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Chancellery Election | Commonwealth ✦• ─────────── •✦• ─────────── •✦ ELECTION On this 21st day of Sigismund's End, 2012 ɪᴍᴘ • PÉTRINE • CHANCELLERY ✦ • ─────────── • ✦ • ─────────── • ✦ Atstana de Regne Petrère, 157 FOREWORD ✦ TO SERVE ETERNAL • ─────────────────────────────── • Dame Amélie Auclair, Incumbent Chancellor ✦ To entrust one, with leadership, is to lay, plain unto their palms, the protection, and wellbeing of those who entrust and ordain one their duty; it is to demand an inalienable vow. A vow that one would act as the aegis that safeguards their hearts, livelihoods, and joys, such that they might ne’er suffer at the hands of fate again. To be the voice that bespeaks their deepest hearts’ every small beat, to be the blade, that rends their every woe & fear. It is now, we so convene, nary as realm, but family, to a future yet unseen; One unpenned, unwrit, untold, to a future penned, in gold. *Collect Your Ballot* A transcript, of the Chancellery Debate, has been summarily penned & delivered unto each home, shortly alongside the opening of the ballots, and the inception, of this next Chancellery Elections; you may find it below, alongside your ballot pinned above - go in Valour, Heart & Grace, and vote to heart's content, dearest beloved. ✦ ✦ • ──────────────── • ✦ • ──────────────── • ✦ Blanchette Basin, amidst the Canton of Renilcia, 1996 ɪᴍᴘ TRANSCRIPT ✦ CHANCELLOR’S DEBATE • ─────────────────────────────────── • With all convened in the Catherinian Square, of the Royal Capital; the Grand Speaker, Jun of Astor, would go on to convene & see the inception of the debate, by bidding each candidate-elect to introduce themselves, for posterity & those newly Pétrine hearts in attendance. ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair To all herein, to which my heart is unknown, stands as our beloved Commonwealth’s, incumbent Lady-Chancellor, Dame Amélie Auclair. ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair And I am your sitting Lord-Maire of Vallagne, and Comandante of the Swords of St. Emma, Sorrel Auclair! Also, your Ambassador of Fun! 𝐐𝟏 : What do you intend to pursuit during your potential Chancellorship? What sort of policies or programmes do wish to be pursued? ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair That’s a great question, Lord Speaker. I personally would like to spearhead a cause for creating paths throughout the Commonwealth, better connecting our vassals to the main roads, and the main roads to the inter-realm roads. With Signage. That way, we would have a higher traffic of people coming & going from Petra. Quite literally giving them direction, hah! That of course, is a very domestic project, close to my heart. ✦ Grand-Speaker, Jun of Astor A good place to start, Dame-Chancellor, I ask you the same question. What would you want to pursue should you keep your position? ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair We chance find ourselves, and our wider Commonwealth, in times of equal measures portent, and auspice; an occasion replete with the need, to defend our wider Aevosi Kinlands, and the family, that has long since become it herein; such made e’er more evident, by even by the nature of the elections we find ourselves in this eve. As ne’er one moment’s reprieve, was suffered taken, ne’er even until this very eve; finding myself palm in palm, with our dearest kinfolk allies, toiling over the next step forward, unto our hopes, designs & labours, in preparation of what is to come. I will see that the labours begun, in the last 20 summers, will ne’er end until we make certain our wider Commonwealth & kin, shall ne’er suffer an unkind fate, again. Seeing that our thus laboured, Garmont Pact, is seen to it’s ultimate conclusion, as an aegis for our Pétrine, and wider Aevosi kindred’s livelihoods & hearts, whilst labouring to see the finalization of Vallagne’s long-projected expansion, twinned with, as my dearest paramour cited, the needs of the wider realm, outside it’s Capital Canton. 𝐐𝟐 : How would you handle, or say, to potential challenges, or disagreements to your continued leadership, should they ever arise? ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair To entrust one, with leadership, is to lay, plain unto their palms, the protection, and wellbeing of those who entrust and ordain one their duty; it is to demand an inalienable vow. A vow that one would act as the aegis that safeguards their hearts, livelihoods, and joys, such that they might ne’er suffer at the hands of fate again. To be the voice that bespeaks their deepest hearts’ every small beat, to be the blade, that rends their every woe & fear. To lead, is to willingly become, of the lowliest servant, of those dearest beloved; a labour, ne’er one, in earnest, takes & embarks on willingly. As neither have I, so long ago - it is a labour I rise to, by the need that yet stirs in the hearts of our Commonwealth, and our e’er beloved kin, it is a labour, I take on with my heart’s every small beat, despite the hardship & toil therein, one I will carry in so long, as our realm may need of me. To aught who would speak against my leadership, I pray they look back nary on my words alone, but deeds; and e’er find in their heart to see, that aught your heart may bid of me, I serve naught, but you; such has e’er been my love, and vow. A vow that, much like the occasion belabours, began with my first breath drawn herein, and ne’er ended, even unto my last, that fateful day. ✦ Grand-Speaker, Jun of Astor I turn the question to your Lord-Maire; how would you handle any concerns, or challenges to your leadership? ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair I began my service to this realm as a recruit in the Legion of Saint Godwin, during the Heartlandic Confederation. And, since then, have become the Lord-Maire of Vallagne twice, and been raised to Comandante in our military for my exemplary service. So, for those who would question my capability to run, I would tell them they need not worry about my work ethic, or dedication to the Commonwealth, for it has always been within me, for all to see. However, for issues that would arise, I would handle them with thought & care, and always lean on my council, first, to guide our nation into making the best decision for it’s people. 𝐐𝟑 : Why, do you wish to become Chancellor? ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair Why do I want to be Chancellor? Originally, long before the Chancellor elections, I made a petition to the Dame-Chancellor here, during the regency, that I wished to be her Vice-Chancellor, given the long absence of the current Vice-Chancellor. I wished to serve my realm on a higher level than what a mayor is able to do; I want to forge alliances with our neighbours, and cement our good realm’s name in history, on the wider stage of Aevos. I want to, put simply, serve Petra, and give the people all that they need. I want to listen when they are trying to tell their government something. I want to be a humble servant to the people! ✦ Grand-Speaker, Jun of Astor Dame-Chancellor, I ask you the same question. Why do you want to continue to be Chancellor? ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair I nary wish, to be Chancellor, Jun dearest; it is but wherein my love, and service to our e’er beloved has taken me, ne’er but whence my labours & our wider Pétrine kin, ask of me. All I wish, is aught I e’er wished for, to continue penning a bright future, for our e’er beloved herein. 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐐𝟏 : How will your policies affect the River Petra’s trout population? ✦ Lian of Astor ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair Simply put, it won’t. These roads planned will not impinge on the River Petra; the most extensive thing planned is a bridge from Renilcia to Númendil, which will tower high above the water. ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair None of our policies, I dare cite, should verily affect it, Lian dearest, but I avow, should it e’er come to it that it begins to suffer, I will personally see a bill writ for the Garmont, to see the protection of the Pétrine River Trout. ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair Love trout. 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐐𝟐 : Are there any plans to expand or create more winefields? ✦ Bourgmestre, Viny’Ox ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair Pétrine winemaking, is a tradition as replete in each of our beloved Cantons, as is, in the very fabric of our realm; I dare admit, that by both his Majesty’s, my own, and the River Council’s hope, that the upcoming expansion of Vallagne, has had in mind the development of further vineyards in both southernmost Cantons, of Renilcia & Seviel, considering the fertile grounds, discovered therein for such - to match the upcoming expansion of Val de Lagne’s own vale-vineyards, with the coming expansion of the Royal Capital. These vale-vineyards, fore I omit to mention, Viny dearest, are due to be privy to use, by both the Royal Capital, and Free City, considering it will be an expansion of the already-established communal cantonal fields, of Val de Lagne; to which both cities have claims for produce. Which bids to thought, that we would do well to meet one of these eves, Viny dearest; and see about compiling a comprehensive directory & detailing of the wider Commonwealth’s various vintages, grades & wine culture across our dearest Cantons. ✦ Lord, Sorrel Tulpe Auclair The vineyards have always been a facet of this realm, that is true! I had no intention to enlarge or demolish any of our beloved vineyards, I will admit, but I too welcome the thought to further beautify and even expand our wine-making fields. 