| 05-01-09
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| The Infamous Guy Caught
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| By, Alise Athins
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| Guy Revan, notorious Sirion infiltrator responsible for assassinating many prominent Fontanese such as Chancellor Katalynfae, Duke Richard and Count Jon Paul was caught today by Lord Armstrong's guards. May Supreme Justice Duncan give him what he deserves.
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| 05-01-09
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| Duke of Karbala
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| By, Alise Athins
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| With the mysterious death of Duke Lionheart, the Dukeship of Karbala is open, quite a few candidates have put themselves forward. Here are their names, and reasons they believe they should fill the position:
Drake
I am running to get more involved. I am sick of not knowing what is going on in this government. I have been a knight of Karabla since the fall of Bruck with the war with Perdan. Although I am new to this I will do my best for Fontan. Please put your trust in to me.
Jon Paul
I am running for the Dukeship of Karbala as it is a very important city. The income will allow me to better sponsor the DG and of to send gold to the Lions. They are our elite army and will need the support. I will also distribute gold each tax to each of our marshals/armies determined by their need. I will do all in my power to strengthen Fontan and promote Democracy. The Democratic Congress I revived will assist in my plans for the duchy as well as my Hopes for Fontan. My family Motto is Honor in Service, Serve with Honor. Though most of those that have recently died, have done all they could to tarnish my name, They are dead. May the Gods of what ever faith they professed, bless them and keep them, and may they find the paradise they have each earned by their own merits. For Fontan!
Kacher
I wish to continue the good of Duke LionHeart since his untimely passing,Karabla is a very importamt city,it being the closest to Avamare and Fontan,making it a valuable rally point,a chance to attack Sirion.I also wish to Sponsor an Army which was disbanded after the fall of Avamre when Sirion took it during the 4v1 war the 'Dark Angles'which was used to defend Fontan's boarders against Sirion.I could also give gold to those willing and send out food to cities in need.
Luke
I am a long serving and loyal member of this realm, who has previously administered Greatbridge, giving up my Lordship there in exchange for peace with Westmoor. I know what it means to sacrifice for this realm, and I have proven my dedication. I wish to move into this area of realm administration, and I hope that you will honour me with your vote.
Requiem
May 2nd will mark the two year anniversary of my arrival in Fontan. It has been a long journey where I have witnessed onced cherished Dukes go mad and do the unthinkable. Fontan needs a loyal, levelheaded and experienced noble to be Karbala's next Duke. One that can keep his cool during the most heated debates and puts Fontan's interests before his own, so history does not repeat itself. I have previously spoken about my credentials and goals and do not wish to further take your time, but I want every noble in Fontan to know that your concerns will not fall on deaf ears.
Tal
I have served the realm for 600 days as Marshal of two of our armies, Lord of Troyes, and Chancellor. As Lady Katalynfae said, it is time for Fontan to unite. We need to come together to heal the wounds in Fontan before we can hope to defeat Sirion. As Lord of Karbala I would do my best to foster good will between our nobles as well as support the war effort. I do not believe another army is needed at this time but perhaps I could take over the sponsoring of one of our current armies. Therefore I would be honored to receive your vote should you find me worthy of this duty.
Theros
My first and foremost focus will be on aiding Fontan's military. I will be looking to optimize Karbala's recruitment centers, paraphernalia, and aiding the armies of Fontan with excess gold. I will not be creating any new armies, all excess gold will go straight into funding armies already in existance. Much as Lord Tal has said, I too wish to help mend the social wounds of Fontan. The first thing I will do in this objective will be to announce Karbala to be a city of open preaching. I believe this is very important if we are to come together as a realm, and as I am not affiliated with either religon, it will be easier to be an unbiased mediator. Under my rule, Karbala will prosper into a city of concious and freedom, a rally point for our hope, and for our dependance on one another. I have seen a unified Fontan accomplish the impossible, always snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. I wish to see those days once again, and hear Fontan roar in victory!
