The Moot/2009/August

Chaos in Ordenstaat and the New Realm of Silverfall	August 12, 2009
The chaos created in Ordenstaat was as far as I can tell due to a quiet leadership. Something I had tried to fix on a few occassions, obviously without success. I am of course, King Zanaras of the recently christened Silverfall. Being a priest of the Order of Saint Iestyn, I was allowed certain priviledges within the ruling body of Ordenstaat, the Brotherhood, that regular nobles nor memebers the Brotherhood itself were typically allowed. Namely, I could speak against the government's actions with far less chance of reprimand. As you can see, I wasn't able to effect enough change for it to be worthwhile. Now, the rebellion we are currently seeing is due to, from what I could tell, the Brotherhood having little or no communication with the general public, as well as the Regent Pro Tempore Eddard having been rather quiet overall as of late. I was tired of putting up with Ordenstaat's inability to support my city, as well as the unchanging private circle that ruled Ordenstaat. So I decided to officially break off and forge my own realm, one where I could create what I thought to be the ideal government. Yes, officially, it is a Monarchy, but I am including several Republican elements as time goes by. One of them being a Chamber of Representatives who will be elected seasonally (subject to change as the realm is fleshed out) as well an official listing of claims much like Madina currently employs. Atleast one, if not two of the council positions will also be elected. It is like it says in my realm's public summary: Silverfall, the second of the two southwestern beacons of Dwilight. Life here is not easy, in fact it is very much the opposite. Silverfall strives to be the realm that Ordenstaat would not be. A realm open to it's nobles, where there are clearly set channels of communication so that even the most new of nobles can present his concerns to the Ruler. Quiet nobles will be ignored, and disloyal ones cut as soon as proof is found. There is only opportunity here if you prove you deserve it.
Comment on this story.	by Zanaras Tian, First King of Silverfall

More Pain in the Far Southwest	August 12, 2009
Not long after our previous article concerning Ordenstaat's apparently rapid decay through this winter, the problems in our southern neighbor seem to have grown worse. Division between various religious elements, as well as pent-up Republican sentiment among many, has led to two simultaneous, and apparently successful, movements against the government of Ordenstaat. More specifically, initial sketchy reports indicate that the secession of Duke Zanaras Tian to form Silverfall is rooted both in Republican ambitions, as well as religious devotion, and internal squabbles within the Brotherhood, the elite body that rules over Ordenstaat. Yet it appears that, even as, Twainville secedes and the Brotherhood splinters, the general nobility of Ordenstaat are rising up victoriously against the Brotherhood's remaining members. We in Terran remain tense over the outcome of these affairs, and pray that, come springtime, there will be some human realm left in those lands to hold back the monstrous tides. Moreover, we continue to wish that we had an Ordenstaati reporter.
Comment on this story.	by Hireshmont Vellos II Senator-Duke of Chesney

Ordenstaat in Trouble?	August 10, 2009
Recent events have led many in the southwest to fear that Ordenstaat may be on its last leg. From it's greatest extent last autumn, Ordenstaat has lost Twainwood, Nark, Thysan, and, if my memory serves me correctly, Kydonia as well. It has been kept alive apparently only by support from outside, such as from its generous allies in D'Hara and, to a lesser extent, Terran, and sparse reports from within the fledgling colony indicate that it is beset by internal division. Today marks midwinter here in the southwest; we have gotten only halfway through this dire season, and already Ordenstaat struggles. Duke Zanaras Tian is left alone in isolated Twainville, and we in Terran worry that our southern borders may again become the far-flung frontier of nobility in the southwest. However, the Moot's ability to report on Ordenstaat is limited, as we currently have no Ordenstaatian reporters: a condition which we dearly wish to remedy. Any who wish to report for The Moot are welcome to do so, and I hope to find out more in my diplomatic mission through the southwest this spring, after the roads have ceased being a slushy muck.
Comment on this story.	by Hireshmont Vellos II Senator-Duke of Chesney