South Island Sentinel/Issue 1: May1014

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Printed In Taselak
May 1014 Edition
Editors: Amrod von Ulthuan


IkalakIcon.pngElections, Infighting and Intrigue
(Disclaimer: This article is not a 1st hand account and was written in Taselak. Therefore any Ikalak citizen is welcome to check its factual correctness and amend the the article as they see fit.)
150 votes for Kaysa 
69 votes for Alsa 
22 votes for Chiron 
20 votes for Siegfried 
15 votes for Aleksander 
111 abstentions  
0 votes were not cast. 

Reports have reached Taselak that Kaysa Dragul, Queen of Ikalak is having a hard first week in office. Accused by some quarters of having won the election by allegedly promising positions in exchange for support, she then openly invited all and sundry to campaign for the positions.

Suspicions were raised when the individuals with the most popular policies were not appointed to the respective positions. Not to mention the fact that some people who had been promised positions ended up out in the cold. As a result the nobility has begun protesting the appointments, a vote of no confidence may be on the cards and the judge has been approached about the possibility of impeaching the Royal.

In other news, a tournament grounds has been constructed in Ikalak. The duke Xander Kabrinski allegedly intends to appoint the winner of the tournament as his stewart. Many feel this is a waste of funds which could have been better spent on more critical infrastructure such as walls, recruitment centres and paraphernalia buildings. The duke himself was unable to comment.

- Amrod von Ulthuan,31/05/1014
Editorial: May in Brief
After the first week on the continent, much has happened. Thus far we have had electoral and existential anomalies in Sandalak with two rulers and one of them apparently immortal, intrigue and infighting in reign supreme in Ikalak where the first ruler is facing impeachment having been accused of campaigning on the basis of building a meritocratic society only to appoint political allies. Taselak meanwhile appears to be the only sensible realm where the nobles have banded together and are efficiently making preparations for the coming storm. It is not how you start however, but how you finish that is important. We look forward to June's developments collect your copy of the next issue here.
- Amrod von Ulthuan,31/05/1014


Sandalak-shield-icon.pngAnother Election Held in Sandalak Results in a Rise of a New Ruler
84 votes for Kurlock
82 votes for Kinron
13 votes for Orr
10 votes for Havoc
10 votes for Arzach
8 votes for Nastassia
8 votes for Kunoreyvn
6 votes for Ana
5 votes for Uma
5 votes for Earon
5 votes for Zaros
4 votes for Marvin
4 votes for Bronko
4 votes for Elissa
4 votes for Isenthorpe
4 votes for Carl
4 votes for Enzeru
4 votes for Dreary
4 votes for Elaine
103 abstentions
4 votes were not cast. 
Wyvern Incarnate Kurlock won a close victory over Wyvern King Kinron after his close defeat half a day before. Kurlock initially lost the election by 2 votes but when another referendum was held to recount the votes, Kurlock came out as the victor, dethroning Kinron in the process. A rumor of many broken or missing toes of courtiers spread right after the referendum but it was ignored quickly by the following more shocking event.

Later a rumour of miracle spreads throughout the South Island about Kurlock's miraculous revival after his death in the sword of Cody Graves. Nobles of Sandalak were shocked to witness such an event and in awe, they claim Kurlock is chosen by the gods themselves to rule Sandalak. Kurlock became the second Wyvern King of Sandalak after beating Kinron Indirik, the first Wyvern King, by 2 votes in the second election that was held a half day after the first election. Could Kurlock be the messiah or just a very naughty boy?

- Kurlock Lapallanch,29/05/1014


Page 3
This month's model is the Buxom Guenevere of Belus. She enjoys horseback riding and archery.

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- Amrod von Ulthuan,29/05/1014


TaselakIcon.gifSorach Medevandal Proclamed Ruler in Taselak
80 votes for Sorach
46 votes for Alparslan
40 votes for Scein
39 votes for Boern
39 votes for Guilhelm
10 votes for Homer
10 votes for Sennianus
6 votes for Kelemvor
5 votes for Kraken
1 votes for Lynx
88 abstentions
0 votes were not cast. 
Queen Sorach won a clear victory, the results were as shown. The result gives the queen a clear mandate to rule, and while shortly after some concerns about the gender of the ruler were raised by some quarters the vast majority have thrown their support behind the newly elected ruler. Her first order of business was to appoint the region lords and set up the government opening elections for the 3 other council positions. Sir Woelfen Guile, candidate for General, has been appointed interim general until the election results are finalized. Currently a discussion is underway about the frequency of elections for the council positions, but one thing that is certain is that Taselak has a Ruler which is more than can be said for Sandalak.
- Amrod von Ulthuan,29/05/1014


Four rulers in the three realms
, Kaysa Dragul in Ikalak and Sorach Medevandal in Taselak have been elected as rulers and have begun setting up their governments and making appointments to region lordship. In Sandalak however conflicting election results have emerged with Kinron Indirik winning initially only for contradicting reports of a victory for Kurlock Lapallanch. Some time later rumours reported Kulock Lapallanch had died and come back from the dead. It is difficult to get a clear message from Sandalak about goings on as at this time no contributors from Sandalak have offered their services to the Sentinel.
- Amrod von Ulthuan,29/05/1014


TaselakIcon.gifSir Guilhelm Proposes a Constitution
Sir Guilhelm Ademar has outlined a constitution of Taselak should he be elected. The document has been met with mixed reviews with an number of nobles saying they believe the monarch should have greater powers. Others have thrown their support behind Sir Guilhelm and his constitution saying that what some other candidates propose is tantamount to tyrrany. A copy of the document is available here
- Amrod von Ulthuan,26/05/1014


New Ikalaki Editor joins
The SIS welcomes Stella Angelo to the team and looks forward to their articles. We are still looking to recruit a Sandalaki editor as well as contributors from all three realms.
- Amrod von Ulthuan,26/05/1014


TaselakIcon.gifElections in Taselak
A number of candidates have put themselves forward for election in the realm of candidates. They are: Alparslan, Boern, Guilhelm , Kelemvor, Kraken, Scien, Sennianus and Sorach. with the exception of a few messages, the campaigns have been for the most part civil. Early calls for rulers to be chosen by combat seem to have died down and the referendum is truly underway. The Sentinel wishes good luck to all candidates.
- Amrod von Ulthuan,25/05/1014


Elections
Elections are running in all realms, we are recruiting contributors to help keep the paper updated those interested contact Amrod von Ulthuan
- Amrod von Ulthuan,25/05/1014