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Jarrack Devereux of the Kingdom of Curon signs at the bottom of the treaty.

Jarrack Devereux of Curon signs with a swift stroke of his pen, followed by the use of the royal imprint ring of Curon, leaving the red wax seal a etching of the roaring bear. “Ave Curon, Ave Imperia.”

~ Vassalage Agreement of Suffolk and Devereux ~ Written and confirmed on the 9th of the Grand Harvest, 1703 Edward Suffolk, Patriarch of House of Suffolk and Wilhelm Karl Devereux, Patriarch of House of Devereux, on behalf of their respective houses, vassals and all the estates they command, have met in Cyrilsburg City, and agreed upon terminating the “Treaty of Pembrokeshire and Order of Ursus” dated 22nd first seed 1680 and upholding the following articles, above all laws, legislations and agreements, on this day and all the days to follow: Obligations of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk ARTICLE I - The Patriarch of the House of Suffolk recognizes and accepts the Patriarch of the House of Devereux as his overlord and his estates as a part of the federation of estates lorded by the Patriarch of the House of Devereux, providing his eternal fealty to Patriarch of House Devereux and Curonian throne. ARTICLE II - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures to defend the property, rights, subjects, lands, estates, laws and courts of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux against internal and external threats alike, with all the might the House of Suffolk can muster. ARTICLE III - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures to retain armed levies on their expense in their estates befitting their noble status to assist the military campaigns of the House of Devereux or discharge monetary compensation to the House of Devereux to contribute to their retained armed levies. ARTICLE IV - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures to uphold Lex Curonia and take no action with the purpose of violating Lex Curonia or the interest of the House of Devereux. ARTICLE V - The House of Suffolk and their vassals accepts and acknowledges that any treaties they may execute outside of Curon, concerning war or military alliances, requires the prior ratification of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux to become effective. ARTICLE VI - The Patriarch of the House of Suffolk accepts to take the Curonic oath of fealty to the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. Upon the death of either the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk or the Patriarch of the House of Devereux, the new Patriarch will appear in court at the first opportunity to reaffirm the oath. The oath is defined as: “I, [Name and title], swear fealty to Curonia, House Devereux, and the Ducal Throne of Curon. I shall serve as a loyal vassal to the patriarch of House Devereux and Duke of Curon, from this moment until death. My house shall be bound to House Devereux as its vassal for all of posterity. My sword is his to command. My house is his to protect, and my banners are his to summon. I shall uphold the Virtues of Curonia, and live beneath the eternal guidance of our Paragons and the light of our God. The Green Tide Rises, for we stand as one. Ave Curonia.” ARTICLE VII - The House of Suffolk and their vassals accepts and acknowledges that they may not declare war or raids or participate to wars or raids without the permission of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. ARTICLE VIII - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures that, no member of the House of Devereux and the Curonian Council will be arrested without the orders of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, and the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk will give this order only if the member in question presents danger and needs to be restrained before appearing before the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the above situation occurs and the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk is not present to give a written arrest order, members of the Suffonian Privy Council may ask the related party to leave the demesne of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk until such a time the situation can be brought to the attention of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the said related party refuses to leave and poses an immediate threat to lives of those around him, that related party may be detained befitting his status to be immediately presented to the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. Obligations of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux ARTICLE IX - The House Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that Pembroke City and all other estates of the House of Suffolk are property of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, without prejudice to land ownership legislations under Lex Curonia for the lands to be acquired in Curon. ARTICLE X - If the House of Suffolk loses their land for any reason, if asked for, the Patriarch of House Devereux shall host the House of Suffolk and their levies until sufficient land ((75x75 blocks)) becomes available to be gifted to the House of Suffolk. ARTICLE XI - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, including and not being limited to the lands and estates of the House Suffolk, outside of the personal demesne of the Patriarch of the House Devereux, including the estates of his vassals, all servants, subjects, members and vassals of the House Suffolk are strictly subject to Suffonian Law, as resolved by the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, above all other laws. ARTICLE XII - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, every person, entity or creature who can demonstrate that they are a personal subject of the House of Devereux on the personal lands and estates of the House of Suffolk and their vassals, will be tried by tribunals or judges as appointed by the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, under Curonian Law, except for the members of the House of Devereux and their titled lord vassals, who are to be presented to Curonian courts for judgement. ARTICLE XIII - Without prejudice to Article XII above, the House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, every person, entity or creature on the personal lands and estates of the House of Suffolk and their vassals, are strictly subject to Suffonian Law, as resolved by the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, above all other laws. ARTICLE XIV - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, all servants, subjects, members and vassals of the House of Suffolk are strictly under the command of the Patriarch of House of Suffolk and his appointed legates, regardless of the services they might provide to the House of Devereux. ARTICLE XV - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, all servants, subjects, members and vassals of the House of Suffolk will follow the Suffonian dressing and behavior etiquettes, as resolved by the Patriarch of the House Suffolk, regardless of the services they might provide to the House of Devereux. ARTICLE XVI - The House of Devereux pledges, accepts and ensures to defend the property, rights, subjects, lands and estates of the Patriarch of House of Suffolk against internal and external threats alike, with all the might the House of Devereux can muster. ARTICLE XVII - The House of Devereux pledges, accepts and ensures that, no member of the House of Suffolk will be arrested without the written orders of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux, and the Patriarch of the House Devereux will give this order only if the member in question presents danger and needs to be restrained before appearing before a court headed by the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the above situation occurs and the Patriarch of the House of Devereux is not present to give a written arrest order, members of the Curonic Council may ask the related member of the House of Suffolk to leave the demesne of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux until such a time the situation can be brought to the attention of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the said member of the House of Suffolk refuses to leave and poses an immediate threat to lives of those around him, that member of the House of Suffolk may be detained befitting his noble status to be immediately presented to the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. ~ Signed and Sealed by ~ Wilhelm Karl Devereux, Patriarch of the House of Devereux, Edward Suffolk, Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, Witnessed by Signatures and Seals of Jarrack Devereux, heir of the House of Devereux, Lord James George Suffolk,

