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Father Jean admired his likeness in the paper, though, truthfully, there was little to admire. As an afterthought, he murmured a hasty prayer for Their Royal Majesties.

Sir Daris Verethi and his compatriots kept the courier detained at the Salvian legation in Whitespire, suspecting a plot or conspiracy of some sort. However, when his motives and authenticity were proven, Daris penned a reply and released the courier so it might be returned to the tribesman. @Norgeth TO MUNDOBERHT OF TUHROSWEYK, MESSENGER OF THE OWYNHAR ALLIANCE, Three blessings to you and Saint Ottomar's eternal grace and protection. I am overjoyed to know that this outlander Venerable of yours has not been forgotten here, and I assure you that his remains are safeguarded by our Syndicate and treated with utmost piety and respect that a brother of the Faith deserves. However, if your wish as his next of kin is to have them returned to the Outlands, to the custody of the Mother Church, I shall respect that wish and see to it that Ven. Fr. Wert's relics are shipped back to Aevos. Long has it been since the days of a Church infested with trickery and betrayal, and His Holiness is a Waldenian ally trusted by the Syndicate and a proven enemy of the Deceiver. Within a Saint's Week, our honor guard will have the body returned. WEALTH BEYOND MEASURE,

"Let the enemies of Man once more shatter their blades upon this Covenant like teeth," prayed Jean Bishop St. Godwin, a veteran of the War in the Midlands. Imperial politics concerned him little, yet still the unity of mankind upon Aevos in contrast to the disparate realms of his homeland appealed to his faith.

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A C A L L T O T H E M I N I S T R Y O F S A I N T G O D W I N ☨ G O D ‘ S P E A C E A N D B L E S S I N G S U P O N Y O U ! All PRIESTS stationed in the Diocese of SAINT GODWIN are hereby invited to the Royal City of WHITESPIRE for a meeting hosted by the BISHOP SAINT GODWIN. For the purpose of betterment of our apostolic mission in all lands held by the AAUNIC CROWN and the easternmost, unincorporated parishes, ASSIGNMENTS and AFFIRMATIONS of parochial appointments, as well as a discussion of matters administrative and spiritual shall be arranged at this meeting. ☨ J U D I T E P R A Y E R F O R T H E P R I E S T S : Grant unto Thy servants, O LORD, forgiveness of their sins, consolation in life, and continual guidance: that serving Thee, they may always deserve to attain to Thy mercy. A M E N . ☨ Y O U R A T T E N D A N C E S H A L L B E W E L C O M E D A N D E X P E C T E D A T : The CATHEDRAL of OUR LADY of PARADISUS in WHITESPIRE, on the TENTH of GODFREY’S TRIUMPH, 1968 All attendants are hereby urged to CONFIRM their arrival by letter, denoting their NAME and CURRENT appointment, or a suggestion of their DESIRED appointment in advance. ☨ C O N C L U D E D A N D G I V E N A T W H I T E S P I R E B Y BISHOP SAINT GODWIN ON the EIGHTH of SIGISMUND’S END, 1967

"I love Aegisian bureaucracy," said Father Jean, duly scribbling in his details in the form provided. He gave thanks to the Lord that the Church seemed to be willing to take his self-reported data for granted, and that he did not have to procure identity documents and his birth certificate from across the sea - or provide his criminal history.

"Salvation is within reach - you know where to find us," Sir Daris Verethi scribbled upon one of the public missives, pinning a familiar poster beside it.

Father Jean lamented the loss of his cooking supplies until the gravity of his actions saving an innocent life dawned upon him. To his friend and benefactor, King John, he remarked: "If half my yearly allowance saved a life, I would rather be penniless and save two." @Ramon

F I N A L P R O C L A M A T I O N O F T H E G O V E R N O R - G E N E R A L ☨ LET IT BE KNOWN that the Office of the GOVERNOR-GENERAL has hereby concluded its mission in the Marchlands Region: through the joint efforts of the Office, the Order of SAINT JOHANNES, and the clerics of LEMON HILL, the city of FREDERICKSBURG has been thoroughly demolished as per the orders of HIS MAJESTY JOHN of AAUN, LIBERATOR of the MARCHLANDS. To commemorate the martyrdom of HIS MAJESTY EDMUND II of AAUN and the efforts of the valiant forces of the COVENANT of EIGHT, the Office and its helpers have raised a M O N U M E N T T O K I N G E D M U N D A N D T H E R I G H T E O U S A V E N G E R S O F H I S M U R D E R Let their struggle never fade from memory - know that EDMUND II prevailed in the end. ☨ And lo! the command of GOD is justice, and the unjust are punished: Vargengotz and his servants are destroyed. A U S P I C E 2 : 3 7 - 3 8 ☨ I T I S T H U S D E C R E E D : That the Office of the GOVERNOR-GENERAL is hereby DISSOLVED; That this Proclamation shall be the final Proclamation regarding the Marchlands Region issued by an Office other than the AAUNIC CROWN. ☨ I S S U E D I N T H E N A M E O F H I S M A J E S T Y T H E K I N G O F A A U N B Y ON the EIGHTH of HARREN’S FOLLY, 1963

Father Jean wrote to his fellow cleric from the Diocese of Saint Godwin, pledging any support he could muster to the dealings of the Tribunal.

