The Rampant Lion/Archives/Seven

In every land, in every age, there are always tyrants that will prey on those who are weaker than themselves. Given free reign, they will spread their lies across the land. They build empires on a foundation of deceit, manipulation, and boundless ambition. Left unchecked these tyrants will devastate East Island, and all it's inhabitants, in wars without end. The Kingdom of Perdan will not stand idly by while the East Island is led into ruin and destruction. The Rampant Lion will stand forth as a beacon of truth regarding the travails of Perdan as it seeks to oppose those who would bring destruction upon our lands. As events in Perdan unfold, they will be chronicled here so all people on the East Island have access to an accurate, fair accounting of the events taking place in our world.

The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke (attrib.)

Commentary    July 27, 2006    First I would like to thank the itorunt informer for posting this, because I would not have been able to get it. According to II, the peace terms will be: Sordidus will be given to Light of Fountain. Aestus will be returned to Yssaria. We (yssaria) will not attack Domus for two weeks, pending compliance with the agreement. Perdan will give Caligus Partora, a city, and other connecting regions. Scio and Domus will then be given to Yssaria. I don't really like it, myself. Not because we have to hand over partora, but because Caligus gets totally shifted upwards. Bloody victories were won by Caligus on the walls of Domus. There is history there, and they feel fit to just hand it over? That gives Yssaria one more city ( I forget what level the walls were. ) If yssaria eventually says ' bollocks to the peace agreement ' Which I don't doubt they will, Caligus will have alot of city sacking to do. Oh, and don't worry about giving away our capital. Of course the senate will move it somewhere else (probably Perdan - thats the logical place). -- Atticus    July 27, 2006    Tournament Held in Castle Ubent News has just arrived that the tournament held in Castle Ubent was attended by 105 nobles from across the East Island. Given that the admission fee to the tournament was 20 gold, and only 1000 gold was handed out in prize money, Ubent made a rather decent profit on the tournament. The 400 gold first prize for swordfighting went to Sir Manfred, Royal Treasurer of Itorunt. Sir Speedy, Grand Justiciar of Ubent took the 100 gold second prize. The 400 gold first prize in the jousting contest was won by Sir Sparky of Light of Fountain. Sir Nnix, Paladin Primus of Light of Fountain took the 100 gold second place prize. Balkeese    July 26, 2006    Talless Twinblade, Banker of Caligus, Killed by Lightning! In a second act of divine retribution in less than a week, another noble of the East Island has been struck down by lightning. The latest victim, Talless Twinblade, Royal Banker of Caligus was incinerated by a lightning storm mere hours ago. It is believed that Talless somehow insulted the gods, and the lightning storm was sent as both a punishment, and a warning to other nobles across the island. --Balkeese Talless was complaining to the realm of Caligus about a failed rebellion on another island. The rebels had huge number advantage and lost. Then Talless accused one of the coders of screwing with the code to enable a victory for the loyalists. -- Atticus    July 25, 2006    Cease-fire in Caligus Son of patrick, the high marshal in Caligus, has said a temporary cease-fire has been called between Caligus and Yssaria. They are pretty simple terms, but terms none-the-less Yssaria will not attack Domus, Scio, or Nascot Caligus will not attack any Yssarian regions But in Aestus, they are still debating. Maybe it's because the Yssarians want it back after the recent succesful takeover by Caligus. Either way, it is a step in the right direction. I assume this is the first time there has been peace in a long time in this region, and it will insure Caligus' future for a little bit longer. -- Atticus    July 21, 2006    Attack on Domus repelled, attackers routed! The combined armies of Itorunt and Yssaria have launched a massed assault on Domus, the capital city of Caligus. As our readers know, Yssaria has been bent on the destruction of Caligus for quite some time. They have managed to push the Caligan forces back and take control of the majority of regions formerly under Caligan control. Although Caligus has been reduced to a mere 4 regions, the Yssarians have been unable to achieve any further victories. Instead, the Caligans have been fighting back and achieving major victories against the Yssarian army. Facing their lack of success, the Yssarians have been reduced to asking their federated allies for help. The Itorunt army answered the plea for help by sending sending one