Ramon

Ottomar von Alstreim traced the Lorraine across his cuirass as he finished his prayers within the Chapel of Saint Ottomar of Merryweather. "To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun and keep the faith. Now to bring down the Anathema and liberate our Oyashi friends."

Manfred Barclay, who somehow passed by, paused in his tracks for a moment to offer a response before continuing. "I don't know a lot about chivalry, though it was very clear that Aaun wasn't winning this conflict on their own, and as a result, having started this conflict with the then Duke and nowadays Anathema himself, the King of Aaun sued for peace in hopes of saving his Kingdom, namely his innocent vassals, from any retaliation. You should also reread the term regarding penance. They are not going to beg His Holiness and his allies to declare the Anathema not a heretic, but rather petition the Church to provide him with a clear penance. The Duke very much still has to pay for his sins, and whatever penance will be levied against him will be up to the Church and no other. Whatever comes of it, I'm very curious to see what the High Pontiff will have to say, if I were him, which thankfully I am not, I would not let the Duke get off easy. Most especially because the current climate does not favor it."

I've kinda done my best 2 refrain from commenting any further than I did originally cuz I didn't rly wnna get involved but I feel like this has gone far enough. You were definitely in the right initially saying we shldn't derail from the topic that was meant to be discussed here but are just as guilty of doing it yourself by keeping on engaging rn. Maybe ppl r right n this thread should be locked to prevent a bigger divide, or maybe all these comments from Seannie's 1 onward shld be hidden n the thread should stay open so the issue this was ab cld continue 2 be discussed, anyways, this stuff is just getting petty (on both sides) the longer this stuff continues on. Can't rly comment on the Seannie screens u shared btw as idunno where they're from but they're def not from Aaun's council chat

Manfred Barclay raised a brow as Stanimar made note, all of it suddenly making full sense. "Oh. That explains it. Well, mystery solved."

not involved but to their credit they waited till after the warclaim 2day b4 dropping this on the forums, cld've dropped it sooner

Ottomar von Alstreim, who had not been there for the trial of Erik Euler, who he once considered a good and pious man, merely shrugged. "The Church calls out someone for consorting with known heretics claiming themselves to be out of communion with the Holy Mother Church and Azdrazi and oh so suddenly it's become a political entity as far as the Renatians within Adria are concerned the moment it takes action against this. Verily, I wonder what this says for Adria's faux piety with all these blatant lies promoted. His Holiness is neither a Minitzer, in fact he is a Sarkozic that did much to aid in the restoration of Adria, nor has he fought for our United Kingdom of Aaun, and the Holy See isn't even located within our territory. I wish they'd cease lying already, at least then they'd be worthy of some respect."

Ottomar von Alstreim sighed, gone to trace the Lorraine. "Verily, that ungrateful and conniving swine of Sarkozic knows no honor. Perhaps one day he shall repent."

Ottomar von Alstreim was lost in thought for a moment, having hope for a brighter future ahead thereafter. "Canondom united against a common foe at last.. GOTT is good."

The Prince of Merryweather, who found himself reminiscing about the old days when Adria and Aaun had defied the world together and stood together united, readied himself for the inevitable conflict to come. "I suppose this is Heinrik's thanks for having aided him in Adria's restoration over the years. GOTT damn this ungrateful swine."

trump wins this 1 dude, hope he figures out a way to keep his loot from being stolen

Manfred Barclay reads the missive, storing it in his personal library. "God, I love Minitz."

good stuff

Manfred Barclay prayed for the soul of his fallen kinsman, fondly remembering the few personal encounters he had with the man he considered a true hero. "Gott hab ihn selig."

