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Dorat handed off the missive towards everyone he crossed paths with, a huge smile on his features
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THE ORIGINS OF ARPECH
Scriptum Anno 1957
THE FREE COSSACKS OF ARPATIA
L I B E R V M C O S A C I A R P A T I E N S I
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WHAT IS A COSSACK OF ARPECH?
To begin telling our history, you must begin with explaining who we are. The men and women who follow the House of Arpa are those who adopt our ways or hail directly from the Steppe of Arpatia. They dress in the traditional Ruskan garbs, live life as free nomadic men and women loyal to the Host and no other. The faith, culture, and our way of life we believe is taught unto us by Father Vlad.
CHAPTER I - THE STEPPES OF APARTIA
Upon the vast steppes of Apartia there is no room for compassion nor weakness, only the strong and cold-hearted thrived upon this plains of grass whilst the weak were culled. The peoples of this steppe were fractured, splintered into several various nomadic tribes competing for dominance over the blades of grass which covered their homeland. Raids, banditry, kidnappings were a common occurrence against their rivals, taking their livestock and people as slaves. Warfare was common on the steppe yet was not the only means of life. Apartia was a land predominantly covered in grass, trees being a rare sight due to the hot and cold nature of the steppe. In the summer it was boiling hot whilst in the winter the entire plains would be covered in snow. This left most of the steppe too dry, not enough water in the ground to support the growing of trees, the only trees growing being trees around creeks and rivers. Those who lived in Apartia had great understanding of this dynamic which made them adopt a nomadic-livestock-raising way of life.
This was the homeland of the Cossacks of Arpech, having been molded by this unforgiving environment to be natural and cold killers for that is what was required of them to thrive if not survive on this frontier. It birthed a warrior culture among all those who resided on the steppe. The Cossacks of Arpech were among the less dominant tribes at the time. The tribe almost consisted of men only, all being from various backgrounds and cultures (although predominantly Raev) from this steppe yet united by the common goal of thriving and dominating Apartia, to gain glory and wealth. They hungered for more yet lacked solid leadership to do so.
CHAPTER II - PAPA VLAD’S TEACHINGS
It was during this time whilst the Cossacks of Arpech was but a small sapling that the man that would come to be known as Papa Vlad came into the picture although not named Vlad just yet. He and his companions, a handful of men and a black priest, came one day, riding upon mighty white steeds into the encampment of the Cossacks of Arpech, blade in hand as he called to the young men of the Arpech tribe to issue their Hetman a challenge. Not a challenge for leadership but rather for membership within their group. The cossacks laughed at Vlad for he and his companions were foreigners and had wandered in demanding a fight as if they were escaped asylum-inmates yet their Hetman soon obliged to the challenge of righteous combat although the men Vlad had brought with him had to do the same with over cossack men. Open space was given for them in the middle of the encampment, enough space to fight and maneuver. Sabres clashed and garbs were cut open as a strike drew too close yet not close enough to pierce skin. The duel concluded in a draw, both parties too tired and too battered to continue. Whilst Vlad had gained a place among the men of the tribe, slowly integrating and becoming an influential and respected member among them for he had shown his worth time and time again, the same can not be said for all the companions he had brought with him which included the priest. With Vlad having gained a new home with the cossacks, he put aside his old name and took a new one, that name being Vlad.
Many years passed as the sapling Vlad had found soon began to grow into a little bush, having prospered and grown stronger with the years although the time had come to elect a new Hetman. A new leader to their tribe of cossacks. Votes were cast to two people in specific. Vlad and another man. Both had aided the tribe greatly, having brought great wealth and prosperity through their own prowess and initiatives. The voting soon began and the cossacks gathered around. The crowd cheered for the other man but the crowd cheered louder for Vlad, the vote concluding with a Vlad victory, making him the new Hetman of Arpech!
With Ivan as their new Hetman came a great amount of change to the tribe. Papa Vlad took on almost a fatherly role to those of Arpech and converted them to the ways of Aurelian, a branch of canonism who elevated Emperor Aurelius of Man to the station of prophet instead of Owyn and Sigismund. Arpech and its cossacks grew strong and mighty in Apartia under the leadership of Vlad, soon enough coming to dominate it yet it was not enough to satisfy the hunger of the Cossacks. Ivan told them all of a land beyond the sea, a continent filled with kingdoms and massive stretches of stone tents. The cossacks showed interest in this new land and called for Papa Vlad to show them the way to this land and soon enough they set out on their journey towards this rich land ripe for the taking.
CHAPTER III - THE JOURNEY TO AEVOS
There was one problem the Free Cossacks of Arpech faced. The sea. It was the one thing that stood between them and the rich land Papa Vlad had spoken of. Their people had no access to wood for the steppe lacked the right conditions to let them grow and if there was wood then there was not enough. They had only one option if they desired to cross the vast body of water and that was to find boats or rather take them. There were no cities in the steppe although past the steppe of Apartia there were small city states, forgotten colonies of empires of old. These cities held respectable fishing and commerce ships, allowing them to navigate the seas.
