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[!] Beneath contents are sealed for the Cardinal ( @Balthasar ) alone and those shown IRP [!] As sent on the Tenth of Harren’s Folley in the 1863rd year of Our Lord To be delivered to the Cathedral of St. Thomas within the Archdiocese of Albarosa To His Eminence Adrian Cardinal Albarosa Archbishop of Albarosa It warms our heart to receive word from his Eminence of Albarosa as the House of Galbraith stands most firm in their consanguinity with the Lord God and His taught word. Unfortunately, your Eminence, the Lord Father of mine has found his time allocated elsewhere in these recent Saints months and therefore I have been encumbered with a bulk of the tasks of His right honoured Lordship, the Viscount of Rivia. As such one of these tasks has constituted active conduction of his written word and it is in the confidence of the Lord Father of mine that I compose these bulletins and such the words beneath should be, by all means, taken as his own. It is not the intention to avoid or neglect the address of his Eminence and the lack of the Lord Father of mine should not be taken as an insult to his Eminence whatsoever. It is the notion of his Eminence, that the peoples of Oren have abandoned the Lord God and damned their own souls to the Deceiver willingly. We of Rivia must dissent in the thoughts of his Eminence, for the peoples of Oren does yet worship the Lord God and His taught words: we still yet see the Lord God as the one true Creator, alas there remains one issue within the mind of Orenian faith and that continues to be the faultier methods of the Mother Church. And it is our continued desire to remain truthful before the Lord God, and it is our belief that the House of Galbraith has done such throughout the times of excommunicated Oren. Alas the leftover methods of the Pontifex Everard VI has left the rotten taste of false faith within the mouths of the Orenians as a whole. Both aristocrats and commoners. Whereas we do not desire to speak ill of the dead, the actions of the Pontifex Everard VI have harmed the faith of Oren. We have not lost our faith, your Eminence, but we have lost our Church. We have lost our system of faith. We have lost our ministers of faith. Not due to the sins of our own but due to the sins of Pontifexs before. We do stand with Their Majesties and shalt not remove ourselves from them regardless of Their excommunication though we do add in return of the concern of his Eminence, that if his desire to return faith to Oren remains true: He ought to discuss the excommunication of Their Majesties, and the consequences which such most foul action has caused. Yours in faith, His Lordship G. Galbraith of Rivia on behalf of His right honoured Lordship, the Viscount of Rivia

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Matyas thinks long and hard (Reserved)

On old legal mind - Demitriyus Aubert - offers to project the Baron in Court @Narthok

The Khedive of Rudria - and Lord Vicechancellor of Savoy - would find his finest attire for the event.

