Tol Goldora/Golden Farrow Proclamation

The Golden Farrow Proclamation was a document penned by Umerith Stromhar, then Vestarch of Tol Goldora, on the eve of potential war with the Northern realm of Westgard. It was a lengthy pamphlet, of which several scribe-copied documents were attached for reference. The original documents were sent to Imperial Magistrate William Fitz Roberts of Luria Nova so as to confirm the validity (or not) of the attached letters and missives from Westgard prior to the debacle.

History

In the Year _, Spring, the ruler of Westgard Aeon Rosalind Foxglove sent a missive to all rulers of Dwilight proclaiming that Westgard had a claim to the recently occupied city of Golden Farrow. Golden Farrow in turn was the new Capital of the newly founded realm of Tol Goldora, previously a colony of Sol. The missive declared that the Nobles of Tol Goldora would have three days to respond to the missive and decide between relocating from Tol Goldora with the very generous offer of substantial military aid and financial reparations from Westgard, or war would be declared on the fledgling nation and the Nobles of Tol Goldora forcefully removed.

Imperial Magistrate William Fitz Roberts of Luria Nova submitted a suggestion to all Judges of Dwilight that diplomatic mediation between Westgard and Tol Goldora should be the goal, and suggested that 4 - 6 Judges from independent, non-aligned realms across Dwilight form a panel in order to review evidence of each Nation's apparent claims to Golden Farrow, and upon reaching a decision these Judges would report back to their respective Rulers with a suggestion as to whether or not Westgard's claim and threat of war should be supported or rejected.

Both Westgard and Tol Goldora agreed to the diplomatic panel, though Westgard proclaimed that regardless of the decision reached their threat of war could not be stopped in accordance with their Virtues.

The Document was penned on the eve of Westgardian forces arriving in Golden Farrow, likely to intimidate the defending forces of Tol Goldora prior to a decision being reached. Vestarch Umerith Stromhar put together a case utilizing evidence gathered, and fearing that occupying Westgardian forces would attempt to destroy the evidence, sent the original copies to Imperial Magistrate William Fitz Roberts for verification via an armed courier.

Time would tell how much of an impact the document would have on the politics of Dwilight, if it had any effect at all.

The Document

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Fellow Judges of foreign realms far and wide - following the rather scathing missive sent from the Aeon of Westgard, Lady Rosalind Foxglove, in which she accused Tol Goldora of stealing land from under Westgardian noses previously declared as right of conquest, I present to you my case as to why her claims can be considered false, and little more than the pushing of a ruler bowing to the whims of another Noble within her realm.

For clarity’s sake, the crux of Lady Foxglove’s claim is that Tol Goldora, previously under the Banner of Sol, hoodwinked all involved and in secret, launched an invasion of Golden Farrow to deny Westgard her rightful claim upon a strategic Port Town, which in her words, had been weeks in the planning as a Nation and was a considerable campaign. As such, Tol Goldora should, in good faith, up and move to a realm further South whilst allowing Westgard to take Golden Farrow as is their right, and in doing so grant them the influential Port they require to continue aiding all realms in the war against Creatures, Undead, and Monsters.

These are false claims.

Attached to the following missives, you will find a series of authenticated documents of two noteworthy individuals in Westgardian court, Lady Foxglove herself - and the ruler of Westgard in all but name, Lady Selena Chenier - provided to us by a previously respected member of the Westgardian Court, personal confidant of Lady Chenier, and advocate for peace with Tol Goldora - the latter of which was a trait that had her banished from her realm - Lady Lillith Greyson. I would also note that prior to being exiled to Tol Goldora, Lady Greyson was the Marshal of Westgard - curious now that the woman who took her place, Lady Chenier, happens to be the loudest voice calling for war against Tol Goldora.

Although I do not expect you to read them all (they attached purely for your information), I will be bringing your attention to various quotes in these documents which I feel are rather damning to their case. If you wish purely for the summary, then you will find my Conclusion at the very end of this Proclamation, though I urge you to read the presented evidence for a fairer outlook.

One such claim, unrelated to the case at hand but will undoubtedly be used to discredit Lady Greyson as a reliable source of information, is that Lady Greyson was banished from Westgard for being a Tol Goldoran sympathizer and spy, “and that Lady Greyson was scouting Golden Farrow” around about the time that Solian forces took the City.

Below, annotated for your perusal, you will find a direct order from Supreme Exarch Chenier ordering Lady Greyson to scout Golden Farrow, around about the supposed time of alleged traitorous behavior from Lady Greyson.

