New Westmoor/Archives/March14

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 Tournament in Castle Ubent reveals Perdanese victor 31 March 1014

The tournament in Castle Ubent concluded today with a victory for Kopis Winter-Born a former infiltrator who was once an adventurer on the continent of Beluaterra. Kopis won the title after beating Luciferase Mayhem of Sirion in the final round of the tournament. Devon Fuor from Westmoor also progressed far into the tournament making it all the way to the Semi-Final. Sir Edward Anthony Mercer would have been proud to see such a fine swordsman as Devon following in his footsteps.

In other news the region of Evora is once again preparing for it's national Ikrif day. Some interesting reports have been coming in from Evora of strange adventurers skulking about who don't seem to make any effort at all to catch monsters. Word on the streets of Evora is that we shouldn't trust such characters but - of course after the year before lasts debacle concerning the false Daimon invasion we know very well not to trust such drug filled lies from the peasantry of the region. I'm sure Evora's lord Deklan (relation of Devon mentioned above) will keep a firm eye on the peasants during the festivities.

 Eponllyn fleeing into Sirion 25 March 1014

The latest news going around Westmoor relates again to Eponllyn who seems to have made the long journey north to Sirion. Fleeing the south you can see from the map that Xavax and Itorunt have been covered over by the Glacier. Most of the nobles from Eponllyn seem to be staying in the former Westmoorian city of Oligarch now part of the realm of Sirion. Permission was given to the nobles to travel through Fallangard lands and the route they took/are taking is roughly estimated on the map below. The Glacier shows no signs of stopping which raises the question will it eventually begin to devour Perleone and Fallangard lands?

It is not known exactly what their purpose in Oligarch will be. It is possible that they intend on joining the realm of Sirion or another theory is that Sirion intends to give them the city of Oligarch and some surrounding regions to continue on as a realm. Maybe by the end of the month we'll see how they intend to go forward as a realm. Glacer2.png

 Itorunt under the ice! Interview with King Garin 12 March 1014

Word in from the south is that the city of Itorunt ,once capitol of the realm of the same name, has been completely frozen under the glacier. The frost is also spreading to Jariedma and there seems to be no way in sight to stop the Glacier. At the beginning of this week I wrote to King Garin Indirik to ask for an interview into the situation in the south and understandably his highness has been very busy preparing against this disaster. A full reply came in today and we can present to readers of this newspaper a full interview with the King of the Eponese people:

1. What is the reaction and opinion inside Eponllyn of the Glacier to the south?

The nobles of Eponllyn have dedicated themselves from the start to the defense of the lands and people of the south. The encroachment of the ice has, however, defied our best efforts. We can find no way to prevent its advance. After all, what can man do to stop the coming of winter? It cares not for us and our concerns. With the loss of Itorunt, the prevailing opinion of my nobles is that Semall will soon follow. At that point, Eponllyn is doomed.

2. What is the relationship between Eponllyn and it's neigbors and what do you think of their involvement in the northern war?

As for the northern wars, they are really none of our concern. If Perdan wishes to kill Sirionites, then it is a matter between Sirion and Perdan. King Edvard has a matter of honor to resolve with Sirion, resulting from some incidents that occurred in the recent war against Caligus. But, again, that is a matter between Fallangard and Sirion. As for Perleone, it appears that they have no reason to participate in the war beyond "supporting our allies". They serve as hired swords for the Southern Alliance.

3. The geography between Eponllyn and Perleone is quite complicated can you explain how the two realms took their current shape?

