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3 hours ago, Tide1 said:

"Didn't these ones abandon the war effort in favor of Haense? When you sold your land to the Northman, perhaps you should have asked him for some money." spoke an old veteran.

𝕱yodor peered towards the war veteran from across the fire, nestled somewhere within the Middelan hinterlands. His folk were still transferring supplies from their old camp back to rural Haense. 

"Dishonorable men cause dishonorable acts. We were slighted, debts remained unpaid." He'd return, pausing to take a swig of his carafe, which he would pass to the veteran over the fire. "That is why we left in the first place."

4 hours ago, Nooblius said:

 

Upon ADRIAN Debts

 

Neither the Veletzian Treasury not their vaults remain in my possession. The former was drained in the course of war to a measly sum of a single thousand minas, which was turned over to the King of Hanseti-Ruska as well as the vaults of Aldersberg. The Vaults of Burgundy, however, never came under my possession from the Van Aerts, rather in the ensuing Midden Rebellion were taken away I believe to off shore accounts- I cannot attest where that may be.

 

I shall be frankly honest; I don't know what happened to your two thousand minas. I suspect that they were in fact used for the purposes you paid it, yet the Red Devilry often associated with War stirred confusion upon whether their servants the Blue Devils would allow you to build.

 

Nonetheless as we are old companions, I would wish to offer charity to your impoverished house. I shall pay you your full sum of two thousand minas which is not owed to you by me, once you have accomplished what is owed to me by you. May Godanistan bless the streltsky of the Rychwald.

 

IN NOMINE ADRIAE

 

Markus Marie Sarkozic

Exilic Duke of the Adrians, Count of Aldersberg, Protector of Dumacracy

A pigeon returns after a brief period of time bearing a scroll in response:

𝕸arkus,
I will not capitulate to bribery. You give DUMA a bad name!

THE ADRIAN DEBT

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To the Exilic Duke, Markus Marie Sarkozic,

𝕴t was upon the initial settling of Rychwald, a wild and forsaken expanse, that my folk swore to the League of Veletz, thus Captain-General Gaspard II. Barons, we were. Upon further agreement, our tithe of two thousand minae was delivered to the Captain-General in return for two things promised:

I. Sole ownership of the region, which we never received. 

II. The development and systemization of our parcel of land, akin to the tile of a mural, which was never received.
 

This you knew of and, to my recollection, understood. We are aware the remainder of the Veletzian treasury, latter Adria, is in your possession following the diaspora of the Adrians. While the bulk of this letter is context, the request is simple:

We ask that you return our minae, two thousand in counting, before the coming Duma.                
 

Your old friend,

Fyodor Kovachev
 

Fyodor frowns at the declaration. 
"I love Emilio Varoche!" He frowns with greater intensity. "This is very sad."

𝕱yodor felt the searing agony of an arrow tearing through his flesh, lodging itself deep into his leg. The bastard found himself assailed by the deafening crumble of Breakwater, the moan of a fallen nameless man clutching at a gash, likely the cause of his demise. Fyodor dragged himself from the courtyard, a mess of bodies, ruble, and melee, to the the edge of the now defunct moat, as it had become a receptacle for cruor and carrion. He began his descent when he heard a thunderous collision, the last of the ongoing barrage, hitting the nearby gatehouse. The structure collapsed upon itself. Fyodor peered towards his leg, ichor fluid pooling around the puncture. From the dust of the collapse came a figure, bearing the crest of the enemy. It pounced upon him, drawing a dagger and grasping at Fyodor's hair. The bastard grappled at the assailants arm, pushing the dagger westward with all his might, although it was turned back towards him shortly after, the glistening ferrum but a mere inches from his eye. 
 

The audible puncture of skin and flesh was the only thing Fyodor could hear,  blood spilling and pooling at his chin. A blade had found it's way into the neck of the attacker, the blade belonging to a certain Andrik Uldarik. Without a word, he reached a gloved hand towards Fyodor, helping him to his feet, where he would place an arm around his bastard friend, helping him down into the moat. Fyodor, shortly after, found himself lead from the lost Middelan keep, through the forest flanking Veletz, coming to rest at a certain calm little tower at the edge of the Druscan countryside. 