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐐𝟑 : Dame Chancellor - in the 2nd Question. You spoke of your work yet did not answer how you would deal with disagreements nor hostilities. ✦ Bon’Ox ✦ Dame, Amélie Auclair I verily believe I have, Bon dearest - yet it is plain my explanation was naught sufficient; what I laboured to cite, and will belabour herein to make clear, is that, much like within my last 20 summers of service to our wider realm, has laboured to come to our dearest Pétrine kinfolk myself, to learn, of their hopes, their woes & fears - much like has for our Krugmari kinfolk, no less. Whence serves naught, but the wellbeing & hearts of our e’er Pétrine kindred; there in naught one matter, whence shared unto me, that hasn’t, and won’t labour unto tirelessly, with the e’er beat, of my heart’s beat. In plain terms; for there to nary be any doubt. I serve you; as always has - make your woes, and fears, known to me, such that I may do away with them, forevermore - make your hopes & wants, known no less, such to see them so. I only stand before you this eve, verily for no other purpose than this, as e’er. NOTRE SACRÉ RÉGNE SIGNED BY ✦• ────── •✦• ────── •✦ Dame Amélie Marie Auclair Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight-Governess, Baroness of Rhénanie, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Faith, Holy Knight of Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Clairian Star’

2011 | Apocrypha ✦• ─────── •✦• ─────── •✦ " It bids naught, but deepest lament, to chance witness, our dearest kinfolk of the cloth, so readily defend such Apocryphal, prideful crimes of virtue, in such wanton avarice & wroth, to dare stand in choir to the perversions of our Celestial Father's true virtue, heart & will." A languid sigh, hushed unto sleep-addled lips, as the kestrel brought of the penned missive, unto the Dame-Chancellor's effects. " His late Holiness, James II, and our Exalted Father, must weep amidst the heavens, to chance see what has become of our most blessed flock; it is time, alas, that such apocrypha, and campaigns of depravity, as led by the Ivori, besmirching the values & name of our faith, whilst daring claim the Celestial Father's name in vain, ends, and our blessed flock, returned unto His path." "Fore aught last vestige of grace & humanity they have left to claim, is snuffed out in their avarice, and wroth - as so many did before them. " With a flick of her wrist, the Ordained Vicar's quill would return to parchment; the incident report soon penned & readied, for the prosecution's perusal.

Diplomatic Treaty | Pétrine-Hyspian ✦• ─────────── •✦• ─────────── •✦ FIELD & VALE Penned & Signed on this 12th day of Godfrey's Triumph, 2011 ɪᴍᴘ “ Whence first bid, to long lost song; ” The field & vale, whence we belong. ✦ • ────────────── • ✦ • ────────────── • ✦ In Honour of the Bond Established Between Our Kin With the signing and promulgation of this document, the Commonwealth of the Petra & Sovereign State of Hyspia, henceforth referred to as ‘the signatories’, do agree on their honour to the terms laid forth hereafter. ARTICLE I ✦ SOVEREIGNTY • ─────────────────────── • The Commonwealth of Petra and the Sovereign State of Hyspia, or henceforth ‘the signatories’, mutually recognize the other as the sole sovereign state over their respective lands, and all titles affiliated with their respective styling; including aught the signatories may come to possess in the duration of the pact. ARTICLE II ✦ FRATERNITY • ─────────────────────── • The signatories recognize, and labour to see the fraternity shared between their kindred people, be maintained henceforth; acknowledging the shared values, heart, and virtue of each other's kindred, and welcoming each other’s constituents in their realms, travels, ventures, and trade. Seeing that the kinship first penned between their realms, is nary rekindled alone, but nurtured in forging a bond, unbroken. ARTICLE III ✦ NON-AGGRESSION • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, pursuant to this document’s signing, summarily agree in the absolute, to considerations of non-aggression. The signatories pledge heretofore, to adhere to