THE HOUSE OF BASRID Khedivial Household of Rudria, Comital Household of Susa & Protectors of the continental Rhenyari “Sub astra contendimus” -“Beneath the stars, we strive” A N N O 1 8 5 4 [!] Official Coat of Arms for the House of Basrid [!] HISTORY of THE HOUSE of BASRID [CURRENT HISTORY TAKEN FROM FORMER POST - WILL BE UPDATED SOON] There are few historical unions as strange as that of Prince Fyodor Carrion and the Princess Esther of Ba’as - the clubfoot Prince and the Nightingale of Magia. Through the male line, the union that bore Basrid descended from the austere and orthodox Exalted Sigismund, sage of the faith and soothsayer. His union with Helaine de Sarkozy, one that united the wayward branches of Barbanov and Kosanov, bore three sons. While his secondborn Ostromir and the youngest Franz-Josef ruled as kings of man, the firstborn Fyodor’s fate was sealed by his deformity, a stunted clubfoot that inhibited his ability to ride or fight. The young Fyodor was thus brought up as a masterful steward and mystic with a mild disdain for the traditions that bore stigma against him. His closest companions were other outcasts of the court - the Rassidi Baron Sabri Nasser, the half-orc castellan Orlik of Kralta, and the young lord Thomas of the disgraced House Denims. The motley band eschewed their household’s grand political ambitions in lieu of rebuilding and reforming the many realms of humanity. They are attributed with settling Augustine, restoring the wastes of Kaedrin, and erecting the Flotstad for the Jolly Ruskan Band. However, in due time, young Fyodor had grown discontent with his lordship over Kralta. His time across the realm had fostered a hearty appetite for cultures beyond his own, and it was not long before he and Sabri Nasser left the court of Raev to satiate such desire. They endeavored towards the homeland of the Baron Sabri, Ba’as. Upon reciting the ancestry of the young Prince Fyodor to Prince Hafez of Ba’as, the pair found high station at court as skilled councilmen. The Baron Nasser’s time in Oren made him an invaluable master of trade, whilst the Prince’s diplomatic nature and talent in architecture made him an able seneschal. In the court of Ba’as, the pair prospered as the young Prince rose to serve as Hafez’s own chancellor, the highest position in Basi court. As one of Hafez’s court favorites, Sabri and Prince Fyodor used their positions to influence many things. The local church, long ailing, had found a pair of powerful and wealthy sponsors, and began to take the local cult of the silver comet to be an image of St. Tobias. Ba’as soon swelled as a beacon of Canonist faith in the Rassidi city-states, boasting a population of over ten-thousand faithful. While many of the pagan seers soured at their influence, Hafez had been won over by their patronage and even permitted his own daughter, Esther, to wed Fyodor to claim the bloodline of the Canonist prophet and wed their offspring to one of his heirs. Such a fate was never to come though. When Hafez died, his sons, as was tradition, entered conflict in bitter open succession. When all died in the brutal war, the young child of Esther and Fyodor was placed onto the throne under regency as part of an uneasy peace between the belligerents. While distant branches of the old lines of Ba’as schemed to rob the babe of his seat, the realpolitik of Princess Esther along with the patronage and diligence of Prince Fyodor enabled the line to prosper. The young Prince Iskander I ruled as a firm and proud Canonist, and with the aid of his parents, instituted various holy orders to deliberate heirlings and avoid the brutal civil wars that plagued Ba’as succession after succession. They took the purple of Ba’as and the gold of Karovic to bear a new house, who took upon the sigil of the blue Simurgh, a mystic bird known to Rhenyari legend. However, most retainers of the House of Ba’as maintained the city’s sigil of the silver comet, which came to be known as the princely family’s title as well. A scion of the Fyodor and Esther union, brother to Iskander, Simeon Carrion, even returned to his father’s seat of Kralta and ruled for a time before perishing in Brigand’s Pass. Another scion, Mikhael Carrion, served as steward and counselor to King Henry I. For some three-hundred years Ba’as waned and waxed, but with innovations of faith and succession spread eastward due to Pertinaxi influence, many pretenders of the lineage of Ba’as began to covet the throne and scheme to restore the succession laws of old. When Prince Nafis III died, his young and indulgent son Caspian inherited only for his succession to be undone by the scheming Grandmaster Aral Basrid of the Magian Flame, a Canonist order rooted in Owynist rite. However, Caspian’s younger brother, Simon Basrid, defected from the Holy Order to warn his brother of the impending treachery. While Caspian elected to war, defending his estates, Simon whisked away his young daughter Isidora to safety - the Prince-elect would soon lose his titles and wife, forced into common banditry with the remainder of his bloodriders. Simon, well-learned in the faith and able in administration, found patronage at the court of the High Pontiff Daniel VI and