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“Oh shit on a shingle!” Renilde’s eyes were wide as saucer plates as she skimmed the missive herself, she being a Novellen, though it never was part of the reason that she came to rule the Commonwealth. She was quick to share this news with her counselors, and urged them to abide by this new set of circumstances.

“Why is it bloody, I wonder…” Renilde added the event to her schedule.

Renilde was engrossed with the retelling of her younger life’s history, wrapped up in the narrative by the young lady who’d interviewed her a few years prior. “This is my favorite retelling thus far. This will be added to the archives, av.” Later that evening, the Queen of the Petra could have been seen sitting with her granddaughter Catriona and her son Paul, rereading the exposé to them with practiced theatrics. They seemed to be enjoying their time together, those three generations huddled closely against one another on a sofa in a parlor. Renilde, despite all she had lost from then and now, was finally, in that singular moment, satisfied.

Renilde gulped, now being the sole guardian to the young Catriona of the Petra. She prepared to tell the news to her granddaughter, that her one remaining parent, too, had met their end and that they loved her more than life itself.

– WRIT of INHERITANCE, 1942 – Issued and averred by Her Majesty RENILDE THE FIRST Atstana de Regne Petrère 87 TO THE PEOPLE OF THE PETRA, Under Article IV, Chapter I of our Commonwealth’s constitution, the succession to the Throne of Garmont is selective by nature. Each reigning Sovereign is to legally designate their successor, and it is through this instrument that I seek to do so. With the passing of my beloved daughter and previous heir, the Archduchess of Vallagne, Winifred Adalia, I must now officially declare who shall take the mantle when the time comes for my own reign’s conclusion. Within the Constitution of the Commonwealth, the Salvian Inheritance directs that the heir may be chosen by the reigning Sovereign and that it shall be their duty to designate their successor from amongst the direct bloodline of Paul Salvian. Originally having chosen my daughter, Princess Winifred, I have decided that it is only appropriate for the inheritance of my father’s land and titles to follow down the line that our former Archduchess of Vallagne had left behind. Therefore, I hereby declare that Princess Catherine Arabella of the Petra [@Zaerie], my granddaughter, be officially named as the heir to the Commonwealth of the Petra. Her mother’s title, that of the title to the heir of the Throne of Garmont, the Archduchy of Vallagne, shall also thus be bestowed upon her. May the young Princess grow under the guidance of myself, the River Council, the Church, and those of the Petra. BY MY CROWN AND FOR MY PEOPLE, Her Majesty, RENILDE I Queen of the Commonwealth of the Petra

crazy that things like this have to be said again and again :(

– THE HEARTLANDER ACCORD – 6th of Sigismund’s End, 1941 For too long, the Heartlands have been a divided people all working toward the single minded goal that is survival of one’s realm. War has plagued the Heartlands for decades, and it is only now, as we’ve finally settled into our new homeland of Aevos, that we have come together as a singular consciousness to protect our respective territories and cultures that reside within the Heartlands. As the Heartlandic Canonist realms of the Commonwealth of the Petra, the League of Veletz, the United Kingdom of Aaun, and the Kingdom of Numendil agree to the establishment of efficacious relations with one another with the intention of protecting their sovereign lands from external interference. ARTICLE I - SOVEREIGNTY The Commonwealth of the Petra, the League of Veletz, the Kingdom of Aaun and the Kingdom of Numendil, henceforth referred to as ‘the signatories,’ recognize each other’s realms as independent lands ruled by their respective leaders, and will make no attempt to subvert those authorities governing them. ARTICLE II - TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES The signatories agree to acknowledge their declared borders and to not encroach on the land claims of the others within the Heartlander Accord. Maps of territorial claims included in individual pacts between realms. ARTICLE III - DEFENSE The signatories shall adhere to a strict pact of non-aggression with each other, and will not incite conflict between the signatories. No signatory of this accord will provide military or economic aid to powers hostile to any of the other signatories. Lastly, each signatory vows to help one another during times of war where they are being aggressed upon by external entities. The signatories shall strive to organize joint military exercises to train their respective armies. The frequency of this shall be, or at least once every calendar year. The aim of this is to foster a spirit of comradery between the respective signatories, and to allow for ease of cooperation in the event of war. ARTICLE IV - PASSAGE The signatories shall allow free passage to each other’s civilians to be able to travel between their respective territories, under the law of all signatories. Additionally, the signatories pledge not to allow the armies or warbands of third party belligerents to move across the territories which they have settled to attack the other. When entering a settlement of another signatory, it is at the discretion of the respective settlement whether or not to confiscate the arms of the travelers from one or more of the other signatories. However, if such occurs, the settlement in question must take special care to take note of this and ensure that all weapons confiscated are returned to their respective owners upon exiting. Those members of a signatory unwilling to hand over their weapons in such a scenario are to be allowed to leave the territory of said signatory. Should they be willing to hand over their arms for entry, or return unarmed, they may be permitted entry to the settlement they were first unwilling to disarm for to gain entry within. ARTICLE V - VIOLATIONS In a case where any signatory should be found by the others to be in violation of this pact, all articles shall remain in effect for the next year while the signatories search for a diplomatic resolution. ARTICLE VI - DURATION The articles treaty shall remain in effect between the signatories for a duration of ten years, after which time the parties may choose to either renew it with each other’s mutual consent or otherwise renegotiate its provisions. SIGNED, O SAINTE RÈGNE PETRÉRE HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Renilde I, by the Grace of GOD, Queen of the Petra, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Countess of Temesch and Moere, Baroness of Garmont, Valfleur, Vallagne-en-Petra, and of the Phoenixspire, Protector of the Meadows, Defender of Liberty HIS GRACE, Germanicus of the House van Aert, Captain-General of the League of Veletz, Duke of Middelan, First Citizen, Protector of Midlanders, Defender of Dumacracy In the name of His Majesty, Edmund II of Aaun, HIS HIGHNESS, Heinrich II von Alstreim, Prince of Merryweather and the Rhine, Landgrave of Alstreim, Baron of Corwinsburg, Lord of Blackwater, Lord Vandalore 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 of the Archangel Michael, Knight of the Realm

