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Tristan Adelin de Rennes parses over the proclamation. He goes for his pen, writing to his brother Jean @LithiumSedai.
"There's an old saying in Whitespire — I know it's in Merryweather, probably in Whitespire — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
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Tristan sends a letter to Father Jean @LithiumSedai. It reads:
”Dearest brother, I have noted some concerning similarities between the Stassie’s hyperinflation of their own primitive currency and their actions regarding ancient titles. A debasement in the economy and in morals, it seems. Yours, T.”
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1 minute ago, Marshi said:
Ottavia I of Pompourelia, Princess of Stassion, Duchess of the Lowlands, Vienne, Lorraine, and Furnestock, Margravine of the Westermarch, Baroness of Renzfeld and Montfort, Lady of Fredericksburg bursted into laughter as she now sat underneath her new liege who had already reaffirmed her titles "Richard! Come look, This is the funniest thing I have seen yet!"
Tristan Adelin de Rennes sends a letter to his brother, Jean @LithiumSedai. It reads:
"Dearest brother, Your Excellency, a birdie has told me that the Stassie's have at last fled Fredericksburg - surely in fear of your retribution for their innumerable crimes. This should make the eviction and displacement process of the anthill and its huts much easier for you. T."18 -
Tristan de Rennes gives a metaphoric thumbs up for his brother Jean and writes to him promising that he will visit the Marchlands just as soon as it is rid of its former inhabitants.
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“They will not be shown the same mercy in death that Edmund granted them in life,” says Tristan Adelin de Rennes, sadly, for they had none to blame but themselves.
He pins a verse of scripture against the barrack doors. He had first read it in an old tome written almost one hundred years ago, by a martyr long since dead in the ruins of Haverlock.
And Godfrey’s host meets them in battle upon the mountain. Thus Godfrey raises the sceptre of rebuke. And lo! the command of GOD is justice, and the unjust are punished: Vargengotz and his servants are destroyed.
(Auspice 5:35-8)May the world be rid of this perfidious lineage once and for all, he prayed silently. Amen.
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Tristan Adelin de Rennes reads the Edict with his brother @LithiumSedai who, whilst literate, had a decisively inferior understanding of the law. He points at the part written 'Great Charter ... permanently suspended'. He says, slowly, "This good."
He didn't really think Jean got it. Better for him to stick to preaching.
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A VISION OF MENACE
1958
Whitespire, United Kingdom of Aaun
Spoiler[!] A public pamphlet, written in cursive hand, conspicuously drops to the doors of Veletzian leaders, as well as in the heartlands of Covenant nations.
Gaspard,
My brother has told me of how your soldiers assailed a monastery and took people of the cloth hostage. For shame. You claim to know the way of the Lord and yet you bring violence to His door. You feign honour and your blackguards break all codes of chivalry known to man. For you all is a means to an end; you use your soldiers as thugs and common thieves because all you believe in is conquest and terror. You promise eternal glory but neglect your eternal soul. You speak of your mandate to rule us all, but you cannot rule yourself away from the temptation of power.
For I have given to you a theatre of virtue, and I have ordered the estates of the world. And you shall be without pretence or conceit, for before the mountain, the ant and the aurochs are equally small.
(Virtue 7:6-7)Gaspard,
You alone have squandered Heartland unity and, through your wicked lust for power, have soiled its good name for generations. You alone have created, through mediaeval violence, the need for a coalition. You alone deliver your people eternal damnation, through consorting with the faithless and the feckless. You alone have caused the wanton bloodshed turning brother from brother.
And we have all too often heard the sad story of those who are taken before their time and left, like vermin, dead on the roads with their possessions robbed. Unquiet graves which call to the ones they leave behind; Canonist souls left in eternal limbo of what could have been. This is Gaspard’s Future; a state of man based on reckless violence. A world held together by legitimised murder. Where might makes right; where scripture is disregarded; where Orc and Ferryman - like Vargengotz and Ishtar prophesied - rule in vicious tandem.
Shall I worship the strong man? Shall you worship the tallest among you? No, for the glory of God is not in mere magnitude, but in His fullness and His perfection.
(Spirit: 1:15-17)The tyrannical bullies we fight against are radically evil and unspeakably depraved. To us inconceivable, they have shown deliberate willingness to turn away from God and the moral good. As if all the tumult of this long century, from Philip the Third to the present, has taught them nothing. So do not point your finger at us, sulking in your treachery and regicide; purge your own sins, wash your own filth.
People of the Covenant,
Should the tides of war see us falter at this present junction, take heart and recall that our valleys are deep, our mountains high, our seas wide; and nestled there in those places are the beacons of liberty. Ideas which suffer and survive longer than tyrants do evil. And remember that, even in our unrelenting and transitory world, we may yet fashion institutions and customs which will, in time, create a more beautiful future for our descendants. So too shall we take courage and remember that every dog must have its day.
For I have given you the pains of the world, and I have given you their cure. And you shall know the trials of this theatre of virtue, and know that they shall strengthen you.
(Virtue 5:7-8)So, Gaspard, mock our kings, burn our churches, invade our monasteries, ransom our families, hold our nuns in chains, but take our lands at your peril. For we will chew you up and spit you out onto the waste-bin of autocracy, for you are but a small man in a large line of tyrants and will one day be gone.
Your progenitors, with all their black legions and sacrilegious claims to divinity, could not snuff out the torch of freedom. And, believe you me, they were more capable than you.
But why waste paper, which has become your prolific tool in this present war, on your wicked deeds? March on us if you dare. This year or another; it matters not, your scourge must one day end and your league of evil will then scatter in the wind.
Live by the sword, ‘Sir’, and die by the sword.
So each is given a law unto their kind, and the world is perfected.
This is the promise of God to the World, that it shall belong to the virtuous, who love Him.(Auspice 3:16-17)
Tristan Adelin de Rennes
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Tristan looks over to Jean beside him @LithiumSedai, saying, "If the black legions of Stassion defile our churches and monasteries then they should not have access to salvation. They too must be excommunicated and put under interdict. It is a matter of right and wrong. Nothing else to it."
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Edward York, that little boy of Norland, slumbers in the bliss of infinity now. A long time dead - too close for comfort still. Were he to think - for the dead were not thinking things - he would have recalled that man of the Black-wood, that Jentos, who bade him calm. Who bade him to peace. Who bade him do good.
But he didn’t think; he was dead. And so the story goes.
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Edmund, from on high, was glad he would never see that old face again. But he was sure the devil would.
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Edmund, King of Aaun, slipped from this realm as violently as any who had the misfortune to find themselves punctuated with swords.
But, within his pocket, a blood-stained parchment he was to announce that same evening: his Will. He knew that the previous attempt on his life would not be the last, and he was right. But to John his uncle it must go, he knew it to be true, only the most pious could lead God's Kingdom: Father John was that man.
But he rested now, in the Skies, with his father.
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T H E D E C L A R A T I O N O F
B R I D G E M A SWHEREAS, it hath pleased Almighty God to return His servant and Our Sovereign E D M U N D to us, His loyal people, who hath tended to the Common Weal for sundry months, and by whose return the Royal Crown of this United Kingdom of Aaun rightfully rests again on His Head according to the divers Law of the Royal House of Alstion and Magna Charta Libertatum of this Our United Kingdom.
We are grateful for and humbly thank those divers men and women, at home and abroad, who came to Our aid in Our Moment of Peril, when We were brutally attacked by wicked actors, and incapacitated to Our present state, which We regret deeply and will never forget; to those who did lend their swords, abilities, minds and hearts to Us in Our Moment of Peril, Our Realm owes you a debt deeper than it can ever hope to repay.
