New Westmoor

Regional News 11 August 1012 Takeover message to Everyone on East Continent Westmoor has taken control of Greatbridge. The region used to belong to (rogue). Region Taken message to all nobles of Westmoor We have successfully convinced the people of Greatbridge to raise our banner and abandon their old allegiance to (rogue). The region joins the duchy of Oligarch. The region now needs a lord. Treaty Signed message to all nobles of Westmoor Sir Jor Tanos, Priest of Church of Humanity, King of Westmoor, Ambassador of Westmoor has accepted the "Westmoor - Sirion Accords" treaty in the name of the realm. With this signature, your realm has joined the signatories of this treaty. [protest options] Undead Activity Undead are still at large in Evora: 11 peasants have vanished and were either killed by the undead or have fled in panic. The undead are leaving the region and moving somewhere else. Monster Activity Monsters are rampaging in Evora: Rampaging monsters cause damage to various buildings and production drops 5 %. The monsters have caused 1 % of fortification damage. 10 August 1012 Tournament Announced Sir Zakilevo Lapallanch, Prime Minister of Sirion has announced a tournament of Joust and Swordfight to be held in Sirion 5 days from now. The winner will be rewarded with 1000 gold in addition to the honour and prestige that his victory will earn him. There will also be a reward of 500 gold for the second best. All nobles of the continent are welcome on the tournament grounds on the day of this event. Make sure you announce your participation in time. Undead Activity Undead are still at large in Evora: 13 peasants have vanished and were either killed by the undead or have fled in panic. Monster Activity Monsters are rampaging in Evora: 2 peasants were eaten, stomped or otherwise killed by the monsters. 5 August 1012 Looting Reported message to all nobles of Westmoor Sirion forces have plundered and marauded in Bruck! Peasant Militia forming The citizens of Bruck have had enough with the looting. Since nobody seems to be helping them, they have formed a citizen militia. 1238 men take up improvised weapons to defend their homes. Battle in Bruck Sirion vs. Westmoor Estimated strengths: 1110 men vs. 400 men The Army of Sirion (Sirion), sponsored by Ecthelion Tezokian, Duke of Sirion, Margrave of Sirion, were led into battle by Marshal Simba Warhawk. The Silver Legion (Sirion), sponsored by Erik Eyolf Serpentis, Priest of Church of the Holy Sacred Grove, Duke of Avamar, Margrave of Avamar, Ambassador of Sirion, were led into battle by Marshal Giselle Relak. Attacker Victory! Battle in Poitiers Westmoor vs. Sirion Estimated strengths: 700 men vs. 180 men Attacker Victory!  Peace treaty signed by the King! 11 August 1012 Sirion’s continued bullying has finally paid off and King Jor has put his signature on a peace treaty with the elves. The treaty is both a good thing and a bad thing for Westmoor as I will explain in the following article. The peace treaty still needs to be signed by Sirion before it will take affect. The Kingdom of Westmoor and the Republic of Sirion have agreed to cease hostilities with one another and enter into a state of peaceful relations. It is hereby decreed that the conditions for peace are outlined below: I. Westmoor acknowledges the claims and governance of the provinces controlled by Sirion. Westmoor acknowledges they have no right or claim to the provinces of Sirion. II. Sirion acknowledges the claims and governance of the provinces controlled by Westmoor. Sirion acknowledges they have no right or claim to the provinces of Westmoor. III. It is agreed that Westmoor and Sirion will respect each others right to govern their provinces as they see fit. As such, no nobles are permitted to travel through the provinces of the other, unless prior consent has been given for passage. Until otherwise stated, Sirion and Westmoor shall enact and observe a closed borders agreement as part of the peace treaty. IV. Westmoor forfeits all claims to the provinces of the former Democracy of Fontan. V. Westmoor will refrain itself from expanding towards the former Democracy of Fontan. This peace treaty will remain in effect until otherwise decided by either or both parties involved. If either party violates this treaty, peaceful relations will cease and the terms of this treaty will be void. First off the generous thing about this article is that Sirion hasn’t asked for reparations of any kind which as the victor in this dispute they would have a reasonable footing to demand. Territories is not within Sirion’s power to claim as thankfully to Westmoor’s credit both Caligus and Perdan don’t want Westmoor in any way removed from the map and after the Ibladesh