principles of peace amongst their realms, thereby pledging not to wage war, nor raise arms against one another or act wherein harm to the integrity of one another’s land, or sovereign nation is perpetuated, under any circumstance or form. And herein pledge, that, in the event of conflict, or adversity, between their realms, that diplomacy will e’er be their first recourse. ARTICLE IV ✦ FORCES OF MALIGN • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, with the promulgation of this treaty, avow to coordinate, combined martial & spiritual efforts; in forming a joint aegis against the lapdogs of Iblees, that become the forces of malign. Proffering no quarter unto the Inferi, the Darkspawn, and the Dark Practicant; as joint martial efforts, are sought between the signatories' retinues, rallied in joint march, and labour, against the malign’s e’er dared offense, and existence. ARTICLE V ✦ MERCANTILISM • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, pursuant to mutual benefit, commit to free trade, and shall permit merchants from either nation to travel and trade free from tariff or harassment. Additionally, avowing to maintain trade considerations, with treaty goods being peddled freely unto signatory-accommodated (singular) treaty stalls, waiving annual rents, in either signatory’s capital. The signatories further pledge that, as long as this extant treaty is in effect, access (barring this article's abuse) to the Hyspian Gold & Emerald Mines ( 1 each ), will be granted to the Pétrine Government (5 Max); whilst access (barring this article's abuse) to the Pétrine Copper & Redstone Mines ( 1 each ), will be granted to the Hyspian Government (5 Max). ARTICLE VI ✦ DIPLOMACY • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, in the absolute, adhere to promote Diplomatic Privileges between their realms. Be it the inviolability of official documentation, or holdings belonging to either signatory; the diplomatic immunity of designated diplomats / emissaries, and assurance of good faith amidst cooperative labours endeavoured by the signatories. Any violation of these above chartered privileges, by either one of the signatories, will be considered hostile activity. With the signatories pledging to aid one another in the case of extradition at given request and shall not lend assistance to known criminals in their hiding or escape from the appropriate powers. ARTICLE VII ✦ DURATION • ─────────────────────── • The agreement shall last until such time as the signatories reconvene to negotiate new terms, or until their respective sovereigns see the end of their rule, requiring that the parties reconvene such to confirm the continuation of the treaty. ✦ COMMONWEALTH OF PETRA • ──────────────────────── • HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Therin Adil, by the Grace of God, King of the Petra, Prince of Abrana, 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, and Resmore, and of the Phoenixspire, Defender of Liberty HER EXCELLENCY, Dame Amélie Auclair, Lady-Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight-Governess of Val de Lagne, Baroness of Rhénanie, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Silver Crusade, Holy Knight of the Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Clairian Star’ ✦ SOVEREIGN STATE OF HYSPIA • ──────────────────────── • HER SERENE HIGHNESS, Xiomara I, Sovereign of Hyspia, Duchess of Pacazu, Viscountess of Banderas, Baroness of Arenisca, Del’mar, Monterro, Campagnon and Sevilla, Lady of 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. HIS SERENE HIGHNESS, Ser Julian I, Sovereign of Hyspia, Duke of Pacazu, Viscount of Banderas, Baron of Arenisca, Del’mar, Monterro, Campagnon and Sevilla, Lord of La Dorada, Lord of Niseep, Gereon’s Hold and Ciudad de Plata, Protector of the Hyspian People, Protector of the Farfolk, Patriarch of House de Pelear, etcetera. HIS EXCELLENCY, Tomas Salazar, Count-Consort of San Adriano, Count-Consort of Martiel, Embajador de Hyspia, Representante of House Salazar, Maestro of the Hunt

