Archbishop

“Doesn’t this give us a casus beli against norland, he does after all keep saying hes from there!” said Thomas.

“Who are you?” asks Zachery.

Zachery notes that these OOC pictures were not shown in rp, they were merely his recollection!

“Yes he did. He said to hunt the various norlanders, seven sons and bandits who was in the city when they first arrived... he also said to spare the citizens. Yourself being one of the norlanders who hastily fled the city when Renatus arrived, would not of seen this.” said Archbishop Zachery as he recalls the various bandits in Adria and then the different leaders telling people not spare the citizens.

“You’re irrelevant, also everybody was escorted out of the city, the Emperor himself gave strict orders to not attack civilians and to ensure they were not in the buildings. I myself spent my time escorting people out of the city so I do not know where you have picked up this lie that innocent women and children were killed, they were not. Were you even there?” asked Archbishop Zachery.

“Hardly one to speak of justice when you yourself fled from it.” said Thorley Fitch.

“That city was evacuated as seen in the document pinned to! The snow and frost did not spread from Johannesburg, did it not spread from that city near the mountain pass, I forget its name.” said Archbishop Zachery. https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/155669-official-evacuation-notice/

☩ Responsum ab ecclesia Written by ARCHBISHOP ZACHERY As truth forces its way through the earth, sprouting and spreading its roots like an oak tree, are people become more enlightened. Truth does not benefit all of course, for it ruins the reputation and public view of those who would rather the truth stay buried. After publishing my findings regarding the Sentinels, Ascended and the demon gang, they desperately attempt to justify their actions with the most pathetic excuses I have seen. They do not deny their order contains demonic creatures within their ranks, they embrace this much like a medal. I will reply to each point made by the Sentinels and then to the threat and bounty upon mine life, to clear the air on what is true and what is not. -Demons and Naztherak “While demons and Naztherak do reside under the wing of Ortu Solis, they do not in any case represent the order as a whole— we are an order of the Descendants, and we intend to keep it that way. We are no demon city or order, as it’s been named. Ortu Solis is not built for the feeding of demons or seeing the success of them. We are an order of peace, an order of protection, and an order of light.” Our Goal “Ortu Solis has only one goal, and that is the protection of the Descendants of Arcas. As it was our goal in Atlas, when we did our best to protect you all. Ortu Solis was founded with intention to protect those of the Descendant race, alike the ascended. We hold similar interests— to protect.” The Descendants “Ortu Solis discriminates against no person on this world, no matter their race, background, or magical ability. Anyone who takes up knighthood under our banner is sworn to uphold our very way of life under the sun. Not a hair on a Descendants’ head may be harmed, and no Knight is exempt from these laws. Whether that knight be a Demon, a Druid, an Orc, or even a Wight, they are to be disallowed Knighthood under this banner if they harm those we swore to protect.” What truly surprises me is that you don’t even attempt to deny that these foul creatures exist in your order. Instead you attempt to justify it. Is shows your true colours when you turn your blind eye to these dangerous creatures aiding in your supposed goals of preventing a world-ending event from happening. These demonic beings have long infiltrated our Empire, finding exploits and abusing our people. Karyssmov continues to curse pregnant women, causing their children to be born with great deceases, deformations and addled minds. He keeps tabs on his creations in order to induct them amongst his creation when they reach adulthood or to use them to spy on our people. It is a well known fact that demonic beings are required to feast upon the flesh of the descendants in order to survive, some even require the blood of infants. You shamelessly turn a blind eye to this in favour of propagating your order as if it is something to be revered and considered relevant in this vast and complicated world. You openly accept undead beings, be they range from ghouls, litches, necromancers and demons, this is an affront to the laws of almost every nation. You claim that the goal of this order is to protect the descendants from threats, yet I see none. It is an impossible task to stop world-ending