of their army divisions to their aid. The combined Itorunt/Yssarian army mustered over 2000 men. The Caligans weren't sitting around doing nothing while their enemies prepared their assualt, however. In addition to recruiting a rather respectable army of their own, the Caligan craftsmen were busily at work fortifying their defenses. The attackers apparently did not notice this, and were quite surprised to find the walls of Domus much more formidable than they had counted on. Too late to call off the attack, the Itorunt and Yssarian forces continued in their assault. The assault was an utter and complete failure. The attacking armies broke on the reinforced walls of Domus. The defending troops cut them down as they attempted to scale the fortifications. In the end, over three quarters of the attackers lay dead or dieing, while managing to wound or kill less than one third of the less numerous defenders. The remaining attackers fled in panic, thoroughly routed. With the complete destruction of both of the attacking armies, it was indeed a good day for Caligus. While the Yssarian army will be able to repair, recruit, and return in only a few days, the Itorunt army faces a long, bitter walk back to their capital. The Itorunt commander will then be faced with having to explain how he managed to lose nearly his entire army against a realm that they expected to be dead within another day or two. --Balkeese    July 20, 2006    Interview with Queen Clarissa of Perdan Queen Clarissa has graciously agreed to take some time away from the administration of Perdan to answer a few questions for our readers. We hope that this interview will enlighten our readers as to Queen Clarissa's history before she came to Perdan, her views on the current military and political situation, and where Perdan stands in the troubled political waters of the East Island. Here's a short excerpt from the interview: We’re the hinges of the door to peace. Once the conflict with our enemies ends toward Caligus and Perdan, then the entire Island can move forward into more peaceful times. We’ve been at war for so very long, all of us, and it’s time we allow the Island to heal. You can read the entire interview here. --Balkeese    July 20, 2006    High Marshal of Yssaria Killed by Lightning! In an awesome display of divine retribution, the gods have seen fit to strike down Abishur, the High Marshal of Yssaria in a lightning storm that will be remembered for many lifetimes. When the lightning storm ended, Abishur lay dead, his remains reduced to a charred and smoking corpse. Following the lightning storm, the local priests attempted to contact the gods to ascertain the reason for their displeasure. The priests reported that the gods anger was caused by statements Abishur made relating to the behavior of the nobles of Yssaria regarding their future activity, and the upcoming tournament in Ubent. The priest's full interpretation has been published in the Caligan Courier. --Balkeese    July 18, 2006    The soldiers of Perdan were defeated by the Fontanese army in the fields of Troyes. Both sides fought very bravely. Multiple Troop leaders of Perdan have been captured, but the Fontanese mostly evaded capture (One of their TLS will be enjoying his stay in our dungeons.) Firebrand of Perdan, who just recently joined our glorious realm, was seriously wounded. We wish him the best of health. On the lighter side, The Friendly TO in Meuse has succeeded. Congratulations to the troops there! Now (your editor assumes) they will be returning to the battlefields . -- Atticus    July 17, 2006    I, Atticus, am your new writer. I'm still getting used to the formatting (I have edited, but on a lesser degree). I'll be giving you the most honest news I can, as quickly as possible. I'm active everyday, so you will be getting news everyday. Maybe I'll try and run of a few interviews with Members of the world, and some of our brave Perdanite warriors. I will give you news during good times, bad times, peace times, and war times. -- Atticus    July 17, 2006    We will soon have a new writer providing some article for The Rampant Lion. Starting today, we will be singing our articles.    July 13, 2006    Today has been a rather bad day for Sirionite infiltrators. Two of their infiltrators, including the hated Lady Katia, were caught in Perdan. One in Bescanon, and one in Perdan city. Both infiltrators were trying to infiltrate nobles of Perdan. The Lady Katia made the mistake of trying to attack Sir Ambrosius. As is well known, Sir Ambrosius is widely regarded as the best swordsman on the East Island, having won the swordfighting competition at the recent tournament in Fontan City.    