Diplomatic Treaty | Pétrine-Balianese ✦• ─────────── •✦• ─────────── •✦ PORTOREGNE Penned & Signed on this 11th day of Horen's Calling, 2011 ɪᴍᴘ “ The elden call that joins our kin; ” Since the days, of the twinned Queens. ✦ • ────────────── • ✦ • ────────────── • ✦ In Memory of Their Majesties, Catherine I & Sybille I With the signing and promulgation of this document, the Commonwealth of the Petra & Kingdom of Balian, henceforth referred to as ‘the signatories’, do agree on their honour to the terms laid forth hereafter. ARTICLE I ✦ SOVEREIGNTY • ─────────────────────── • The Commonwealth of Petra and the Kingdom of Balian, or henceforth ‘the signatories’, mutually recognize the other as the sole sovereign state over their respective lands, and all titles affiliated with their respective styling; including aught the signatories may come to possess in the duration of the pact. ARTICLE II ✦ FRATERNITY • ─────────────────────── • The signatories recognize, and labour to see the fraternity shared between their kindred people, be maintained henceforth; acknowledging the shared values, heart, and virtue of each other's kindred, and welcoming each other’s constituents in their realms, travels, ventures, and trade. Seeing that the elden call that joined their kindred, is nary rekindled alone, but nurtured in forging a bond, unbroken. ARTICLE III ✦ DEFENSIVE PACT • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, pursuant to this document’s signing, summarily enter, into a defensive military alliance, wherein their kindred realms will labour, and march as one, in the defence of another’s realms, and kindred. The signatories pledge heretofore, to adhere to principles of peace amongst their realms, thereby pledging not to wage war, nor raise arms against one another or act wherein harm to the integrity of one another’s land, or sovereign nation is perpetuated, under any circumstance or form. And herein pledge, that, in the event of conflict, or adversity, between their realms, that diplomacy will e’er be their first recourse. ARTICLE IV ✦ MERCANTILISM • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, pursuant to mutual benefit, commit to free trade, and shall permit merchants from either nation to travel and trade free from tariff or harassment. Additionally, avowing to maintain trade considerations, with treaty goods being peddled freely unto signatory-accommodated (singular) treaty stalls, waiving annual rents, in either signatory’s capital. ARTICLE V ✦ DIPLOMACY • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, in the absolute, adhere to promote Diplomatic Privileges between their realms. Be it the inviolability of official documentation, or holdings belonging to either signatory; the diplomatic immunity of designated diplomats / emissaries, and assurance of good faith amidst cooperative labours endeavoured by the signatories. Any violation of these above chartered privileges, by either one of the signatories, will be considered hostile activity. The signatories further pledge that, as long as this extant treaty is in effect, access & kindred hospitality, will be proffered unto both the appointed Pétrine, Salvian Emissary [ Elsie Katharina Stafyr ] and Balianese, Ambassador [ Johanna Henriette Vuiller ]. ARTICLE VI ✦ FORCES OF MALIGN • ─────────────────────── • The signatories shall, with the promulgation of this treaty, avow to coordinate, combined martial & spiritual efforts; in forming a joint aegis against the lapdogs of Iblees, that become the forces of malign. Proffering no quarter unto the Inferi, the Darkspawn, and the Dark Practicant; as joint martial efforts, are sought between the signatories' retinues, rallied in joint march, and labour, against the malign’s e’er dared offense, and existence. ARTICLE VII ✦ DURATION • ─────────────────────── • The agreement shall last until such time as the signatories reconvene to negotiate new terms, or until their respective sovereigns see the end of their rule, requiring that the parties reconvene such to confirm the continuation of the treaty. ✦ COMMONWEALTH OF PETRA • ──────────────────────── • HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Therin Adil, by the Grace of God, King of the Petra, Prince of Abrana, 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, and Resmore, and of the Phoenixspire, Defender of Liberty HER EXCELLENCY, Dame Amélie Auclair, Lady-Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight-Governess of Val de Lagne, Baroness of Rhénanie, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Silver Crusade, Holy Knight of the Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Clairian Star’ ✦ KINGDOM OF BALIAN • ──────────────────────── • HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, JOHN II, by the Grace of God, King of Balian, Prince of Providence, Duke of Helena, Sunholdt and Lorraine, Count of Pompourelia and Kositz, Viscount of Eflen and Anatis, 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 EXCELLENCY, Sir Marcel Elio Harald Vuiller, Duke of Aquilae, Cavalier of the Order of St. Michael, Royal Sentinel of Balian, Royal Legate of the Kingdom of Balian

