AndrewTech

So you've been here for five years... My sincere condolences 😢 Jokes aside though, I've two questions for you: 1.) You've run around with a lot of different groups and done a lot of different things on LotC. That's always been one of the things I've admired about you, your ability to transcend cliques, and it's a trait that I've also been told that I have. What have your favorite experiences been throughout the years since you joined the server, how have things changed, and what would you like to see or do moving forward? 2.) Looking back, is there anything that you'd do differently if given the chance? Do you have any regrets about your time on the server, any groups you wished you were involved with or things you could go back and change? Anyway, congrats on five years! And thank you sincerely for doing everything that you have to make the NGS successful and continue carrying on its banner for everyone it matters so much to.

An old imperial elfess, a humble Wayfinder adept in navigating the treacherous currents between Azuras and Aeldin, read the missive as she lounged by the docks of a ship getting ready to embark on a long voyage to another continental empire beyond. "I never thought I'd see the day where the lands of the descendants were made one," The Wayfinder remarked to her mechanical dog, a creature that had built in the form of a Waldenian Shepherd which quietly listened to her. "You've got to admit that for all of this Hadrian guy's brutality, he's accomplished just about everything that the human emperors have ever dreamed of since I was a youth during the time of Godfrey's Empire. Speaking of which, I wonder what he would have thought of this? I'll bet he'd be overjoyed. I do know that his son Silas, at least, would have been delighted to have seen the fall of Urguan. And George, Oliver, and Farley would have all been happy as well," She mused, adjusting a gasket behind the dog's ear with a screwdriver. "Humans can do great things when they are united as one. They've always been stronger together, and that's a fact. The only question is, what with the children of Horen do with their newfound power? Will they embrace their brothers as their partners, or treat them as their slaves? I do hope that it is the former, and that whatever they choose to do, it is something constructive." Upon finishing, she pet the automaton's head and added, "After all, what is it that the ancient VonSchlichtens used to say? To innovate is to be human? They would have known, being one of the oldest human families. And frankly, this continent could use some innovation, so I do hope that the lords of this empire will have crafted something out of the cinders of this broken world by the time that we return." And with that, the bell of the ship they were destined to board rang out, signaling for all who were waiting to embark on the journey that awaited them. The time was ripe to guide another group unto the lands beyond, but the Wayfinder knew that she would be back eventually. She could only wonder how the continent might potentially change by the time that she, who had witnessed most of modern human history, had returned...

MC Name: Dixie_Serenade Discord: andrewtech101 Image: Description of Image: The original map made by Regulus Mane during his journeys throughout Aevos, meant to be put on display at the NGS museum. Dimensions: 1x1

"A most thoughtful and compelling treatise!" A certain machine spirit remarked.

Elizabeth Brae was pleased to have had the great honor of drafting much of the Valentinian Compact. However, it was President Manon's tireless work and championship of the Society above all else that she was ever so proud of!

"Wait, it's 2059 already?!" A machine spirit gasped as she noticed the date on the Society's new fliers, somewhere wandering the New World. "Why, that would make the NGS nearly 300 years old! Or rather, it will be when 2062 finally rolls around in three year's time. What an impressive achievement that it's endured for this long...-" Reflecting on the colossal nature of this achievement, she added to her companion, "-...I'm sure that my mother and father would be proud that President Manon is carrying on our torch, for I certainly am. Wouldn't you agree, Chirr?" @Rayna Star