And We further have come of an Age where we commit great thought, intrinsic and extrinsic, as to the Design of Our Almighty Lord God, to whom all Kings owe their Crowns, in the death of Our noble Father the most Venerable Prince Henry, Our early ascension to the Crown of Our forefathers, the long Regency of His Holiness the Pontiff, Our Royal Mother, Princely Uncle, Noble Aunt, and other Right Honourable Officers, the Great Troubles that has been so wantonly diffused through Our Realm, and to Our current incapacities.
We have been taught the Virtues, and We stand on the shoulders of giants who weave the human tapestry and imbue it with their zealotry; and further We follow in their example to, before anything, prize Peace and Piety.
We, therefore, with Royal Right and certain knowledge in Our Time Asleep, do by mere motion dismiss again the recently formed Regency, and assisted by Our People, and with other numbers of Gentlemen and Ladies, command Our Government to at once formulate, distribute, and deliver a Conference of Our brotherly and sisterly Sovereign’s abroad to make between us a permanent settlement.
So I find that you are strict in your arms, but lax in your prayers. But to pray is to gird the spirit. The hand of God is the greatest weapon to bear, and His word is the paramount strategy. There can be no laxity in faith for any reason, not war nor peace, not wealth nor poverty. The Lord lasts through all adversities, for He is their source and their remedy—without Him, they are uncured.
(Spirit 2:11-14)
And We also know that just as there cannot be a setting of the Sun without a rising of the Moon, there cannot be true peace without tangible consequences; We, therefore, with Our certain knowledge coming from Our Time Asleep, declare that We shall join Our forces to War against those who strike the first blow, to those who subvert Our Conference in bad faith; for in Our time there shall always be peace, as it has been ordained by Almighty God and delivered to Us, His servant in this mortal and transient world.
And We further exhort all Our People’s into a spirit of Peace, unflinchingly weathering this present storm, which We know will pass, which must always pass, as all things must in this transient and finite world, for what is this world but a lively image in which God shows and declares himself; for although He is invisible, He shows himself by His Works, and to that end we should worship him.
And We should further not break His Laws, or do injury to His ordained arrangement of Our Constitution; We exhort all Our People’s to the Just delivery of the Common Weal, and We further reaffirm Our commitment to the three precepts; that is to say, the Right to Life, the Right to Liberty, and the Right to Trial.
The vast multitude of creatures, the Sun and the Moon, and all the host of the Skies are the proofs of His Almighty Works, and their multitudinal relationship to each other are evidently the acts of His Sovereign Wisdom; and knowing that We shall all soon return to our Almighty Lord God, let us not spend the years of our prime in contempt of our fellow man, and instead let us be devoted to the study of His Word and His Demonstrable Works, which can only ever be for the public good.
And We know that Our Royal Grandsire, the King James of Glorious Memory, did also believe in a stoical attitude to strife, and We know that Our aforesaid Royal Grandfather acted forever and only in the spirit of Peace and Piety; His example is unerringly Good, and We shall act in His steps; and so We command Our Government at once to create new licence for Our Royal City, which We further grant, for Us and Our Heirs and Successors, the name Jacob.
We, therefore, make peace with Our lot, and act immediately to see that His Word is reaffirmed by His Vicars; that is to say, We grant as donation the land immediately east of the Temple of Exalted Godfrey, extending for certain distance in the said direction, to Our Holy Mother Church, to be occupied as masters of their own destiny for as long as there may be a Holy See there and reaffirmed with each successive High Pontiff; and We do further grant the personage of the High Pontiff to be sacred and inviolable, and that any attempt against their person or incitement to commit the aforesaid is punishable as if it were an attempt or incitement against Us; and We do further grant that the dignitaries of the Pontifical Court will always be admitted through the territory of Our Realm, and those said dignitaries if they be Cardinals are to be given honours that impede them from any and all interference, and further that if they shall reside within the Royal City of Jacob then they will also enjoy all citizenship thereof; as a consequence of this donation, which must be first negotiated and ratified by Our constitution to take effect, We commit Ourself to further such agreements.
We pray to Almighty God, by whose great gifts Kings do reign, to bless the Our Realm and to give Us the fortitude to suffer these wicked days and see them through with kindness and Our Better Nature intact.
Given at the Hand of Horen on the seventh of Tobias’s Bounty in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.
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BE IT DECLARED by the King’s Majesty, and by the consent of the Estates, in this Royal Diet assembled;
In witness whereof We have signed this Declaration at the Hand of Horen on the seventh of Tobias’s Bounty in the fifteenth year of Our reign.
We, therefore, the Lords of this Realm, do now hereby with one voice publish and proclaim our resolve to the cause of Peace, but with fortitude to the last resort of War, following in the example of our late Sovereign’s of Glorious Memory, and our K I N G E D M U N D, by Grace of God K I N G O F T H E U N I T E D K I N G D O M O F A A U N; to whom we do give all humble affection true allegiance and unwavering obedience.
AS THE ESTATES,
His Serene Highness, Ferdinand Alexander Barclay
Großfürst von Minitz, GMSTSR, Viscount of Tucay, Baron of Hussen, Lord of Durres, Warden of the Franklands
His Highness, Heinrich II Lothar von AlstreimPrince of Merryweather and the Rhine, Landgrave of Alstreim, Baron of Corwinsburg, Lord of Blackwater and LORD VANDALORE
His Grace, János Mátyás Ivanovich
Duke of Styria, Voivode of Vaška, Count of Pravets, Baron of Vsensk, and Godansk, Lord of Andregrad, Hetman of the Host of St. Arpad, Keeper of the Hussariya, Protector of Raev and the Vaškan Steppe
His Highness, Richard Leonus Stassion
Margrave of Stassion, Baron of Renzfeld, Lord of Fredericksburg, Protector of the Marchlands
His Lordship, Olivier Dieuxmont de Rosius
Margrave of High Peak, Count of Beaufoy and Arentaniebourg, Baron of Rosius, Lord of Mont Louis, Lord Commander of the Rose Guard and Protector of Arentania
Her Ladyship, Marlene Konstancja von ReussMargravine-Consort of Velen, Countess-Consort of Revedin and Cantal, Baroness-Consort of Mons Velena and Alsace, Defender of the Velenic Peoples
AS THE LORDS,
His Lordship, Emilio Varoche
Baron of Napoliza, Vice-Chancellor of Aaun, Magistrate of Whitespire
His Lordship, Fernand Auguste de Lewes
Baron of Virdain, Lord Chancellor of Aaun, Master of Augmentations
His Lordship, Ser Leopold Alexander HaverlockBaron of Gotfridcher, Count of Talentine, Lord Captain of the Whitespire City Watch, Knight of the Circle of Saint Godwin
His Lordship, Fumetsu Renshin
Daimyo of Clan Renshin, Keeper of the Crane’s Crest
The Right Honourable, Ser Morgan of Angren
Knight of Lemon Hill
‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
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Issued by The Crown
In the year of our Lord, 1947
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THE WHEELS THAT HOLD THE CHARIOT OF AAUN UPRIGHT,
King Charles I, 1912 ”
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THE CABINET
The Cabinet is made up of senior members of government. It comprises Secretaries of State - ‘the Great offices’ - and Directorates of the Civil Service chosen by the Chancellor. They are collectively responsible for the actions, successes, and failures of government. Individual sections of the government, otherwise ‘departments’, are responsible for bringing their agenda to Cabinet meetings, and for putting government policy into practice.
THE CHANCELLERY
The Lord Chancellor
His Excellency, Fernand de Lewes
III CHANCELLOR
1939 – Present
The Chancellor is the senior lawyer of the realm and—traditionally—the right hand of the sovereign. In recent memory the Lord Chancellor serves to manage the courts of justice and as a personal agent of His Majesty. Since the Command for Reforms, the Chancellor has once again become the leader of His Majesty’s Government, appointed as a result of whomsoever His Majesty believes commands the confidence of the country, and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the government.