The borders of Eponllyn and Perleone evolved as a consequence of the various defections from Armmonia following the war that Fallangard and Eponllyn waged against that former realm. It quickly became evident at the start of the war that Armmonia was a paper tiger. They had all the appearance of a fearsome opponent, yet quickly fell apart. The nobles of Armmonia knew almost immediately that they were doomed to lose their land to the combined assault. The two dukes of Armmonia therefore decided to save their titles and duchies and defected to Perleone. King Nigel of Perleone, however, put forth a proposal that Itorunt would be set up as a separate realm, and then Eponllyn could wage a staged war against the kingdom and conquer it. The resultant destruction of land and people was quite repugnant to the nobility of Eponllyn, though it was supported by both Perleone and Perdan. When I informed the lords of the duchy of Itorunt about the proposal, they chose to voluntarily join Eponllyn rather than see their lands and peoples devestated. The Lord of Noritor, however, declined to join us.

Betholm was claimed by Eponllyn when it became evident that Perleone could not care for it. Bother Betholm and Enubec had been so mismanaged that the people were routinely starving and revolting. Perleone had ample resources to send soldiers to kill Sirionites, but couldn't be bothered to care for the former Armmonians in the duchy of Xavax. When it finally declared itself rogue, Eponllyn stepped in and took stewardship of the region. Within a week, we brought the region under control, and its people were flourishing.

4. Going back to the Armonian war; was it Eponllyn and Fallangard's decision to destroy Armonia from the beginning or was that an accident?

As for the start of the war with Armmonia, it was not our explicit intention to destroy Armmonia. Both Fallangard and Eponllyn desired to expand our lands in order to ensure the safety of our people. Four kingdoms in the south result in small, weak kingdoms. That was the intent in breaking up the south in the first place: to produce a series of weak kingdoms that could not challenge the dominance of Perdan. After the war was declared, Armmonia chose to capitulate to Armmonia's [ed. Fallangard?] territorial demands almost immediately, yet refused to discuss the desires of Eponllyn. Of course, once the battles actually started, Armmonia instantly collapsed due to internal incompetence.

5. Did Eponllyn have any trouble with the hordes of monsters last month?

The plague of monsters that started a month or more ago did not trouble us overmuch. Our armies were where they should be: Home defending our lands, and not far afield trying to kill someone else's armies. We were able to dispatch the invaders quite easily.

6. What would you say was your finest achievement as ruler so far?

A finest achievement as ruler of Eponllyn? The stabilization and expansion of the Kingdom of Eponllyn, without resorting to the brutalities and depredations of war that so many others choose to engage in. We are a kingdom more interested in caring for our lands and people than in forcing others to bend to our will.

7. Have you ever seen for yourself any of these so-called Hippocamp?

I have myself never seen one of the hippocampi. Many others here claim to have done so, but I have not been so fortunate.

 Glacier in the south! 4 March 1014

A Glacier has been spotted on the south of the East continent which seems to be moving slowly forward and into Priotness. Perhaps this has been the cause of the recent monster activity? Realms of the south and north are seeking the helps of scientists and mystics to try and work out whether the Glacier will hit East Continent and how much land will it encase in ice?

The water around Priotness has already frozen and the water around Xavax is also freezing up fast. Many realms have opened their arms to the nobles of the south with offers of migration including Westmoor, Perdan and Perleone. Tensions between Perleone and Eponllyn have been high ever sinse the Betholm incident as well as the Armonian incident. Could this be the final trigger that causes a war in the south? Glacier.jpg

Editor

Mathros


Regional News
4 March 1014

Diplomatic News The realms of Eponllyn and Perleone have signed a peace treaty.

A New Resolve For days, the southern peasants have been living in fear of the advancing ice, and the strange and terrible monsters it seems to bring with it. Today, though, there seems to be a change in their mood. They talk less of despair, and more of rising to the challenge and striking out to find new lands—whether or not someone else already holds them. More begin to show up at the recruitment centers, and those already recruited and the newly signing declare quite firmly that they don't care how far they have to go or if they don't get paid (much) until they have a new homeland: they're in this to make a new start.

As rumours of these events begin to come back to those in the northern lands, the peasants and minor nobles alike begin to speak in worried tones of what is to come. Do all these strange events presage a terrifying migration of armies out of the south, bent on carving new homes out of their own lands in the north?