Thorius Furion
I come from a family with close ties to Fontan, my father was a Chancellor, my brother, died valiantly in a duel with Cartor Curs, the Caligus judge while we were at war. But no, I'm not asking for your support by family connections. Currently, I'm a former region lord, and member of the FA. At this very moment, new facilities is not the priority in Karbala. Our priority is to get our gold into the hand of our nobles, and ensuring Karbala is running smoothly, so that we can place as many nobles in the front. I may be strongheaded at times, but I truly believe all my choices, are for what's best for Fontan. There are times we can negotiate, and times we must stand firm.
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| 05-01-09
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| We're Back!
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| By, Alise Athins
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| After much due consideration I have decided to reopen the Democrat. Quite a bit has happened in Fontan since are last publication, and recently quite a bit of turmoil has hit. I will try and briefly recap what has happened since our last publication.
After the loss of Avamar we kept the war in a stalemate for some time, before it turned south. We eventually signed a peace with Perdan, Caligus, and Westmoor. The contents of the treaty can be found here. Sirion and Old Rancagua were left out of the treaty after Sirion went behind their allies backs, and offered us a separate peace in which we would ally against Perdan, Caligus, and Westmoor. We continued the war in the north versus Sirion and Old Rancagua with our allies the Sultanate of Asena. After some time, we signed into an alliance with Westmoor, and they joined in the war. Old Rancagua was destroyed, the Sultanate took over their capital and last city of Oroya. We continue to make marginal aginst against Sirion.
Durring this time, Lady Katalynfae replaced Lord Mikhail as Chancellor, and Lord Mikhail has since disappeared. Katalynfae's brother Zadek replaced her as Chancellor for a time, after she was struck by lightning. I replaced Lord Malfurion as Minister of Defense, then was replaced by Lord Jon Paul. After some controversy, and an assassination attempt on his person that left him seriously wounded, Lord Luke replaced Lord Jon Paul briefly. In the ensuing election, which occurred this morning, I replaced Lord Luke. Minister of Finance Elberan, and Supreme Justice Duncan both still maintain their positions.
Now on to more recent events. In the past few weeks, Fontan has been thrust into turmoil. It started when Lord Jon Paul, then Minister of Defense, called out Lord Sulliven and the Lions. He was upset over the Lions retreating from battle in Sermbar, when he had asked them to stay. After awhile this calmed down, and it was voted that the Lion's maintained tactical freedom.
Before the debate over the Lions had ended though, more controversy struck. Lord Jon Paul, who had recently become a member of The Church of Ibladesh, declared that the Flow of the Balance was no longer allowed to preach in his region of An Najaf. This turned into a heated debated with insults flying between the two factions, mainly between Lord Sulliven who supported the Flow, and Duke Richard who supported the CoI. The Flow declared the CoI evil, and began a religious war, which is still bring harm to Fontan's regions. It was eventually voted that the Flow was to have preaching right in every region in Fontan, while other religions would need the lord's permission to preach in a region.
In the midst of both these controversies, there were calls questioning General Jon Paul and Supreme Justice Duncan, though both were quelled.
After the controversies, quite a few nobles mysteriously died, including Lord Sulliven and Duke LionHeart.
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| 05-01-09
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| World Recap
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| By, Alise Athins
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| After signing a peace treaty with us, Perdan went to war with Tuchanon V and Caligus went to war with Ibladesh. After some time, Caligus offered Ibladesh a peace treaty, Ibladesh accepted, but Itorunt refused it. Caligus droped out of the war, and Itorunt and Ibladesh still fight. The Tuchanons repelled Perdan and Itorunt off the walls of their last region and city of Isadril quite a few times. Perdan refused to let Caligus aid them in taking the city, even though the city was supposed to got Caligus. The Tuchanon leadership eventually agree to a peaceful integration into Caligus.
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