July 5, 2006    Lady Clarissa elected as new Queen of Perdan! Following the abdication of King Gadouha, the people of Perdan have elected Lady Clarissa as their new Queen. In a short address to the realm, Queen Clarissa thanked the nobles of Perdan for entrusting her with the leadership of therealm. She stated that her immediate concerns will be to restore order to the realm, and seek peace with our neighbors. This will be a difficult task, as it appears that few of our enemies are interested in offering an honorable peace.    July 2, 2006    Ubent surrenders! In a startling piece of news from the south, Ubent has apparently signed a pace treaty with the southern federation. The terms of the treaty have been widely circulated across the entire East Island. It is clear that the signing of the treaty was a move of desperation on the part of Ubent. The terms make it blatantly clear that the nation of Ubent will, from this point forward, be a puppet realm of the southern federation. Part of the treaty includes Ubent relinquishing control of three of regions: Winkamus, Mines of Isadril, and Moyale. The remaining three regions of Ubent will consist of two mountainous areas and their stronghold. In essence, Ubent will disappear in all but name.    July 2, 2006    Rebellion in Caligus! In a surprising move today, Vlad Nosferatus, once of the inner circle of power in Caligus has initiated a rebellion in the kingdom of Caligus. Possibly prompted by the long string of defeats and losses of territory, the people of Caligus took up arms against Queen Gwynyth. Seeing the complete lack of support for her cause, Queen Gwynyth quickly stepped down and handed the crown to Vlad Nosferatus. Rumors immediately began to circulate that the new King of Caligus is desperately attempting to negotiate a peace treaty with Yssaria to prevent the complete destruction of Caligus.    July 1, 2006    Old Rancagua invades the Kalmar Islands! In a long awaited and expected move, approximately 13,000 CS of Old Rancaguan troops have taken ship from Kazan and are traveling to Stora. Stora is adjacent to the Kalmarian capital city of Kalmar. Kalmar is also, bay far, the most populous region in the islands. Old Rancagua is one of the original two realms to colonize the islands, along with Perdan. Following the brutal rebellion headed by El Cid, the former Avamarians moved in and took over. The former monarchy was replaced with a democracy. It was only a matter of time before Old Rancagua, with a well known, deep rooted hatred of Avamar, would send their army to root out of the invading Avamarians and return the government of the Islands to it's lawful monarchy. Given the vast difference in military strength between the two realms, this will hopefully be a short conflict.		The News July 31, 2006 Battle fought in Partora. The Fontanese and Sirionites attacked the City of Partora. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the defending forces were able to hold the walls of the city against the attackers. The battle ended undecisively. Sir Boom Boom, Minister of Defense of Sirion and Duke of Slimbar, and Sir Friedrich, Marshal of the army of Oligarch, as well as five other attacking nobles are captured by the forces of Perdan. (30,000 vs 18,000) Battle fought in Brive! The Perdanian army has attacked the straggling forces of Sirion and Fontan. the attackers vastly outnumbered and defeated the defenders. (18,000 vs 4,000) The attacking armies of Sirion and Fontan again attack the city of Partora. With additional reinforcements arriving from Brive, the attackers are able to overcome the defenders and successfully breach the city walls. One Perdanian noble was captured, and two more seriously wounded during the city's defense. (14,400 vs 4700) Ubent has transferred control of Moyale to Ibladesh as part of Ubent's surrender to the Southern Federation. Itorunt and Perdan have signed a ceasefire, and raised relations to Neutral. July 29, 2006 Battle fought in Aestus! The Yssarian and Caligan armies clash again. The attacking Yssarians were evenly matched by the defending Caligans, and were defeated. Rendar, Marshal of the army of Hamadan was captured by Caligan forces. (6,000 vs 6,000) Perdan has taken control of the rogue region of Lorient. July 28, 2006 Huge battle fought in Aestus! The Yssarian army has attacked the Caligan army in Aestus. Although the attackers outnumbered the defenders, they were unable to achieve victory, and were defeated. (9,000 vs 8,000) July 26, 2006 Fontan has taken control of Bescanon from Perdan. July 24, 2006 Caligus has taken control of Aestus, a former rogue region. Caligus now controls 5 regions. July 22, 2006 Ibladesh has taken control of the rogue region of Ar Mosul. July 21, 2006 Huge battle fought in Domus! The combined armies of Itorunt and Yssaria have attacked the Caligan capital. Despite the superior numbers of attacking troops, the defending Caligan army thoroughly defeated the attackers, capturing six enemy nobles