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Letter from Selena Chénier (Personal message to Lillith Greyson) - 28 days, 18 minutes ago

Go. Straight to Golden Farrow, no more detours, other than to avoid hordes if necessary.

No scandal. Only observation. I want to know exactly how much CS they have.

Selena Chénier

Supreme Exarch of Westgard

Request from Selena Chénier (Personal message to Lillith Greyson) - 24 days, 2 hours, 32 minutes ago

Thank you. Please scout Golden Farrow as soon as possible as well, then take the ferry back to Eidulb and return to Gelene.

Selena Chénier

Supreme Exarch of Westgard

Margravine of Aquitain

Marshal of the Westgard Sun Swords

Orders from Selena Chénier (Personal message to Lillith Greyson) - 22 days, 22 hours, 10 minutes ago

How many scouts do you have? I want the following regions scouted:

1. Golden Farrow 2. Demyansk 3. Mozyr 4. Mech Darris 5. Farrowfield

Selena Chénier

Supreme Exarch of Westgard

Margravine of Aquitain

Marshal of the Westgard Sun Swords

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It should of course be noted that in the following days, Lady Greyson would be exiled from Westgard for the crime of wishing to remain peaceful with Tol Goldora after her scouting mission - no doubt, not fitting their warmongering rhetoric any longer and being a convenient asset in which to throw away AND make Tol Goldora seem all the less trustworthy - it was a sacrifice they were clearly willing to make.

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Report from Selena Chénier

Message sent to all nobles of Westgard (26 recipients) - 28 days, 3 hours, 33 minutes ago Takeover message to all nobles on Dwilight - 7 hours, 6 minutes ago

Sol has taken control of Golden Farrow. The region used to belong to (rogue).

My Aeon, what is your take on these easterners taking a foothold in the West?

As I shared a few days ago, I was planning to add Golden Farrow to our kingdom. My approximate timeframe was in 3 weeks, the Sun Swords were going to sail there after taking Chrysantalis Mines and Chrysantalis, but before taking any of the mountains or Wallershire.

The reasons I wanted Golden Farrow were many: It's a safe and economic route to the southern realms. With the decline of the monsters around us, I was hoping to be able to send an army to Madina and D'Hara to help them with their monster issues, or even other realms, down the line. It's important to make sure we never run out of things to do. It's also adjacent to many of the most fertile regions of Dwilight, I wanted to go take their food as we are doing with Knyazes and Jorradith. Finally, it's a pretty central hub, and I was hoping to make use of it to spread the Virtues to the rest of Dwilight. To teach some of these uncivilized swines some manners.

We could certainly evict them if we chose to, but our armies would need to refit first. It's also largely a diplomatic concern with Sol, as well as a political one, as we've not taken arms against another human realm since times forgotten, but we've also never seen another human realm attempt to settle the western lands, our traditional territory.

Selena Chénier

Supreme Exarch of Westgard

Margravine of Aquitain

Marshal of the Westgard Sun Swords

Letter from Rosalind Foxglove Message sent to all nobles of Westgard (26 recipients) - 28 days, 2 hours, 1 minute ago

Although it always concerns me to see eastern realms expanding in to the West, I'm not sure that there's a great deal we can expect to do about it at the moment. Golden Farrow is certainly a good central location for the things you describe, Supreme Exarch, but I can't see the other realms looking on it very favourably if we try to evict Sol by force. I fear we would be considered unreasonable and greedy. When I first became Aeon, the previous Lord Archon had brought us to the brink of war with Astrum over a similar territorial dispute. Before that, Astrum had supported our rights over the entire West. The Lord Archon's foolishness caused them to withdraw their support and the effects of this still ripple on as that was the reason we lost natural rights to Eidulb.

Although Golden Farrow is in a good location to act as a bridge to the South, I think we have to be reasonable - and clever - about what territory we claim and are willing to back up with force if needed. If we were to draw a dividing line roughly following the river that flows between Kid's Rock and Wallershire, following the projected line to the east coast of the West, claiming everything that is to the north of that line that would be an awful lot of territory with a good spread of regions. Including three new cities, I believe. The eastern realms are probably going to start thinking about milking the West sooner rather than later. We have held regions to the north of Chrysantalis before, so it would make it much easier for us to say that we consider that sort of area to be our natural sphere of expansion.