returned aside Isidora to the realm of their ancestors as exiles. It was not long that Caspian abandoned his failing campaign at the behest of his brother, and he and his youngest brother, Cyrus, along with Cyrus’ infant son Jahan, were reunited with their kin in Oren. They took the name Basrid, meaning of Ba’as, and began a life anew bearing the legacy of Fyodor and Rhen with them. Simon and Cyrus were quick to involve themselves in Orenian society. The two brothers came to the aid of the Lord Protector, Adrian de Sarkozy, over a decade later, the two, along with an adolescent Jahan, became founding members of the Imperial State Army, with all three along with other Rhenyari exiles like Jasper Carrington and Darius Sabari forming the Gunners. Only Cyrus however, would maintain a career in the Imperial State Army. Simon and Jahan, both being learned men, were called upon by the Emperor Peter III to serve on his Cabinet. Simon took up the mantle of Arch-Chancellor and Jahan would serve as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Basrid would. Due to their longtime services to the Empire, all three Basrids would receive knighthoods, and Sir Jahan would receive the title Count of Susa, a title long held by his ancestors and lost over a foolish bet. Sir Jahan died in the early Nineteenth Century, succeeding him would be his son Iskander. A man with a martial history, Iskander led the Fourth Brigade and helped Oren win two wars during his time with the ISA. He and his wife would sire four children: Jasper, Anthony, Helena, and Nicolas. In time Anthony would be appointed Director of the Secret Service and become heir to Susa in the wake of his elder brother’s death. RELICS of THE HOUSE of BASRID The Crown of Ba’as One of the most vital relics within the Household of Ba’as is the Crown of Ba’as. In wake of his dethronement the Prince of Ba’as ensured to withhold the Crown from a multitude of assailants and secured the Crown after the arrival to Oren. It serves as a reminder for the Basridi of their former lives and homeland: that land which was taken from them and caused their flee to the continent. It is a token of their inheritance within these distant lands. Gunner Armour of Simon and Jahan Basrid As a result of their service within the earliest construction of the militaries of Oren, Sir Simon and Sir Jahan were - at the side of Sir Cyrus and a multitude of other continental Rhenyari - one of the first and last members of the Gunner (also known as the Second Brigade or the Helena Reds) which were one of the instrumental forces within the AIS War and the Orcish War. The House of Basrid has two out of three Basridi sets with the last one in the hands of the House Pruvia due to the matrilineal union of Sir Cyrus Basrid. Sabres of Colonel Darius Sabari and Simon Basrid Another token of their militaristic services in the earliest militaries are the Sabres of both Colonel Darius Sabari and Colonel Simon Basrid. Both of these were sabres crafted for the two Rhenyari within their tenure of militaristic services. The House now holds these sabres as a token of Basridi strength and service. The Lion of Ba’as Small coin crafted in honour of the Basridi Household in 1765 after their service to his Imperial Majesty Peter III. It shows the mystical lion of Ba’as - the symbol of the House Basrid - in mid-roar with its head faced towards the holder of the coin. It is held as a token of their achievements within their short residence on the continent. Telescope of Kitran One of the more recent relics of the House as a relic of the 3rd Count of Susa. It is a lunarite based ocular instrument utilised for the easier vision of the Arcane Zodiac within the darkness of the skies above. It is said to withhold certain arcane abilities which allows the ocular instrument to set the stellar constellations ablaze in fire-like lines. It is a relic which has allowed the more recent Rhenyari to focus on the Arcane Zodiac once more. Headband of Cyrus Basrid One of the few relics of Cyrus Basrid - after the House Pruvia were allowed to withhold the Gunner armour of the Basridi - this headband has become a torch for the Basrids of service and dedication. Cyrus wore the headband as a result of his detainment after an assault from the rebels of Ves. These rebels would carve the symbol of theirs into the forehead of the Basridi which caused the Basridi to wear a headband for the rest of his life to avoid affiliation with the rebels. The headband holds much sentimental value for the House and serves as a reminder to remain true to their convictions and to honour the deeds of their forerunners. HEADS of THE HOUSE of BASRID Sir Simon Basrid, 1st Patriarch of House Basrid [1739 - 1760] Sir Simon Basrid (b. 1701) was the first Patriarch of House Basrid. He came to the continent with his two brothers after the downfall of Prince Caspian III - his eldest brother - from the Simughri Throne of Ba’as. Initially the Rhenyari had the intention to utilize his influence on the continent to retake the Simughri Throne of Ba’as for his brother, Prince Caspian, however Sir Simon swiftly became a member of the Pontifical Household of Daniel VI, wherein the Basridi served until the rise of Alexander