E PLURIBUS UNUM AN ECCLESIASTICAL THESIS ON THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF HUMAN UNITY By Acolyte Cicero 10th of Owyn's Flame, 2030 I.) FOREWORD As a young boy, I remember sitting beneath the shade of the Holy Aldtree as I studied the law. I recall at the time that it was a beautiful spring morning. The flowers were fully in bloom and the weather that day was as perfect as any made by the Lord Almighty. Those who know that valley well are indubitably aware that this holy site, jointly consecrated by the late Venerable High Pontiff Deunoro I and Saint Rhosyn of Casica, is one of the most sacred pilgrimage destinations in all of Aevos. The Flame Maidens of that shrine are tasked with keeping it alight at all times, a reminder of the Covenant made between Saint Juli’el and the children of humanity long ago in the Old World. I remember that morning so well because, as I was reading my book, I noticed one of the Flame Maidens weaving a wicker basket by the side of the pool which surrounds that holy tree. A curious lad, I decided to ask her about the art of basket weaving. She was kind enough to explain to me that this art requires the threading of multiple twigs together in order to create something robust and durable. Alone, one twig is weak, but when intertwined, the wicker is as strong and durable as the toughest hickory. It would only be later in life that I would realize that our Creator has a tendency to hide metaphors in nature that allude to the governance of our world. It is thus that I came to see that the children of Horen are but another form of wicker, the vehicle through which God’s divine will is carried out on the mundane plane. When separate, a single strand of wicker cannot bear the burden of God’s wordly or spiritual purposes. But when the many are united and interwoven as one, great feats can be performed that would otherwise prove impossible. In this thesis, I shall endeavor to explore the spiritual importance of human unity by analyzing the holy scriptures and using the actions of the exalted and the saints as supporting evidence. In doing so, I hope to illustrate to those who lament the end of an age the promise of a new one that may very well await sons and daughters of Horen. II.) ON UNITY AND THE SCROLLS The Holy Scrolls speak of the importance of spiritual unity at great length, and it is for this reason that the very notion of schism is rightfully considered tantamount to the work of Iblees himself. It could not be made more explicitly clear that discord and chaos brings the utmost ire upon the Lord. The Scroll of Gospel makes this abundantly apparent: “So the Kingdom of Oren, the patrimony of Horen’s people, was shattered across the world. Unvirtuous men ruled small tribes and petty kingdoms, and the people were fearful. But the Lord is good and keeps His word.” -Gospel 6:4-6 The scriptures therefore say that unity among men is not only a virtue, but a promise from God. And as if this was not enough, there is further evidence throughout the scriptures to support God’s displeasure toward divisions within mankind. It was not long after the beginning of time that the Lord directed Exalted Horen do the following to appropriately endow him with worship: “So Horen resolved that his children should be protected lest they be led into sin, and all but the most virtuous ceased their ministrations. He took them south of the Isthmus of Kramoroe, between the ruins of the high towers, Aemon and Daemon. There Horen drove the stakes of his tabernacle into four corners, and they became the boundaries of the holiest city.” -Gospel 3:6-8 To this very day, we still continue to consecrate churches and temples in this manner by driving stakes into the four corners of a patch of consecrated ground. But why is it that we do this, and what compelled Exalted Horen to do so? Simply put, the answer is that the use of each of these four stakes was meant to symbolize each of the four corners of the world. This is something of which every competent priest is well aware. However, the deeper meaning of this action is overlooked by many. The Lord, through compelling the establishment of his temple in this manner, sought to compel his children worship beneath one roof. There is further significance to this verse as well. For instance, not only do these stakes represent the four corners of the world, but they could also be said to represent the Four Brothers of yore. It could also be argued that they symbolize the four subraces of humanity as well, these consisting of the Godwinites, Jorenites, Harrenites, and Farfolk peoples. What is clear though is that regardless of how these four corners are interpreted, it was commanded by God that they worship together beneath a single indivisible tent. It is for this reason that unity is of the utmost importance to the Holy Mother Church, and why the very idea of schism is tantamount to one of the worst spiritual crimes imaginable. Indeed, it is a sin second only to apostasy and the worship of Iblees himself. This is not the only verse in the scriptures which compels the unity of mankind however, for Exalted Owyn was also given the divine task of uniting the children of Horen: “At once the darkness was cast out by a sword ablaze, and there GOD spoke to Owyn. ‘You stand before me in the waters of Gamesh, Owyn, Son of Godwin, Son of Horen. Your people cry out for justice and purity. Take hold of this blade, a symbol of holiness, and by it you shall cleanse mankind of sin. Now flee from this mockery of My city and go into the village of Rafal. Fast there for three days, and I shall augment you on the third. You shall go into the court of Harren in your fineries and recite your ancestry. There you will serve as his seneschal, and soon purity will come.’” -Gospel 4:21-28 Finally, Exalted Godfrey was also famously tasked with uniting mankind, being compelled to restore a broken humanity: “And Renatus was beset on all sides by nations who hated the Lord, and Reynard awaited GOD’s anointed king, who would save him. So it came that a noble scion, pure of blood and faith, entered the land of Renatus. He was called Godfrey, for he brought GOD’s peace. Godfrey wept at the sin of his people, and he took up his mace to purify them. But the Aengul Eshtael descended.” -Gospel 6:10-14 It is thus verily apparent that unity and harmony are of the utmost importance to the Lord. Time and time again, togetherness in both the spiritual and temporal sense has been a recurring theme across the Tapestry of Man. Yet, at the same time, the Lord acknowledges that discord is also a part of mankind’s imperfect nature, as evidenced when he declared the following to Exalted Godfrey: “Thus, the prophecy of the Lord to Godfrey “You have sown a seed of war, and so your children will reap it. The sins of My prophets will be visited upon them. As you have subjugated the nations of the world and wrought iniquities upon them, so will those nations return upon your people, and their suffering will be thrice over. The world will weep.” -Gospel 7:35-38 All countries, all kingdoms, and all empires are but mere sand castles in the eyes of the Lord, and all are eventually destined to perish. Even the realm of Exalted Godfrey eventually perished, so what