[!] A reply arrived at the territory of the Duchy of Valwyck by raven mail, bearing the seal of the Lord Vandalore. @Duchy of Valwyck To the good and noble Archivist of House Baruch, Blessings of the Lord GOD upon you and your noble house. I write this with but a singular goal in mind: to correct a small group of mistakes as presented as fact within the Armorial provided, though first, allow me to express my admiration for your work. Truly, the importance of preserving the history of one’s family and as a result heraldic achievements thereto is oftentimes neglected in great quantity, and as a result, I suppose you have my gratitude for this publication. It has allowed me to learn much of the history of Baruch, and I am sure that as it has been able to educate me, so it shall educate many in the years to come. However, as fate would often have it, things aren’t as black and white as one would hope. I write in particular to address claims made within the Armorial regarding the Margraviate of Vanderfell, or the Markgrafschaft of Vanderfell in our own tongue; as unfortunately, whilst the rest of the Armorial was a educating read, various historical inaccuracies were taken note of regarding this particular subject. Firstly, there is the claim that the Margraviate of Vanderfell remained in abeyance until the Waldenic Diet under the House of Barclay lay claim to it. This is a misunderstanding. The title was recognized as rightfully belonging to Sir Anton Rovin, as once held by His Majesty the King Otto III of Haense, in 1653 and was carried by the Rovins for two generations prior to being granted to the Waldenic Diet at the Waldenfest of 1686 by its last Rovin holder, Sir Hans Rovin, the son of the aforementioned Anton Rovin; during which it was established that it would belong to the Lord Vandalore as an elective title. Then, after nearly two centuries had passed since the first election of the titular Margrave of Vanderfell at the Waldenfest of 1686, came the Waldenfest of 1850 which saw the Waldenic Diet’s revival at the hands of Venerable Ulrich Lothar von Alstreim. It is therefore impossible to claim that the Margraviate was stolen by the House of Barclay as its first Vandalore, Saint Johann Barclay, did not take up the mantle of Lord Vandalore and Margrave of Vanderfell until as late as the dark year of 1860, in the same Diet at which House Baruch were made electors, upon Venerable Duke Eirik’s own request. It is, as a result, kindly requested that such slanderous and wrongful accusations be removed from your publication. In addition, it is kindly requested that you amend your publication further. I personally care little as to whether or not you would desire to have the Margraviate mentioned within this Armorial, as afterall, it is part of Baruch’s history to some degree, but there exists no doubt whatsoever that the current reigning Margrave of Vanderfell is myself as the twelfth Lord Vandalore, and that it shall be held by my, by the Waldenic Electorates elected, successors when my time on this mortal plane has come to its end. For your personal reading pleasure, I have made sure to attach relevant documents to this letter. GOTT MIT UNS, LORD VANDALORE. [!] A variety of relevant documents were attached to the letter as promised.

NOTICE OF PASSING Issued on the 11th of Owyn’s Light, 1914, at Corwinsburg IT IS WITH great sadness that the House of Alstreim hereby announces the death of Calliope Renata von Alstreim, once a holy warrior and devoted nun of the Church of the Canon, who passed away peacefully in her sleep on the 11th of Horen’s Calling, 1914, at the age of sixty-eight. Corwinsburg and the Alstreim territories mourn her passing greatly, and pray for the intercession of Exalted Owyn and Saint Ottomar to ensure her safe passage into the Seven Skies. Never having wed and thus having had no children of her own, the responsibility of ensuring her funeral arrangements in the proper Alstreim custom in full rests with the Prince of Merryweather, who shall in person oversee everything is finalized as the executor of her last will and testament. GOTT MIT UNS HIS HIGHNESS, Ottomar II of the House of Alstreim, Prince of Merryweather and the Rhine, Landgrave of Alstreim, Elected Margrave of Vanderfell and Twelfth Lord Vandalore, Baron of Corwinsburg

PONTIFICAL LETTER WRIT OF DISSOLUTION: OF THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY AS PUBLISHED BY THE PONTIFICAL SECRETARIAT IN THE NAME OF HIS HOLINESS Most Beloved Brethren, Health and Pontifical Benediction. We write this declaration from Our most Holy Office with sorrow to institute the dismantling of a union once instigated under the watchful eyes of our Lord and God. Marriage remains one of humanity’s most holy sacraments, inspired by the example of the Exalted Horen and Saint Julia, and yet, after close investigation and discussion with important parties, We have come to the conclusion that the union between Artiev Edric Colborn and Esteri Adrienne Sarkozic cannot continue. Therefore, We hereby declare the once holy union of Artiev Edric Colborn and Esteri Adrienne Sarkozic dissolved on the grounds of abandonment of both husband and children on the side of the female spouse. With the union dissolved they are permitted by Our Holy Office to remarry, but We implore them to take caution in seeking matrimony going forward and demand that they seek Our permit for future unions. FIDES RESTITUENDA FAITH MUST BE RESTORED