PÉTRINE CORONATION ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ THERIN I Penned, Signed & Averred by the Regency, on this 13th day of Godfrey’s Triumph, 2010 ɪᴍᴘ “ Smile bright, for all to see; ” That the night, does end, with thee; For a smile, better suits, a leader, and a King. ✦ • ────────────── • ✦ • ────────────── • ✦ Dame Amélie Auclair to his Majesty, 2006 ɪᴍᴘ Whence history is recounted, many are humbled by one’s beginnings, and spurred on unto their divined path forward, a fate no less shared by our Commonwealth; a fate re-writ, anew this Saint’s Week, as we lovingly invite our most beloved, our cordially endeared, and our dearly estranged, Aevosi kindred, to partake in the ascension of his Majesty, Therin I. to the Garmont Throne ITINERARY ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ SATURDAY 4PM EST | 9PM GMT 4PM EST ✦ The Garmantine Coronation • ──────────────────────────────── • The Aldtree, Mt. Catrinne, Commonwealth ✦ Convened in the shade of the anointed, and consecrated Aldtree, his Majesty, will partake of the prophetic waters replete within the Aldtree’s basin, being granted a heavens’ ordained memory, to divine the path yet untread; the prayer, led by his Holiness’ ordained representative, and our most beloved Bishop of Casica, in guiding his Majesty through the feat, strain & labour of the visions bid, as he wakens to his mortal senses. His Majesty, bid alongside them, before the altar, as the Garmantine Crown is bid from aloft, by their hands, and lowered unto his brow; as a pristine, faceless blade, is wrest unto his palms. The blade, unnamed, unmarked and faceless, clear as the legacy yet unwritten by his Majesty’s newly founded rule, is bid by the good King, unto the Millennial Stone; four blades, erected alongside it, one for each Pétrine Sovereign before him, resplendent with the markings, decorations and legacy, left by each, unto the Commonwealth, it’s realm, and e’er Pétrine kin. 6PM EST ✦ The Garmantine Convention • ──────────────────────────────── • Royal Capital of Vallagne, Commonwealth ✦ His Majesty, will retreat, alongside the realm’s most loyal River Council, before the stalwart gates of The Citadel, and begin the labours of leadership, as a new rule & reign, alas dawns, over the Pétrine River Valley, divining the realm’s course; leadership amidst the Commonwealth, being foremost, a tireless dedication & duty, towards our most beloved Pétrine kindred, and realm - a duty that, much like the occasion belabours, begins with the first breath drawn, in leadership, and ends ne’er even until one’s last. FORMAL INVITATIONS ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ GARMONT PACT Our Most Beloved Allies & Kin @AstriaS@CheekyNolan ✦ Her Royal Majesty, TAR-CARANETH ✦ His Royal Majesty, KARL IV ✦ Their royal pedigrees, vassals, and our e’er beloved, wider Haeseni & Númendain kindred. FORMAL INVITATIONS ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ CANONDOM Our Most Holy Canonist Kindred @Andustar ✦ His Majesty, JOHN II, King of the Kingdom of Balian ✦ Their royal pedigree, vassals, and their beloved, wider Balianese kindred. @tadabug2000 ✦ Her Serene Highness, XIOMARA, Sovereign of Hyspia ✦ Their serene pedigree, vassals, and their beloved, wider Hyspian kindred. @Axelu@ErosTea ✦ Their Highnesses, CECILY & EDWARD, Duchess & Duke of Alba ✦ Their noble pedigree, vassals, and their beloved, wider Alban kindred. @crazedpudding@Timer ✦ Their Royal Highnesses, FREDERICA & ERWIN, Princess and Prince in Reinmar ✦ Their royal pedigree, vassals, and their beloved, wider Reinmaren kindred. FORMAL INVITATIONS ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ KINDRED Our Most Endeared Allies & Kin @Sailor ✦ Her Excellency, ILLYRIA, Princess of the Principality of Celia’nor ✦ Their esteemed pedigree, vassals, and their beloved, wider Celia’nori kindred. @Unwillingly ✦ His Highness, GALAHAD, High Prince of Cauróst ✦ Their esteemed pedigrees, vassals, and their beloved, wider Caurósi kindred. NOTRE SACRÉ RÉGNE Signed, and Averred By LADY-REGENT Dame Amélie Marie Auclair Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight-Governess, Baroness of Rhénanie, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Faith, Holy Knight of Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Clairian Star’ ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ LORD-REGENT Prince Gareth Lucius Temesch Count of Theral and Baron-Consort of Fir’Steinn, Castellan of Fir’steinn

2007 | Until The End ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ The resurrected Lady-Regent, lay thence still, the gentle depositions of pyre-light, refracted gently unto the tear-spun gleam, of her now, yet untouched cheek. A soft breath, shuddered gently part her lips, as eyes, lidded slowly, from both end, and true night's sleep.