As leader of the government, the Chancellor currently chooses the Directorates of the cabinet and oversees most of its operations. The Chancellor is also Secretary of State for the Union and may act in the exercise of any functions of the government to ensure that it is acting on behalf of the entire country. Whilst the Secretary of State shares in the formal duties of the other Great Offices, convention dictates that functional responsibilities are left in the hands of the relevant Secretary.
The Chancellery itself is appointed by the sitting Chancellor as close personal advisors and reflects the ebb-and-flow of the political dynamic and, consequently, government policy.
Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor is the primary assistant of the Chancellor and is delegated all tasks that the Chancellor deems necessary for the presence of high Royal authority, but cannot personally be present for. In the event of the incapacitation of the sitting Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor assumes all authority of the office.
His Excellency, Emilio Varoche @Enlightenment
Master of the Rolls
Traditionally granted to the Grand Peer as a mark of the Crown’s continued support of the Royal Diet, the Master of the Rolls is charged with the keeping of the noble lists, the reporting of the activities of the Diet, and the granting of coats of arms to the worthy.
His Highness, Heinrich II von Alstreim @Olox_
Master of Augmentations
Responsible for funding the purchase of royal general lands and its distribution to tenants, its usage, its ownership.
His Excellency, Fernand de Lewes @Mattiii
Master of Chanceries
The traditional caretaker and royal steward of chanceries, or knightly lodges, the Master of Chanceries keeps the royal histories of the kingdom’s knightly membership and gentry families.
Mister Walter Vanderrecht @LithiumSedai
DIRECTORATE OF THE CAPITAL
Lord Mayor of Whitespire
The Lord Mayor of Whitespire ensures the planning, application, and delivery of municipal agendas and ordinances, prioritising the growth of the city and legislating with the City Council and formally representing it at local events.
Sir Godric ap Easworth @ImmortalShadowZ
THE ROYAL TREASURY
The Lord SeneschalHis Excellency, Mithius Dalma
III LORD SENESCHAL
1947 – Present
The Treasury is the country’s primary economic and financial department. It maintains public spending, legislates for taxes, and sets a course of direction for the economic agenda. The Treasury works with other arms of the government to ensure that the financial system is achieving strong and sustainable growth, reducing reliance on land taxation and rebalancing the government’s revenues, spending taxpayers’ money with prudence, creating a stronger national bank, increasing employment, and increasing productivity. With these goals in mind, the Treasury ensures the competitiveness of the economy, ready to deliver for local communities.
The Lord Seneschal, as Secretary of State of the Treasury, has strategic oversight on fiscal and monetary policy. They ensure that the department's business is being done with value for money and advise the Cabinet on the economic agenda.
Crown Comptroller
The Crown Comptrollers are members of the treasury tasked with the recording of revenues and royal accounts, working across government to ensure efficiency and value for money in public expenditure.
His Lordship, Siegmund von Reuss @Timer
DIRECTORATE OF CROWN REVENUES
Director-General of Crown Revenues
The Directorate is responsible for public expenditure, including spending reviews and planning. It directs capital investment, infrastructure spending and indirect taxes to raise funds through means other than ground rent. Part of the job of the Directorate is ensuring a fair but firm trading policy, maximising profit from national resources and administering customs on international companies.
His Excellency, Mithius Dalma
DIRECTORATE OF LAND REVENUES
Receiver-General
The Receiver-General, with certain knowledge of economics and accounting and the ability to remain calm in challenging circumstances, is entrusted with examining the accounts of the country’s land revenues, visiting landholding subjects outside the City of Whitespire to offer specialist advice about tax, considering and applying taxation law to cases, and being the physical collector of taxation from those who owe the Crown.
Her Highness, Adeline Johanna of Aaun
THE CLEMENTINE COURT
The Lady Chamberlain
Her Highness, Augusta Charlotte of Aaun
IV LADY CHAMBERLAIN
1940 – Present
The Chamberlain is responsible for the overseeing and management of the Royal Household, Palace, and Court. As the most senior official in the Royal Household, the Chamberlain is not only an enforcer of courtly etiquette and expectation, but a figure that shall serve as a channel of communication between the Sovereign, Privy Council, and Royal Diet.
Majordomo
The Majordomo maintains household order, overseeing staff, court finances, and room allocation. While essential, they yield to the Queen and Chamberlain in daily court affairs.
Ms. Adelheid Varoche @Cubicita
Grand Reveller
The Grand Reveller plans and directs entertainment throughout the Kingdom by working alongside key figures of Aaunic Society. The functions of the Reveller include, but are not limited to, the management of the Aaunic Reifenia, and overseeing production at the Plane Theatre.
Ms. Amelia de Lewes @ydegirl
THE CITY WATCH
The Lord Captain of the Watch
His Excellency, Ser Leopold Haverlock
I CAPTAIN I DIRECTOR-GENERAL
1947 – Present
The City Watch is at the heart of the justice system. As Director-General for Justice, the Captain of the Watch protects and advances the principles of justice and the rule of law. The City Watch works with the other constituent parts of government to bring the principles of justice for everyone in the country. It works to ensure that offenders are arrested, convicted, and that sentences are served.
Adjutant of the Watch
The Adjutant is primarily responsible for assisting the Captain of the Watch and serving as their second in command.
Ser Leutwin Barclay @alien_mc
Magistrates
The Magistrate is a trusted, often senior, member of the community responsible for the safeguarding and supervision of the rule of law.
His Lordship, Emilio Varoche @Enlightenment
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
The High Commissioner
His Excellency, Johannes van Aert
II HIGH COMMISSIONER
1947 – Present
The High Commissioner of the Diplomatic Service is the Crown’s chief emissary, the man or woman given the task travelling abroad under His Majesty’s banner to build Aaun’s international reputation and foreign relations, of drafting treaties and pacts, and keeping His Majesty personally apprised of world events.
The High Commissioner, named for the procurement of letters of credence for Crown Ambassadors, occupies one of the great offices of Aaun as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The High Commissioner has overall responsibility for delivering the Crown’s foreign policy objectives and for strategic oversight of the Service.
Crown Ambassador
Crown Ambassadors are those empowered by the Crown to conduct peaceful diplomacy on the realm’s behalf; they are charged with journeying abroad and improving relations with their foreign counterparts, as well as attending international events on His Majesty’s behalf.
His Lordship, Richard Stassion @Optimus420
His Lordship, Johannes von Alstreim @Balthasar
Her Ladyship, Amelya van Aert @bickando
His Eminence, Cardinal Arnaud @Sander
DIRECTORATE OF RECORDS AND ARCHIVES
Director-General of Records and Archives
Her Excellency, Saskia van Aert
I DIRECTOR-GENERAL
1947 – Present
The Director-General has strategic oversight over their Directorates business, and attends Cabinet at the pleasure of the Chancellor. The Directorate collects the histories of Aaun and the notable families of the realm and compiles them into chronicles. They are a powerful cultural unit, maintaining the archives containing all previous acts, decrees, and other writings of importance to the heritage of the country.
Chief of Revision
The Chief articulates the legal and ideological basis for the formation and existence of the Aaunic realm, working on a close inter-governmental basis to achieve a consistency of ideology and a coherence of the national narrative.
Ms. Nathalie Rouselle @Amyy
Curator-General of Records and Archives
The Curator-General - formerly ‘High Curator’ and once attached to the Clementine Court - acquires, maintains, and promotes cultural heritage objects; the Curator-General works in conjunction with the Housing and Development Directorate to manage cultural properties of the government, driving engagement with the national story, and maintaining the national archives for consultation, research, and future study.