events from happening due to the sheer magnitude of them, if GOD wants something to happen, it will happen. No pompous and self-righteous person will be able to stop GOD’s will. If history teaches us anything is that every realm we go to, we always end up either destroying, abandoning or being forced off. And who is it I ask, who is the cause of most world-ending events of threats to the descendants? It is the undead forces of Iblees and the demonic entities he has created. I do not know any other greater threat than this. Yet instead of actually fulfilling your own orders goal, you allow creatures and beings into your order which threaten the world order, peace and our stability on this island. You can turn a blind eye to what history teaches us, but we as a united man will not. Yes, you have a set of standards for your ‘knights’, but when you enduct ghouls, wights, demons and other creatures of the occult and ungodly nature, you cannot expect them to honour these standards and oathes. All of these unnatural creatures are what threaten our realm most so do not try to patronise me and deceive the people you claim to protect. Wights, litches, necromancers and demons all feast off either the flesh of the descendants or their very life-force. I have myself seen wights sucking the life out of mortal men and yet here you claim they should be given the same respect as the living. No, that is something we as men of GOD simply cannot do. They should be cast out into the void just as Iblees was, those who stand alongside them as brothers are doomed to the same fate. You truly have no shame. -Karyssmov Faroe “Karyssmov Faroe, the man it seems you are most fixated on, is now under my care. Through the Rising Sun, he will seek redemption. Through the path he has chosen to follow, he will become a man much better than what his past defines him as. No Descendant will be harmed while I am in control of this Order, so it is wise we not butt heads, but instead find the middle ground so that we not pose burdens to one another and allow the safety and protection of both sides.” -The Ascended “As mentioned before, we have similar goals as the Ascended, and we do not plan to get in the way of Descendant affairs. We find ourselves oftentimes working together in order to accomplish goals, and our association is based on a similar mission. Both of us seek to protect the descendants from the overarching threats to Arcas at large, such as on Atlas where we ran around like fools under the confusion and panic of September’s assault. Our association with them is to prevent such a thing from happening again.” -The Threat to the Archbishop “Let it be known that this is purely an attempt to frame the order, and a rather poor attempt at that. It is ingenuine, and not a response that has at all been acknowledged or endorsed by its leadership. Such threats and lies to those of the descendant race are frowned upon in Ortu Solis and are nothing more than outsiders’ attempts at feeding the fire that we seek to extinguish. It is concerning to see third parties acting so quickly to further this conflict.” Time and time again do I constantly hear people taking responsibility for somebody's actions as if they are nothing. Time and time again do I see little ever achieved, for it is commonly used as an excuse to have them amongst you without repercussion or consequence. I do not care if you have taken it under your wing, Karyssmov Faroe, his associates and creations are all damned to the void. I feel pity for you as you clearly cannot see the evil and foul deeds they have commit. When will the lesson be learned, you cannot reason with the dead and beings most foul. You cannot alter a demons most primitive way of thinking, it is in their blood and nature to consume and attack the innocent. They are beings of chaos and no matter what fancy cloth you cover it up in, they will still be the same when he has placed buds of wool over your eyes. Descendants were, have been and still are being harmed by him and his associates, it has now become commonplace to see children bear the curse of his deleterious deeds. I swear to GOD, I will not stop until justice is found for the lives he has taken in order to fuel his creations, experiments and existence. Comparing your goals to that of the Ascended is nothing to gloat over. If history has taught us anything, it is that the Ascended are utterly useless. They no longer fit for purpose. You both seek to stop world-ending events yet turn a blind eye to the beings which have caused destruction, famine and death so many times. You violate your very tenants and instruments of your foundation. I do recall the tale, when there was a portal near