hope do we have of avoiding the cycle to which we are predestined? Unto this, of course, you might say to me, “What then, young man, is the point? Why should we, as children of Horen, strive to build something that will not last? Would it not be better to be content with what we have, to rest on our laurels and enjoy the blessings of the Lord?” And indeed, there is a time to rest on one’s laurels. There is a time to enjoy the fruit of one’s labors, and recklessness is not a virtue which pleases the Lord. But success without innovation is like enjoying a fine feast of honey and wine given unto the human spirit. It is pleasing to the mind and body, but it is not necessarily that which is best for the health of the heart… “For I have given to you the pleasures of the world, and they shall comfort you in the theater of virtue. And you shall take them carefully, and shall not become a creature of worldly indulgence as the beasts of the earth.” -Virtue 3:7-8 It is therefore in the absence of innovation that we are faced with the ruination of man, when we become too contented with what we have and fail to find within ourselves the will to strive toward something greater. For just as it is impossible for a single strand of wicker to support a basket’s load, so too is it impossible for a divided humanity to progress in a way that pleases the Lord whilst split so utterly asunder. III.) THE SPIRITUAL IMPORTANCE OF UNITY Many years ago, Dame Catherine of Furnestock predicted the fall of the world order to which the children of Horen were accustomed until recently long before it actually transpired. She wrote of a ‘Phoenix Cycle’ wherein all human civilizations go through three phases during their time as temporal entities. All human civilizations begin by having an age of prosperity (‘revival’), followed by one of sluggishness and contentedness (‘repose’). But then in her view came the fall (‘ruination’), wherein a realm would inevitably collapse as has always been the case throughout the whole of human history. To her, having seen three civil wars in a forty year period, this was an inevitability. But to us, as citizens of nations and peoples that have existed for hundreds of years, such hardship and destruction is hard to comprehend. For us, the ‘ruination’ stage of the cycle has been long overdue. It is for this reason that those who now find themselves without a home lament their situation, bemoaning that the end of the world is upon us. It is true that I was blessed to be born in a realm that, although misguided for a time, still continues to exist as a protectorate under the benevolent guardianship of the Apostolic Kingdom of ldunia. And it is also true that I, personally, have made a new life for myself in the Kingdom of Burgundy as a ward of Father Ledicort, the Chancellor of the Church and of that realm. I have not known the struggle of the common man displaced by this most recent war, even as I pray for his soul that the displaced might find a place for themselves in this changing world. But is the victory of Tiberias and of the Church over the Covenant the end of history or of human civilization, as many would so fervently have us believe? The answer to that is no, of course not! The Scrolls teach us otherwise. If anything, they tell us that the reunification of man has been a long time coming. Rather, this consolidation of the realms of man is but a new era in mankind’s history. I fear that humanity found itself stuck in the repose stage of the Phoenix Cycle for so long that we no longer recognize the potential that Godfrey’s humanity has for revival. We, as humans, are a tribal people. Though we have grown more sophisticated over the centuries, we are at heart still Godwinites, Jorenites, Harrenites, and Farfolk. It is therefore only natural to want lands, titles, property, and wealth for one’s tribe to call their own. It was for this reason that the last iteration of the Holy Orenian Empire fell into decline and eventually disintegrated, for a house is not a tent, and living beneath a master is not the same as being a part of a greater tribe or a family. It is for this reason that no prince has strived to take upon himself the mantle of the ‘King of Kings’ ever since due to this misguided notion about the virtue of unity, for a single branch also remains weaker in nature than an intricately woven basket. But we must stop thinking like this! As children of Horen, we must see the natural state of man to be unity rather than discord, as it was and has been throughout most of humanity’s history. IV.) CONCLUSION To conclude this thesis, I seek to end on a note of optimism for the future. Although this new world may seem a grim place to some, there is opportunity to be had as mankind now comes together. Many have been displaced by the inevitable upheaval that was, and always has, been a part of God’s plan. Such is unfortunate, but our ancestors have endured such time and time again. While the repose stage of the Phoenix Cycle has lasted for far longer than other times in the history of mankind, the ruination stage need not last for nearly so long. Dame Catherine of the Petra and King John I of Balian once sought unity through arranging the wedding of Constanz and Renilde. So too did Queen Catherine I of the Petra and King John of Aaun seek unity when they merged their kingdoms into the Heartlander Confederation. King Aleksandr of Haense was said to have sought such as well when, for a very short period of time, he was named the Lord Protector of mankind. But as all of these diplomatic attempts to unite humanity ended in failure, the Lord grew weary of our inability to come together on our own. And so, where the pen failed, the sword succeeded. I must point out that despite great bloodshed, there has been no great genocide of the faithful. While those leaders who unrepentantly sought to challenge the will of the Lord and the authority of the Church have since been dethroned, the common man and the average noble have been offered mercy by the victors of this war. They have been given free reign to settle elsewhere or to swear allegiance to those now in power over the world. But we must not live together as one might within an owned house with a single master, but rather, in the manner that is most natural to the peoples of mankind. As tribes within a vast tabernacle, lorded over by a single chief who presides over lesser chiefs, but all together as one people. This has, and will continue to be, humanity’s way of life for many generations. Thus, to those still faithful humans who have been displaced, I would urge them to seek for themselves new homes and to take heart in the knowledge that God has a plan for you, as he has a plan for every one of us. It is only natural to be afraid of the unknown, but the unknown is only dangerous if fear is allowed to consume the human mind. And to the victors, I would urge you not to rest on your laurels, to use your newfound station which God has endowed you with to work toward the unity of man and to strive toward building something new for the glory of God, a tabernacle beneath which all faithful and virtuous sons and daughters of Horen might be welcome as we seek to march toward the revival stage of the great cycle together.