2007 | The Sin of Pride ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ A languid sigh, hushed unto sleep-addled lips, as the kestrel brought of the penned parchment, and it's thesis, unto the Lady-Regent's effects. " How many of our kin; of your sons, and daughters, dear Exalted Father, lay so blind to our true faith; tainted in such blind, pride, avarice and hate. " The ordained vicaress, and holy dame, would bid a sharp breath, hinged, unto her lips, as she held her Lorraine, to her heart's every small beat. " Forgive them Father. For they know naught their sin. "

2006 | With Fist Raised ✦• ──────── •✦• ──────── •✦ A languid sigh, hushed unto sleep-addled lips, as the kestrel brought of the penned missive, and it's dossier, unto the Lady-Regent's effects. " I naught but lament I ne'er chanced time with the good Pontifical Commandant fore; his late Holiness' will, the true heart of our faith, yet lives, as long as ours yet beats. " Caius' ordained vicaress, and holy dame, would bid a sharp breath, hinged, unto her lips, a quill wrest unto her digits, as they found the parchment of a newly drawn letter. " Your Eminence, I am overjoyed to at last be spared a moment's respite from my duties, to chance the pleasure to pen yourse- " Her speech would soon fade unto a gentle mumble, and therein, a lilting hymn, as words were penned & writ; " -the Pétrine Laurel will be mobilized; we will see his late Holiness' will, alas, to conclusion, of that I avow. "

2006 | Love ✦•···········•✦•···········•✦ Little, falling stars, spun wordless, tear-spun cheeks; every tear, slowly to fall, hushed slowly, lost of speech. Kneeled thence, by her one side, tears, hastened in pain; yet the love, that bid her smile, ne'er suffered strain.

Diplomatic Treaty | Pétrine-Caurósi ✦• ─────────── •✦• ─────────── •✦ SILENT VALE Penned and Signed on this 14th day of Sun's Smile, 2005 “ Whence, kinfolk past, meet once, again. ” With the signing and promulgation of this document, the Commonwealth of the Petra & Princedom of Cauróst, henceforth referred to as ‘the signatories’, do agree on their honour to the terms laid forth hereafter. ARTICLE I ✦• ────── •✦• ────── •✦ SOVEREIGNTY The Commonwealth of Petra and the Princedom of Cauróst, or henceforth ‘the signatories’, mutually recognize the other as the sole sovereign state over their respective lands, and all titles affiliated with their respective styling; including aught the signatories may come to possess in the duration of the pact. ARTICLE II ✦• ────── •✦• ────── •✦ NON-AGGRESSION The signatories agree in the absolute to a pact of non-aggression. The signatories pledge heretofore, to adhere to principles of peace amongst their realms, thereby pledging not to wage war, nor raise arms against one another or act wherein harm to the integrity of one another’s land, or sovereign nation is perpetuated, under any circumstance or form. And herein pledge, that, in the event of conflict, or adversity, between their realms, that diplomacy will e’er be their first recourse. ARTICLE III ✦• ────── •✦• ────── •✦ MERCANTILISM The signatories shall, pursuant to mutual benefit, commit to free trade, and shall permit merchants from either nation to travel and trade free from tariff or harassment. Additionally, avowing to convene, and collaborate in the establishment of infrastructure, within their realms, with the object of continued prosperity of their respective signatories' realms. ARTICLE IV ✦• ────── •✦• ────── •✦ EXTRADITION The signatories pledge to aid one another in the case of extradition at given request and shall naught lend assistance to known criminals in their hiding or escape from the appropriate signatory. ARTICLE V ✦• ────── •✦• ────── •✦ DURATION This agreement shall last until such time as the signatories reconvene to negotiate new terms, or until either signatory sees fit to end it; with a grace period of 5 years, of the continuation of the Non-Aggression clause, in the advent of the treaty’s annulment. ✦ COMMONWEALTH OF PETRA • ──────────────────────── • HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Adalia I, ‘The Dawnmade’, By the grace of GOD, Queen of the Petra, Princess of Abrana, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Countess of Temesch, Torm Marian, and Moere, Viscountess of Mies, Baroness of Garmont, Vallagne-en-Petra, Eagles Peak, Brasca, Hrenthorne, Resmore, and of the Phoenixspire, Knight of the Petrine Laurel, Defender of Liberty HER EXCELLENCY, Dame Amélie Auclair, Lady-Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight-Governess of Val de Lagne, Baroness of Rhénanie, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Silver Crusade, Holy Knight of the Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Clairian Star’ ✦ PRINCEDOM OF CAURÓST • ──────────────────────── • Galahad of Ilumrin High Prince of Cauróst

The Pétrine Chancellor would have spared dearest Günther, his ignorance, and explained how her paramour, was a proud waldenian of Haus von Theonus himself, fore he took her name; and how the Commonwealth, is primarily an Auvergno-Waldenian, multi-cultural realm, yet it is fortunate she hardly needed to, for she did not hear him.

