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News From the Front Line
City of Kalmar, November
During the last days, the Citizens of the Islands experienced the most brutal invasion ever made. Few thousand blood-thirsty elves, together with their Old Rancaguan puppets landed in Stora and in a murderous rage and a blood spree killed over 300 hundred peasants, utterly destroyed the economic and military infrastructure of the region, burned every bushel of food and marauded the Island. Despite the brave defence of the only few but brave Avamarians and the Kalmarian allies that joined them, there was nothing that could limit the plundering orge of the invaders.
As a nobleman present in most battles and skirmishes in the area quoted:
"It is the first time I experience such brutallity. I always considered Old Rancagua a honorable realm, but as it seems in their desperate effort to finish the war, they brought the help of their protectors and together their killing mood. It is very interesting though that the 1st and 4th most powerful realms, in military terms, attacked two of the weakest realms in the continent resulting only to the harassment of the poor local villagers."
Indeed, our military analysts argue the real point of the invasion. The "1st and 4th most powerful realms, in military terms" suffered considerable casulaties falling accordingly to the 3th and 7th military-strength position respectively. They lost more than twice the soldiers of the defenders. And all these to kill peasants and guarantee that during the next months some more thousands of innocent people will die from starvation.
Well done Sirion! You have proved that you are still the supreme power of the world!
Well done Old Rancagua! You have proved that you are indeed the incompetent puppets of your protector!
"A Dirty War Becomes Dirtier"
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| Lies, Deception and Brutality
As in every visit in Stora, Old Rancaguan so-called nobles, proved their failure in terms of strategy, tactics, honour and nobility.
Lies were shouted daily. Old Rancaguans insisted that there are people from their realm tortured and executed by the Islanders. An absolute lie that shows the brain washing that Old Rancaguan people have experienced during the recent months. According to our interviews with nobles from all realms involved, there had been two victims indeed. An Old Rancaguan infiltrator was executed by Artanis judge in the dicatorial regime of El Cid Rogala and member of the rebels that overthrown the Monarchy in Kalmar, while another noble of Old Rancagua was tortured continuasly by Tasadar, judge of the dictatorial regime of One Rogala in Avamar Selective that also executed his own people. Is this a coincidence? Not at all. Artanis and Tasdar are brothers sharing the family name Bladefist.
However the Old Rancaguans instead of thanking the Islanders for cleaning up the Islands from Rogala and his followers, they preffered to accused Pontifix Indira and the brave defenders for the evildoings of Rogala's clan. They also avoided to mention the unnamed tortures that Lady Julia suffered in the Old Rancaguan dungeons only few months ago. And as a famous politican quoted about the power of the propaganda:
A lie recycled and repeated many times may begin to sound like a fact
Moreover, the "Noble War" Dekion of Old Rancagua was preaching now lies in ashes. It is suspected that this decision was imposed by the Sirionite oligarchy that rules the elven kingdom.
Infiltrators lurking everywhere in the Islands, made an orchestrated attack on council members from Avamar Selective and Kalmar Islands. Perdanese and Sirionite infiltrators were summoned to help this vast criminal operation with much success. Pontifex Indira, the Duke of Chaos Temple, the Banker of KI, the Judge of AS were amongst those assasinated. This list goes longer if we add the failed attempts on other officials.
There is evident that the disproportionate use of force in the Islands will only lead to the total destruction of the human settlements there. After the war, only ruins will lie in the Isdlands' regions. However it seems that Dekion has taken the decision that instead of fighting a long and honorable war, it is much easier to kill every single Islander, using a disproportional military strenght (Old Rancagua alone has well more military strength than the Island realms together).
Finally it should be mentioned that rumors wants the enemy using intentionally black magic to achieve its destructive plans (see relevant article).
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| Everything is Allowed to Reach your Target
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| But is the use of Black Magic Appropriate to Reach the objective of a Final Solution to the Islands problem?
Rumors about the Pogrom that Old Rancagua and Sirion plans for the Islanders is well know and presented in our last issue. The punishement that awaits all those that chose the Islands as their homes, is also a known fact. But during the last days even more disturbing rumours have reached our front-line reporters.
It is said that Old Rancaguan Generals have taken advantage of the situation that exists in the God's forsaken Islands. Since their emergence from the sea, the Island Realms cannot appoint Marshals, a fact that Sirion and Old Rancagua was aware of. In a very rare consesus reached they decided not to use their Marshals' settings as well in an attempt to balance the unfair Godly decisions.
Many Marshals of the invaders, including the worthless Old Rancaguan General, used the Marshal settings to keep their army united and hide their complete incompetence to keep a vast army in the right formation without taking advantage of Godly decisions. The outcome of the battle was greatly influenced and consequentively altered, as the clever defensive tactics of the Islanders and their uniformity and cohesion had been discarded by the use of Godly powers given to the invaders and not granted to the defenders. The tactics used by the invading armies was seen as true magic from the defenders who never had the opportunity to experience something similar. As a result their morale also suffered, as the Gods were considered until now neutral to the conflict and not clearly in favor of one side. But unfortunately the fight is made with loaded dices. The barve Islanders alone cannot fight against the Will of the Gods.
Many Islanders prayed that the next Godly intervention would forbid from Old Rancagua to recruit troops, although high officials stated that in a case of such an unlike event a cease fire will be enforced to all Islanders.