I'm loathe to say this because he was very bad to my character at the time IRP, and the OOC actions of his IRP supporters turned me off to human politics entirely for about two years, but Ser Maric Varodyr was probably the most consequential knight who acted primarily in his capacity as a knight in humanity's history. It's been years since I've thought about him but basically, he was the Grand Knight of the Fourth Empire and eventually led a rebellion against it in that role. He succeeded in his revolt, overthrowing Emperor Alexander I (the Barbanov progenitor, played by Arkantos) and ruling over the remnants as King of Renatus for a while. His realm eventually collapsed and King Andrik Vydra proceeded to restore the Kingdom of Oren. To this day, I still think of him when I think of a consequential knight on LotC almost 11 years later. That doesn't mean he's the greatest, far from it, but he was one of the most consequential knights who shaped the server as an active knight. Additionally, I feel like the Hochmeisters of the Teutonic Order would all qualify in that same vein if you were to consider them knights, which they all technically were. Gaius Marius, Mirtok DeNurem, and Jonathan Black all come to mind as extremely consequential knights who shaped humanity in this regard. I definitely have fonder memories of the latter two. The famous Chivay brothers were also knights who had a tremendous impact on the server in this same vein.

Somewhere, a figure in pink gazed upon a pair of newly lit candles. She smiled as she beheld them, the Flame Maiden's thoughts unknown as the winds which blew through her shrine had seemingly began to change...

Somewhere, an old machine spirit far removed from the war, a magi who had not taken up arms for either side and did not plan to due to their retirement from the world, recalled another instance in which a High Pontiff had sanctioned the pagan invasion of Canonist lands against an anathemized monarch... The monarch in question was the Emperor of Oren at the time, who, like King Josef, had suffered greatly due to the folly and schemes of various councilors within the halls of his palace. Like Josef, Philip too had been excommunicated, perhaps understandably in retrospect considering what had transpired, and his citizens too had stood to bear the burden for the mistakes of his advisors. They clearly remembered writing to warn Everard about establishing this precedent at the time on behalf of the Canonist peoples of their province, one which was not heeded as the land their house was built upon was temporarily annexed by a state ran by said pagans with the Church's full backing. Quietly, as she read over the bishop's writings, she lamented the precedent that was set that day. In principle, the Church using pagans to fight fellow canonists should never be suffered. It was wrong back then, and in theory, it should also be wrong now. And yet, that was the way of the world. Nobody had objected to this at the time, there had been no lamentations or mourning within the priesthood, and thus the practice had been normalized in a multitude of wars since. Alas, with this bag having been opened and the cat having subsequently escaped, this was likely the way the world would continue to be. It was on that somber thought that the machine spirit grumbled, returning to reading a tome on alchemy.