2005 | Justice ✦•·······················•✦•·······················•✦ " Does the plague-full avarice, that yet unfortunately rots the fetid corpse of the Alstion scheming dogs, rear it's head anew; as the Keen, are wont, and all too glad, to join a sister's wanton greed, in her damnable rebuke of aught that defines our holy faith, in denigrating & hoping to condemn the poor soul, of her love's company bereft. " " What more could be expected of the Keens, but a new campaign of depravity, besmirching the values & name of our faith, whilst daring claim the Celestial Father's name in vain, and parade themselves his chosen people, as aught last vestige of grace & humanity they had left to claim, is snuffed out in their avarice, and wroth - as the Marnan lapdogs did before them. " A languid sigh, hushed unto sleep-addled lips, as the kestrel brought of the penned missive, unto the Dame-Chancellor's effects. " As if daring chance think they can claim our Pétrine lands was nary enough; the day that sin is rewarded, and virtue is punished, is the day we alas stray from the virtue of our faith, and the vile, and malign, find purchase amidst our kindred flock - this farce needs to end now. " With a flick of her wrist the Ordained Vicar, would begin to pen.

2nd Edition | Chancellor’s Digest ✦•·······················•✦•·······················•✦ ANSWERING THE CALL Penned and Issued on this 14th day of Sun's Smile, 2001 ✦•············································································•✦•············································································•✦ ✦•···················•✦•···················•✦ Atstana de Regne Petrère 146 ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ “ Whence we answer, kindred’s call. ” From hence the last labours, of the Robertine Crusade, and the reconstruction of Vallagne, does our wider Commonwealth, alas return unto the call of it’s kindred people - intent to see the transparency, heart & virtue of our realm’s labours, return within. Herein lies the second edition of the Chancellor’s Digest; from the Publication of the Chancellery’s Interview, to the finishing details of Vallagne’sReconstruction, to the Cantonal Tour of our Commonwealth, as an appraisal of our Commonwealth’s every ardent soul, on the hardships we have all weathered,on the valour we have all shown, and on that virtue, which is yet to grace us. ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ 1st Item | The Interview ✦•···············•✦•···············•✦ Answering The Realm’s Call The Lady-Chancellor, sits down, with the newly elected Lord-Maire of Vallagne, and those Pétrine kindred in attendance at the public interview from last saint’s-week, to answer the realm’s questions, and shed light on the Commonwealth’s next steps. ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ 2nd Item | Cantonal Tour ✦•···············•✦•···············•✦ Touring the Commonwealth The Lady-Chancellor, readies, and lays out the itinerary for her Cantonal Tour; within the next few suns, visiting most of the Commonwealth’s Cantons, to learn of the ills, woes, thoughts & hopes of each canton’s peers, knight-governors, and citizenry. ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ Even as this Chancellor’s Digest concludes, there are many announcements, soon, and yet, to be announced, from the Royal Capital’s Construction Fundraiser, due to be released in some eves time, the Recommencement of the Riversmeet, upon the Robertine Crusade’s conclusion, the announcement of Saint Alexander’s College Curriculum & Faculty, to the structure of the Riverpact, our Pétrine-Númendain Alliance. I bid all herein, to look forward to the eves to come, as I can hardly chance suffer the excitement, to hear aught that chances on your heart, amidst the Cantonal Tours, to come - until then, go in valour, heart & grace, most dearest beloved. ✦ BEYOND THE DARKEST NIGHT - UNTO THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦ HER EXCELLENCY, Dame Amélie Auclair, Lady-Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight-Governess of Val de Lagne, Baroness of Rhénanie, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Silver Crusade, Holy Knight of the Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Guiding Star’ ✦•························································································•✦•························································································•✦

1998 | A Morning Read ✦•·······················•✦•·······················•✦ As first morrow's light, bathed, refracted unto the windowed arch of the Chancellery's stained glass, a gentle palm, cupped, unto a red-daubed cheek, as a measured few words, lilted unto speech. " Our neighbours dearest- " Though, unmarred by ill-heart, or contempt, gentle lamentation splayed plain unto the Pétrine Dame-Chancellor's lips, for the canonist kindred gone formally uninvited, themselves included. The vestiges of such lamentations would ne'er remain long however, a helpless fondness, and sympathy, splayed shortly to her lips. " To think the precious township had chanced grown such. " A quill, wrest from unto her desk's effects, as a flick of her wrist wrest it across her ledger's surface, marking the coming eve with e'er gentle streak, hoping beyond hope her labours & duties would proffer her the reprieve to chance the event of their neighbouring kindred in kind.