! That Empire is dangerous indeed... It's as if our powers, weapons and superior strenght didn't work there! Gyeh he he he..." He covered his mouth, before going to spin away, stopping as he went to put a hand on his chest, dramatically raising the other towards the sky "They're so so boring too... After all... What is more important than drama and aesthetic... Hu hu hu hu..."

[FoogThe2stnd 323]

The imperial elf would be speaking to a silversmith, discussing with them a replacement for the broken chain of the vampiric baron’s lily cross. What was once his, now belonged to Lucis, his trophy of the battle fought alongside his Lord, Corswain.

[Mestvin 947]

The old dwed chuckled at the missive then sent one of the ghoul with a scribbled note to the young Felix 

"The Empra'h, really lacks an eye for the art"

 

He then gazed outside the bell tower at yet another dumb brigade screaming and crawling under the Sepluchre's doorstep.

 

This is not a shelter for the homeless why do they keep comming here?
Does empire not care about the wellfare of its subjects?
 

He pondered, then retired into his chamber. Perhaps his former teacher and his ghouls finally began to act on his mind.
 

[Chimeraof1999 1187]

"Never drag children into this. . . Never."
This missive struck a hard nail into the creature's abyssal heart, the memory of his child and his wife flashing by him as he stares at his memonto Mori, the creature's eyes softly watered, yet that was the water of the broken ceiling leaking the rain water onto his blackened skull, withered away from near decades of existence in the ground.

"Never the children. . ."

[JudgeTrudy 610]

"If zhe Emperor himself can fall victim to zhe deception of zhese creatures, one vould have hoped he might show any mercy to his fellow Men." Lukas von Theonus says to his sister. "Surely zhey could just test zhe Anjou children, instead of slaughtering zhem on sight. Despicable." The word is spit out as he cuts into his breakfast a little more violently.

 

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