It ultimately comes down to whether we would be willing to get in to a war over Golden Farrow. Personally, I don't think it would be worth it and I think it would bring about negative diplomatic consequences. I am sure I could negotiate a passage rights treaty with Sol to reach the South, if needed. It should also be remembered that we have excellent relations with D'Hara, and their islands are also a good waypoint on the journey South. I made use of their ports myself when I sailed to Luria Nova many seasons ago now, and I was able to make the journey there and back with no trouble.

Frankly, Darfix is of greater concern to me. If we do not plant a flag on that city within a reasonable amount of time once we judge we are able, someone else will. Probably Avernus, as they have an ambition for the city that stretches back many years. I think we need to have a serious debate about whether, firstly, we want Darfix; and, secondly, if we do not can we then live with someone else claiming it. I am almost entirely sure that once realms find they can expand more freely, Avernus is going to look West. Their two most likely first targets are Darfix or Golden Farrow. It should be remembered that Avernus has briefly held Golden Farrow in the past, so they could claim a natural right to the city if anyone in their realm still has a memory of it. If Golden Farrow remains taken - if Sol can control it - I would expect Avernus to look towards Darfix next. Although the city is a complete ruin, it holds an irresistable lure for the older Easterners who remember it as it was in its glory days as one of the richest cities in the world. They see the dream rather than the reality, and want to possess the dream.

It is also worth noting that when Avernus held Golden Farrow, it caused the Zuma to declare war on them. Whether the Zuma will tolerate Sol in Golden Farrow remains to be seen.

My regards,

Lady Rosalind Foxglove

Aeon of Westgard

Royal of Westgard

Duchess of Gelene

Margravine of Gelene

Letter from Selena Chénier

Message sent to all nobles of Westgard (26 recipients) - 28 days, 1 hour, 49 minutes ago The lesson I take from the incident with Astrum is that we must be prudent with unilateral displays of force.

But we are stronger than we were then. And Sol... is a meaningless small eastern realm, in no way comparable to the might that Astrum was then.

And speaking of them, Astrum shares a ferry route with Golden Farrow. What do they think of it? And D'Hara? If they weren't in the loop, they may be no happier than we are. With it rogue, they didn't have to worry about it. Had we taken it, they'd have known that it'd be a reliable and honorable nation taking up residence by them. But this? They are likely as suspicious of it as we are. Do this want these strangers as neighbors?

Concerning Darfix, I think we should draw a very clear line, that we will attack and evict anyone who tries to colonize it. No exception, no compromise. Darfix is our moneybag. If it's taken over, much gold will be lost, and our infiltrators will be handicapped by it. The North-West needs to be reserved for Westgard's infiltrators, and no others.

Further South, I'm not sure where I would draw the lines yet, but I would draw more than one. An exclusive zone, as for Darfix. But also a supervision zone, with Golden Farrow being in one of the two. In the former, we tolerate no foreigners. In the supervision zone, we tolerate some, but with conditions.

If we work these areas out with Astrum, then we should fear nothing preventing us from applying them. We owe it to the people of the West not to let any uncultured easterner to come and oppress them. They look up to us, we must not fail them.

Selena Chénier

Supreme Exarch of Westgard

Margravine of Aquitain

Marshal of the Westgard Sun Swords

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Lord and Lady Judges, as you can see from this exchange from Supreme Exarch Selena Chenier and the so-called ruler of Westgard, it was never Lady Foxglove’s intention to threaten war on Tol Goldora, and perhaps she can be forgiven for her easily-swayed temperament - but it is worth noting that as of Sol’s invasion of Golden Farrow, Lady Chenier had, and I quote “shared [her intention] only a few days ago” to her fellow Nobles her plan to invade Golden Farrow - and her reasons were perhaps a tad concerning for other Nations, as Lady Chenier considers Golden Farrow an ideal staging ground in which too “use as a central hub and bring The Virtues to the rest of Dwilight” and teach those “uncivilised swines some manners.”

It appears Lady Chenier could in fact be the untrustworthy one here, as her intentions as to what she wanted with the central location of Golden Farrow are a little suspect. What’s more, Lady Foxglove, according to her own missive, does not see Golden Farrow as that important to the future of Westgard (despite her most recent posturing), until persuaded to see Lady Chenier’s viewpoint - that no “uncultured Easterners” should be allowed to set foot in the west. Indeed, Lady Foxglove seems to have been swayed to this rather divise thinking by the ever persuasive Lady Chenier and her opinion of us Eastern-born as “uncultured Easterners”. Westgardian Elite apparently see you as little more than the Barbarians they fight.