II after which Simon was elevated to the role of Chamberlain for the de Joannes Household. Sir Simon Basrid came to find Oren as a more suitable residence for his house and established the continental House of Basrid. [!] Official Portrait of Simon Basrid [!] Sir Jahan Basrid, 2nd Patriarch of House Basrid [1760 - 1805] Sir Jahan Basrid (b. 1723 d. 1805) became the second Patriarch of House Basrid after the abdication of Sir Simon in 1760 from the role. Whereas Sir Jahan was not the direct descendant of Sir Simon, the role of Patriarch fell onto the Rhenyari due to the lack of sons born within the union of Sir Simon and his wife - furthermore Cyrus Basrid had married into the Pruvian line at the time of Sir Simons abdication. Sir Jahan became known for his hard work within the ministries of Oren, which continued the statesman nature of the former Patriarch, however the Patriarch was most known for his active aid in the inclusion - as well as overall acceptance - of the Rhenyari culture within Oren and the continental lands as a whole. [!] Official Portrait of Jahan Basrid [!] Iskander Alexios Basrid, 3rd Patriarch of House Basrid [1805 - 1830] Iskander Alexios Basrid (b. 1755 d. 1832) caused the House of Basrid to rise even further in social status after his union with the Princess Elisabeth of Oren. Iskander returned to the more militaristic side of the House of Basrid due to his extended career within the militaristic offices of Oren, as well as his vital role within the 10th Norland War as one of the main commanders of the Orenian forces. Iskander was - albeit his feats within these militaristic forces - the first Patriarch of House Basrid to not be involved with the Council of State of Oren as one of the Secretaries: however there is no doubt that Iskander had floods of influence on the members of state and the monarchs under his tenure of service. [!] Official Portrait of Iskander Basrid [!] Sir Anthony Alexios Basrid, 4th Patriarch of House Basrid [1830 - 1848] Sir Anthony Alexios Basrid (b. 1788 d. 1848) started the true era of science and research within the Basridi Household as his works were seen as feats on the scientific field from individuals all across the Orenian lands. Anthony kick-started the ideas of rational thinkers within Oren and was a massive contribution in the arrival and utilisation of air balloons within Oren. Due to the rational nature of his time as Patriarch, the House of Basrid saw a decline in the ideas of Rhenyari mythological stories and thoughts - as well as the initial lack of Rhenyari folklore - within the House itself: some would note this caused a certain amount of quiescence for the Basridi and Rhenyari culture as a whole albeit none can confirm this notion thoroughly. [!] Official Portrait of Anthony Basrid [!] Matyas Jahan Basrid, 5th Patriarch of House Basrid [1848 - 1853] Matyas Jahan Basrid (b. 1814) was the result of the ‘Basrid Divide’ after the leave of Darius Basrid. Matyas started his life in the heels of his fathers as one of the more scientific fixated members of the Household however transitioned more and more into a cultural advocate of the Rhenyari inheritance. He was one of the first Basridi to return to more Rhenyari stylized clothes and moved the aesthetic of the Basridi Household more towards the Rhenyari culture rather than the Orenian culture: the Patriarch advocated for his culture to the extent where his wife became known as Lorina - her Rhenyarified name - within the Basridi Household. Matyas revolutionized the House with the ‘Basrid Accords’ to unite the House once more. [!] Official Portrait of Matyas Basrid [!] Vasileia Ekaterini Basrid, 6th Matriarch of House Basrid [1853 - Present] Vasileia Ekaterini Basrid (b. 1830) was raised to Matriarch as a result of countless discussions with the former Patriarch - Matyas Basrid. She was made Matriarch of the House Basrid after the release of the ‘Basrid Accords’ in 1853, in which the former Patriarch and Vasileia reached a muster of conclusions to aid within the reunification of the House. Outside of her governmental efforts, she dedicated her time to the study of the skies and philosophy. She continues to lead as Matriarch to this date. Further will be added and amended after the conclusion of Vasileia as the 6th Matriarch. [!] Official Portrait of Vasileia Basrid [!] PEERS of THE HOUSE of BASRID Sir Jahan Basrid, 1st Count of Susa [1764 - 1805] Sir Jahan Basrid (b. 1723 d. 1805) was raised as the first Count of Susa under the command of his Majesty Peter III in 1765 after decades of service in various Orenian institutions. Sir Jahan served as Governor of the Palace at the time of his elevation and therefore lacked a lot of time to focus on the construction of Susa. He was said to have commissioned a multitude of architects to create the earliest renditions of the Susan land: both from smaller estates to entire Rhenyari towns. When Sir Jahan died however, the construction of Susa had not even started and most of the former architects had decided to halt their work due to the harsh criticism of the Count. [!] Official Portrait of Jahan Basrid [!] Iskander Alexios Basrid, 2nd Count of Susa [1805 - 1830] Iskander Alexios Basrid (b. 1755 d. 