Her Ladyship, Olenna Haverlock @MapleSunflower
DIRECTORATE OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
Director-General of Housing and Development
Her Excellency, Marlene von Reuss
I DIRECTOR-GENERAL
1947 – Present
The Directorate of Housing and Development supports communities across the country to thrive. They are at the heart of the government’s commitment to accelerate all parts of the country. The Director-General has strategic oversight over the Directorate’s business, working with the Treasury to invest in local areas and drive growth. The Director-General leads the overall housing strategy of the country, and has a large remit over planning reform, application and delivery. The Director-General leads the Heartland Memorial Planning committee, a cross-government initiative to catalogue and display the histories of the Age of Conflict.
Urban Officer
Urban officers help shape the way towns and cities develop, balancing the demand for space with the needs of the community. Urban officers work on projects to assess the effects of new roads, plan for houses, redesign urban spaces, develop parks, waterways and public sanitation. Officers develop local and national planning policies, prepare and make decisions about planning proposals and engage interest in the lived environment.
Mr. Roderick Temesch @MCVDK
Rural Officer
Rural officers survey, value, look after, and plan how land under the royal generality is used. Officers find creative ways to repurpose derelict buildings, and negotiate access to land with individuals or companies.
His Lordship, Fumetsu Renshin @Qizu
THE KING’S PRIVY CHAMBER
The Privy Chamber, alternatively known as His Majesty’s Personal Household, is made up of the private aides to the sovereign. They wait on the King in the royal apartments, as well as during various court activities, functions and entertainments. Those within often act as his chief advisors, and as a mark of favour the members of the Privy Chamber are empowered to act as the executors of the King's verbal commands.
The Principal Secretary to the King
His Highness, Heinrich II von Alstreim @Olox_
II PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
1947 – Present
The Principal Secretary is responsible for forwarding incoming letters to His Majesty and the Regency Council, particularly foreign correspondence, keeping the king’s purse, and, most importantly, overseeing the execution of His Majesty’s orders.
King’s Chamberlain
As the leader of the Clementine Court, so too is the Lord or Lady Chamberlain a natural member of His Majesty’s own Privy. In the more personal capacity of the King’s Chamberlain, they act as his advisor on the state and strategy of navigating the complex web of the realm’s internal nobility, such as its various cultures, and on ensuring the continuing morality of the court.
Her Highness, Augusta Charlotte @Axelu
Mistress of the Robes
The Mistress of the Robes personally attends upon His Majesty and is the manager of his household’s affairs. This includes deciding entry into the Privy Chamber and the allocation of grace and favours at royal events, along with handling miscellaneous issues on his behalf.
Her Ladyship, Amelya van Aert @bickando
Grooms of the Privy Chamber
The role of the Grooms of the Privy Chamber is of paramount trust and proximity to the Monarch. They act as the assistants and personal advisors to His Majesty, responsible for the cleanliness of the royal bedchamber and oftentimes serving as companions, offering entertainment and conversation.
His Lordship, Johannes von Alstreim @Balthasar
The Hon., John Auguste d’Arkent @valecu
Mister Walter Vanderrecht @LithiumSedai
Equerries to the King
His equerries serve a slightly less personal role, handling the provisioning of horses and carriage transport for the sovereign. They too, however, have served as personal advisors and companions, especially abroad and on journeys otherwise.
THE HISTORY OF…
Even the tireless energy of those great Caroline counsellors, Varoche and Dalma, Gromach and Ivanovich, could scarcely keep pace with the daily routine of government. The council then contained the chief officers of state and of the household, and the entirety of the peerage. By the end of his reign there were about twenty-five counsellors. The size did not make for great efficiency, and members without official position rarely gave constant attention. Consequently, the business of government worked strictly on an ad hoc basis.
The Adrian Rebellion and subsequent exhaustion of the state meant that those great positions had become fixed and unchanging, which led to stifled productivity and paralysis of governing institutions. The Jacobean counsellors, most notably led by the Prince Henry before his untimely death, attempted to salvage this position by breaking off into committees, which gave preliminary consideration to matters particularly involving foreign affairs. By the end of James’s reign, the foreign affairs committee was discussing matters of state in no way related to foreign affairs and had achieved sufficient importance to be referred to as the inner circle. After the death of Prince Henry the circle became smaller still, and it is mostly certain that the primary writs of government and proclamations that came from the period between Henry’s death and James’s own were conducted by Dieuxmont, Merryweather, and Valence.
Above all, the counsellor of state has an unimpeachable sense of duty. This was James’s greatest contribution to his government. His Will became the most significant constitutional document in the state, and dictated a Regency Council to serve during the minority of his grandson. Each of these Executors alone held one-sixth the power of a king; together, they had near complete royal prerogative. In conjunction with creating legislation through Royal Edicts, James used his Will to ensure the clean transfer of power to his grandson Edmund.
By the end of James’s reign his Executors were prepared to take over the government of the state in absence of a central royal authority. All six shared the power of the great seal, and they quickly began to fill positions to entrench and enact their significant authority. The time had come to enlarge the sphere of government activity, and this required a more elaborate administrative machinery than had previously sufficed.
The development of the Regency Council necessitated new living arrangements for each of its members, and the Privy Chamber became their most private suite. The men and women who attended to this chamber provided intimate support and assistance to the members of the Council and the Heir Apparent. Over time, the individuals of the Privy Chamber would soon evolve into a group of trusted confidants, messengers, and administrators, responsible for carrying out the council’s daily operations.
As the new King grew and became slowly more independent, his Regency Council became increasingly redundant. More and more decisions were made in the Privy Council, in Edmund’s attendance. The obscure distribution of political authority caused underlying tensions: in 1945 the Regency announced itself formally dissolved after many years of prorogation. The Queen Mother lost her position as governor of the King’s Person, and facing charges of disobedience she was put under house arrest.
In 1947 Edmund’s political and constitutional authority had grown to its highest point, and with the careful supervision of his Regent, the Prince Merryweather, he sent his Command for Reforms to his Chancellor, Virdain, instructing him to form a government in his name.
The Regency now gone, the Privy split into two distinctive organs of state: the close personal attendants on the one hand, who remained to attend on the King in the Privy Chambers, and the Cabinet of State on the other. This was an attempt to professionalise and formalise an historically mysterious class of governors. Where work was once centralised in the hands of few Crown appointments, departments took agency over putting government policy into practice. Baron de Lewes, who was already Chancellor, was put to work to form a government in the name of the King.
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OF OATHS AND RESOLUTION
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1947
The betrayal of sworn oaths and vows made in good conscience is among the gravest sins a man may make against his fellow man. It is doubly the case when subject does so against liege, thinking themselves in the mould of a common mercenary, able to plunder and benefit from the mercy of one Crown while fielding offers from another. Bonds of vassalage are not to be opted in and out of, they are not to be reneged upon, they are not to be treated as lightly as the Houses Augusten and Leopold believe they may be.
The contract of vassalage provides the foundation of the state, for it regulates the conduct between vassal and liege, enshrined by law and given the favour of our God. A vow made to an anointed monarch, a Prince of the Lord, cannot be dissolved save by His representative authority. There is no man above God, nor His appointed, and to act against the goodwill of one’s liege is to strike humanity in the face. What is the purpose of bonds and oaths if they may be reneged? The lost honour of breaking this oldest and most fundamental of contracts is not only a betrayal of state but a betrayal of the Lord.
Aaun has no need for such families and vassals that will debase themselves in such a disgraceful manner. It is a stain upon a house’s dignity to carelessly attempt to break their bonds of vassalage; it is folly for them to assume that they may do so without recourse. If they wish to play a mercenary’s game, then both ends of the contract they willingly entered will be upheld.