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Message sent to The Military Council (9 recipients)

Military Council,

As I mentioned in the letter to the realm, I can't see why Sol would refuse us access to the infrastructure of Golden Farrow. If they did, and we said we wanted use of it to help us give support to the southern realms, I could start to build diplomatic pressure on Sol and they would look like the unreasonable ones.

If we want food from them, it can be done through trade. We should, by all logical thinking, become a much richer realm than Sol. Regarding The Virtues, I could certainly put it to them that they adopt its code. Frankly, I don't think it would be feasible to try to force them to convert to it as a religion as I believe The Virtues lacks a priesthood. And, if we are honest about it, The Virtues has always been a code of behaviour rather than a faith in the traditional sense.

Although I support the idea of making it known that Westgard rules and protects the West, again, I think we have to be reasonable about where we draw the lines. For example, Madina has a much greater claim on the far south of the West than we could ever hope to equal. At one stage, they actually managed to gain a few foot holds on the western mainland. For us to then throw our weight around against Madina, as protectors of the West, would make us look foolish. I am just using this as an example, you understand, as we would never do that against Madina.

As I said before, I think it is a matter of drawing dividing lines over territory. We can reasonably claim a good chunk of lands, but not so much that we seem unreasonable and greedy. We are a powerful realm - the sleeping tiger of Dwilght - but we have to use that power in a good, constructive way. On the other hand, we can certainly claim to be the moral guardians of the West and seek to impose our values over this half of the world.

My regards,

Lady Rosalind Foxglove

Aeon of Westgard

Royal of Westgard

Duchess of Gelene

Margravine of Gelene

Letter from Rosalind Foxglove (12 days, 17 hours ago)

Message sent to all nobles of Westgard (27 recipients)

I'm pleased to see a healthy debate running. It is good to see differences of opinion, too. Although Westgard is traditionally a very united realm, we are not sheep to follow mindlessly.

It's worth noting that I have offered realms like Madina and the Morek Empire - the smaller, struggling realms - Westgard's help to relocate to good positions in the West so many times that I have lost count. They have always declined the offer. I fully support the idea that Madina would be much better further north and I have always got on well with King Ulfang. I have no doubt that Westgard and Madina could work well together against the hordes to the benefit of both of our realms.

But the unfortunate truth is that we can't force realms like Madina and Fissoa to migrate to locations that we might think would suit them better. The nobles of Madina have sworn to fight to the death to keep their traditional lands. Killing them all would hardly be in line with Westgard's Calling. Nor would it benefit human life in general.

As I said earlier in the day, nothing has been decided yet about our future relations to the Sol colony. That is why we are having this debate and the vote. We could embrace them and try our best to work with them; ignore them as much as possible; or, perhaps maintain a no man's land of rogue regions between us.

The referendum is partly about our attitude to the Sol colony, but also about the wider question of whether we try to project power and moral authority across the West and with our dealings with other realms. Or whether we maintain our traditional semi-isolationism.

My regards,

Military Council,

We keep this discussion within this chamber for the time being.

Sol's takeover of Golden Farrow means that we have to start thinking about the policy we will take towards other realms reaching in to the West. Athough we aren't going to actively seek trouble, I have decided that we need to send out a clear and simple message to the other realms. Respect Westgard's territorial interests, or we will respond firmly.

I am working on a statement to make to the other realms, so look this over and tell me if you think changes are needed. We have to get the tone right. Not threatening or arrogant, but clear that we won't be pushed around. We are now the largest single realm in Dwilight, probably with the most efficient military. Traditionally, we speak softly. But the other realms need to know that the softness does not mean weakness.

My fellow rulers,

Sol's takeover of Golden Farrow has caused some debate within my realm about eastern realms taking land in the West, whether for themselves or to form colonies. I want to set out Westgard's position clearly and simply, to avoid any future misunderstandings.

Westgard, Madina, D'Hara, and Astrum were in the front lines of the war against the hordes for years. All of our realms suffered massively, with thousands of soldiers and civilians dying in repeated waves of horde assaults. More than once, Westgard and Madina were pushed back to the walls of their capital cities, D'Hara suffered greatly, and Astrum was nearly forced to abandon its island holdings. Westgard considers Madina, D'Hara, and Astrum to have certain territorial rights and interests in the West that they have earned through the blood of their peoples being shed on the soil. Certain other realms, such as the Morek Empire, Arnor, and Avernus gave material military support in the battle against the hordes in the West for years. They deserve respect and consideration for that.