The Cossack Host rode out towards these small city states, crushing whatever tribe they came across and stealing their herds of cattle and horses in the hopes of being able to trade them for ships. They left a trail of blood and destruction behind them as their travels concluded before the golden gates of one of these cities. The guards hailed them yet did not grant entry, wary of the cossacks' intentions for they had heard of the brutality which plagued Apartia. Vlad tried his best to negotiate with the guards to let only him and his kinsmen in to negotiate a price yet they were rejected once more. The cossacks of Arpech took this as a grave insult and began raiding their countryside, burning down their farms and slaughtering their villages before vanishing. The city mourned the destruction and great slaughter that they had been made victims of and on their holy day, they all gathered to pray. It was during their holy communion that the cossacks struck them after having gone into hiding nearby, scaling their walls and killing the garrison before plundering the city for all its worth whilst securing the ships that were in their harbor.
It was during this sack that they captured several slaves that would come to be vital to their journey across the sea. They captured a captain and several sailors who the cossacks would force to sail their ships although there was one slight problem. There were not enough ships to fit all of them which prompted them to go sack more cities on the coast to capture more ships. It was an endeavor which took time yet would soon pay off, finally having enough ships to ferry them all across to the rich lands beyond the sea. They had left a trail of blood and destruction from the heart of the steppe all the way out onto the coasts and up and down them before they took to the sea.
CHAPTER IV - ARRIVING ON AEVOS
The sea was a new phenomenon to the cossacks, having never sat foot on a ship before which made them uneasy yet when they looked to their Hetman, Vlad, all their worries were put to ease as he showed these deep waters no fear for he had traveled across them once before. Weeks and months of sailing and soon enough they were greeted with seagulls above their heads and the distant shores of a land unfamiliar to all but one man.. Vlad who had returned to his own homeland. To the place where his own kin resided so that he and his new family could carve out a place for their own. They sailed their ships up the mighty rivers until they ended up in the Midlands of this strange new world called Aevos. They roamed around, learning the land and the language which they spoke before their cossack roots started to manifest.
They soon began banditing the nations within the Midlands, taking whatever valuables the unfortunate souls that crossed paths with them had yet this was not enough to soothe their lust for wealth and glory. Whilst banditing and intermingling with the populace of this new land they found out about a continental war which was taking place. The Aevos Coalition War. Sensing the great opportunity for wealth and glory by picking a side they all gathered together in a Rada to discuss which side they should join in on. There was no need for a Rada in the first place for there was no voice of opposition. Everyone wanted to side with the numerically inferior side, the side of Veletz. Some due to the fact that realm known as Haense were claiming titles which were rightfully their people’s, another group wanting to defend Veletz due to the good relations they had fostered with the locals whilst another group, Vlad included, wanted to fight for Veletz and its allies due to sharing blood ties.
The Free Cossacks of Arpatia joined the war on the side of Veletz, fighting alongside them in each major clash of arms. During the Battle of Winburgh the cossacks rallied in the defense of the veletzian capital just to end up routing the covenant force alongside their allies which lead to the capture of the hyspian monarch. With the failure of the veletzian government to negotiate a separate peace with the hyspian monarch, Vlad and his kinsmen were given custody over the monarch. Some of the kinsmen had issues with the monarch after having been banished for granting one of the hyspian women a love gift in the form of a cat heart and its pelt after they said they liked cats. The cossacks decided to throw the hyspian king into a brazen bull with the intent of boiling him alive. The hyspian monarch was not the only royalty they had captured for during one of the many cossack raids upon the city of whitespire, they managed to capture one of the princess’s which they soon brought back to veletz before having them send a letter to Aaun alongside a message of their own, mocking their cowardice as they fled to the top of their tower instead of facing them.
As the war dragged on the Cossacks encountered new kinds of warfare which they were unfamiliar with. Feudal sieges. Their unfamiliarity with the concepts of war when it came to such lead them to be an ineffective fighting force during the sieges of Breakwater and Brasca yet once the fighting took to the fields of Westmark they showed their true expertise. They rode swiftly and struck down each soldier of the covenant they came across without mercy. When the covenant forces tried to meet the Cossacks with their own cavalry they were decimated. When they tried to attack them with their infantry they were showered with arrows as the cossacks kept distance until there was no covenant soldier left standing.
And now the host seeks a place to call their own, a place to settle at last.
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WE MAKING IT OUT OF HAENSE WITH THIS ONE
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Dorat relaxed next to the the queen of haense within the meeting room in which she was being detained in, still covered in haenser blood as he pulled out a memory rock to mark down the event
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"That is how Norlanders act, Rex." Hannes Steelguard spoke as he scratched his mustache. "Ever since my people, the Redclyfians, decided to elevate ourselves from their wretched hole."