The spirit of Dame Catherine was brought great joy from beyond the grave to know that scholars of such a high degree still existed in Canondom, and that her motivations had been accurately captured in the Lady Kortrevich's masterpiece of a study!

Honestly, I'm not necessarily opposed but I also don't really like the idea of regulating what someone can learn IRP. Magic slots are a little bit different because they encompass supernatural powers and are limited by physical constraints. But you can't exactly limit what someone can learn when there's no IRP reason other than "oh you fall out of practice if you don't use it enough," which is a bit of a dangerous slippery slope to go down. Another concern of mine is that if we start limiting feat slots, then people are only going to want to learn the popular feats. If given the choice for instance, most people will always choose kloning over sorvian crafting. Thus, some less useful or niche feats may risk going extinct. So if it's going to be done, I'd up the free FA limit to 4 or 5 slots so there's a hard cap on stacking FAs but also to prevent some of these less used feats from simply not being pursued or diffused. I'd also suggest the compromise of making certain feats exempt from the limit if they're purely knowledge based, are simply magic add-ons (like voidal eminence, artificery, etc), or are relatively minor. Maybe create a category to differentiate between "minor" and "major" feats?

An excellent proposal that will go a long way to fix many of the server’s systemic issues regarding the degradation of roleplay dynamicism. Though I think more needs to be done to remedy this among the average player (public discord regulation / limitation, roleplay first moderation policies, etc), this is a good start to change things at the top. Thank you sincerely for trying to address this problem, Squak.

The late Friar-Cardinal of Albarosa, Rhosyn Stafyr, the third of her name, was at rest in the Seven Skies. She smiled, taking solace in knowing that the others were safe and sound, and that the peace she had longed for had finally been achieved throughout the realms of man.