Westgard is perfectly happy to see humans try to re-colonize the West. It is mankind's right and destiny to return to the West. Indeed, we have struggled here for years to bring the light of civilization to the Wilderness. However, Westgard will not tolerate an undignified rush to grab land within our sphere of interest. For the record, Westgard considers its sphere of interest to reach from Corridor of Torment in the West, through Wallershire, to Eidulb Outkirts in the East. All regions north of this line are within our sphere of territorial interest.

What do we mean by our "sphere of territorial interest"? Put simply, these are regions over which we either claim right of direct rule; or, the right to form our own colony; or, the right to form a colony in co-operation with another realm or realms. Stating it plainly and simply - without drama - any other realms that want to operate within this area or have any ambitions within the area need to speak with us before they act. Any realm that takes territory within our declared sphere of interest without Westgard's consent will be evicted. No exceptions. Any realm that sends an army to loot within our sphere of interest will be opposed.

To the south of the Corridor of Torment to Eidulb Outskirts line, you may do as you wish - within reason. Westgard guards the West. We will not tolerate depraved or despotic regimes that support torture, lack nobility, or engage in other dishonourable conduct. We have not protected human life in the West from the beasts for so long to see mankind sink to new depths within our sight. Nevertheless, it would be very sensible to speak with realms such as Westgard, D'Hara, and Astrum before taking land. As previously stated, Westgard considers some realms to have earned the right to territorial interests in the West and we would probably be more likely to support their interests in the event of a territorial disagreement.

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This brings us onto the second claim made by Lady Foxglove and Westgard - that Tol Goldora swept Golden Farrow out from under the noses of Westgard, who see it as an integral and valuable piece of their Empire and thus future going forward.

These exchanges, I believe, show that Golden Farrow becomes important only when Westgard seeks to make a political statement. I find it curious indeed that whilst Golden Farrow was under Sol’s banner, Westgard did not find it important enough to challenge - however now that it has independence and become an isolated Realm which offers little threat, only NOW is it the right time to take the challenge to the Rulers of Dwilight.

I am not naive to the political movings of any realm - it makes sense even to me that Tol Goldora as an independent realm would be the perfect nation to crush underfoot and remind all of the other realms of Dwilight who truly rules the West - I simply raise the above point for reference next time Westgard deign to claim that they had always intended to invade Golden Farrow as an Imperial goal and were but a few days away from securing it - only one Noble seemed to express the desire to invade Golden Farrow - Lady Chenier, and she was beaten to the punch only days after even having mentioned it to anyone in her realm, having given her peers the assurance it would take another 3 weeks at most to manage - meanwhile, the Founders of Tol Goldora had been planning this for months, having recruited like-minded individuals to the cause, and had launched the invasion of Golden Farrow with sufficient funds and forces long before Lady Chenier had (presumably) even mustered an army.

Which brings me onto the Third Claim made by Lady Foxglove - that the Founders of Tol Goldora had never informed anyone of their intentions prior to invasion of Golden Farrow, nor tried to reach out to other Nations after the act, and that we are untrustworthy as a result. I bring your attention to a letter sent by our Navarch to Lady Foxglove, not much longer after securing Golden Farrow;

Letter from Medrawt Camlann

(Personal message to Rosalind Foxglove) - 22 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes ago Aeon, Duchess Rosalind,

I wish you well and send my greetings to you and your people. As I understand from the history relating to formation of Westgard, t'was a group of nobles who banded together from the ashes of the Far East Island and Atamara, aiming to form a bulwark against the swarms of undead and monsters plaguing our lands.

Tol Goldora shall fulfill a similar goal. Our founders come from all corners of Dwilight- keen to forge their futures in the shadow of the West, plagued as they are by the beasts to seek adventure and a new frontier in the West. To that end, we shall be an Oligarchy- with a Navarch on the Gylded throne of Golden Farrow, selected by a Moot of our elders.

As to your second question, I know of no plans to form new religions. Any and all may cast anchor in our lands- here at our sea-washed, sunset gates, all are welcome that may thirst for adventure and glories in the Westlands- a chance for their souls to awaken again from deep slumber.