We are all children under the eyes of the Almighty. Children make mistakes, their judgement clouded by innocent fallibility. And as the King is to the subject pater familias, so too must he safeguard them from their own worse judgements. Consequently, We invite the Count of Hohengarten, his family and ranks, to attend Us in one Saint’s Day. In Our presence, they shall prostrate themselves for their childish mistakes and reaffirm their oaths to Us. And as We are Merciful and Benevolent they shall, upon this act of allegiance, be returned to Our usual love.
But as We are Just, We are also Resolute. If the Count of Hohengarten, his family and ranks, not attend Us at Our Palace, then the following shall come into place immediately:
The County of Hohengarten, and all lands and privileges attached, will be revoked from the House of Augusten and returned to the Crown;
The Barony of Edendorf, and all lands and privileges attached, will be revoked from the House of Leopold and returned to the Crown;
A Royal Ban will be issued upon Konstantine of Augusten. He will be declared legally dead and his person and property may be injured without legal right of recourse.
We appeal to the Wisdom and Jurisdiction of the Waldenian Diet to, at their liberty, explore the unforgivable sin of vampirism within and without the House Augusten. Crimes against the Faith are crimes against humanity, We will not allow this malevolence to infect Our people.
We further appeal to Our allies abroad in the meantime, and in the case the foresaid persons do not attend Us, to not aid or consort with Our subjects, whatever their status or agenda. They are of Our Union, and shall remain, from cradle to grave.
HIS MAJESTY, Edmund II Alstion, by the Grace of God, King of Aaun, Prince of Alstion, Duke of Corazon, Balamena, Protector of the Realm, and etcetera
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Letters Patent for the
D A I M Y O O F R E N S H I N
Issued and Confirmed in the name of the King
in the year
1945
Know ye that We, of Our Special Grace, and Royal Right by this the great seal of the Realm given to Us by special commission of King James, and with good counsel, We have created you Our trusty Fumetsu Renshin to the title of D A I M Y O O F R E N S H I N.
And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do grant the said title Daimyo of Renshin unto him and the heirs of his body lawful begotten that they may exercise and enjoy together with all privileges profits advantages due and of right belonging to the said degree.
In consideration of the sum of one-hundred fifty marks by Our beloved subject Fumetsu Renshin before the sealing of these Letters Patent, at the receipt of Our Receiver-General, We have given, granted, sold, released, and confirmed to the aforesaid Fumetsu Renshin, his heirs and successors, the Manor of Cors-Wassen within the Ward of Waterland.
And further We by these Presents grant constitute and invest him and his heirs with rights of the Manor of Cors-Wassen within the Ward of Waterland; and also delegating granting and constituting the Courts Baron providing for him and his heirs jurisdiction civil and criminal; and also that him and his heirs shall have liability for all manner of chancel construction works and maintenance; and further that him and his heirs shall have shared liability for the construction, maintenance and repair of levees ditches canals and other works.
And further We by these Presents granting for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his heirs will have keep and support, and continue to maintain, a group of capable militiamen; and at least two thoroughbred horses; and he shall attend, whenever duly summoned, with the greater part of his servants and tenants, armed, upon the Lord Captain, or whomever he shall appoint to summon him.
We by these Presents direct that for Us, Our heirs and successors, they shall pay rents by tenure of the aforesaid land at the sum of one-hundred marks at the receipt of Our Receiver-General annually.
We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess the right of the resources established or discovered in the Ward within which they reside;
And further We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess fishing rights within the Ward of Waterland, but shall never take more than three fishes each day in other manors.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at the Hand of Horen the ninth of Horen’s Calling in the seventh year of Our Reign.
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‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
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Letters Patent for the
B A R O N Y O F G O T F R I D C H E R
Issued and Confirmed in the name of the King
in the year
1944
Know ye that We, of Our Special Grace, and Royal Right by this the great seal of the Realm given to Us by special commission of King James, and with good counsel, We have created you Our trusty counsellor Leopold Alexander Haverlock to the title of B A R O N O F G O T F R I D C H E R.
And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do grant the said title Baron of Gotfridcher unto him and the heirs of his body lawful begotten that they may exercise and enjoy together with all privileges profits advantages due and of right belonging to the said degree.
In consideration of the sum of one-hundred fifty marks by Our beloved subject Leopold Alexander Haverlock before the sealing of these Letters Patent, at the receipt of Our Receiver-General, We have given, granted, sold, released, and confirmed to the aforesaid Leopold Alexander Haverlock, his heirs and successors, the Manor of Cors-Eiland within the Ward of Waterland.
And further We by these Presents grant constitute and invest him and his heirs with rights of the Manor of Cors-Eiland within the Ward of Waterland; and also delegating granting and constituting the Courts Baron providing for him and his heirs jurisdiction civil and criminal; and also that him and his heirs shall have liability for all manner of chancel construction works and maintenance; and further that him and his heirs shall have shared liability for the construction, maintenance and repair of levees ditches canals and other works.
And further We by these Presents granting for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his heirs will have keep and support, and continue to maintain, a group of capable militiamen; and at least two thoroughbred horses; and he shall attend, whenever duly summoned, with the greater part of his servants and tenants, armed, upon the Lord Captain, or whomever he shall appoint to summon him.
We by these Presents direct that for Us, Our heirs and successors, they shall pay rents by tenure of the aforesaid land at the sum of one-hundred marks at the receipt of Our Receiver-General annually.
We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess the right of the resources established or discovered in the Ward within which they reside;
And further We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess fishing rights within the Ward of Waterland, but shall never take more than three fishes each day in other manors.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at the Hand of Horen the fifth of Horen's Calling in the sixth year of Our Reign.
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‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
Ends.
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Letters Patent for the
B A R O N Y O F N A P O L I Z A
Issued and Confirmed in the name of the King
in the year
1943
Know ye that We, of Our Special Grace, and Royal Right by this the great seal of the Realm given to Us by special commission of King James, and with good counsel, We have created you Our trusty Emilio Varoche to the title of B A R O N O F N A P O L I Z A.
And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do grant the said title Baron of Napoliza unto him and the heirs of his body lawful begotten that they may exercise and enjoy together with all privileges profits advantages due and of right belonging to the said degree.
In consideration of the sum of one-hundred fifty marks by Our beloved subject Emilio Varoche before the sealing of these Letters Patent, at the receipt of Our Receiver-General, We have given, granted, sold, released, and confirmed to the aforesaid Emilio Varoche, his heirs and successors, the Manor of Cors-Suticae within the Ward of Waterland.
And further We by these Presents grant constitute and invest him and his heirs with rights of the Manor of Cors-Suticae within the Ward of Waterland; and also delegating granting and constituting the Courts Baron providing for him and his heirs jurisdiction civil and criminal; and also that him and his heirs shall have liability for all manner of chancel construction works and maintenance; and further that him and his heirs shall have shared liability for the construction, maintenance and repair of levees ditches canals and other works.
And further We by these Presents granting for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his heirs will have keep and support, and continue to maintain, a group of capable militiamen; and at least two thoroughbred horses; and he shall attend, whenever duly summoned, with the greater part of his servants and tenants, armed, upon the Lord Captain, or whomever he shall appoint to summon him.
We by these Presents direct that for Us, Our heirs and successors, they shall pay rents by tenure of the aforesaid land at the sum of one-hundred marks at the receipt of Our Receiver-General annually.
We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess the right of the resources established or discovered in the Ward within which they reside;
And further We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess fishing rights within the Ward of Waterland, but shall never take more than three fishes each day in other manors.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at the Hand of Horen the seventh of Sigismund's End in the sixth year of Our Reign.