to cloud temple docks a few realms past. Instead of destroying this portal the Ascended instead wanted to open it either through sheer idiocy or lust for importance again. Anywho, they ended up bringing great death and destruction on our kin for when they opened this portal, the demon, Gazardiel, was unleashed. The Ascended have only themselves to blame, they care not for humanity and instead spend the majority of their time committing degenerate acts in the Sutican square, constantly trying to grasp at importance again. The threat threat and bounty against my person simple exemplifies everything I have stated about demons and their most primitive instinct. You claim that this was not published by those amongst you, however when you harbour so many foul creatures who seem to keep so many secrets from you, who could know? This is a consequence of accepting these beasts into your own ranks and expecting us to show them the same respect we do our brothers and sisters. It is clear the members of your order do not follow your tenants and goal as they continue to threaten our stability and existence. “Wretched pathetic old fool, you are already corrupt and have been since you foolishly took up the very position we gave you. You are our pawn, our plaything and you knew this all along.. But why tell you this? Why reveal that you are an insignificant insect? Because you have outlived your usefulness to the great thirst. Perhaps they too will receive this threat and they may not even question your devotion to GOD but let it be known apostate that we know what you are just as you know what we are. Let it be known that we are your neighbors, your brothers, your sisters, we are the guards that protect your cities and the servants that serve your very households.” You must be kidding if you think I should take this threat seriously, you are most likely one man who has many fantasies which he can never fulfill. You have absolutely no authority, power or importance within this realm. You gave me no position was my position was earned and given to me by the High Pontiff, who is so free from your deceitful and beady eyes. The populace of Renatus can attest, I have earned my position through hard work and effort, not by posting dozens of cryptic messages demanding respect hiding behind masks and hoods for fear of being ousted, like you do. You call me insignificant yet you never show your face in the public, for if I am so insignificant why do you bother yourself over me, for I am merely a small insect, no? If I have outlived my usefulness to you, then end me. In your pathetic attempt at a threat, you called me an apostate. If I was to serve your will or was selected by you for my usefulness, why would you pick a apostate to do your bidding. Or is this you attempting to seem relevant yet again. I will not allow this baseless threat to disrupt my devotion for GOD. You claim to be my neighbors, brothers, sisters and guards yet have to publicise your hatred for me, surely this could’ve been done at a meeting with your followers instead of forewarning me of your intentions or perhaps this is because you are not a group of people… but only one with many fantasies. “Those who bring us the false man of Godani known as Zachery shall be rewarded with the sum of two thousand minas. Should the false prophet declare a larger sum as counter we will pay twice the offered sum for such is the length of our influence and such is our power. Those who question our motives should look to the rotten empire that struggles to keep itself alive and realize the futility of such questions, we do not hide what we are but the empire of the false man hides their true nature under the false light of the sun. Bring him to us and we shall show you the lies, we shall reveal to all what this creature truly is and expose the empire for the corrupting blight that it despises so much.” You have made your intentions quite clear, you wish for my death for exposing your masters and doing me duty to GOD. I invite you to try this yourself or are you too scared to show your face. You previously claimed you had people amongst us, you tried to scare me into believing your followers were everywhere and yet you are practically begging for somebody to follow this bounty of a measly 2000 minas. If you had such devout followers or soldiers then why would you need to create a public bounty, why would you even need to pay them? Perhaps it is because you have nobody and are hoping for the greedy sinner or fellow-demon to do you wishes, not out of respect for your ideals but for the measly mina. You are a joke and expose your own inability in this pathetic attempt at a threat. DEUS VULT DEUS MAGNUS