in the process. (22,000 vs 18,000) July 20, 2006 Old Rancagua has taken control of the rogue region of Poitiers. July 19, 2006 Guards in Troyes have captured Talnost, an infiltrator working for Fontan while he was sneaking around the camp of Maise (Knight of Dimwood) conspiciously, with a poisoned dagger under his cloak. Itorunt has declared war on Caligus. July 18, 2006 Perdan has taken control of Meuse (formerly part of Fontan). Perdan now controls 12 regions. Huge battle fought in Troyes! The Fontanese army attacks the Perdanese takeover force in Troyes. The attackers won the long and bloody battle. Six Perdan and two Fontan nobles were captured. Many other nobles were wounded, and the casualties on both sides were very high. (13,800 vs 14,800) Sir Zog Returns, Prime Minister of Ubent has announced a tournament of Joust and Swordfight to be held in Castle Ubent! There will be a charge of 20 gold for every participant. The winner will be rewarded with 400 gold in addition to the honour and prestige that his victory will earn him. There will also be a reward of 100 gold for the second best. July 17, 2006 Perdan has seized control of Bescanon from Fontan. Itorunt has taken control of the rogue region of Clermont. July 15, 2006 The rogue Dantalis is publicly executed by Is Est in Hamadan, Yssaria. Ar Mosul has revolted and declared itself independent from Ibladesh. Lorient has revolted and declared itself independent from Itorunt. July 14, 2006 Perdan has retaken control of Brive from Fontan. Ibladesh has siezed control of Woolton from Perdan. July 13, 2006 Guards in Bescanon have captured Sigfreid, an infiltrator working for Sirion while he was sneaking around the camp of Sir Arslan of Perdan conspiciously, with a poisoned dagger under his cloak. Guards in Perdan City have captured Katia, an infiltrator working for Sirionwhile she was trying to escape from her failed assault on Sir Ambrosius of Perdan July 12, 2006 Fontan has siezed control of Brive from Perdan. Guards in Bisciye have arrested Darmagro, apparently an infiltrator from Ibladesh, while he tried breaking into the tax offices. July 11, 2006 Huge battle fought in Domus! The Yssarian army has attacked Domus, the capital of Caligus! The attackers were repelled from the walls of the Caligan Capital. Six Yssarian nobles were captured in the battle. (15,000 vs 15,000) Prometheus has been elected as the new Chancellor of the Kalmar Islands. A second large battle has been fought today in Domus in another Yssarian attempt to assault the Caligan capital city. This second attack has failed as well, and resulted in the death of the Yssarian hero Yerli, Marshal of the army of Isadril. (8,000 vs. 9,000) July 10, 2006 The people of Clermont have revolted against Itorunt and declared themselves rogue! July 9, 2006 Huge battle fought in Bescanon! The forces of Sirion and Fontan have attacked the forces of Perdan. The attackers were victorious! (15,000 vs 5,000) July 8, 2006 Huge battle fought in Bescanon! The forces of Perdan have attacked the forces of Sirion and Fontan. The attackers outnumbered the defenders by 2 to 1, and were victorious! (8,000 vs 2,000) Battle in Woolton! The combined armies of Itorunt and Ibladesh have attacked and defeated the militia of Woolton. Zeratul, Marshal of the Army of Ibladesh, was captured in the attack. Guards in Bisciye have arrested Atos, apparently an infiltrator from Ibladesh, while he tried breaking into the tax offices. Guards in Perdan Mines have arrested Zranis, apparently an infiltrator from Sirion, while he tried breaking into the tax offices. July 6, 2006 Lady Yunari has been appointed the as the Duchess of Partora. Huge battle fought in Supra! The forces of Yssaria have attacked those of Caligus. The attackers outnumbered and defeated the defenders. (10,000 vs 7,000) Itorunt has siezed control of Lorient from Perdan. July 5, 2006 Lady Clarissa has been elected as the new Queen of Perdan. July 4, 2006 King Gadouha has stepped down as the ruler of Perdan. July 3, 2006 Huge battle fought in Stora! The army of Old Rancagua has attacked the army of Kalmar Islands in Stora. In a very close battle, the attackers were victorious. Sir Lalakis, ruler of the Kalmar islands, was captured during the battle. (7,000 vs 7,000) One Rogala has been elected as the new chancellor of the Kalmar Islands. July 2, 2006 Rebellion in Caligus! Vlad Nosferatus has called for a rebellion against the government. The rebellion in Caligus has been successful. Queen Gwynyth has stepped down and handed control of the government over to Vlad Nosferatus. July 1, 2006 Viam, Marshal of the army of Parm, of Sirion was captured by the Perdanese army in Brive. Fontan has siezed control of Meuse from Perdan. Itorunt has siezed control of Clermont from Perdan. Light of Fountain has taken over the rogue region of Tokat.