“Wow she actually did it… hope it all works out for you, good Tar. I'm here for it!” Renilde grimaced, putting the missive aside to refer back to it later.

stop raiding plz

– CONDEMNING BOUNTIES on NUNS – Issued and averred by Her Majesty RENILDE THE FIRST in the year of our Lord 1939 BY THE ORDER OF HER MAJESTY, RENILDE I OF THE PETRA, The recent bounties on all nuns of the land is hereby condemned. Any within the Petra that acts on such bounties shall be treated as a criminal acting against the church. These bounties are not to stand, and hold no legal authority within the Commonwealth, nor were they ordered by the Crown or the Petran Government. It seems that I must remind those of Aevos of our duty to the Church, and the standing that they hold. While these reports of poisonings are concerning, there is no reason to blame the whole of the Sisters of Canondom, condemn them all to death, or accuse every nun of assault on innocents. These concerns should be brought directly to the Church, or the governments where the incidents occur so that their respective leaders may confer with the Church to investigate the incidents and decide on a course of action together. This will be investigated and dealt with through proper channels, Petra shall not sit idly while our citizens are poisoned and attacked, but vagabonds being sent to slaughter all nuns is not a just course of action. Bounty hunters beware, this bounty is hereby condemned. All that kill a nun in reaction to this bounty will be tried for MURDER. BY MY CROWN AND FOR MY PEOPLE, Her Majesty, RENILDE I Queen of the Commonwealth of the Petra

Disbelieving the words before her very eyes, the Queen of the Petra rushed to le Orateur's office, where a righteous response was tactfully penned.

"The Theonuses are just exemplary citizens and Peers to our realm," The Queen of the Petra mused over coffee and brandy with her best pal Sir Laurens Halcourt, casting a sly smile at him over the rim of her cup. "... Anyway, how's Artois and Brasca doing?" @Chorale__

"My poor girl," the Queen of advanced age sat at Winifred's bedside day and night, holding her hand, and murmuring fervent prayers in an attempt to revive her heir.

The letter is returned posthaste to Sir Philip Tiberian of Stassion, it being delivered by a young blond man who expected compensation for his deed - and wouldn't relinquish the letter until he was paid as such! The letter was much less formal than the noble knight's, yet held an air of familiarity befitting a good friend more than a former colleague. Sir Philip, Though your time on my River Council was far too brief, the impact you made in kickstarting the Riverguard was a tremendous. You left the military in good hands, and not a complaint has been said about the way you departed; the office was neat and the paperwork was done and filed. I thank you for your commendations, them being incredibly humbling each time I think of what I've overcome in this life, and during my reign. I hope to see you again soon, my friend. Be sure to venture out of that castle atop Fredericksburg every now and again to visit your old friend Renilde. You've my respect for life. Signed, HRM, Renilde I of the Petra