The Treaty of Minas Aranath Issued the 13th of Snow’s Maiden, in the Year 1990 After a great host of Princes within the royal halls of House Arthalionath, moderated by her royal majesty the Tar and the Cardinals of the True Faith. Discussing the wrongdoings both worldly and spiritual of the accused party, the Apostolic Kingdom of Aaun, they reached a conclusion for the reprimands and path of penance to be set upon the Apostolic Kingdom so that there might remain a peace amongst Men. This treaty shall take effect immediately, sworn over Holy Relics. ARTICLE I: Peace by Faith There shall be peace in Canondom with the Pontifex Maximus as regent over the Apostolic Kingdom of Aaun until the age of adulthood of the young Godwin in six years. In this time, the Church shall hold authority to tutor the heir and to preside over the government of Aaun to ensure the redemption and penance in the aftermath of heinous crimes and corruption. This shall be sworn over Holy Relics at the Pontifex Maximus’ direction by both the Sovereign of Ravenmire, the Count of Blackvale, and the young King of Aaun. The peace shall be mandated by the church of the True Faith and assured by their protection for 10 years. If during the duration of this enforced peace, Aaun or Ravenmire engage in hostilities or violate the terms of the treaty, the aggressor may face a just war. They may not attack one other, except when compelled to honor a defensive alliance. Outside of defending allies, they are not allowed to take any offensive action against the other. If either state aggresses upon the other, the aggressor would forfeit all claims for protection from the Church. ARTICLE II: Territories The northwest most territory across the river shall be released to the wilderness to be pastures for Midland animals. The territory under the ruins of both Lemonhill and Stassion shall be granted to the Church to administer, a charter shall be drafted between the Church and Apostolic Kingdom of Aaun, which defines the purpose of the lands. ARTICLE III: Condemnation A stern condemnation with trials pending hereafter shall fall upon the Apostolic Kingdom, focusing on their conspiracies against the Church, against their neighbors, and within their Royal Family. The admitted fratricide of James Marcel Alstion by his royal brother Charles II and the conspiracy of former-Cardinal Jean against the Holy See are specifically condemned. The Brigade of Marna’s idolatrous ambitions are condemned, and a list of its members to be supplied to the Church for immediate trial. The High Councils to the Royal House Alstion are to be likewise put to investigation and trial for their cooperation. The Town of Enswerp and its royal masters are especially put to scrutiny in their role at the center of these conspiracies. These trials are to happen within the 10 years of mandated peace, and with their conclusion Ravenmire’s outstanding justifications for war are thereafter null and considered settled. The Church is the appointed judge over all such proceedings, with all Canonist Banners agreeing to honor its authority; should anyone subvert the trials, they shall invite retaliation at the direction of the Church. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement as of the day and year first above written. Signed, HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Tar-Caraneth Aryantë of the House Arthalionath, by the Grace of GOD, Queen of the Númenedain, Princess of Númenost and Minas Amath, Protector of the Adunians, Master of the Sharadûn, Templar Justiciar of the Archangel Michael, Knight of the Realm HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, Anorhil Antonius Caranethion of the House Arthalionath, Crown Prince of Númenost, Captain of the Radiant Guard, Templar of the Archangel Michael, Knight of the Realm Representing His Holiness and the Holy Church; T.M.R., His Eminence, CALLAHAN CARDINAL IDUNIA, T.M.R., His Eminence, IVAN CARDINAL LOTHARIA, T.M.R., Her Eminence, RHOSYN CARDINAL ALBAROSA, T.R.R., His Eminence, JAMES CARDINAL RHOSMARK, T.R.R., His Eminence, AILRED CARDINAL DRUZSTRA. His Royal and Apostolic Majesty, Godwin II, King of Aaun, Prince of Alstion, Duke of the Franklands, Vienne, the Lowlands, Balemena and Corazon, Margrave of High Peak, Count of Whitespire, Florentine and Talentine, Baron of Blanchet, Gotfridcher and Virdain, Protector of the Realm ✠ HIS LORDSHIP, Tiberias van Aert of the Middenland, Duke of Blackvale, Baron of Pestilles, Captain of the Vrijkorps, Sworn warrior of the Archangel Michael, Patriarch-Dynast of the Pertinaxi HIS HIGHNESS, the SOVEREIGN OF RAVENMIRE, Bo I of the House of Rostova HIS GRACE, the DUKE OF BLACKWORTH, Henry Arthur Haverlock His Royal Majesty, Marius III, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Hochmeister of the Order of the Crow, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia, Vanaheim, and Valwyck, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, Toruv, Valdev, and Werdenburg, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera. His Royal Majesty, Alexander 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, Keeper of of St Lothars Hold, Prince of the Holy Orenian Empire, Protector of the Heartlanders and the South, etcetera The Regency Council of the Petra, His Excellency, Sir Jon Ashford de Lewes, Lord of Peremont, Seated Knight of the Petran Laurel HER EXCELLENCY, Dame Amélie Auclair, Lady-Chancellor of the Commonwealth, Knight of the Pétrine Laurel, Ordained Vicar of the Silver Crusade, Holy Knight of the Faith, Maîtresse of Maison d’Auclair, ‘The Guiding Star’ HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, Dame Rowena Ivanna Temesch of the Petra, “The Valorous”, Knight Commander of the Petrine Laurel, Princess of the Petra, Countess of Clermont. HIS EXCELLENCY, Konstantin Leon von Augusten, Viscount of Azor, Lord Regent of Hohengarten, Vice-Chancellor of the Petra. HIS GRACE, Aurel von Theonus, Duke of Vohenheim, Margrave of Marignan, Count of Sigiswald, Viscount of Karlstadt, Baron of Raustyn, Lord of Vissingren Castle, Patriarch of Theonus & Elector of Vohenheim. HIS GRACE, Adrian Tobias, the Duke of Valfleur HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, LEON, Prince in Reinmar and of Minitz, Count of Neu Brandthof, Viscount of Tucay, Baron of Hussen and Boriënwald, Lord of Durres, High Chieftain of the Reinmaren, Warden of the Franklands and Ferdenwald HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, FREDERICA, Princess of Sutica, Countess of Freimark and Kretzen, Baroness of Madvon and Freising, Lady of Sankt Johannsburg, Wilheburg, Erwinsburg, Freiburg and Rozenfeld, Chieftess of the Reinmaren HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, ADALFRIEDE von HEXENWALD, Princess of Minitz, Lawspeaker of Reinmar, Margravine of Vanderfell, Lady Vandalore HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, Xiomara I, Sovereign of Hyspia, Duchess of Pacazu, Baroness of Arenisca, Del’mar, Monterro and Campagnon, 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 Sterling Blaxton-Whitewood, Grand Duke of Silasia, Marquis of Lotusgrad, Lilenburg and Swan’s Keep, Lord of the Peaks, Protector of the Weefolk. HER HIGHNESS, Arowyn Scarlet Whitewood, Princess of Silasia, Baroness of Blackwell Pîn-Calad, Mouse-Kohen of True Faith; Representing His Holiness, Deunoro I Enrique Pinieda Hon