The Kalmarian Chronicles

The Kalmarian Chronicles

Price: Free, though donations are greatly accepted ----- Printed In Kalmar City ----- Editor: Legatus----- Late March, and April '06 ----- The Kalmarian Chronicles is an IJARG paper.

A fledgeling Newspaper for the fledgeling Kingdom of Kalmar Islands

This shall (hopefully) become the center for news from the East Continent’s SECOND newest realm.

New Realm

(a few days ago, around April 1)

The regions of Negev, An Najaf, and Fontan City, were seceded from the realm Fontan at the beginning of this realm by Lycastus, duke of Fontan. The new realm is known as Light of Fountain, and is a new religious theocracy. Its state religion is not my personal forte, but it is known as the Light of Fontan and is quite common in areas around the city. The religion deals with numerous gods, such as Solar, Celestial, and Lunar. It also has odd dealing with things like pyramids, no-space, and parralel universes, and is it just me? Or do LOF's holy paintings look like childrens drawings? Well nonetheless this holy secession shall surely cause trouble for Fontan.

I should like to mention that LOF's 3 regions have a population that is over twice our own, and we have 9 regions to their 3. LOF also has a higher military power with their what is it 5 troop commanders than all of the 35 KI troop leaders. Their few nobles get now over 200 gold in taxes per tax day(used to be getting 450), while we Kalmarians are getting 8 gold per turn. Ha, nobody said colonization was easy. But on a happier note, our forces can atleast destroy monsters, well all our troops that arent Stora ranger archers.

New Archer Corps a flop

(4-4-06)

It is well known that Kalmar lacks many nescessities economically. I beleive our realm rakes in from taxes, only about 346 gold coins per taxation, resulting in a share of a little over 10 gold for each noble; Not great wages. Yet a Baron, commonly known to be extroversive and acting before thinking has built a new archers center... in Stora. For those who are foreign and do not know... at the last census, Stora's population was at 67 people, 67! It produces almost nothing, and is worth little to us without more people in it. Baron Cloud has most foolishly contructed an archers center in this region, naming the soldiers "Stora's Rangers Archers". Kalmarian organizations who came to examine the quality of this new building/new soldiers ranked the archers a 35/100 for training, and only 15 for weapon quality and 40 for defense quality. Now that is almost useless to us, especially in a region that is so sparsely inhabited. Taking people out for a draft will only harm us.

This action has resulted in an angry retaliation by the esteemed King Prometheus, Head Marshal Requiem and worst of all by the Royal Treasurer Billy Bob Brubacker, who was noted saying

"For the love of whatever you consider holy why in the hell would anyone build an archer center in Stora?????? 1) There is 0% production meaning it is another complete waste of gold since it will fall into disrepair within a week. 2) It wont produce any recruits unless they are drafted or a couple initially signed up since production and population is so low. 3) Even if it did produce recruits it is in a region that we need population growth and not the population to decline from recruiting troops from it. 4) There were big discussions that the only place that we could really use and afford to have a recruitment center right now were Bastad and possibly Chaos Temple. 5) If we cant trust our region lords to be efficient with realm resources we should either remove them or continually fine them so someone else can put their tax gold to efficient use before they can waste it. 6) Wasnt there an order/request by Prometheus to run all purchases by the Senate/Banker before they are made? Why didnt this happen in Stora?"

This is definately a blow to the already struggling Kalamrian economy as well as one to Lord Cloud's reputation among Kalmarian nobles.

King Prometheus refuses *scratch that* ACCEPTS Kazan

(4-1-06)

Important Orders from Prometheus (36 recipients) (4 hours, 48 minutes ago) Message sent to: Everyone in the realm

Do not move to Kazan. It wasnt ours and it is not still. We are not touching anything that we cant keep.
Return to our rest regions. As i said my people,"patience". Kazan is vital for OR. 

With respect, Sir Prometheus, King of Kalmar Islands

These were King Prometheus's words earlier today. So we shall not have a fotthold on the mainland. *sigh* So I assume Kazan shall be returned to our allies in Old Rancagua. King Prometheus is perhaps the most chivalrous and honoroble man I know. Plus, we had better focus on defeating the monsters that have sprung up in Alvaret before worrying of this new region. We shall do as ordered and Old Rancagua shall have the region back. Be it so be it so. Hail King Prometheus!

This just in, King Prometheus explains that the region will not be returned instantly, it shall remain in Kalmarian hands and have order restored before it is returned, Kazan may also end up being a temporary source of much needed recruits.

Important Orders from Prometheus (36 recipients) (1 hour ago) Message sent to: Everyone in the realm

Help Kazan.
I ve arranged to keep it in KI. At least for the near future. If anything change,i ll inform you in time.