1832) became Count after the death of his father as the firstborn child to the 1st Count of Susa. Iskander became known over the time as Count to withhold ideas for the Comital lands to his own mind for most of his tenure. With the most recent chaos at the end of the Inferi War and the downfall of Arcas in the start of his tenure and the 10th Norland War in the end of his tenure, some can understand the lack of focus on the Comital lands themselves. Susa became less Rhenyari in unison with the Comital household within this era due to the lack of cultural information and lessons from the Count himself. Furthermore, Susa remained in construction for all of Iskanders tenure. [!] Official Portrait of Iskander Basrid [!] Sir Anthony Alexios Basrid, 3rd Count of Susa [1830 - 1848] Sir Anthony Alexios Basrid (b. 1788 d. 1848) became the result of his fathers lack of cultural focus as Sir Anthony remains the sole Count of Susa without a Rhenyari first name. Sir Anthony became one of the first rational thinkers of Oren and this reflected on his tenure as Count of Susa: like the tenure of his father, there was a lack of cultural influence over the course of the term. Construction of Susa was concluded under the influence of the Count alas the Count almost never used the Comital lands for much more than research on his scientific subjects as well as residence for his Household. Unlike his forerunner: the 3rd Count ensured to leave certain cultural notions to his children before his demise to incite more culture for the future. [!] Official Portrait of Anthony Basrid [!] Matyas Jahan Basrid, 1st Khedive of Rudria & 4th Count of Susa [1848 - Present] Matyas Jahan Basrid (b. 1814) became Count of Susa due to the disinheritance of Darius Basrid after the ‘Basridi Split’ to the Savoyard lands. Matyas became one of the first Counts of Susa to focus on the development of the Rhenyari culture. He became known for his cultural wear and criticism on the influence of Orenian culture for the Rhenyari. He became the 1st Khedive of Rudria after the ‘Susan Concord’ which moved the Household to the Savoyard lands rather than their historical location within Oren. Further will be added and amended after the conclusion of Matyas as the 1st Khedive of Rudria & 4th Count of Susa. [!] Official Portrait of Matyas Basrid [!] FAMILIAL LINES of THE HOUSE of BASRID ( * ) marks the start of a new acknowledged line within the Basridi household. [♰] marks the death of an individual within the line. [♰ *] marks the death of an entire line. [♰ *] The Ba’asian Line [♰] Nafis III, Prince of Ba’as [♰] Caspian, Count of Brasca [Wife unknown] [♰] Isidora Mariyah Basrid [♰] Simon Basrid, Archchancellor of Oren [♰] Khalila Basrid née Yar [♰] Irena ‘the Saffron’ Basrid [♰] Aristus Basrid [♰] Reza Kovachev [Record of further line discontinued] [♰] Cyrus Basrid [♰] Adhara Hamidi [♰] Sir Jahan, 1st Count of Susa (*) The Jahani Line [♰] Sir Jahan, 1st Count of Susa [♰] Selene Basrid née Sabari [♰] Iskander Alexios, 2nd Count of Susa [♰] Elisavet Anne, Countess of Rosemoor [♰] Jasper Clement Basrid 2 [♰] Anthony Alexios Basrid, 3rd Count of Susa [♰] Versilia Eleanor Basrid née Ruthern Jasper Darius Basrid 3 (*) Juliya Rose Basrid Georgios Alexander, Count of Aldersberg [Record of further line discontinued] Matyas Jahan, 4th Count of Susa (*) Helena Augusta Basrid Rovéros Francis, Count of Temesch [Record of further line discontinued] Nicholas Andreas Basrid [♰] Milena Ipera Basrid née Tuvyic Isa Nasif Basrid Gracia Valentina Basrid née Falcone Isa Giovanni Basrid Yasamin Vittoria Basrid Matteo Nicholas Basrid Alina Isidora née Basrid Woulielmos Lucius, Baron of Carrington [Record of further line discontinued] Eirene Maria Basrid Safiya Oma d’Azor née Basrid Loizos-Alexander d’Azor [Record of further line discontinued] [♰] Basileios Balthazar Baelius 1 [♰] Adriana Vairea Baelius née Barrow [Record of further line discontinued] Darius Basrid [♰] Safiye Stateira Basrid Petros Maximilian, Count of Kaphro [Record of further line discontinued] [Husband unknown] [♰] Yvette Annelise Basrid 1 Due to the matrimonial nature of Basileios Balthazar Basrid and Adriana Vairea Barrow, the House of Basrid affirmed the creation of a cadet house known as Baelius. 2 Due to the death of Jasper Clement Basrid, the line of succession to Susa was moved onto the line of Anthony Alexios Basrid. 3 Due to the nature of Jasper Darius Basrid’s leave from Oren, his line was disinherited from the line of succession to Susa. The Darian Line Jasper Darius Basrid Ioannina Eliopoulos Basrid Nikoleta Despina Basrid Vasileia Ekaterini Basrid, Matriarch of House Basrid 1 Severinus Basrid Irene Kassandra Basrid Anastasios Alexios Basrid Pavlos Demetrios Basrid Ioannis Helios Basrid Althea Eris Basrid 1 Became the Matriarch of House Basrid after the release of the ‘Basrid Accords’ in 1853 which was created between Vasileia Ekaterini Basrid and the Count of Susa, Matyas Jahan. The Matyan Line Matyas Jahan, 1st Khedive of Rudria & 4th Count of Susa Lorina Henriette Basrid née Ashford de Savoie Cyrus Theodoros Basrid [♰] Ofelia Nafisa Basrid [♰] Konstantinos Alexios Basrid Andreas Vasile Basrid Athanasius Iosef Basrid Cassandra Astra Basrid