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PONTIFICAL LETTER WRIT OF LEGITIMIZATION: REGARDING LAETITIA HENRIETTA AS PUBLISHED BY THE PONTIFICAL SECRETARIAT IN THE NAME OF HIS HOLINESS Most Beloved Brethren, Health and Pontifical Benediction. We write this declaration from Our most Holy Office with due reverence to make known the proper legitimization of the Lady Laetitia Henrietta after lengthy talks had between herself, her parents: known to Us as Emir d’Abbassia and Eryane Rhodon de Rosius; and a representative of the Holy Mother Church. As by the wish of her parents, with the specific approval of Emir d’Abbassia, as well as that of her own, she is to take the surname of Rosius d’Abbassia and is to be considered as legitimate from henceforth. FIDES RESTITUENDA FAITH MUST BE RESTORED

Ottomar von Alstreim settled down within a seat, awaiting the arrival of the Grand Peer.......

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THE COMPACT OF MERRYWEATHER DER MERRYWEATHER VERTRAG Issued by the WALDENIC DIET On this 10th day of Sigismund’s End of 1912 PREAMBLE DIE PRÄAMBEL Throughout the past two centuries, the Waldenic peoples have seen an unprecedented rise in assaults on the integrity of their cultural heritage. Though in this they share the fate of many brotherly peoples of Arcas and Almaris, one needs but to point to the especially revolting examples of blatant attempts to subvert and contest rightful Waldenian titles of nobility such as those of Sutica and Merryweather. With this taken into account, the need for a mutual compact of support between the Waldenian nobility aimed at affirming and protecting the titular integrity of their rightful domains was first seen and agreed upon during the second iteration of the Waldenic Diet under Lord Vandalore Ulrich Lothar von Alstreim in the year 1850, though failed to materialize after his sudden death during the Siege of Haverlock in 1860. With the initiative to formally write up and pass such a compact revived during the start of the fifth iteration of the Waldenic Diet, and voted on in favor unanimously by the present Electors time and time again, the time to formally codify the matter and see it become reality has now finally come. It having been thus decreed, the Waldenic Diet and its Electors Vow to, in accordance with the Sacred Law of Waldenia, safeguard the Crowns of Aesterwald, Westerwald (the Westerlands), Vandoria and Waldenia, keeping them in abeyance until a time a legal and legitimate Waldenian polity can be established. Vow to, in accordance with the Sacred Law of Waldenia, acknowledge no other as Lord Vandalore and Margrave of Vanderfell than the rightful, by the Diet elected, incumbent. Vow to protect each others’ rights to their personal, inherent extant and abeyant Waldenian titles such as Sutica and Merryweather through direct and joint action, without breaking the laws of their realms and without forgoing their extant oaths of fealty. GOTT MIT UNS, His Highness, Sir Ottomar II von Alstreim KIH, LORD VANDALORE, Prince of Merryweather and the Rhine, Landgrave of Alstreim, Elected Margrave of Vanderfell, Baron of Corwinsburg His Princely Grace, Wilheim II Prinz von Sutica HRSTSR, Prince of Sutica, Duke of Reinmar, Count of Freimark and Kretzen, Baron of Madvon, Freising, and Sigradz, Lord of Wilheburg, Erwinsburg, Freiburg, Neuberg and Rozenfeld, High Chief of the Reinmaren His Grace, Brandt Wilheim Barclay Herzog von Minitz KRE, GMSTSR, Duke of Minitz, Count of Neu Brandthof, Viscount of Tucay, Baron of Boriënwald and Brandthof, Lord of Durres, Grand Peer of Aaun, Protector of the Aaunic Heartlands, Chieftain of the Minitz Reinmaren The Right Honorable, Guinevere Lucia von Reuss, Margravine of Velen, Countess of Cantal, Baroness of Aschenwald, Commander of the Household Guard, Matriarch of the House of Reuss, Defender of Velenic Peoples Her Excellency, Cosima Monika von Augusten, Countess of Hohengarten, Lady Emissary of Aaun His Lordship, Aurik Bishop, Baron of Ostervik, Viscount-Consort of Gascony, Patriarch of Bishop The Honorable, Helwig von Bardenwig-Alstreim, Baron of Arentania, Patriarch of Bardenwig-Alstreim Ser Karl von Theonus, Kanzler of Minitz, Patriarch of von Theonus