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‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
Ends.
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Letters Patent for the
B A R O N Y O F V I R D A I N
Issued and Confirmed in the name of the King
in the year
1943
Know ye that We, of Our Special Grace, and Royal Right by this the great seal of the Realm given to Us by special commission of King James, and with good counsel, We have created you Our trusty counsellor Fernand Auguste Renault Ashford de Lewes to the title of B A R O N O F V I R D A I N.
And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do grant the said title Baron of Virdain unto him and the heirs of his body lawful begotten that they may exercise and enjoy together with all privileges profits advantages due and of right belonging to the said degree.
In consideration of the sum of one-hundred fifty marks by Our beloved subject Fernand Auguste Renault Ashford de Lewes before the sealing of these Letters Patent, at the receipt of Our Receiver-General, We have given, granted, sold, released, and confirmed to the aforesaid Fernand Auguste Renault Ashford de Lewes, his heirs and successors, the Manor of Cors-Midden within the Ward of Waterland.
And further We by these Presents grant constitute and invest him and his heirs with rights of the Manor of Cors-Midden within the Ward of Waterland; and also delegating granting and constituting the Courts Baron providing for him and his heirs jurisdiction civil and criminal; and also that him and his heirs shall have liability for all manner of chancel construction works and maintenance; and further that him and his heirs shall have shared liability for the construction, maintenance and repair of levees ditches canals and other works.
And further We by these Presents granting for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his heirs will have keep and support, and continue to maintain, a group of capable militiamen; and at least two thoroughbred horses; and he shall attend, whenever duly summoned, with the greater part of his servants and tenants, armed, upon the Lord Captain, or whomever he shall appoint to summon him.
We by these Presents direct that for Us, Our heirs and successors, they shall pay rents by tenure of the aforesaid land at the sum of one-hundred marks at the receipt of Our Receiver-General annually.
We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess the right of the resources established or discovered in the Ward within which they reside;
And further We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess fishing rights within the Ward of Waterland, but shall never take more than three fishes each day in other manors.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at the Hand of Horen the fourth of Harren’s Folly in the sixth year of Our Reign.
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‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
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Letters Patent for the
B A R O N Y O F B O U R G H
Issued and Confirmed in the name of the King
in the year
1943
Know ye that We, of Our Special Grace, and Royal Right by this the great seal of the Realm given to Us by special commission of King James, and with good counsel, We have created you Our trusty Gawyn Tiber to the title of B A R O N O F B O U R G H.
And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do grant the said title Baron of Bourgh unto him and the heirs of his body lawful begotten that they may exercise and enjoy together with all privileges profits advantages due and of right belonging to the said degree.
In consideration of the sum of one-hundred fifty marks by Our beloved subject Gawyn Tiber before the sealing of these Letters Patent, at the receipt of Our Receiver-General, We have given, granted, sold, released, and confirmed to the aforesaid Gawyn Tiber, his heirs and successors, the Manor of Cors-Schereiland within the Ward of Waterland.
And further We by these Presents grant constitute and invest him and his heirs with rights of the Manor of Cors-Schereiland within the Ward of Waterland; and also delegating granting and constituting the Courts Baron providing for him and his heirs jurisdiction civil and criminal; and also that him and his heirs shall have liability for all manner of chancel construction works and maintenance; and further that him and his heirs shall have shared liability for the construction, maintenance and repair of levees ditches canals and other works within the Ward.
And further We by these Presents granting for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his heirs will have keep and support, and continue to maintain, a group of capable militiamen; and at least two thoroughbred horses; and he shall attend, whenever duly summoned, with the greater part of his servants and tenants, armed, upon the Lord Captain, or whomever he shall appoint to summon him.
We by these Presents direct that for Us, Our heirs and successors, they shall pay rents by tenure of the aforesaid land at the sum of one-hundred marks at the receipt of Our Receiver-General annually.
We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess the right of the resources established or discovered in the Ward within which they reside;
And further We by these Presents grant for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his successors possess fishing rights within the Ward of Waterland, but shall never take more than three fishes each day in other manors.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at the Keep of Ulrichsburg the sixth of Sun's Smile in the fifth year of Our Reign.
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‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
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THE TREATY OF
THE HANDIssued 1941 | 145 SA
With the signing and promulgation of this document, the United Kingdom of Aaun and the Kingdom of Númendil, henceforth referred to as ‘the parties‘, do agree on their honour to the terms laid forth hereafter.
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ARTICLE I:
The United Kingdom of Aaun on the one hand and the Kingdom of Númendil on the other agree that there shall never be any conflict between them both for as long as this treaty shall stand.
The signatories agree in the absolute to a pact of non-aggression. There shall be no military conflict between either state, nor between their constituent vassals or noble Houses. Any breaches of this term shall be resolved through the appropriate diplomatic channels.
ARTICLE II
His Majesty’s Government, for their part, recognises the sole and inviolable sovereign claim of the Kingdom of Númendil to the Númenaranyë, Aran-în-Eryn, the head of the River Foroduin, the west bounds of Ered Nimenras, and the lower midlands; the Government of Numendil recognises the sole and inviolable sovereign claim of the United Kingdom of Aaun to the Langkette Mountain Range in its entirety and also to the Lowlands.
They declare that they will both respect their immutable rights to create extend grant and maintain treaties with third parties; and that all endeavours will be made between them both to defend their sovereignty from third parties.
ARTICLE III:
Desiring permanent collaboration between both countries, agree to assure mutual assistance of a defensive character; should one of the parties become engaged in hostilities with a third party in consequence of aggression by the said third party, the other party will immediately give all military support and assistance.
ARTICLE IV:
The provisions of Article III apply in any eventuality whereby a third party threatens, directly or indirectly, the independence of one of the parties and the said party considers the situation necessary enough to respond by force of arms.
The parties confirm and declare that should one of them engage in hostilities against a third party as a consequence of an action which threatened the independence of the party in question, that the provisions of Article III shall apply.
ARTICLE V:
Both parties affirm that for the proper undertakings of the present treaty to be fulfilled they will exchange complete and quick information concerning any developments, in particular any development which may cause the previous articles to come into operation;
(1) The parties affirm that they shall communicate to each other any undertakings of military assistance which they will give to other states immediately upon the decision having been made;
(2) Should either party intend military undertakings against a third aggressive nation, in defence of their independence aforementioned, and therefore cause Article III to come into operation then they shall immediately consult with the other party for assent; however this does not in itself oblige the said party to similarly commit itself to military undertakings; both parties declare that above all the interests of their sovereignty are to be taken into account.
ARTICLE VI:
The parties agree to unfettered freedom of travel and trade through each other's territory; and a merchants stall shall also be provided in both party’s capital city which will be free from taxation for as long as it shall be occupied.
ARTICLE VII:
This present treaty shall remain in force the duration of the reigns of Her Royal Majesty, Tar-Caraneth Aryantë and His Royal Majesty, Edmund II, whoever God shall call to His side first; and in said event the treaty will not expire for a minimum of two years.
In witness whereof the We have signed the present Treaty and affixed thereto Our seals.
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
BE IT ENACTED by the King’s Majesty, and by the consent of the Estates, in this Royal Diet assembled;
In witness whereof We have signed this Treaty at the Hand of Horen on the eighteenth of Sun’s Smile in the fourth year of Our reign,
HIS MAJESTY, Edmund II Alstion, By the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Aaun and of His other Territories King, Prince of Alstion, Duke of Corazon and Balamena, Count of Enswerp and Whitespire, Protector of the Realm.
