Abington First/Newsletter/Issue8

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Price: 5 coppers	"...above all else, we hold Abington First!"	Issue 8

Lilith's Banishment Welcomed

Lilith, a noble whose stay in Abington as a law-abiding citizen was quite short indeed, was banished by Arch-Priest Gauihu after a stern but merciful warning was ignored. During her stay, Lilith madly proclaimed herself Ruler of Abington, gave out orders to everyone, spoke out strongly and uncouthly against socially superior nobles and promised vengence against anyone who she disagreed with - which wound up being everyone. The account of her crimes is officially: Conduct Unbecoming a Noble, Insubordination, Impersonation of Command and Sedition. Unlike certain previous controversial banishments, this one was welcomed by a majority of Abington's nobles.

Darka Invades Redspan; Abington Declares War!

Darka, during the War of (Attempted) Annihilation, did not have the moral courage and honesty to declare war on Abington. We believe this is not only because of Darka's essential non-sovereignty, but because it made it easier for them, as "neutrals," to avoid combat and imprisonment while opportunistically looting Abington territories. Today, Abington shows that we are not Darkans nor anything like them. Darka, after much whining and posturing about an infiltrator attack on one of their so-called nobles, declared war on Redspan. The issue, apparently, is that Darka was unhappy that Redspan only fined, instead of banishing or executing, the noble which collected the bounty. They decided to attack in order to extract - what else - gold. This is no truly just cause for war; but then again, neither is "advertising their superior military" a just cause to invade Abington. The fact now is quite simple. Darka, after roping in Talerium to assist them against Redspan, has declared war on and invaded Abington's Federated Ally. By treaty, Abington is obligated to come to her ally's defense. Darka, or an actually sovereign realm, might now complain because of this, but Darka has forced Abington's hand. Unlike Darka, we are not feigning at being given no reasonable alternative. Today, the Queen of Abington, on the advise of the Royal Council, has declared war on Darka. This news was much celebrated in Abington, where the memory of the pointless and barbaric pillaging and raping - which the so-called nobles of Darka crudely and thuggishly boasted about - is still fresh on the minds of any true Abingtonian. Darka has proven itself a dangerous, whimsical, and above all barbarian realm. It is this author's hope that other realms will come to see the truth, and work to abolish what is self-proclaimed to be not a realm, but a "mercernary company" which arrogantly boasts about having the "best military" on Atamara.