Father Jean raised his censer over the Merryweather basilisk, Corwin's Hammer, and with an echoing chant blessed both the Black Band of Alstreim and the Aaunic Knights of Godwin, assembled as a mixed mass of artillerymen, cavalrymen, and infantrymen - all set upon a single knee before him. "O Lord, King of Kings, grant your faithful host victory."

"The good Duke of Adria snapped his fingers, and every child murderer in the Midlands turned into a poor, innocent Adrian - and everyone lived happily ever after," Father Jean narrated to his ward, Prince Charles of Aaun, the evening before the forces of the righteous were to depart for the front. "...But even you are too old for these fairytales." @Olox_

F O U R T H P R O C L A M A T I O N O F T H E G O V E R N O R - G E N E R A L ☨ LET IT BE KNOWN that the efforts of the Office of the GOVERNOR-GENERAL to restore unimpeded traffic between the lands of the AAUNIC CROWN and her faithful allies have borne fruit. The regional road linking the Marchlands Region with the cities of PORTOREGNE and VALLAGNE, dug up by the terrorist STASSIE STATE and turned into a vast ditch in a meaningless attempt to stall the forces of the COVENANT of EIGHT has duly been repaired. The Office of the GOVERNOR-GENERAL hereby conveys its heartfelt thanks to our brothers in faith of the monastic Order of SAINT JOHANNES from FAUSTEN and their humanitarian mission in Aevos, and for the patronage of HIS HIGHNESS THE LORD of ALBA. Due to the Order’s expertise in engineering and public works, and a generous donation of MARCHLANDS RATION STAMPS by HIS HIGHNESS THE LORD of ALBA for the purpose of enlisting a number of local laborers, this undertaking was swiftly completed in a single SAINT’S DAY. However, let it also be known that the Office of the GOVERNOR-GENERAL has been informed of an unnerving revelation. Sworn brothers of the Order have reported to us the recovery of nearly TWO HUNDRED BODIES from upon the stakes which lined the STASSIE ditch, unaccounted for by the military rolls of the COVENANT of EIGHT and those seized from the illegitimate STASSIE STATE. Although they remain unidentified, no evidence suggests that these poor souls had belonged to any military formation, or had been anything other than unarmed and innocent civilians. Let this grim revelation serve as a reminder of the inherent barbarism of our enemies. We shall pray for the souls of these victims and their eternal rest. Issued immediately, a decree instating a P E R I O D O F M O U R N I N G Shall be in effect in the Marchlands Region. All remaining citizens of the Marchlands Region are urged to spend their day in prayer and reflection. ☨ J U D I T E P R A Y E R F O R R E P O S E O F T H E D E A D : Do Thou, O LORD, have mercy on our dearly departed, for the sake of us sinners all who greatly hope and trust in Thee. For Thy mercy can turn bittering weeping to joyous fanfare, for Thou alone judgeth the living and the dead. A M E N . ☨ I T I S T H U S D E C R E E D : That the remains of the innocent VICTIMS of VELETZER and STASSIE terrorists discovered in the Marchlands Region shall be interred in the Marchlands, within an OSSUARY constructed by our brothers in faith from FAUSTEN; That the day of the publication of this Proclamation, the EIGHTH of HOREN’S CALLING, shall be a DAY of MOURNING in the Marchlands Region, and that all flags of the AAUNIC CROWN shall be flown at half-mast; That all remaining citizens of the Marchlands Region previously sworn in fealty to the illegitimate STASSIE STATE are OBLIGATED to pay their respects to the victims of that regime at the OSSUARY within the next SAINT’S DAY; That these citizens are then OBLIGATED to report to the Office of the GOVERNOR-GENERAL for questioning; That any who are deemed in violation of this Proclamation shall be judged as traitors and H A N G E D B Y T H E N E C K U N T I L D E A D . ☨ I S S U E D I N T H E N A M E O F H I S M A J E S T Y T H E K I N G O F A A U N B Y HIS EXCELLENCY, FATHER JEAN de RENNES, GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the MARCHLANDS ON the EIGHTH of HOREN’S CALLING, 1961

"Boon and Bane are so real for this," said Fr. Jean, their greatest fan. He hoped he could attend their next performance in Whitespire.