With respect, Sir Prometheus, King of Kalmar Islands

Revolt in Kazan

(4-1-06)

Earlier today the local peasants of Kazan rebelled from their former Oligarchian rulers. Kazan is located at the northern tip of the Kazahk Peninsula. The entire peninsula is in a state anarchy and after the rebellion, the 3 regions of the peninsula are all owned by different realms Kalmar Islands, Old Rancagua and Oligarch. The oddest thing thought is after the rebellion in Kazan, the peasants pledged loyalty to us! the Kalamarians. It seems that now, since our regions are relatively safe, Kalmar Islands had become a pillar of stability in the eyes of foreign peasants. Kazan will surely raise issues. It should be noted that the population of Kazan far exceeds that of the other regions, in fact there are more people in Kazan than the entire island population combined. Though KI has a great surplus of food, we may be lacking in the future because of this. If I recall our food supply was over 1000 last motnh(2 months ago?) and it is currently around 500. The peninsula does however give us a land border with 2 other nations, OR and Oligarch whom we previously hed only sea borders with. The activity in the Kazahk Peninsula if definately worth keeping an eye on. It seems now that realms descend into chaos now, look at OR or Ibladesh, they fragment, but let Kalmar stand strong.

Region joins our realm (1 hour ago) The people in Kazan are revolting! 3 gold have been stolen from various tax collector offices. Production is dropping 4 points. Revolting peasants have lynched the local civil servants and vowed loyality to Kalmar Islands instead!

Baron Vince- and((edited)) Baron WAYLANDER - swears loyalty, squirrels move out

(4-1-06)

In a noble procession in Chaos Temple earlier, Baron Vince of Bastad pledgled loyalty to the duchy of the Chaos Temple. There was a small ritual-like proceeding, few nobles attended as most are heading to Kazan. Vince has sworn to serve the duchy and protect the region to his best ability, and later today Baron WAYLANDER of Venas followed Vince's lead. Albeit, not the most exciting news but there it is. I hear that a few black squirrels escaped the temple menagerie that nightwhile the zookeeping priest attended the cenerony. Apparantly the squirrels headed east to Oligarch? Sirion? Caligus? Old Rancagua? Meh who knows, somewhere that way. Squirrels can be most peculiar creatures. In fact these are a very rare type of obsidion black squirrel native only to Kalmar Islands, and some parts of the Kazahk Peninsula. These are the only known breed of squirrels with the ability to swim long distances. They will surely be a loss to the temple menagerie. Ah well, we shall see what comes to pass in due time.

New Dukes

(3-30-06)

Upon Duke olorin’s departure, Lord Hylor has been appointed the new Duke of Chaos Temple. May it prosper under his guiding hand. Also, upon the leave of the esteemed Ebion II Junior, our former king and Baron, Lundel is without a leader. Soon a new one shall be appointed.

New news! Palandro has been appointed Baron of Lundel (4-1-06)

Judge orders “No more buerocrats”, General orders “Be wary of recruiting

(3-30-06)

With the change to a noble’s inalienable rights, the Arch Priest of Kalmar Islands, Franklin of Orange has decreed that we have enough buerocrats to satisfy the realms needs and none may switch to this class unless they receive approval from the council. Interestingly enough this was one of multiple reasons our old judge, The New Paradigm who was greatly opposed especially by our current judge, Franklin of Orange. The New Paradigm was stripped of his position by King Prometheus.

Think not however, that this new law is unjust. Any more beurocrats would only hamper our realms progress, and now that the except to the law of inalienable rights was made, it is both reasonable and understandable.

Also, orders have come in that no Kalmarian troop leader should overrecruit. That is to say if one has a unit of 15 men or more, no more should be taken as we have not the funds AND in fairness, other commanders should be given a chance to, well command some unit.

Word from King Prometheus

(3-29-06)

King Prometheus has moved Kalmarian nobles with a recent speech. An exerpt of this speech has been prepared for reading by the nobles of the East island. “ Ladies and gentlemen,

We won our first bet to bring order to our inner conflicts and chaos.We have discipline and passion for our realm.

We won our second bet to upgrade our relations with all the realms in a level that will provide us with the necessary peace so as to succeed on making our realm to stand on its own feet.

We won our third bet which had to do with the necessary military arrangements as also the constant food supply so as to have the ability to handle serious problems like fighting monsters and starvations.

We won our fourth bet of securing Kalmar City with the minimum level of walls.

We won our fifth bet on building strong alliances.

We won our sixth bet on stabilising the position of Kalmar Islands among the respectable realms.A realm with an opinion.

The bets will continue and we will continue to win them.

KI is a bet for all of us. And if we all stay together and united,then,Gods are my witnesses when i am saying that...WE ll win this Bet!

With respect,a proud member of KI,”

Kalmar moves to Chaos

(3-28-06)

We had our first change of capital. Since Kalmar Islands was founded by OR and Perdanese settlers our capital has been Kalmar City. Yesterday, enough money was collected to bring the center of government to the Chaos Temple instead. This will give us the benefit of 1. Easier access to regions under attack by monsters(central location) 2. Easier access for buerocrats to fix these troubled regions after battle 3. Two banking areas. Kalmar has a bank and with the change of capital Chaos Temple was built a bank as well.