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"Vasily! When marry woman and Dorat drag drunkard behind horse like how wife drag broom against tent ground?" Dorat spoke to Vasily as he had heard of the encounter between the two
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3 minutes ago, chaotikal said:
Cossacks retire to the steppes... Momentarily. Lots of vodka to gather, lots of wives and children to feed.
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Hit me up on discord. MisterBlitzkrieg
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Dorat would chuckle with a sly smirk as he helped set up the gift for the auunites!
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1 hour ago, ClassyDryad said:
There are no thoughts in Glorier's eyes.
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Hannes Steelguard began to rally his men for battle against the Balianites after having made a quick prayer within the makeshift chapel of Fort Ulrich
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Turbo is a good choice due to his hardworking and down to earth attitude +1
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"HURRAH!" cried Hannes Steelguard
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"There is nothing we can do." Hannes Steelguard let out to Jonathan within Fort Ulrich as he saw his beloved race be plunged into fighting amongst themselves once more, staring out into the distance as uncertain thoughts filled his head
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"Are we truly suprised that they act as barbarians when their former queen is a unfaithful cheater?" Hannes spoke to his comrades within Fort Ulrich "You reap what you sow and Petra has sown a generation of dishonorable bastards.."
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On 7/6/2020 at 11:51 PM, Lojo613 said:
Canonism is literally fake! None of the people who run or created the lore for Canonism are admins or mods!!
That's the beauty of the religion and server dawg. You can literally create something on your own without the mods needing to be involved and you can make it a massive part of the server. Taking out that takes away the rp possibilities of the server and the fun.
On 7/6/2020 at 11:51 PM, Lojo613 said:Canonism has no magic system unlike Druids or Monks or Shamans, and has no actual magic occuring, it is all based on faith and belief like real life!!
My character prayed to God for food and then food dropped from the sky. Checkmate!
On 7/6/2020 at 11:51 PM, Lojo613 said:Canonism bans inter-species breeding cuz G-D said!
All races and groups look down upon it. It is not something specific to Humans/Canonism. If you go into an elf city as a human and say you want an elven wife then people will scold you and shit if not worse just because either they rp as racists or just feel bad for the kid that would come from such relations due to them inheriting both curses.
On 7/6/2020 at 11:51 PM, Lojo613 said:Have you ever read the Holy Scrolls!?
Yes. It has very interesting lore if you actually read it
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1 hour ago, SteppeNomad said:
In addition, directly before this roleplay the report is about, important to know Maethor and I agreed to an honour klomp beforehand in front of everyone where we had agreed it was simply to be a non lethal wreste, and after we punched one another down, and he had instantly emoted killing me then mechanically popped me
As someone who witnessed the fight go down in the fighting pit of the Iron Horde and even before it I am certain that the two of you agreed to an honor klomp and in most places that usually means to death. I understand though that both parties might've misunderstood the other's intentions when they entered the fight which is fine since it happens.
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"Seems like we have more things to do now." Hannes spoke to his trusted kin Jonathan as he read the first adress from the new Rex of the Iron Horde. Hannes was still uncertain of this new arrival within orcish deserts yet he hoped and prayed that his worries would be settled once he met with the new Rex to discuss new vassalage terms.
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Confusion filled the eyes of Hannes Steelguard as he watched the scene unfold before him in the goi, unsure of how this would affect the standing of his people within the horde or if the agreements made with Grubnakh would be upheld with this new rex.
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To New Beginnings & Friendship
3rd of The Amber Cold, 1951
PREAMBLE:
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania and The Shiredom of Dúnfarthing, henceforth denoted as 'the signatories,' come together with a shared commitment to peace, understanding, and reconciliation. In this spirit, both parties acknowledge each other's sovereignty and pledge to foster harmonious relations in pursuit of a peaceful future.
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ARTICLE I: Non-Aggression
I. Both Signatories commit to maintaining peace and refrain from any aggressive actions.
II. Citizens of both realms enjoy the freedom to move between their territories.
III. Disagreements will be resolved through diplomacy, ensuring the Treaty's integrity and respecting each realm's laws.
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ARTICLE II: Protection
I. The people of Redclyf, alongside their knightly company, the Friedrichian Band, solemnly pledge to offer unwavering assistance to The Shiredom of Dúnfarthing in times of peril and against any form of aggression.