war nobody wants to take on Perdan and Caligus combined. Part of the reason Sirion has likely been generous with these terms is due to the bad press their war received both at home and abroad. It is a well-known fact that the war with Westmoor started purely to stop Westmoor expanding into Fontanese territories caused large scale dissent amongst Sirion nobles. Had we done something to deserve it then the situation would be different as it is Sirion wants to end the war as much as Westmoor needs to. The fact that we got off the hook reasonably cleanly is a good thing. However let’s look at what isn’t so good about the treaty as well. The treaty is a little rushed and doesn’t really guarantee anything except what Sirion demanded at the start of the war. Westmoor is not allowed by order of Sirion to expand into any of the former Fontanese lands. For those who don’t remember what Fontan looked like (before it was reduced to a small pile of ash) it was that snakelike shape going from the region of Oberndorf down through Krimml all the way to Negev. The treaty is very simple and in basic terms means peace will continue until either realm decides they don't want to have peace anymore. This is a good thing as it has no binding clauses backed up by other realms placed on Westmoor. This is a bad thing because the same applies to Sirion and there would be nothing to stop Sirion from starting another war with Westmoor anytime they like for a reason just as idiotic as the first one. One very good thing that has come out of this war is that the quality of nobles inside Westmoor has drastically improved. A lot of the nobles who really were not helping the realm were removed during the war with Fontan including some Saxons who funnily enough got themselves thrown out of Nivemus. Fighting the superior Saxon odds in Fontan followed by the massive armies of Sirion has altered the military structure of Westmoor's army making it a more capable machine than it ever was before. That we managed to hold to so many regions during the war with Sirion who failed to do any lasting damage is a credit to the new strength the kingdom has maintained through dedicated nobles for instance the recent takeover of Greatbridge the lord General points out only took two and a half days. It is funny to note in hindsight that the Saxon-Fontan army was larger than Sirion's and caused much more damage to Westmoor - such is the power of the evil witchcraft that they used. Whether Westmoor will be able to continue to keep up it's efficient military strength is a question for the coming months. We'll have to wait and see if the newer nobles want to stick around when the sleepiness of Peace sets in - but by the divine we need a rest it's been a non stop fight for survival since March.  Massive tournament in Sirion! 10 August 1012 Prime minister Zakilevo Lapallanch has announced a massive tournament in Sirion with a wapping 3000 gold (in total) for prizes in both sword fighting and jousting. The entry for this extravagant tournament is completely free to everyone making this the most charitable tournament to go down in this paper's records. Don't think this will be an easy ride however. The war with Sirion and Westmoor has entered into negotiation while wide spread peace is across the continent (barring of course the south). High level attendance is expected from Perdan and Calgius as well as all other peaceful realms making this a very competitive tournament! We will bring readers any news we hear as we receive it.  The voice of Nivemus! 5 August 1012 While the war with Sirion rages onwards with Sirion still holding the upper hand looting Bruck and launching a takeover of Greatbridge it seems important at this time to notice the efforts of Nivemus which has created its first newspaper. Nivemus has previously seemed to the rest of the continent a reasonably quiet realm until the mass exodus of Saxon nobles a few moons ago. At the end of last month unknown to this paper the White Tree Times was launched hinting that the 'quiet days' of the newly founded Nivemus may be silenced to the past? While the Obsidian news seems to have gone temporarily (we hope! we need you mysterious editor! cough cough emperor Shady) out of business readers of that newspaper will be happy to see that the White Tree Times has continued the power rankings tradition with a very detailed list of which realms hold dominance and why - definitely worth a read. This newspaper is coedited by Nivemus' current judge Vessol Miethridates and former judge Neji Uzamaki, so these are definitely opinions that hold weight in the kingdom. Definitely a newspaper to watch for nobles seeking to understand the political climate in Nivemus. Editor Mathros Archives