THE WALK TO THE SEA On the 8th of Owyn’s Flame, in the year Our Lord 1937 By the UNITY OF MIND of the GOVERNMENT in PETRA, serving always CHIVALRY, LIBERTY and JUSTICE, the ARCHDUCHESS does affirm this MISSIVE under the ALDTREE Concerning THE SOUTHERN PILGRIMAGE of 1937 TO THE CITIZENS OF THE PETRA, I write this to you today not in my capacity as Archduchess, but as a child of GOD. A sinner who has led a flawed life, one full of regret and strife. It is no secret that I am a flawed woman, and that I have made many mistakes over the years. I inherited the title of Archduchess when I had just barely celebrated my thirteenth summer. The responsibility laden upon me at such an early age and the frivolities of my youth led me into sin. It is for those past mistakes that I have sought penance from the Holy Mother Church, that I might receive a renewed mandate and be reborn as the ruler of a proud and prosperous realm. And thus, at the behest of the Holy Mother Church, I walked to the sea. Clothed in rags and bearing a metallic ball symbolic of my spiritual burden, I traveled on pilgrimage from Vallagne to the southern coast that I might seek my redemption, to wash away the mistakes of the past to be reborn anew under the watchful gaze of my people. You too have walked with me, watching as I humbled myself in the sight of GOD and became one with the mud of the earth from which we came. For as I am a servant unto GOD, I am also a servant unto the Commonwealth and unto my people. What we have built over the last decade, we have built together with common purpose. While a gazelle may be able to run from the moment it is born, the sons and daughters of Horen must first learn how to walk. The Petran people have overcome the odds to arise from the ashes of the Phoenix Cycle and build something new for ourselves. We have risen from the calamity of the Petran Civil War to become a bastion of prosperity in the Meadowlands, and a pillar of stability within the Heartlands. Now born again, I shall take up the mantle of Queen of the Petra as I rise from these waters. I will be anointed as such by our Holy Father, the High Pontiff, to reflect our growth as both a realm and as a people. Like a shepherd, I shall defend them. And like a lioness, I shall provide for them. I shall carry Owyn’s Flame in my heart and support the Holy Mother Church when called to do so, in word, in deed, and if need be by the sword as GOD commands me. This road has been long, but it is not yet over. I look forward to walking this path for many years to come, hand in hand with the people of the Commonwealth. O SAINTE RÈGNE PETRÉRE HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Renilde I, by the Grace of GOD, Queen of the Petra, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Countess of Temesch and Moere, Baroness of Garmont, Valfleur, Vallagne-en-Petra, and of the Phoenixspire, Protector of the Meadows, Defender of Liberty

can you believe the ferrymen made the MRP rules

"That's my kid!" Renilde rang the bell at the top of the Furnestock Hale to signal the joyous news to the masses!

“I fuckin’ hate those assholes. All the idiots of Gwendel’s brood know nothing about how to traverse this world with an inch of decency. Kill them and be done, for it will be better for everyone else in this life.” The Archduchess of the Petra licked her finger, shaking her head and flipping to the next missive in her stack for the day.

"Ah, yes, the kid forgot to mention her 'Tio's' willingness to disseminate threats to leaders of prosperous nations on behalf of dead, useless, idiotic princes of irrelevant schism states who do nothing but perpetuate their own importance from the least-human corner of this side of Aevos," the aging Archduchess could go on, and probably did, over hot tea with Sir Laurens. @Chorale__

"I KNEW SHE COULD DO IT! YOU GO, COUSIN!" Renilde contacted the Vallagne's locksmith for a new key of the city to be forged.

“These statistics are very interesting…” The Archduchess went over the results of the votes with the Theonus lady, Kirsa, enchanted by the outcome of the race for a seat on her Round Table.

“Lurin is very mellow; I enjoy that about them.” Renilde signs the document with her own signature, and passes it back to her Vice Chanzlé to complete the publication of the pact. “Thank you, Sir Nicolas!” @Etow

“This girl is so brave,” told Renilde those at the Grand Bureau meeting as they discussed the legitimacy of Estrid’s forming of her house.

Renilde felt a swell of pride in her chest, knowing she’d caused the entire debacle across Canondom, yet for the right reasons. “It is only right. It is the only way for the pact to be binding - legally!” Renilde smiles from her lounge in the Citadel over dinner with her children Winifred and Paul, and looked forward to being present at the swearing of both the King of Haense and Duke of Adria.

"My head is pounding." Renilde cried into a tissue.