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THE ORDER OF SERVICE
CORONATION
OF HIS MAJESTY
KING EDMUND II
TEMPLE OF EXALTED PROPHETS
ON THE
17th Tobias’s Bounty
1941
I. THE PROCESSION
On the morning of the day, the King shall be baptised in the Silver Sea, and with an ampulla of holy oil ready for the rite to be delivered.
Bishop of Buron: “It was Exalted Horen who was first baptised by the angel Tesion in the Grotto of Gamesh. As the Book of Sealing says, ‘The Prophet pours out the horn upon seekers of God, and they are inducted into the ranks of the faithful.’ Do you come as a seeker of God, swearing to obey the path of Virtue?”
King: “I do.”
Bishop of Buron: “Do you put your faith in His truth: the Holy Scrolls, the Exalted, and His Church?”
King: “I do.”
Bishop of Buron: “The Book of Horen says, ‘I cleanse you, and you join God’s servants.”
The King will then be lowered into the Silver Sea, and he shall then submerge himself in its waters fully.
Bishop of Buron: “I baptise you in the name of Almighty God. Be cleansed by these Waters of Gamesh, and be free from all sin and vice.”
The King shall then be taken to the Palace and given his gown and other chains of office with HM The Queen Mother in attendance. They shall then, with the remainder of the Royal Household and the nobility in attendance, gather in the throne room of the Palace to commence the procession.
Immediately at the same time, with the High Pontiff, Archbishop, the Curia, and the Bishop of Buron already vested in their capes, they shall make a procession from the entrance of the Temple to the Altar, and there shall form beside it by rank of Office, excepting for the Archbishop of Albarosa who shall stand beside the High Pontiff.
II. THE ENTRANCE INTO THE TEMPLE
The King, as soon as he enters the door of the Temple, is met with the following prayer:
As the prayer is being said the King shall pass up through the Temple, pausing before ascension to the dais having been met by a group of young people, who will say:
“Your Majesty, as children of this Kingdom we welcome you in the name of our Almighty God, the King of Kings, and wish you a long and happy reign.”
The King shall then pass up the altar and his Throne, and he shall make an adoration to it, then sitting on his adjacent chair.
III. GREETING AND INTRODUCTION
The High Pontiff then will say:
“The Grace and love of Almighty God and His Exalted be with you. Amen.”
High Pontiff: “Dearly beloved, we are gathered to offer our worship and devotion to Almighty God; to celebrate His most Canonist nations; and to pray for Edmund, King; and to witness his anointing and Crowning, as he is consecrated for life to the service of his people.”
IV. THE ASCENSION
The High Pontiff, staying where he is. The Archbishop of Albarosa, Lord Chancellor, Grand-Master, and the King's Chamberlain shall each go to one of the four corners of the Temple, and shall each with a loud voice speak to the People gathered.
The King shall as this is being done turn to stand ahead of his throne and show his face to the four corners of the Temple.
Archbishop (upper left): “I present to you King Edmund, your undisputed King; All who come this day to do your homage; are you willing?”
Lord Chancellor (upper right): “I present to you King Edmund, your undisputed King; All who come this day to do your homage; are you willing?”
Grand-Master (lower left): “I present to you King Edmund, your undisputed King; All who come this day to do your homage; are you willing?”
King’s Chamberlain (lower right): “I present to you King Edmund, your undisputed King; All who come this day to do your homage; are you willing?”
The People: “Yes!”
V. THE HOLY SCROLLS
The King, having returned to his chair, the High Pontiff standing before him shall administer an Oath on the Holy Scrolls:
High Pontiff: “Before you are the testaments of the Exalted, the Holy Scrolls revealed by God. Will you swear yourself to their holy truth?”
King: “I will.”
High Pontiff: “Wilt thou temper thy manners from all evil and as far as thou art able, with God’s help, change them to all good?”
King: “I will.”
High Pontiff: “Wilt thou give thyself up to divine business, and remove thyself from lowly cares, as far as human frailty permits?”
King: “I will.”
High Pontiff: “Wilt thou keep wisdom and restraint in thyself, and incline others to the same?”
King: “I will.”
High Pontiff: “Wilt thou devote thyself to thy Kingdom, revealed in the sign of Saint Godwin of Aaun, and to thy subjects, the people of God?”
King: “I will.”
VI. THE CHARTER OATH
The gathered Estates of the Realm surround the King in his chair. The Grand Peer places the Great Charter of Aaun and the King places his hand against it. They speak in turn, starting with the Grand Peer and then the Grand Prince of Minitz, and so on:
Grand Peer: “Edmund, you stand here without a Crown to adorn your head. Do you deem yourself worthy of such an honour?”
King: “I do.”
Minitz: “Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the Peoples of the United Kingdom of Aaun by their customs and traditions?”
King: “I will.”Stran: “Will you to all your kingly power cause Liberty and Justice to be executed in all your judgements?”
King: “I will.”High Peak: “Will you to the utmost of your kingly power maintain the laws of Almighty God?”
“I will.”
Hohengarten: “Will you to the utmost of your kingly power maintain and preserve the Church in Aaun, as established by law, and commit yourself to the charge of their rights and privileges?”
King: “I will.”
Velen: “And how shall you conduct yourself, for as long as you shall live?”
King: “With honour, mercy, and righteousness.”
Stassion: “And for what cause shall you raise your sword?”
King: “For peace.”Alstion: “And when will your duty end?”
King: “Only in death will my duty end.”
Then the Estates will return to their former positions. The King will leave his chair and go to the Altar. He will make the solemn oath and say these words:
“The things which I have today promised, I will perform for all my life. So help me God.”
The King will return to his chair.
VIII. THE SERMON
Given by the High Pontiff.
IX. THE ANOINTING
The Bishop of Buron passes the ampulla filled with Holy Oil to the Archbishop of Albarosa, and then he to the High Pontiff.
The King in the meantime shall go before the altar, behind the throne, and out of sight to be surrounded by the High Pontiff, the Archbishop of Albarosa, and the Bishop of Buron. The King’s Chamberlain shall disrobe him.
Being uncovered, the King kneels at the altar, there the Holy Oil is poured from the ampulla and the High Pontiff anoints the King on his Hands, Breast, and Head, and he shall say quietly:
“Be your hands anointed. Be your breast anointed. Be your head anointed. As kings and the Exalted were before you anointed, as Godfrey was anointed by Eshtael with the Waters of Gamesh, so are you anointed, blessed, consecrated King over your People to rule and govern for your life. Amen.”
The King will then walk ahead of the throne and the King’s Chamberlain shall vest him with his robes of state and then he shall sit down.
X. NOBLES PRESENTING THE REGALIA
The Governor of the King’s Person shall then deliver to the King a Ring of his Office, and they shall then put it on the finger of the King’s right hand. They shall say:
“Receive this Ring of your dignity and majesty, as you are on this day made by God to be our governor.”
The Grand Peer will then present to the King the Medallion of Waldenfest. They shall say:
“Receive this Medal as protector of Waldenia, its customs and traditions, and time honoured liberties. Now and forever.”
The Grand Prince of Minitz will then deliver the Sceptre of Rebuke, placing it in the King’s right hand, saying:
“Receive this Sceptre of Rebuke, as Godfrey was given by the Aengul Eshtael, and so you become his heir and our ruler, as you are on this day made the Defender of our Liberties forever.”
XII. THE PUTTING ON OF THE CROWN
The People shall be asked to rise and the Archbishop before the Altar shall take the Crown into his hands carefully. He shall say:
“Almighty God, King of Kings; Bless this Crown, and so consecrate your servant Edmund, whose head you have ordained by Divine Providence, into royal majesty; that he may be filled with your everlasting Grace and that he shall have a long and happy life. Amen.”
The Archbishop shall then slowly step down from the altar and pass on the Crown to the High Pontiff, who will then step ahead of the seated King and put it down upon the King’s head. The High Pontiff shall then step directly adjacent to the throne, showing the Crowned King to the People. He shall then say:
“God save The King!”