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ARTICLE III: Reparation for the Wrongs of Adaranth
I. The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania wholeheartedly agrees to return a substantial sum of 60 diamonds, along with a splendid jeweled crown, as a tangible act of restitution for the possessions wrongfully taken by Adaranth
II. The Shiredom of Dúnfarthing extends forgiveness to Redclyf-Rozania for their past wrongdoings, paving the way for a peaceful future between the two, and also recognizes that the actions of Redclyf under Adaranth, including acts such as 'banditry' and 'cannibalism,' are to be left in the past, no longer defining the Redclyfians. For Redclyf is now home to GOD-fearing people who revere the Lord GOD of Horen and his descendants."
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ARTICLE IV: DURATION
I. The Signatories solemnly commit to upholding this treaty for an initial period of twenty years, with the possibility of renewal upon mutual agreement thereafter.
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Signed,
DUKE OF REDCLYF-ROZANIA, GRANDMASTER OF THE FRIEDRICHIAN BAND, “THE ONE MARKED FOR DEATH”
His Royal Majesty King King Cyris Collingwood the First, the Second.
Thain of Dunfarthing and her vassals, Prince in-Law of the Petra, Protector of the Wee, Lord of Greater Bramblebury, Bywater, Barnsley, Honeyhill and the Hillmen. Father of Foxes, Liberator of Frogtopia, Leader of the Merrymen, Slayer of Gods, The Oathbreaker, Grand Wizard of Bogwartz: School of Shamanism and Housemagery, Tamer of the Forest, Chairman of the League Of Super Best Friends, Wielder of most holy Knoxscalibur, Emperor of the Former Holy Orenian Empire of Bywater, Shogging Champion, Price Gouger, Guild Mason, Market Manipulator, Attorney at law.
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"MAY HE REST IN PEACE" proclaimed Hannes Steelguard as he signed the lorraine, beginning a prayer for the dead pontiff
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VASSALISATION OF REDCLYF
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PRELUDE
After loyal and brave service to the Iron Horde, having fought in the Elven Jungle War of 1944 and then later in the Orcish Civil War of 1948 on the side of Rex Grubnakh, the people of Redclyf have proven themselves worthy allies and comrades to the Horde, being above the lies people spread of their people. As a testament to the friendship between Redclyfians and the Urukim, the people of Redclyf shall be granted lands within the Horde which they shall call their own.
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ARTICLE I - VASSALAGE
The Peoples of Redclyf shall enter into a vassalage agreement with the Iron Horde, with the intent of forming the Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania.
ARTICLE II - TITLES
The Iron Horde recognizes Hannes Steelguard as the rightful duke of Redclyf-Rozania and shall allow his house to maintain their rightful titles, such as Duke of Redclyf-Rozania etc.
ARTICLE III - LAND
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania shall be granted the lands stretching along the coasts of the Iron Horde (desert_4) where they will erect a coastal town to serve as the capital to their Duchy. They shall also have the right to form their own vassals within these lands.
ARTICLE IV - TAXES
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania shall pay the Rex of the Iron Horde 350 minas which shall cover not only the upkeep of the territories yet also to strengthen the coffers of the Iron Horde.
ARTICLE V - LAWS
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania shall have the right and privilege of Autonomy, allowing them to form their own laws and conduct their own forms of punishment regarding crimes for as long as it does not contradict the laws of the Horde.
ARTICLE VI - MILITARY
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania has the right to have their own standing force, acting as the Duchy’s shield and spear. This force goes by the name of the Friedrichian Band which also has the right to fight in foreign wars as a mercenary band. When war breaks out, the Friedrichian Band shall fall under the authority of the Rex to fight in the horde's wars.
ARTICLE VII - DIPLOMACY
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania is allowed leniency regarding their own diplomacy. While ultimately being under the Iron Horde as a vassal, they shall have the privilege of forming non militaristic treaties with nations and states.
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania is also required to take part in the Iron Horde’s wars and conflicts on the side of the Iron Horde.
ARTICLE VIII - FAITH
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania shall have the right to practice their own faith within the walls of their capital and homes, founded on the principle of live and let live. The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania shall not be allowed to attempt to convert any Urukim or honorary to their faith.
ARTICLE IX - OATH
The Duchy of Redclyf-Rozania shall swear oaths of loyalty to the Iron Horde and the Rex of the Iron Horde, which shall be renewed upon the succession of a new Rex. The breaking of such Oaths may result in the revocation to this land.
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Signed,
REX Grubnakh the Wizard
DUKE OF REDCLYF-ROZANIA, GRANDMASTER OF THE FRIEDRICHIAN BAND, “THE ONE MARKED FOR DEATH”
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"GLORY TO THE NEW HORDE! GLORY TO REX GRUBNAKH!" Hannes Steelguard called out in the newly liberated streets of the Horde!
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Hannes Steelguard was disappointed that Kybal'Akaal had decided to run away from his opponents instead of standing his ground and fighting for what he believed in and what he thought was right
"Running away with your tail between your legs, are we?" Hannes chuckled as he read the missive, going off to celebrate the bloodless victory with his comrades!
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