However, the above fact constitutes an ourageous scandal that only Gods can solve.
UPDATE: According to recent information that reached our newspaper, an ongoing debate takes place in the involved realm concerning the validity of the accusation concerning the use of Black Magic, or as others suggest, simply another fact of the dirty means that are assigned in this war. Supporters of the first view, insists that the Gods have taken the powers of the Marshals from Avamar and Kalmar to punish the accursed Rogala for the catastroph he caused. Others, suggests that simply the attackers didn't follow the Noble Rules of Engagement nor those of the Fair Fight and used skills not available to the defenders.
Nevertheless, the consclusion is one. The war in the Islands have entered a new face where brutality dominates and every honorable gesture from the attacking nobles has been postponed. The objective of this Total War is now only one: The total destruction and murder of the Islanders at any cost and with any possible mean. The extremists of Sirion and Old Rancagua have taken their decision to purge the Islands from their inhabitants and unroot every achievement, political (Democracy and rotating council), economical (Infrastructure, self sufficiency in food and financial terms) or cultural (newspapers, events, teamworking etc)
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| Political Unrest in Sirion?
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| "Handow's Empathy and Evilears' Opression"
Recent reports from the Elven Kingdom describes a situation comlpetely alien to the citizens of the Islands!
It seems that the Ruling Class of Sirion, taking authoritative decisions, decided to attack the Islands for only one reason. Because of the Empathy of Handow, Doc, Evylears and their followers towards anything that brings the name or insignia of "Avamar". It seems that their banishement from the puppet realm of West Sirion aeons ago, an event that it is written forever in their family history, still pain them a lot. So, in order to satisfy their personal enemity, being afraid that events of the past will surface again and expose them, selfishly decided to wipe out the threat.
But the scandal that the (only in name) "Republic" of Sirion lives in this days extends to other levels of political life. Evylears, appointed as Duke of Avamar (according to some Old Avamarians: "He finally took his toy back") seems that he hasn't learnt any lessons from the past. He brought a family member from another continent, only to name it Marshal after 8 days in Sirion. There was some unrest mainly by young Sirionites that are not yet used in such authoritative decisions that suits more to a Dictatorship than in a Republic,but soon the story was forgotten. According to our informer, the freedom of speech in Sirion is almost unknown and whenever applies it does so selectively and certainly refers only to the Ruling Class of the realm.
Reports also suggest that the council remains the same forever. A certain Caste rukes, only swaping positions. Handow, the former General of Sirion is now Ruler. Hyraltic is still Judge but now a Banker and a Duke as well. Boom Boom the loyal follower of the Caste became the current General. Doc remains a Duke. Evylears after loosing West Sirion became a Duke again. Alexander former Duke and Judge is a Duke in a different City again. Popsi, also a loyal follower and relative of Boom 2, instrument of Sirion in Kalmar Islands, has made the most impressive improvement and he is now a Duke. So what changes in this Republic? Only the positions between the same nobles and sometimes the regional Lords. But why?
According to the Political Analysts of Avamar Times, this is the only way for the ruling class of Sirion to maintain its power. In a Republican Regime, Dukes' votes counts 5 times as of a simple Knight. Lords' votes counts twice the vote of a Citizen. So maintaining individuals in certain appointed position, they have managed to turn a Republic to a Dictatorship where everyone thinks that his opinion matters. But in every case that a team of nobles disagree with the Ruling Class it is evident who really runs Sirion.
From Sirion, Elf Indipendent
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| Annotation
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| A Briefing on the Political Situation in the People's Theocratic Republic of Avamar
- Perdan Support Old Rancagua and its ancient enemy Sirion that destroyed all Perdan's allies in the war at the Islands. Perdanite infiltrators are murdering people, burning food and destroying infrastructure in Kalmar Islands. It is still unknown why Perdan feels so indebted to Old Rancagua who offered only diplomatical help to Perdan and only after all the allies were gone and the war was lost.
- Rumours are spread about a possible invasion of Fontan to the Islands. Fontan is the only ally that misses from the Axis "Triple Alliance" that years ago destroyed jointly the realms of Eleador, Avamar, Oligarch and Rancagua.
- In an unexpected turn of events, Lucifer Jr. Chancellor of Democratic Kalmar Islands stepped down from his position after insulting friends and enemies alike. Donna Ragna was elected and it is expected to follow a milder foreign policy
- The elections in Avamar Selective concerning the Lordship of Alvaret ended and Lady Ammeria won.
- A recent report from LoF indicates that the always peaceful Theocracy that was formed after an agreed secession from Fontan may involve in a war very shortly.
- According to a small report recently arrived at our head offices from another unanmed source in Sirion, indicates that the elves doesn't consider to declare formally a war against Avamar, wanting to avoid the diplomatic impact and wishing not to become the first realm that will break the peace that prevails in all continental regions
- The participation of reports from all around the Continent was enormous. Our editorial team works overnight to check the validity of them before publicizing them. We are greateful to all those young nobles wishing to make all news and decisions in the continent transparent. Soon, we will be able to also offer a small payment for all those contributions (contact our Head Offices at avamartimes@yahoo.com to find out how you will collect the gold)
- According to another note we received in our head ofices: "There are radicals-- Old Rancaguans who desire to free themselves from the strings of Sirion. They are designing the most wondrous accident to prove a point and lead to war. Sirion coming to this war was the last straw, and they shall be fought because of it."
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