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During the Winter season I launched a questionnaire for you to fill out and submit to me. The intention was to gather your noble opinions on a variety of sensitive topics, including the tone of the questionnaire itself – which was deliberately controversial by the way (not to mention that I could not approach those subjects without using a sardonic tone so as to avoid getting in even greater trouble). I hoped this attempt would create a dialogue. That it would get a rise out of you so that we could face each other like real nobles and learn about each other. Not that anything on there was a real issue but something somewhere on there should have piqued you and led you to respond to me. A few of you brave Souls did reply and I am grateful. I now have a thin gauge on the opinions of the Empire over the topics inserted in the questionnaire. One minor issue was addressed to me in private over my remark toward the Empire’s theocratic religion (addressing you as “wimpy star worshiping Astromancers”). I intended for that to be one of the spark points for discussion but instead received a warning from the High Inquisitor. We are still working out how to handle my offensive-prone personality in public. I try to manage it, High Inquisitor, I really do - sometimes.
 
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Ultimately, however, the questionnaire was a failure. Instead of communicating to you in a way that you could speak back, if even to ridicule me or to defend your reputation from my challenge, it fell flat. What happened to you Empire? Are you still there? Have you fallen asleep under the comfort of peace and warm alliances? There are many activities available to draw you out. If you are a sportsman you could join the [[Convocation of the Sword]]. Or if you are…uh, well, actually, outside of governance that’s all that is available. Empire, this is a sad revelation. You are as barren and plain as an unsalted cracker!
 
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Apathy and inertia are growing symptoms of a terrible disease called decline. In this editorial I am making the regrettable point that the Morek Empire, the greatest Empire on Dwilight, is declining. Worse still, there are only a few of you who are committed to reversing that. What about the rest of you Empire? Do you not have something to say? Well I have a voice and I choose to attempt to reverse the Empire’s decline.
 
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I believe that a healthy realm is a social realm, and therefore I am declaring the foundation of the New Empire Social Club! Anyone with any interest in the Morek Empire whatsoever, be you lowly knight or the Grandmaster himself, should contact me so we can form a group. Things discussed in this group might become choice topics for this journal or perhaps, with effort, even Imperial policies. It is not enough to sit in councils or to listen to what others may suggest. You must wake up and speak! Empire! Wake up! Knights of the Morek Empire, in this Spring season I invite you to form the New Empire Social Club with me. Wine and cheese will be arranged for our fist meeting.
 
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| Judge Bowie Ironsides, died at the age of 49 by causes unknown. A husband and father with no enemies; he was quiet, conservative, humble and a loyal knight who only wanted to look after his family in [[Drowenton]]. He had no ambitions or vices and never took the opportunity to travel outside of [[Grand Duchy of Fissoa|Fissoa]]. His memory will be tucked away by his few friends and the nobility of the Grand Duchy.
 
 
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* ''Editor's Note: Please find a copy of the [[Ironsides Family/Bowie/Prologue|Demon of Dwilight!]] to learn the origins of the infamous Demoniac.''
 
  
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I founded the Ashrak Imperialist back in the Winter of 17 YD as a means to engage the nobility of the Morek Empire with topics and arguments about the realm and the times they lived in. The journal was designed to be a polemic, which means it purposefully dealt with controversial issues and attempted, gleefully, to directly confront the beliefs and status quo of the readership. It was a “political rag,” as one detractor called it, and it was also a collection of articles on local interests. It was never a newspaper or a chronicling of events for the Morek Empire.
  
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I decided to take some time off from the Imperialist a few seasons ago for a number of reasons. First, my public life became more pressing as I became the Margrave of Nifelheim (and had to deal with all of the controversy over that). Second, because it started to occur to me that maybe, after all of this time, the Morekans have no interest in their realm outside of the fact that it provides them with a blanket to drape their titles in. This last point grew increasingly in me and I then shelved the Imperialist on hiatus. Consider what that realization means. I have lived in the Morek Empire for quite some time now. I have advanced myself from the very bottom of society, I mean very bottom, all the way up to holding a government title and receiving a city. Me, a noble who opposes the majority religion and who carries an infamous past, earned much in the Morek Empire.  What does that say about the rest of the nobles in the Morek Empire? What does that tell me about the Souls of they who surround me? I spent a great deal of time earning my status in the Empire through honest contributing. I spent a great deal of time attempting to shape and improve the Empire in the ways I thought beneficial. And yet, outside of offering a blank rejection to progress by the few I term zealot theocrats, nobody did anything. No one does anything. The Ashrak Imperialist was a one way conversation. My polemic journal spoke to no one. The ears who received it shrugged it off. The ears whom it directly challenged never took the bait. So what good are you?
  
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The third and ultimate reason I am now ending the Ashrak Imperialist is because I have decided to join the Empire’s colony out of Flowrestown. All that I attempted for the Morek Empire may come to fruition in the new realm. This is an opportunity to take part in something new, something potentially glorious, and most of all something comprised of convicted nobles. They want to build a new society. They care about what it is about and how it operates. They, in the few seasons we have been planning the colony, have contributed more than any I have heard from the majority of nobles in the Morek Empire over the past few years.
  