“You cannot claim innocence whilst amongst your ranks is a thing who still pursues his demonic desires, who still curses unborn children and the like.” said Archbishop Zachery.

“About time for a crusade, I think.” said Archbishop Zachery, entirely unphased by the irrelevant group. “I’ve had three assassination attempts on myself already, I think I can withstand a few petty cultist upset I exposed their masters.”

Zachery spoke with many a people.

((I said at the bottom of the thread if you had problems to message me on discord and not clutter my thread with ooc responses. However, all of these screenshots are drawings/sketches, as is mentioned several times in the thread. I do not know the names of everybody involved in rp so it would make more logical sense to include pictures. It is not metagaming to include pictures of peoples skins. If it is metagaming then the gms should be searching through all of the forums banning every single person who has posted a single screenshot or picture of somebodies skin in an rp thread. Every image taken of a city with shaders, every wanted poster, you propose all these players should be banned. It is not metagaming to show a picture of the people I am trying to warn people about in roleplay. If you have further issues contact me on discord OldTortoise#0939.

☩ Inter Daemones Written by ARCHBISHOP ZACHERY Humanity lay in troubling times as most cities remain in a constant state of alertness, their eyes fixated upon the roads for any sight of highwaymen. Though the majority do not forget mass or their faith, the constant attacks from pagan raevirs have distracted them. During these troubling times, creatures of the occult and demonic have been able to worm their way into our cities through disguises. Some have gained the trust of our fellow man through deceptive tactics, other hide in armours. It is come to the attention of the Archdiocese of Rhodesia that Karyssmov Faroe and his demonic creations have taken up sanctuary on the borderlands, here they entrap men and women for meals and experiments. This report will contain detailed descriptions and information pertaining to these demons, I would advise reading the previous report on Karyssmov written by Archbishop Humpfrey which will be pinned below. TABLE OF CONTENTS Vallis Solis Demonic creations Infiltrating Humanity The Sentinels The Opinion of the Ascended Persons of Interest Conclusion VALLIS SOLIS Vallis Solis is the settlement far south of the Imperial City of Helena, located on the border regions of Arcas. It contains farms, small cottages, locked caves and a large keep. This Keep contains a large hall to which bears a quartz throne, similar to the one shown in the first report written by Humpfrey. Above this throne sits a large banner, the sigil of the Sentinels, the blue plated armour fellows who helped us leave Atlas, to which I will delve into later in this report. Whilst scouting this settlement I saw plenty of these Sentinels alongside golems, demonic entity and Karyssmov himself, however he is now red with horns. There were hidden compartments in this fortress which are have heavy locks to prevent access, there was also a cave in this settlement which contained another pool of blood. I looked around for a little while before being spotted by one of his demons and subsequently chased out of the town and down the river alongside their settlement. The cave I mentioned has now been boarded up as if it had never existed. I fear this settlement will be much like Arberrang, a base to which they conduct their occult ceremonies, gorging themselves on the flesh of men and recruiting more to their cause, all under the guise of an innocent settlement. Below are several sketches from informants and my own expeditions. Below are sketches drawn from a scouting mission when the fortress was still in the early stages of construction, this is when I saw Karyssmov and the Sentinels who feigned neutrality. DEMONIC CREATIONS It is well known that demonic creatures are a great threat to the stability of mankind, their existence an affront to GOD himself. Demons can take all kinds of forms to infiltrate our cities to sow dissent and doubt, they may appear as a red bird-like creature with giant winds or they might appear with horns. As seen in the past, Iblees took the form of man to lead Horen into greed by offering him riches and gold, so it is imperative that we cast out the demons and their creators from our society. Throughout this investigation it has been confirmed that Karyssmov was granted the ability to turn mortal human beings into demons, he can even curse unborn children to be born like himself. He has been granted this ability by Iblees himself, as who else could he gain such evil power from? These demons are called ‘Naztherak’ and ‘Inferi’. Naztherak are gargantuan creatures who have immense physical power, able to hovering high above the ground from their winds and breath fire which corrupts the flesh on your very bones. They take upon many different forms and colours. Some people believe exemptions should be made to demons because ‘they are good’. I rebuke this claim as no demon is good, they are inherently bad due to their very nature. It is in the nature of a demon to feast on the flesh of men and to create chaos. They should not be allowed to gain a foothold in our grand Empire for they will always be bad and evil, created through vile sin as servants of Iblees himself. Below is a drawing of a Naztherak spotted on the main road of Belvitz in Atlas. INFILTRATING HUMANITY We all know demons exist and use a variety of disguises in order to infiltrate our cities or gain sympathy. For far too long have they been profiting on our pity and blind eyes. It has come to my attention that Karyssmov and his demons adorn a variety of different armours in order to get into cities and lure people out to feast upon. They own several stalls throughout Atlas which they use to fund their demonic activities, one of which is in Adria which now faces eviction. I urge all of humanity and respective nation owners, if you know any individual pictured or named in this report, evict any and all property they own. To knowingly allow demons to take the hard earned mina and goods from our people is a great sin to which condemns your soul to the void, for you aid Iblees himself. It has come to my attention that Karyssmov and