FIFTH WALDENIC DIET Fünfter Waldentag Issued by the LORD VANDALORE On this 10th day of Tobias’ Bounty of 1912 MOTIONS ANTRÄGE TO REVOKE THE VON AUDRICK AND VALWYCK ELECTORATES Vote: To revoke the von Audrick and Valwyck Electorates until such a time that they prove themselves committed and interested in the maintenance of Waldenian culture once more. TO LET THE HOUSE VON AUGUSTEN ON THE WALDENIC DIET Vote: To have the House von Augusten be granted their own Electorate after their appeal. TO LET THE HOUSE VON THEONUS ON THE WALDENIC DIET Vote: To have the House von Theonus be granted their own Electorate after their appeal. TO PASS THE COMPACT OF MERRYWEATHER Vote: To pass the Compact of Merryweather as presented by the Lord Vandalore. ELECTORATE REVOCATION On the 10th of Tobias’ Bounty, 1912, the Fifth Waldenic Diet convened on the matter of potentially revoking the Electorates of Audrick and Valwyck. The reasoning given for such was fairly straightforward: their continued absence for the past twenty or so years. A motion brought forth by the Lord Vandalore himself, it was proposed that, if agreed upon by vote, the families of von Audrick and Baruch would be allowed to appeal again in the future. With no objections voiced, the Motion was called to a proper vote: VOTE: TO REVOKE THE ELECTORATES OF AUDRICK AND VALWYCK JA Bishop-Ostervik Reinmar-Sutica Minitz Arentania Velen Merryweather-Alstreim The vote passed unanimously. With the vote having passed unanimously, it was agreed upon that, as by the standards set by the Second Waldenic Diet, the Houses of Audrick and Baruch are granted a single vote each going forward, until their eligibility for full electoral status can be reconfirmed by the Diet. TO LET THE HOUSES OF AUGUSTEN AND THEONUS ON THE WALDENIC DIET On the 10th of Tobias’ Bounty, 1912, the Fifth Waldenic Diet convened on the matter of letting Cosima von Augusten, matriarch of the Waldenian House of von Augusten, on the Waldenic Diet as an Elector. The consideration was the result of an appeal made by her. With no objections voiced, the Motion was called to a proper vote swiftly. VOTE: TO GRANT VON AUGUSTEN THEIR OWN ELECTORATE JA Bishop-Ostervik Reinmar-Sutica Minitz Arentania Velen Merryweather-Alstreim The vote passed unanimously. With the vote having passed unanimously, it was agreed upon that the Electorate of Hohengarten would be established, and that the House von Augusten would be let onto the Waldenic Diet from henceforth. Shortly after, however, Ser Karl of von Theonus, who had come to appeal to be granted an Electorate on the Waldenic Diet in turn, was called forth to plead his family’s case. It was turned to a proper vote after no objections were raised. VOTE: TO GRANT VON THEONUS THEIR OWN ELECTORATE JA Bishop-Ostervik Reinmar-Sutica Minitz Arentania Velen Hohengarten Merryweather-Alstreim The vote passed unanimously. With the vote having passed unanimously, it was agreed upon that the Electorate of Theonus would be established from henceforth, and that, similarly to Hohengarten, they could take part in the voting on the upcoming Motions that were to be discussed. TO PASS THE COMPACT OF MERRYWEATHER On the 10th of Tobias’ Bounty, 1912, the Fifth Waldenic Diet convened on the matter of reviewing and passing the Compact of Merryweather, an initiative first presented by Lord Vandalore Ulrich von Alstreim years back. With no objections or otherwise being raised by the Electors present, and for a lack of time as the Lord Vandalore, among others present, had hoped to make it to the wedding of the Duke of Minitz, things were called to a proper vote. JA Bishop-Ostervik Reinmar-Sutica Minitz Arentania Velen Hohengarten Theonus Merryweather-Alstreim The vote passed unanimously. With the vote having passed unanimously, it was agreed the Compact would be published in the coming month after all would have had the time to sign. Shortly thereafter, however, for a lack of time as stated previously, the session was adjourned and those present left for Minitz. VOTE: MOTION TO ADJOURN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE FIFTH WALDENIC DIET JA Bishop-Ostervik Reinmar-Sutica Minitz Arentania Velen Hohengarten Theonus Merryweather-Alstreim The vote passed unanimously and the fourth session was adjourned. Issued and proclaimed in the name of the Waldenian People, Ausgestellt und verkündet im Namen des Waldenischen Volkes, LORD VANDALORE