”Hmm curious,” Matyas, the Count of Susa, added with a satisfied nod in the direction of the cabinet. “This shall be fun. Most fun.”

THE BASRID ACCORDS A N N O 1 8 5 3 It has become evident within the most recent turmoil of this continent that the relation between oneself and another is most vital to the existence of our humane lives. We have found that from this situation between the institution of God and our loyal secular states of Oren and Savoy a newer ideal has risen within the mind of ourselves: the ideal of unification. It is a mere two decades back that the brother of the Count of Susa ran from his duties within Oren and fled to the then non-Orenian Savoyard state beneath his Serene Highness Olivier Renault. He was disinherited from both the line of Basrid and the line of Susa: which created the reason for Darius Basrid to remain within the Princedom of theirs until his eventual leave from the continental Almaris. It was here that Darius Basrid sired children with a woman known as Ioannina: six children of Basridi and Rhenyar descent. Whereas the current Count of Susa, as well as the rest of the Basridi household, remain content with the disinheritance of Darius. We do find certain issues within the lack of communication with his children: for his children have done nothing to harm the Basridi name nor household within their lives and the fact of Darius' indefinite withdrawal from the continent has led us to the subsequent accords. ARTICLE I: TERMS OF THE ACCORDS 1. The SIGNATORIES shall be defined as the Right Honourable Count of Susa - Lord Matyas Basrid - and her Excellency the Lady Chancellor of Savoy - Lady Vasileia Basrid. 2. The SIGNATORIES affirm - in conscious consent denoted with each of their names - that the duration of these accords shall be that of five decades (until the 1903). 3. The SIGNATORIES assert that should these accords be broken within the consented time of existence subsequent shall fall to the line not in violation of these accords; a. The Patriarchal (or Matriarchal) status - of which includes all Basridi relics. b. The Comital lands of Susa - of which includes the Comital crown. 4. The SIGNATORIES assert that these accords shall be amenable within their time of existence on recorded concurrence between both of the SIGNATORIES. ARTICLE II: THE ACCORDS On account of the above established assortments - the SIGNATORIES affirm that: I. On the Patriarch (or Matriarch) 1. The Count of Susa shall abdicate his role as Patriarch of House Basrid. 2. The Lady Chancellor of Savoy shall be elected Matriarch of House Basrid. 3. The Matriarch must - at the time of their service - bear the name of Basrid. a. If the Matriarch) does not vow themselves to a matrilineal union: the role of Patriarch (or Matriarch) shall fall onto the next in line. 4. On the death of the Patriarch (or Matriarch): the line shall fall to the direct descendant - male or female - of the Patriarch (or Matriarch). II. On the Count of Susa 1. The Count of Susa shall continue to remain the Count of Susa. 2. On the death of the Count of Susa: the line shall follow the direct descendant of his in accordance with succession laws as of the date of his death. 3. The Patriarch (or Matriarch) of House Basrid - current or otherwise - cannot amend this section of the accords. Signed, Lord Matyas Jahan Basrid, 4th Count of Susa Lady Vasileia Ekaterini Basrid, 6th Matriarch of House Basrid