his associates run a alcohol company named ‘Faroevian Drinks’. I believe this company supplies various taverns throughout Atlas with beverages and the like. Even more worrisome, I have unearthed a disturbing truth regarding a tavern within our own Empire. The tavern in Adria which is ran by Lithren, somebody who Karyssmov cursed at birth, receives these drinks from this company. Lithren does not pay for the drinks from the company, instead she recieves them for free! This should bring great concern to the populace of Adria for they have drank drinks provided by a demon for free. Who knows what poison or demonic rituals he has performed with them. I urge people to not drink from this tavern until Lithren destroys all alcohol stocks and finds another supplier. Anybody found to be in business with the Faroevian Drinks company would face the punishment of funding demonic activities. THE SENTINELS Throughout this investigation, the same people were continuously cropping up as people of importance in relation to Karyssmov. Not much is known about them however they were first seen after we passed through the door at Last Hope and into the icey maze. They constructed us a ship in their dock and helped the Emperor defeat the Red Vaeyl in their fortress. However it can be revealed at long last, these people are in fact supporters or demons of Karyssmov in disguise to hide from identification. I have spent much of my time scouting and spying on Vallis Solis and have found these individuals helping Karyssmov and his servants construct their settlement, now perhaps I could mistake this for them being neutral and helping people rebuild their home. It can in fact be revealed that this is far from the case. Demons cannot survive without flesh or descendants to gorge themselves on, nor can they create more without us, that is why they let us use their boat. Karyssmov himself has put on this armour to infiltrate Adria to speak with a being who he cursed at birth. Other people in this uniform have been found buying stalls in various settlements throughout Atlas in order to fund their demonic activities. These individuals are shown above in the drawing, helping him construct the fortress to which they will conduct their foul deeds within. They have also been seen in another set of armour, in order to worm their way into our society to tear us apart and feed on our exposed flesh. These individuals should be considered dangerous and kill on sight due to their very nature. The armour hides their identity thus they should be considered amongst Karyssmovs demonic creations until proven otherwise. They are regardless associates of his and assist him in his foul deeds. THE OPINION OF THE ASCENDED During one of my interviews with a source, Elvira Naromis was named as a relative of Karyssmov, naturally I traveled to Sutica in order to speak with her and alert the Ascended that he was active yet again. However I was dumbstruck to discover she had already known this, they knew his location, his fellow demons, everything that I have listed here yet failed to alert anybody. Not only did they fail to alert anybody, they failed to do anything either. She claimed Karyssmov is on a path of redemption and attempted to make excuses for the sins of his past, which he has not yet atoned for. She claimed it is no longer the job of the Ascended to defend the descendant races from dark mages, unnatural beings and devilry, instead it was their task to prevent world-end events. However history has shown us, organisations based on this purpose never succeed as no aengul or daemon can alter the path GOD has set for us. I rebuke all claims that demons can atone for their sins or turn to a path of piety and righteousness. Demons are inherently evil by nature, it is in their very blood. They thrive off creating chaos and praying off the sick and vulnerable. The only way they thrive is by tricking us into feeling pity where none should be felt. It saddens me greatly to see the Ascended turn a blind eye to these vile demons who threaten our stability and existence. The Ascended have outlived their purpose and if they are caught in defence of these vile demons, should be considered associates and punished accordingly. There are rumours also circulating that members of the Ascended were spotted feasting in a tavern alongside a known Frost Witch. ----- ADDITION ----- Alas, as I continue to investigate Vallis Solis, I happened upon a house besides their fortress. After having forced entry into this house I explored and found an underground library with large storage capability. As I continued to explore I found my way upstairs to find two vacant rooms and one taken by a woman named ‘Eris’.I continued to look around and I was truly shocked to find Elvira had the master bedroom of this house! Truly it is a sad day when the Ascended are shacked up with demons, co-existing with creatures of which they are supposed to destroy. The Ascended are hereby found to be in league with Karyssmov and his demons and should be punished accordingly. I urge the Emperor to banish all members of Elvira’s order from the Empire for they have shown they favour demons over mortals. I also urge the leaders of Sutica to cast out these people before they bring danger to their city. PERSONS OF INTEREST Here is a list of people who are currently confirmed followers of Karyssmov Faroe, they should be considered extremely dangerous and I advise caution when faced with them. CONCLUSION To conclude, demonic entities roam among us. There are many unfortunate people who have been cursed by demonic powers. I urge all of the realm to cast out all those listed above, for they dangerous to the Empire's stability. Should you have any additional information regarding these foul beings, come to either myself or the Ministry of Magic. If you are one of the children cursed by Karyssmov, I urge you to visit me in Helena so you may recieve blessings. I also urge you to read the previous report written about these demons. https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/177365-a-priests-report-demons-of-arberrang/ ((If you have a problem with anything said here, contact me on discord and do not clutter this thread with OOC supplies. All of the information gained here has been gathered 100% in roleplay, I’ve spent weeks investigating this inrp and speaking with many different people.))