Manfred Barclay is happy to hear of the Mootgoers' victory, watching the Duke of Minitz, Brandt, run around the place with the victory cup singing songs to celebrate the victory. Folkball was truly glorious.

PONTIFICAL LETTER WRIT OF DISSOLUTION: OF THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY AS PUBLISHED BY THE PONTIFICAL SECRETARIAT IN THE NAME OF HIS HOLINESS Most Beloved Brethren, Health and Pontifical Benediction. We write this declaration from Our most Holy Office with sorrow to institute the dismantling of a union once instigated under the watchful eyes of our Lord and God. Marriage remains one of humanity’s most holy sacraments, inspired by the example of the Exalted Horen and Saint Julia, and yet, after close investigation and discussion with important parties We have come to the conclusion that the union between Gregorius Roa and Valentina Roa, hereafter once more to be known as Valentina Avoran, cannot continue. Therefore, We hereby declare the union of Gregorius Roa and Valentina Avoran to be dissolved on the grounds of abandonment of both husband and children on the side of the female spouse, as well as gross infidelity as the aforementioned Valentina has been confirmed to have been unfaithful to her husband multiple times, even going so far as to chase after ghosts in pursuit of this humiliating obsession of hers. With the union dissolved Gregorius is permitted by Our Holy Office to remarry, but we implore him to take caution in seeking matrimony going forward and demand that he seek Our permit for future unions. FIDES RESTITUENDA FAITH MUST BE RESTORED

Ottomar, after the end of the folkball match catches another Minitz Mootgoers fan making a commentary about the game that they've just lost yet again; "...But, von Volburg gets the ball, Pocke equalises, it's a different game. We were two-nil down..." Ottomar, witnessing this absolute bullshit speech suddenly interrupts the commentating man. "Oh, rubbish! Absolute rubbish!" He yells towards the fellow fan, who promptly repilies; "What do you mean rubbish? Huh? No, no, don't interrupt me. Why are you talking to me? Have I finished? Why are you swearing at me for?" Ottomar looks towards the fan, and takes off his mootgoers cap, throwing it to the floor. "Ja, that's all you are happy with! But this is the problem with this club, people like you! Last season, We've lost by four and a half points. Four and a half!! Set a record for being absolutely shit. These are the same players, and there is still nothing there! Yes, I will criticise the player selection and Bauerbecken as well! Wilhelm should've started, soon as he came on, we were the focal point. We looked like we wanted it. And he was strong. He was powerful. He played well. But the biggest thing for me, was Pocke. What were you thinking? What did you do? Thirty minutes, and I should know this, for I've drunk with him; he's a fat bastard, He obviously knows, that you don't get two yellows in thirty minutes! It's a disgrace! I understand, that he may have been putting the performances in on the training ground, but on the pitch he gives us NOTHING! What the **** is wrong with this club?!?!"