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THE WINBURGH PROCLAMATION Agreed on this 13TH of OWYN’S FLAME of 1962 between the GRAND COVENANT and the DUCHY OF ADRIA LET ALL AEVOS HEAR AND TAKE HEED, For upon this day, the Grand Covenant and the Duchy of Adria, as both predecessor and successor state to the League of Veletz, have warred for ten terrible winters. This was not a campaign lightly fought, for, as recognised by the Duke of Adria in his Provisions of Ducal Austerity, the nations of the Grand Covenant were compelled to arms by numerous violations of their sovereignty and security, from the regicide of the late King Edmund of Aaun, to the wanton brigandry across Covenant lands. Tens of thousands of soldiers have marched across the Heartlands; innumerable farmsteads have been torched, and countless lives slain in the defence of home and honour alike. From its triumphs at the war’s maiden battle at Breakwater, to its death throe at Euler’s Steppe, the forces of the Grand Covenant have decisively defeated the Veletzian-Adrian hosts. Now, as winter befalls Aevos for a tenth time since this war was born in the bloodied streets of Whitespire, both the Grand Covenant and the Duchy of Adria accept that the war is won in favour of the Grand Covenant, and that there exists no reason for further battles nor bloodshed. On this day, denizens of all Aevos rejoice; for the War in the Midlands is ended. I. Surrender of the Duchy of Adria I.I. The Duke and Siege Tribunal of the Duchy of Adria, as successor-state to the League of Veletz, accept responsibility for the following acts of aggression committed against the Grand Covenant: - Conspiracy with the vanquished House of Stassion for the murder of King Edmund of Aaun whilst allied to the League of Veletz, - Kidnapping Queen Sybille of Balian without provocation whilst she was heavy with child, - Failure to comply with the provisions of the 23rd Golden Bull of Jorenus issued by High Pontiff Sixtus VI with a view to resolving tensions, - Armed attack on the Haeseni capital of Valdev after the Brotherhood of Saint Karl provided protection to High Pontiff Sixtus VI during his visit to the League of Veletz to resolve tensions, - Forcing Queen Renilde of the Petra to withdraw her Commonwealth from the Canonist League under wrongful duress, - Armed attack on the Petrine capital of Vallagne due to Queen Catherine’s diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Haense, - Armed attack on the Holy See and the forceful kidnapping of High Pontiff Sixtus VI, - Burning of the Abbey of St. Edmund in the Commonwealth of the Petra, - Destruction of the Cloudbreaker artefact, and, - The enfeoffment and hosting of bands of marauders, whose intention to raid and harass the realms of man was long-since known to the Duchy of Adria and the League of Veletz. I.II. As atonement for these crimes and following its military defeats at Breakwater, Brasca, Hippo’s Gorge, Stassion, Drusco, and Euler’s Steppe, the Duchy of Adria hereby surrenders to the Grand Covenant pursuant to the terms agreed. I.III. Consequently, all hostilities against the Duchy of Adria, its ensuing diaspora, and its ally the Iron Horde are hereby ended. II. Dissolution of the Duchy of Adria II.I. The Duchy of Adria - as a sovereign state - shall, upon execution of all terms, be dissolved in its entirety. II.II. The titular title of ‘Adria’ shall henceforth enter abeyance. II.III. The inheritance of the ducal title of ‘Adria’, as a title of immense cultural and historical importance, shall be determined by way of traditional Dumapalooza, the terms of which shall be determined by way of subsequent decree by the Holy Mother Church within three years. III. The Middelan Diaspora III.I. The present free citizenry of the Duchy of Adria shall, upon the Duchy’s dissolution, be termed as ‘the Middelan Diaspora’ for the purposes of this surrender. III.II. The Middelan Diaspora shall be free to seek sanctuary within the lands of any present or former Canonist sovereign state of the Grand Covenant, provided that they do not: - Lay claim or attempt to reconstitute the League of Veletz, nor, - Host any of the wanted persons pursuant to condition III.III or any of the exiled bloodlines nor the Ferrymen marauders pursuant to conditions IV. III.III. The Middelan Diaspora, including the Duke Markus Sarkozic and his Siege Tribunal, shall be free from harassment or persecution, with the exception of the following who shall be recognized as wanted and sought for persecution: - Heinrik Sarkozic, former Duke of Adria, for his treason against the Kingdom of Aaun and his excommunication by High Pontiff Sixtus V, and, - Gaspard van Aert, former Captain-General of the League of Veletz, for initiating the sovereign violations committed against the Grand Covenant under the treaties first article and his excommunication by High Pontiff Sixtus VI. IV. Adrian Titles & Lineages IV.I. Duke Markus Sarkozic’s title of the County of Aldersberg shall be retained, to be held and maintained by him and to be inherited by his kin. IV.II. All other titles of peerage within the Duchy of Adria, whether landed or otherwise, shall be distributed as follows: - The Barony of Brasca shall be assumed by Queen Catherine of the Commonwealth of the Petra, - The Duchy of Blackvale shall be dissolved entirely, and, - All other titled peers are relieved of their holdings, but are free to petition any sovereign state for re-enfeoffment. IV.III. The following lineages shall suffer the following consequence per the wars conclusion: - The lineage of the House van Aert, with exception for the Queen of Aaun, is barred from ennoblement, and any other van Aerts may reject their name and legacy to live lowborn lives, and, - The lineage of the House of Stassion, be exiled from the realms of man, and offered no land nor sanctuary forevermore, - The lineage of the House of Mareno, save for those who swear fealty to Basiyl Mareno, be exiled from the realms of man, and offered no land nor sanctuary forevermore. IV.IV. The marauders known as the Ferrymen shall be exiled from the realms of man, and no nation shall permit: - The erection or display of paintings, statues, nor artwork portraying the Ferrymen, - The wearing of uniforms resembling the Ferrymen, namely a teal bandana, nor, - The public praise nor commemoration of the Ferrymen. V. Adrian Territories V.I. All lands still retained by the Duchy of Adria shall be surrendered in full to the Grand Covenant. V.II. The Adrian territories annexed by the Grand Covenant throughout the course of war shall be distributed as follows: - The Kingdom of Haense shall annex the territories of the West. - The Kingdom of Aaun shall annex the former lands claimed by the Principality of Stassion. - The Commonwealth of Petra shall annex the former lands belonging to Drusco. V.III. The city of Winburgh shall be peacefully evacuated over the course of two years with Covenant oversight, then demolished, and replaced with a monument to wars past and present for the peace and commemoration of all mankind. V.IV. The ‘Winburgh Memorial’ shall be claimed by no nation. VI. Reparations VI.I. By way of reparations for the punitive military campaign propagated by the Grand Covenant, all remaining assets of the Duchy of Adria are to be seized, furthermore, Lord Markus Sarkozic as the leader of the Middelan diaspora shall inherit reparations of the Horde, these shall be paid through: - The national treasury, - All funds retained and belonging to the Duchy of Adria and, - All caches of weapons and armaments. VI.II. These assets shall be distributed to members of the Grand Covenant which are not annexing Adrian territories pursuant to Article V, namely the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, the Kingdom of Balian, and the Protectorate of Hyspia, in respective order of priority. VI.III. In lieu of territorial reparations, the Kingdom of Haense, the United Kingdom of Aaun, and the Commonwealth of the Petra undertake to furnish a further total of 5,000 mina to mitigate the campaign costs incurred by the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, the Kingdom of Balian, and the Protectorate of Hyspia. VII. Future of Man VII.I. The Grand Covenant and all its military and political obligations shall remain indefinitely intact. VII.II. The crowned sovereigns of the Grand Covenant shall attend a conference held within the following two years with a view to determine the course of mankind and to prevent the outbreak of future wars and conflicts between Descendants. Peace upon the victor and the vanquished alike. With the conclusion of this monumental war, let all warriors sheath their swords and let ashen fields be tilled. The weaving of the Tapestry of Man is often greased by blood, and thus let the end of hostilities between the Grand Covenant and the Duke of Adria serve as the cornerstone from which the future of man -- the peace of man -- is charted. The war is ended. T H I S I S O U R P E A C E SIGNED BY, HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Aleksandr II, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Hochmeister of the Order of the Crow, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Slesvik, Solvesborg, and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia, and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald, and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Siegrad, Torun, Toruv, Valdev, and Werdenburg, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Astfield, Buck, Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, and Rytsburg, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera. HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, John Alexander, by the Grace of GOD, King of Aaun, Prince of Alstion, Duke of Vienne, the Lowlands, Balemena and Corazon, Count of Whitespire, Enswerp and Florentine, Baron of Blanchet, Protector of the Realm HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Sybille I, by the Grace of GOD, Queen of Balian, Princess of Providence, Duchess of Helena and Lorraine, Countess of Pompourelia, Viscountess of Eflen and Anatis, Baroness of Renzfield, Brucca, Valens, Malenos and Ciavola, Lady of Portoregne, Atrus and Monterosa, Warden of La Costa Rubinissima, Protector of the Heartlanders and the South, etcetera. HER MAJESTY, Catherine I, Queen of the Commonwealth of the Petra, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Countess of Temesch and Moere, Baroness of Garmont, Valfleur, Vallagne-en-Petra, Artois, and of the Phoenixspire, Protector of the Meadows HIS RADIANCE, Kello the Lime, Grand Poobah of Serrimor HIS HIGHNESS, Cesar II de Pelear, Viceroy of Hyspia, Duke of Pacazu, Baron of Arenisca and Del’mar, Lord of La Dorada, Lord of Niseep, Gereon's Hold, and Ciudad de Plata, Protector of the Hyspian People, Patriarch of House de Pelear. HIS GRANDNESS, Sigrun Stonehammer, Grand King of Urguan, Clan Father of The Stonehammers, Priest of Dungrimm, Hero of Dungrimm, Three-Time Grand Champion of Urguan. HIS GRACE, Markus Marie Sarkozic, Duke of Adria, Count of Aldersberg