“Wise man, this one, perhaps I ought to talk with him sometime” denoted Brother Christopher from his residence.

“Traitors after all,” murmured the Count of Susa as his head shook ever-so slightly, the late night halls of Susa echoed with each of his footsteps, “I recall the days where I was the steward of Dobrov. It seems a lot has changed since the last visit of mine.”

“We understand the confusion within the Hanseti men, but We shall see to satisfy all nations of this Pontificate, blessed be those of Barclaid nature: for We hold no issue with them.” as the Pontifex started to work for his new Pontificate: ready to work.

“On this date Our Lord God have served us faithfully, we shall move forth in a new era of unity amongst those faithful,” declared Michael I, the newly enthroned Pontifex Maximus of the Church, “If only Haense would discuss with us to unite all nations of God.”

HABEMUS PAPAM! THE PONTIFICAL ENTHRONEMENT OF 1849 [!] Christoff Barclay of Gelimar enthroned as his Holiness High Pontiff Michael I [!] Our Lord has called and I have answered; And so We do assert that our modern Church shall rise once more beneath the vision of God as We have answered the call of God to rise onto the Pontificate; wherefrom We shall shepherd the most true and faithful flock through the aftermath of these darkened times of Our antecedent. We shall rework and revitalise this holiest institution of God as the faith of the flock shall emit from the darkness of the near atheistic era which ends on this Saints Eve. It is by the virtue of God that We have dethroned Our forerunner for countless of crimes versus the Church of the most true and faithful flock. We have watched the nature of Our Church fall before the vision of Ours and We have mourned the loss of influence which Our Church has suffered beneath this forerunner of Ours. It is herein that We have dethroned this former Holiness: of which can be found within the document named ‘Pontifical Dethronement of 18BB’ within the archives of Our holy See. Before the altar of the San Lucian diocese stood the most faithful Abbé Aubergine and We before the true flock of God, wherefrom the flock witnessed the initial enthronement of Us and as the flock went silent within the Basilica and the echoes of the voices faded once more, our most faithful Abbé Aubergine cried to the flock before Us: Almighty and most merciful Creator. We have wandered and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our hearts. We have left undone those things that we ought to have done; and there is no health in us but you, O’Lord, have mercy upon us sinners. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to mankind; In Horen our Lord, and grant, O most merciful Creator, for his sake, that we may live a disciplined, righteous and godly life, to the glory of your holy name. So say we all. It was hereafter our most faithful Abbé Aubergine turned towards the flock entirely, We at the side of this most faithful man as his words continued to emit within the Lucian Basilica: With the Lord Creator, our witness and guide, it has been divined that the Christoff of Gelimar, born Christoff Barclay, has been willed to fulfill the seat of the Church Pontificate. Christopherus, institutionem tuam canonice in summum pontificem accipis? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: Yes, I do so believe. He recited: You have been ordained in our Holy Mother Church, your household names forsaken and your life devoted in sole service to the teachings of our Creator. The vows of your past vocations remain firm; now you must make the declaration of assent: The Church of Faithful is the One, Holy and Rightful Church of the Creator, worshiping the one true God, The Creator. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scrolls and set forth in the Faithful creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Light, it has borne witness to Faithful truth in its historic formulates, the Articles of Faith, The Book of Saints. In the declaration you are about to make, will you affirm your loyalty to this inheritance of faith as your inspiration and guidance under God in bringing the grace and truth of Horen to this generation and making Him known to those in your care? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: I, Christoff of Gelimar, do so affirm, and accordingly declare my belief in the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scrolls and set forth in the Faithful creeds, to which the historic formularies of the Church of the Creator bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are authorized or allowed by the Canon. He recited: Do you accept the Holy Scrolls as revealing all things necessary for eternal salvation through faith? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: I do so accept them. He recited: Will you be diligent in prayer, in reading Holy Scrolls, and in all studies that will deepen your faith and fit you to bear witness to the truth of the Word? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of GOD, I will. He recited: Will you lead your people in proclaiming the glorious Word of Horen, so that the good news of salvation may be heard in every place? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you teach the doctrine of Horen as the Church of Faith has received it, will you refute error, and will you hand on the entire faith that is entrusted to you? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you be faithful in ordaining and commissioning ministers of the Church? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you be gentle and merciful for Horen’s sake to those who are in need, and speak for those who have no other to speak for them? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you endeavor to fashion your own life and that of your household according to the way of God and make your home a place of hospitality and welcome? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you work with your fellow servants in the Church for the sake of the kingdom of God? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you accept the discipline of this Church, exercising authority with justice, courtesy and love, and always holding before you the example of Horen? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Will you then, in the strength of the Holy Light, continually stir up the gift of God that is in you, that the good news of God may be proclaimed in all the Realm? We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: By the help of God, I will. He recited: Speak thus then the oath of the Pontificate, with the conclave and God as witness. We returned as willed by the customs of tradition: I vow to change nothing of the received Tradition, and nothing thereof I have found before me guarded by my God-pleasing predecessors, to encroach upon, to alter, or to permit any innovation therein; To the contrary: with glowing affection as her truly faithful student and successor, to safeguard reverently the passed-on good, with my whole strength and utmost effort; To cleanse all that is in contradiction to the canonical order, should such appear; to guard the Holy Canons and Decrees of our Saints and Pontiffs as if they were the divine ordinance of Heaven, because I am conscious of Thee, whose place I take through the Grace of God, whose Vicarship I possess with Thy support, being subject to severest accounting before Thy Divine Tribunal over all that I shall confess; I swear to God Almighty and the Favored son Horen that I will keep whatever has been revealed through Horen and His Successors and whatever the Saints and my predecessors have defined and declared. I will keep without sacrifice to itself the discipline and the rite of the Church. I will put outside the Church whoever dares to go against this oath, may it be somebody else or I. If I should undertake to act in anything of contrary sense, or should permit that it will be executed, Thou willst not be merciful to me on the dreadful Day of Divine Justice. Accordingly, without exclusion, We subject to severest excommunication anyone -- be it Ourselves or be it another -- who would dare to undertake anything new in contradiction to this constituted Tradition and the purity of the Faith and the Faithful religion, or would seek to change anything by his opposing efforts, or would agree with those who undertake such a blasphemous venture. It on this account that we declare within the vision of God: HIS HOLINESS MICHAEL I of SAN LUCIANO HAS BEEN ENTHRONED TO THE 44th PONTIFICATE of GOD. As recorded and declared by Gods most true and faithful serviceman; His Holiness Michael I, Pontifex Maximus of the Church of the Canon, Servus of God, Archiepiscopus of Visigia, Episcopus of the Holy See, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Summus Pontifex of the Church of the true Faith, Custos of the Canon, Missionarius to Aeldin, Princeps Servus to the Exalted’s Testaments, Servus Humilis of the Faithful and Vicarius of God

PONTIFICALIS REMOTIO THE PONTIFICAL DETHRONEMENT OF 1849 [!] Old Everard VI depicted in his usual Pontifical state of inaction [!] Our Lord has called and I have answered; And so I assert that our modern Church has reeked of inaction for decades. We have lost the interest of the flock. We have reached a state of inconsequentiality. Our Church has dissolved into an institution without influence and esteem. Our diocesan churches stand without the flock of theirs within them. Intercession has died entirely within the flock of God. Men and women of the continent have unremembered God and His word. Our world has fallen from the vision of God and our flock has buried the ideals of God as defined within our Scrolls. We have failed God; And so God has asked for our aid. He calls onto us with utmost hardiness in His word: for we are his faithful flock. We of the true faith. We of the wise faith. We of God: his most devout servicemen on earth. And we do seek to fulfill the solicitation of God: for His word is our command and His commands shall be the utmost duties of ours. For God does command, indeed cries to His flock on earth, to allow His holiest of institutions to flourish once more beneath His vision and His word. God solicits His true flock; To aid His true servicemen within the renewal of His holiest institution. To act with faith in their heart. To call onto the truest of servicemen in these darkest of hours. To find reason within the chaos and to find belief within His work - within His methods on this earthen continent. He calls onto the monarchs of his faith: onto Philip III of Providentia [ @Nectorist ]; onto Sigismund III of Jorenus [ @Xarkly ]; onto Olivier II of Allobrogum [ @Publius ]; and onto Leopold I of Nescia [ @Dogged ] to allow their states to enter His new era of churchood and to aid His most true and faithful ministers of faith in their actions to recover the lost faith of the flock. In His first act of restoration; We His most true and faithful servicemen do dethrone his Holiness Everard VI of Jorenus from this 43rd Pontificate of God for his lack of action within the holiest institution of God: wherefrom the vision of God has faded from the earthen continent; wherefrom the interest of the flock has been most; wherefrom a state of inconsequentiality has been reached; wherefrom the Church has lost its influence and esteem; wherefrom our diocesan churches stand empty; wherefrom intercession has died; wherefrom men and women have unremembered God; wherefrom our world has fallen and wherefrom our flock has buried the ideals of God as defined within the Scrolls. It on this account that we declare within the vision of God: HIS HOLINESS EVERARD VI of JORENUS HAS BEEN DETHRONED FROM THE 43rd PONTIFICATE of GOD. As recorded and declared by Gods most true and faithful serviceman; His Grace, the Most Reverend Christoff Barclay of Gelimar, Bishop of San Luciano and Crown-Bishop of Aggrade.