XV. THE OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE
At the end of the fanfare and exhortation of the Crowned King, all the Estates and Peers present shall stand before the Throne.
The Archbishop and Bishop of Buron shall take their place at first ahead of them, and then they will both kneel down before the King and take either hand, and shall say:
“I, Armand, Archbishop of Albarosa.”
“I, Mikhael, Bishop of Buron.”
“Will be faithful and true to you, our Sovereign King of Aaun, protector of our Faith, and unto your heirs and successors. So help me God.”
And then the Estates and Peers shall give homage according to their station (in order of Princes, Dukes, Margraves, Counts, Barons) in the same manner by ascending the steps of the throne and kneeling before the King, and shall say:
“I, [N] of [N], do solemnly swear to be your man of life and limb; faith and truth I will bear unto you, and will live and die against your enemies. So help me God.”
And so each of them will rise and touch the Crown on the King’s head. When all the homages are ended, the full group of them will shout as one:
“God save King Edmund!”
After this acclaim, the High Pontiff shall say:
“Blessings of Almighty God be upon you and keep you. May the Exalted protect you always. Amen.”
XVI. THE OUTWARDS PROCESSION
The King shall then descend from the throne, carrying all items of Regalia and shall lead a neat procession out of the Temple, and then all will follow the Royal Party to the Palace for Court and petitions.
The entirety of Canondom is invited.
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Letters Patent for the
P R I N C I P A L I T Y O F M E R R Y W E A T H E R
Issued and Confirmed in the name of the King
in the year
1939
WE have desired not to forget the virtues by which you bring honour to your House at home and abroad, when you first imbued this Our kingdom of Aaun with your loyalty and zealotry, and in foreign provinces represented the commonweal; and also at your own expense did you by singular purpose shape this Our Regency and have since been vigorous and brave in your defence of Us; and you have been greatly commended by your peers, and by those foreign princes who you treat with; but We have desired to honour you and the legal heirs of your body by mark of Our Grace;
Know ye that We, of Our Special Grace, and Royal Right by this the great seal of the Realm given to Us by special commission of King James, and with good counsel, We have created you again Our trusty Cousin Heinrich von Alstreim to the title of P R I N C E O F M E R R Y W E A T H E R.
And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto him the dignity and honour of the P R I N C E O F M E R R Y W E A T H E R; investing him with the said Principality by girding him with a Sword, having his name and certain items of heraldry etched upon its forte, and putting a Coronet on his head, and giving into his hand a Golden Rod, to have and to hold the said dignity of his Principality unto him and his heirs.
By these Presents granting for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he and his heirs may possess a seat in the Royal Diet, transferring all previous rights and privileges, including those of the Immortal Order of Emperor Henry the Lion, and of Our grant of kinship, to be granted enjoyed and sustained now and forever.
And We do also will by these Presents that for Us, Our heirs and successors, constitute and declare the bounds of the Principality aforesaid shall be the whole of the Langkette Mountain Pass, stretching northward up until the plateau of Hohengarten and southward up until the plateau of the Mont Sant Godwyn.
And We do also will by these Presents that for Us, Our heirs and successors, grant that he and his successors possess the right from time to time and forever to collect routine taxes on Our behalf, in a manner and method of his and his successors choosing;
And further We will and by these Presents constitute and direct that for Us, Our heirs and successors, We tax them at the annual value of two-hundred marks, and that a variable remainder may and shall be paid a year in marks or kind as directed.
And We do also will by these Presents that for Us, Our heirs and successors, grant that he and his successors possess the right to raise militia and to use them for the apprehension of divers felons, fugitives, outlaws and strays and further for protection from Our enemies present and future, and also that he shall be the chief defender of this Our Crownlands as M A S T E R O F T H E L A N G K E T T E P A S S.
And We do also will by these Presents that for Us, Our heirs and successors, grant that he and his successors possess the exclusive right of the mines within the said Langkette Mountain Pass.
And We do also will by these Presents that for Us, Our heirs and successors, grant that he and his successors possess the right of P F A L Z G R A F and may approach Us, Our heirs and successors, and may receive Our response with their heads covered, and that further We Ourself shall call him and his successors ‘my cousin’.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at the Hand of Horen the tenth of Horen’s Calling in the second year of Our Reign.
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‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
Ends.
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T H E L O W L A N D S U N I T E DSpoiler‘What’s he that wishes so?’
WHEREAS, It hath pleased Almighty God to deliver us our present realm, and by his great gifts the dignity of our estate, we have wanted for little. However, for all this that we have been granted, our United Kingdom of Aaun has lacked one thing, and that is to say the unity of our sovereign territory: the Lowlands.
Her Majesty, the Queen of the Petra, did benevolently see to it that this should be rectified. With an exchange of our claims, the government there has dissolved the oaths of fealty from all who tennant and live on the western portion of the lowlands peninsula, and our United Kingdom of Aaun has annexed it as an integral part of our Realm wholly truly and forever.
And know that whilst history had borne us no great triumphs, but that the pleasure of Almighty God is with those who abide. And time has borne us boundless fruits. Old men forget, yet all will be forgotten, but for now, for our labour, we rejoice and sing by our hearths the names of those men who delivered our current happiness: Charles and James the Kings, Minitz, Merryweather, Stran, Hohengarten and Velen, High Peak and Lemon Hill. And now, to our tapestry, Stassion.
Here is the origin of justice, the precursor of all virtues, this United Kingdom of Aaun - our blessed Heartlands of peace.
AND SO LET IT BE KNOWN that from this day until the ending of the world these Royal Lowlands are UNITED, and those names shall be remembered, those happy few.
AND SO LET IT BE KNOWN that His Royal Highness Richard Novellen swears humble affection true allegiance and unwavering obedience to His Majesty Edmund II, who is now by the Grace of God the King of the Lowlands.
Given at the Hand of Horen on the twenty-fifth of Godfreys Triumph in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight.
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BY THE CONSENT OF OUR ROYAL DIET,
His Serene Highness, Brandt Wilheim Barclay
Großfürst von Minitz, KBS, GMSTSR GMVBE, KIH, Duke of Kanunsberg, Count of Neu Brandthof, Viscount of Tucay, Baron of Boriënwald and Brandthof, Lord of Durres, Warden of the Franklands, High Chieftain of the Reinmaren, LORD VANDALORE
His Highness, Heinrich II Lothar von AlstreimPrince of Merryweather and the Rhine, Landgrave of Alstreim, Baron of Corwinsburg and Lord of Blackwater
His Grace, Ser Istvan Ivanovich
Duke of Stran, Voivode of Vaška, Count of Pravets, Baron of Vsensk, and Godansk, Lord of Andregrad, Hetman of the Host of St. Arpad, Keeper of the Hussariya, Protector of Raev and the Vaškan Steppe
His Lordship, Olivier Diuexmont de RosiusMargrave of High Peak, Count of Beaufoy and Arentaniebourg, Baron of Rosius, Lord of Mont Louis, Lord Commander of the Rose Guard and Protector of Arentania
His Lordship, Seigmund Otto von ReussMargrave of Velen, Count of Revedin and Cantal, Baron of Mons Velena and Alsace, Defender of the Velenic Peoples
His Lordship, Konstantin Edmund von Augusten
Count of Hohengarten‘STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY’
TANDEM TRIUMPHANS
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THE WINBURGH PROCLAMATION
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His murderers scattered into the winds of abjection, the memory of a dead king fades into the footnotes of time. Gone, but not entirely forgotten. Dead, but put now to rest in peace forever.
Edmund Alstion, who in the end saw the Truth.