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This is a page used to store the articles in progress of Reilwin Merytis and Rathkanouros Kalantis of the Falasan Inquirer.
Go ahead and observe, but your character has NO ROLEPLAY REASON WHATSOEVER to use this, unless he or she happens to be in the same region as Reilwin and sneaks into his tent to look through his papers. Even so, the information may still be inaccurate--these articles are left here, after all, because they still have to be edited. They will probably change A LOT before being placed in the paper. The main purpose of this page is to keep the articles I'm working on here until they're in a form ready to be published.
Icarus Project
Works in Progress
 Darka: Puppetmaster of Atamara?
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June 20th, 2007 Darka. A land of mercenary warriors, strong, bold and fierce. They fight for gold, and their loyalty is to the highest bidder...or is it? Does Darka's loyalty truly follow the ring of gold? Or have they decided to maintain their illusion of neutrality to prevent any form of retaliation? After all, what better than to attack your most bitter enemy under the guise of aiding a "client": should the war turn badly, you need only point to your mercenary neutrality and your loaded purse...but would such a purse truly be loaded? For if a neutral mercenary can have enemies, why, the reverse can also be true: the neutral mercenary also has allies! It is indeed a good idea to maintain friendly relations with potential clients, but outright alliance, even after the task has been completed, can do nought but indicate that there is more to it than simple friendliness. What would such a neutral realm do with its allies? Preferable treatment, most likely: preference in bidding, reduced to no payments asked, continued support even after the contract has terminated...the possibilities are endless. In contrast, what might occur to an enemy of Darka? Firstly, the enemy is likely to be immensely challenged in such a war; Darka's use of a mercenary cover requires it to have a partner before it will attack (Do you recall that long ago Darkan retaliation against Redspan? They awaited a Cagilan contract before acting), so that enemy will be forced to call allies. Furthermore, Darka has one of the most highly trained and equipped armies in Atamara, enabling it to destroy armies rallied against it despite being outnumbered. But that brings up the question...how did Darka acquire such well equipped and highly trained men in the first place? After all, their charter explicitly states that they fight at the minimum price required to maintain their men (although I suspect that in the case of some realms, that price may be lower--or nonexistent). The answer is truly quite simple: they obtain their training from fighting others' battles, and obtained such high equipment because they used their mercenary neutrality to prevent any attacks on their lands. Such a peace--in war!--has allowed them to scour the lands for the greatest weaponsmiths and armorsmiths to be had for their soldiers. |
While the realms of Atamara sweat and bleed, Darka sits back and laughs, as its soldiers get stronger and its swords sharper. As the realms of Atamara fight amongst each other, Darka's chosen are aided, by way of being the "winning bidder". Can this truly be a winning bid, if their client pays nothing at all? What points to my belief that Darka plays favorites? In spite of the fact that it explicitly states in their charter: "We also require a local army meat shielding us. I won't take deals where that piece is not sufficient. That also cuts off trying to hire us for going in to some distant place for a suicide mission." Darka has repeatedly sent their men on suicide missions with little to no support, notably on the Second Battle of Menedor, where they even continued for a second round with an incoming wave. Evidently they counted on the treachery of Makaran guile, only to find that that same treachery fell upon them! Another suicide mission occurred in the Fifth Battle of Nazgorn, sending a small force against walls. Why should Darka continue with such pointless attacks if Eston is just a "client"? To produce such efforts, one can only conclude the Eston is not just a client, it must be an ally. When facing a realm which plays realms off against each other, supporting some and destroying others at will, avoiding all penalties through its "mercenary" status, one cannot help but wonder: how did such a situation come to be? Perhaps Darka was a true mercenary realm in its heyday, but that has evidently changed. With Darka's neutrality suspect, can any realm unallied with Darka ever remain safe? Can even Darka's allies remain safe, if this dark and shifting world? I say, to ye, Darka: off with the sham. Stop hiding behind your mercenary veil and face the world like a real man. |
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| Eston Plots Destruction
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Eston plans and treachery
-burning of lands about BF -atrocities in Galadia: caused by ASI...or Eston? -no CF despite Falasan's behaviour in February
| The Treaty, Broken Again...
Does Taran Honour Remain Unstained? |
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Taran Troop Leader
-no food -present on "Falasan" land -actually attacked Falasan with Eston troops -once again another knight present
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