The duo signed a two-barred cross, coming to rest at the base of the structure. "I vould have niet survived." The bastard huffed, strained a coarse from dust and rubble. "Da. That is what I am here for." Replied Andrik. "Do niet forget." 
 

Fyodor Kovachev never forgot.

Fyodor Kovachev signs a two-barred cross after hearing of the news. Great things were in store for young Sigmund.

Fyodor Kovachev prepares to relay such terms to a Haenseti Prince in the coming morning. 

Lord Kovachev scanned over the tune, the finger-tapping of his wife audible nearby. He'd think for a moment. 
If things were already getting this heated, imagine what will happen at the Dumageddon...

1 hour ago, Andustar said:

"A dead family, long fallen from grace, grasping at straws of relevancy. Stupidity truly is chronic in those who claim descent from Varon 'the Mad'," Marcus commented as news of the kidnapping reached his ears.

Fyodor looks up from his scripts, a familial history tome gifted by his cousin, having just read of the legitimization of an ancient Kovachev bastard, much like himself, except Fyodor did not associate with the ilk of magi. To taint the blood those who gave you everything is a grave transgression. Fyodor smiles shakes his head, returning to the book.

Fyodor Kovachev lets his wife handle diplomacy. He is not very good at these things. 

Fyodor signed a two-barred cross, huffing as he did so. "You will not be buried under the Balian sands, Spravca. You will rest under the trees of Rychwald."

Fyodor Kovachev affixes the message onto a tree in Rychwald, marking it with a double-barred cross. "Past be past." He'd begin. "Let the Stassion stand for their true value."

Fyodor Kovachev can't wait to attend. He orders the camp confectioner to make a cake in preparation. 

Fyodor Kovachev leans upon the cobble remains of the Northern Post. Rychwald stretched to the banks of the Veletzian countryside, the Knight peering beyond to the city of Winbrugh. His pike rested on the remains of what seemed to be a bell tower, now covered in moss and the remains of many years. An orange and red banner sat slung upon his shoulder. He peered towards the smoldering fire, now mere clouds of smoke which would billow and illuminate the befouled night sky. 

"We will remain, Brezwyck. GOD help any who infringe upon such." He'd mutter to the Prizak at his flank.

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8 minutes ago, poki said:

Sir Andrik ups pole, his arms raised in poised readiness. "Fyodor, we fight." he declared with a resonant hum, their discussion unfolding amidst the rustic ambiance of the Druscan tavern.

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Fyodor adjusts his polearm, peering towards the hinterlands. "It's the natural denouement." He'd sound, grinning a winter's grin. 

Fyodor signs the two-barred cross upon the missive, reserving such for his camp friar. 

"A righteous endeavor." He'd sound, simply. 

Fyodor Kovachev assembles a retinue in light of the upcoming event. One can never be too certain in such turbulent times.

"The trees of Rychwald have always been host to the bodies of Haenseni." Fyodor explained. "I can only pray we have enough trees to hold the rest." 

"Thus, the covenant shall be repelled." Spoke the last of his line, bearing that of a twin-headed crow.

Fyodor hands the letter to a large ignorant barbaric being, Andrik. @poki

what was ur first lotc character

Fyodor has no comment, nor no hearth to toss a missive. He simply grows impatient.

Upon hearing the news, Fyodor travels to the neighboring Drusco and speaks with Lord Edmond. @Calvin_

"He writes like a man, I'd only hope to see him die like one. With how he's been acting, he'll die a cowards death." 

Fyodor strode through his camp, the pungent scent of roasting boar wafting through the crisp night air as his boots sunk within the newly cleared soil. Atop the hill, he surveyed the flickering lights of his warband, their fires illuminating the freshly carved clearing within Rychwald.
 

"Andrik," he intoned solemnly, locking eyes with his trusted hand. "You bore witness to this tragedy, for Louis was a steadfast ally. The Canonist League, it seems, has failed us once more. The consequences of the events that unfolded tonight will stretch far beyond the borders of Haense and Stassion. I trust you with the duty to ensure my words carry their true weight."

@poki

Fyodor, the last of line, shines his shoes.