Aragon stamps the wax seal of the House Silversteed, and writes below each new applicants piece. "I Ser Aragon Silversteed. Count of Arbor, Duke of Umbra, Knight of the Realm and Lord Paramount of House Silversteed hereby declare the above applicants all accepted citizens of Arbor. Citizenship, and all its benefits and expectations are herein applied to yee."

Aragon stamps his wax seal into the new applicant's post, and writes below "Accepted! Come to Arbor and we can get you settled in" He looks over the application once more . "Senate hm? More competition for the next election then!"

Aragon Silversteed stamps with his wax seal each of the new applications. "Accepted! Please come to Arbor so you can be given full citizenship, and free housing" He writes below the stamp.

Writes on each of the new applicant's posts "Accepted! Welcome to Arbor." Aragon stamps the bottom corner with the wax seal of his ring, the imprint of a grand Tree~

Writes on each applicants sign up "Accepted! Those of you joining the guard, report to a ranking officer in Arbor. Welcome to the Legion. Ave Arbor." He presses his wax seal on the applications, then seals it, handing it off to Alma for storing in the archives.

Aragon Silversteed writes in response to each of the applicants. "Accepted. Please head to the city, meet with our steward or head Acquisitioner to be set up. Ave Arbor."

I, Lord Aragon Silversteed, Baron of Arbor, Lord Paramount of House Silversteed, Lord of Pinefall, Lord of Azeron, Warden of the South and Knight of the Realm, do sign this treaty, and swear that Arbor shall uphold it until such time it falters~ Glory to Arbor, Glory to Renatus, Glory to his Majesty Aurelius, and my God be with us~ ((signed))

Writes on each of the new applicant's posts "Accepted, welcome to Arbor." ~The seal of the Baron of Arbor would be engraved in wax at the bottom of the written reply~

Writes on each of the new applicant's posts "Accepted! Welcome to Arbor. Those who wish to undergo the trials, find a Warden, or myself to administer them for you. Those in need of housing, speak to a steward, or myself."

Stamps the sign up letter with his official seal as lord of House Silversteed. "Accepted, speak to the first captain you meet within Arbor, suit up. Welcome to the Black Guard.

Writes on each of the new applicant's posts "Accepted, come to Arbor, and those joining the Black Guard legion, report for duty to the first officer you meet." He stamps both signups with the official seal of his bloodline.

Aragon writes on the post. "Accepted into the Black Guard. Welcome trooper."