As far as expansion is concerned, I doubt that we shall arrive at your frontier- unless Westgard seeks to retake Knyazes. The West is vast, and our immediate concerns are the regions simply adjacent to Farrowfield. Perhaps one day, we shall venture forth to Itau, and further south towards Shokalom. Yet such a time is years away.

I look forward to further correspondences with you, Aeon Rosalind, and I hope for a long and prosperous relationship with Westgard. For too long, the Golden City has been has been left to the mercies of the roguish hordes, and soon I hope, two realms shall stand as a bulwark against the wild where once stood one.

In Arms,

Sir Medrawt Camlann

Duke of Golden Farrow

Margrave of Golden Farrow

This letter is evidence to the contrary of the Third Claim made by Lady Foxglove - whether or not the good Aeon simply forgot, or never received the letter, or neglected to mention it - our Navarch extended a hand of friendship long before Lady Chenier managed to poison Lady Foxglove’s opinion of Tol Goldora, after having previously earned the friendship of the Imperator of Sol for the initial expedition. I too can confirm that I informed the good King of Madina of my intention to leave for glory long before the expedition started, and that if I was ever needed for support, advice or otherwise, Madina would always have my ear. Furthermore, it has come to my attention that potentially some members of Lurian Government were also aware of the plan.That means contrary to Lady Foxglove’s claim, Tol Goldora actually contacted at LEAST three to four Nations in and around the time it began to form - and received congratulations from many others upon it’s successful bid for independence.

What’s more all of the above documents proves in my mind that the untrustworthy ones are in fact the cabal surrounding Lady Chenier - I know I speak for most of my peers when I say we have no ill will towards Westgard, but Lady Chenier has proven herself to the machinator of these claims that have come forward, and all for political gain.

IN CONCLUSION, I bring my case to a close and summarise with the following;

The Claim that Lady Greyson was a Tol Goldoran spy from the beginning has been proven false with the documents from Lady Chenier instructing Lady Greyson to scout Golden Farrow from almost the very beginning, only for Westgard to discard her and paint Tol Goldora as underhanded, bringing our reputation into repute before the Rulers of Dwilight.

The Claim that Westgard had been on the verge of assaulting Golden Farrow before Tol Goldoran forces claimed it has been proven false - the documents show Lady Chenier had only shared her intention to do so days before Tol Goldoran occupation and had given a three week turnaround at most for her plan whilst racing another force - meanwhile, the Tol Goldoran founders had successfully launched a campaign of months in the making, without any knowledge of such a claim from Westgard.

The Claim that the Tol Goldora Founding was done in an untrustworthy manner and without the knowledge of other realms has been proven false - the above documents show that not only was the Imperator of Sol supporting the expedition, and I myself let the King of Madina know of my plans - that our own Navarch had contacted the Aeon of Westgard extending a hand of diplomacy from the get go. I can not confirm nor deny whether or not some members of the Lurian Government also knew, but that is a question to ask.

I hereby leave the above for the consideration of the peers of foreign realms with a warning - be wary of Westgardian motives, and I quote Lady Foxglove’s own opinion on Westgard’s claim on Golden Farrow as ‘unreasonable and greedy’ - although their diplomatic offer is exceptionally generous, I believe them to be banking on the fact that Tol Goldoran’s will wither under their might and give in to their demands, and failing that are confident in their ability to assault a smaller, growing realm whilst being praised by other Rulers as just conquerors.

Finally, I acknowledge Tol Goldora’s desire to work together with Westgard in the beating back of Monster Hordes - whilst the machinations of Lady Chenier behind the scenes are suspect, we are willing to once again extend the hand of friendship to Lady Foxglove provided she is wary of the snake at her side. With that said, it should also be noted that we are content to offer a diplomatic proposal in that we will maintain a diplomatic “no-mans land” between our two borders if Westgard wishes to continue to have “breathing room”. I also make a point that as Vestarch of Tol Goldora, the decision reached by the panel of Judges is not mine to enforce one way or another- although I promise to respect it and advocate for it in the Tol Goldoran political sphere, according to our laws, the power to decide upon a response to a diplomatic offer rests solely, at the moment, at the feet of the Navarch - but for the sake of peace and prosperity in the West, I hope that the panel sees the thinly veiled political maneuver from Aeon Foxglove for what it is and refuse to support her claim to Golden Farrow, and that if this decision is reached, Westgard will cease aggressive diplomatic tactics and threats of war.

Regards,

Lord Umerith Stromhar

Vestarch of Tol Goldora

Ambassador of Tol Goldora

Steward of Golden Farrow