Archbishop Zachery cracks his fingers, preparing for yet another crusade against Norland.

“The King is taking money from beggars?” asked Zachery.

Archbishop Zachery smiles as he reads the herald, recovering from his broken leg.

Meanwhile Zachery continues to write his report concerning his attempted robbery and assault, once complete he would hand it over to the Dragon Knights!

“Your City clerk and his associate tried to rob me of church funds and then beat me with batons when I refused, all because they accused me of kidnapping somebody who even came and told them I never did such an act.” said Archbishop Zachery as he read the letter in his bed, recovering from the beating he had recieved.

“Send me a bird immediately.” said Zachery.

Archbishop Zachery’s concerns continue to grow as he mounts his horse and makes way to Curon with great haste!

Archbishop Zachery gathers his belongings and makes for Curon with great haste!

THE DEATH OF THE REIVERS A realistic depiction of the “‘Clown’ Lonan Daemyr “The Black” NO BANDITS, NO REIVERS, NO SCRUBS ============================================================================== Scribed upon the 12th of Sun’s Smile 1707 ===================================================================== By the actions of the Imperial Legion, the “Clown” Lonan Daemyr “The Black” has been put to death within the confines of the Renatian crownlands. This interesting development occurred as the Imperial Legion was enjoying the fruitful company of their many women and jesters along the roadside after a fortuitous venture of patrolling. During this time of laughter and celebration, the unsightly Daemyr sallied forth, approaching the Imperial Legion with a band of Reivers, unfit for me a noble scribe to record as soldiers. The powerful Imperial Legion did not give the Bandits any mind, continuing to enjoy their food as well as women until the very moment the rally assaulted the Imperial Legion. The Daemyr charged in after cowering behind his troops for a time and was defeated easily by an Archbishop. Lonan Daemyr “the Black” cowardly show of insufficient martial prowess demoralized his company of Reivers and they were slaughtered by the blade, or through a mere stroke of luck ran wounded and with a fearful look in their eyes. After the encounter, the victorious Imperial Legion were suddenly rushed by an army many times larger than their own, but with valiant blades and strong wills they hacked through the masses and emerged victorious with little fatalities. After coming from the battled unscathed, The Archbishop grabbed the sobbing Reiver by the wet of his ears and dragged him all the way to Helena. Upon the high throne of the Emperor Antonius Horen, the Reivers neck was slit and he bled his diseased blood across the carpets. With fear in his eyes (which have a long and unsightly distance between them) and beads of sweat forming upon his prematurely receding hairline. Suddenly the room burst aflame and the victorious Imperial Legion scaled down the wall side guided by the powerful Mr Sniffles. Upon their landing, the many women of Renatus, both married and unmarried, threw cheers of joy and swooned upon the walls as their hearts felt a tug of admiration directed towards the powerful Imperial Legion. Seeing this all men within the confines of the Renatian citadel fell to their knees and wept bitterly, for the uprisal of all days had been done. And so was written a tale of legend known to all millennia born upon this day. The brave Imperial Legion has found their mark upon history for all ages to come. [!] Marked upon the bottom of the notice is a fingerprint of the “Clown” Lonan Daemyr “The Black” in his sacrilegious blood,a mark of verification of the events claimed to have occured today. §6.5 If you are downed, you may only /d20 if the victor states you may. ○ Using the /d20 command to escape capture is counted as suicide and will result in a PK. @Cya

Zachery informs Archbishop Caius to investigate these adultery accusations! @Papa Liam

“I knew it!” shouted Ted!