”Welcome home, old friends,” Matyas murmured into the night as a rare smile moved over his countenance, his head shook in near disbelief at the mere thought. “Welcome home. The stars and I have missed you, indeed, look how bright they shine tonight. Perhaps even metaphorically so.”

It all becomes so. . Quiet. . Cold. . Dark. . Meaningless. . Silence never felt so loud. It had never been like this within the Susa estate since the establishment of the walls which the man now roamed with uneased movements. It was a cursed silence. It was a saddened silence. It had to be broken. It had to be halted. “You cursed man,” murmured the Basridi in the darkness of the night, stars allowed the faintest of light to move throughout the halls of which the Basridi strode, “You had to die now. At this time. At this moment. Without any form of alarm or hints; a mere thought struck the mind of mine years back but now? What was the reason? What made this occur?” Matyas, the newly made Count of Susa, looked to the skies as a sigh rolled over his lips, “And of course the stars should shine tonight, of all nights; this was the night which the stars chose to shine. In your honour, baba. For your work and your life. You shall be remembered in the stars, and by the stars we shall always remember you. Goodnight baba, and rest well.”

So wait - you din’t have to be a builder to be on the world team o.O

MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM Name: His Lordship, Lord Matyas Jahan Basrid of Susa Age: Twenty-Six Sex: Male Statement of Expertise: Earlier education of the comital tutors of Susa with a focus on scientific machines (i.e the dwarven steamboats and otherwise steam driven creations), with a shift in focus in the later education with a focus on ‘philosophia politica’ & ‘politica scientia’, as well as secular canon within canonist states. Earliest career consisted of the formation of the Imperial Union of St. Adrian, wherein I served as the founder and chairman, which was seated within the Imperial Diet until the Edict of Furnestocke. This created a multitude of newer ideas within the structure of unions, which can be found within the ‘Formation of Union’, ‘The Adrianite Commissions’, ‘Membership of the Union’, as well as ‘the Adrianite Manifesto’. After the Edict of Furnstocke and the ‘Dissolution of the Union’, as well as the failure to be re-elected within the current Diet, the focus of mine has been on more critical studies of the current methods of our realm, which have not been released as I continue to work on most of the studies.

Father Christoff, the newly appointed Bishop of San Luciano, prepares to get to work with the Bishopric. Though sadly must wait untill tomorrow as his skygod is in Germany.

RP Name: Matyas Basrid MC Name: MCVDK Voted: Yes

SURNAME: Basrid FIRST NAME: Matyas Jahan ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: County of Susa DISTRICT/MUNICIPALITY/ARCHDIOCESE OF CANDIDACY: National YEAR OF BIRTH: 1824 Are you registered and eligible to vote in the Municipality or Archdiocese you are running?: Yes Do you have any other title, peerage or military service that may conflict with becoming a Member of the House of Commons, as per the Edict of Furnestock (1838)?: No If yes, do you understand that you will be required to resign or abdicate from this position should you be elected to the House of Commons, and if this does not occur your seat shall be considered to be vacant?: Yes ((MC NAME)): MCVDK

DISSOLUTION OF THE IMPERIAL UNION ANNOUNCED ON THIS GODFREY’S TRIUMPH OF 1838 I DISSOLUTION Let it be known, as released from the Office of the Chairman, within all corners of the Imperial heartlands, be that from the edges of the west in Esbec to the corners of the east in Providence or from the borders of the north in Dobrov to the ocean of the south in Southbridge, that the Imperial Union of St. Adrian shall, on Godfrey's Triumph of 1833, declare this as their official dissolution of existence. Such shall, in accordance with the edict of furnestock, halt all active memberships within the Imperial Union of St. Adrian, wherefrom no individual might claim the seat of Chairman of the Union. WE DO SO DECLARE, FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN, FOR GOD AND EMPIRE: PRIMO OREN! CHAIRMAN OF THE IMPERIAL UNION OF ST. ADRIAN, LORD MATYAS BASRID. [[MCVDK#9258]] VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE IMPERIAL UNION OF ST. ADRIAN, SIR OTIS DE ROSIUS. [[Matti#2192]]