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So my final word to the Morek Empire, and this is the essence of what the Ashrak Imperialist was all about, is that you can’t have a realm without nobles. You can’t be a noble without using your voice. And you can’t use your voice unless you have a community to speak to. Empire, invest in your community and you will see your realm bloom again.
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The [[Morek Empire]] rests in the northeastern corner of [[Dwilight]] in the prestigious address of [[Dwilight/High Toprak|High Toprak]]. Although the rest of Dwilight is quickly catching up, High Toprak has the most history and the oldest culture of any other area on the continent. From memorable personalities, to the furthest reaching guilds, to the oldest and largest religion, to glorious conflicts, High Toprak is the source of it all. It is the true centre of Dwilight. Amidst this cultivated and sophisticated region lives our Empire. Closer examination and exploration offers us three distinct cultural spheres emerging in the Empire. You may find yourself living either in the West, the East or out on the Frontier. Most of you probably never noticed this circumstance because you have never visited foreign realms to which you can compare or contrast your own with, or, you do not have the trained eyes to spot such subtle nuances. I have lived in many realms across Dwilight and I assure you with these gentle words that our Empire has a culture and that you must be taught to see it. What sort of an Imperial noble would you be, after all, if you could not boast the greatest exports of your people or the local history of your regions? Consider this article then your brief travel guide to the Morek Empire. I am proud to prime you with this starting point for your own pursuit of Morekanna.
 
  
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I shall begin with the oldest territory to bear the Morekan banner: the East. The Eastern half of the Empire is comprised of the Duchy of [[Donghaiwei]] and the Duchy of the First Temple. It occupies the majority of the [[Dwilight/Dongeselands|Dongeselands]]. The East is predominately a rural landscape inhabited strictly by the Dongese people. Under our rule they have grown hearty, pious to your Stars and traditional to their old ways. The architecture of the East ranges from the old styled ceramic tiled roofs to more modern but simpler wooden framed buildings with daub exteriors. Next to Donghaiwei, the commercial and ducal seat of the region, the East is the cradle of [[Sanguis Astroism|Astromancy]]. The High Temple at [[Caiyun]] is a site of heavy pilgrimage traffic and worship. The most notable regional product from the East is a variety of dairy products from [[Linhai]]. Constant and enduring, the East anchors the Empire to its foundation and heritage.
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Following this we visit the Western half of the Empire. Occupying the lower half of the [[Dwilight/Dalian Expanse|Dalian Expanse]], the West is composed of the Duchies of [[Muspelheim]] and [[Aegir]]. Due to its central location on High Toprak, the West is the cosmopolitan and urban core of the Empire. Inhabited by Nifelians, Dalians and spots of Dongese, the West has a deep history of conflict and change. Our capital Muspelheim stands proud in the West as it squints to see the furthest borders of its Imperial reach. There are many notable regions in the West to which you may wish to visit. [[Croton]] has a spill of ancient ruins to discover or explore and rumour has it there is a city buried somewhere beneath it. [[Nimh]] is the vacation coast of the Empire with arguably the best beaches and maritime cuisine – particularly their Blue Fish. Popular products of the West include wool, whiskey and cheese from [[Nidhogg's Mark]] and silks from Aegir. Finally, if you were to visit the commercial district of [[Muspel]] you will view a bronze statue of the region’s Marquis Martok Hallisun – well done Marquis!. Celebrated and diverse, the West is the spirit of destiny.
 
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As the Count of Ashrak I invite you, Empire, to visit my estate on the Frontier to drink Ashrathe, to eat our famous pickles, and to dance our local dance!
 
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Editorial
"The Final Word"

I founded the Ashrak Imperialist back in the Winter of 17 YD as a means to engage the nobility of the Morek Empire with topics and arguments about the realm and the times they lived in. The journal was designed to be a polemic, which means it purposefully dealt with controversial issues and attempted, gleefully, to directly confront the beliefs and status quo of the readership. It was a “political rag,” as one detractor called it, and it was also a collection of articles on local interests. It was never a newspaper or a chronicling of events for the Morek Empire.

I decided to take some time off from the Imperialist a few seasons ago for a number of reasons. First, my public life became more pressing as I became the Margrave of Nifelheim (and had to deal with all of the controversy over that). Second, because it started to occur to me that maybe, after all of this time, the Morekans have no interest in their realm outside of the fact that it provides them with a blanket to drape their titles in. This last point grew increasingly in me and I then shelved the Imperialist on hiatus. Consider what that realization means. I have lived in the Morek Empire for quite some time now. I have advanced myself from the very bottom of society, I mean very bottom, all the way up to holding a government title and receiving a city. Me, a noble who opposes the majority religion and who carries an infamous past, earned much in the Morek Empire. What does that say about the rest of the nobles in the Morek Empire? What does that tell me about the Souls of they who surround me? I spent a great deal of time earning my status in the Empire through honest contributing. I spent a great deal of time attempting to shape and improve the Empire in the ways I thought beneficial. And yet, outside of offering a blank rejection to progress by the few I term zealot theocrats, nobody did anything. No one does anything. The Ashrak Imperialist was a one way conversation. My polemic journal spoke to no one. The ears who received it shrugged it off. The ears whom it directly challenged never took the bait. So what good are you?

The third and ultimate reason I am now ending the Ashrak Imperialist is because I have decided to join the Empire’s colony out of Flowrestown. All that I attempted for the Morek Empire may come to fruition in the new realm. This is an opportunity to take part in something new, something potentially glorious, and most of all something comprised of convicted nobles. They want to build a new society. They care about what it is about and how it operates. They, in the few seasons we have been planning the colony, have contributed more than any I have heard from the majority of nobles in the Morek Empire over the past few years.

So my final word to the Morek Empire, and this is the essence of what the Ashrak Imperialist was all about, is that you can’t have a realm without nobles. You can’t be a noble without using your voice. And you can’t use your voice unless you have a community to speak to. Empire, invest in your community and you will see your realm bloom again.

For the Throne,

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