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[Nemidia]

The Imperial Times

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Imperial Aerospace Science Corps Receives Delivery of J-IIAS Meteorological Observation Planes, Begins Studying Storm Patterns in the Western Sea

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A J-IIAS of the 1st Meteorological Observation Squadron, nicknamed "Stormchasers", with its unique Meteorogical Sensor pods attached to the wings of the converted bomber

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It is no secret that not much is known about the western sea, let alone the weather systems and wind patterns that flow though out that massive body of water. To say that charting and studying it is a monumental task is a understatement. However, the newly formed IASC, also known by its full name, the Imperial Aerospace Science Corps, has been given this exact task, although the reasons for this undertaken are, as of yet, undisclosed. However, it would seem that the IASC has been given the full backing of the Imperial crown, and the Imperial Treasury, to accomplish this goal. This has been made perfectly clear, as the IASC has now taken into its inventory thirty J-II Transonic bombers, however, these aircaft have been significantly modified, with their bomb carrying capability being converted for use in carrying large under wing sensor pods, for use in charting humidity levels, wind patterns, air pressure and air temperature. The aircraft was also apparently selected du to being a rugged all-weather platform, capable of taking the extreme punishment expected of aircraft that are to be used to track and study potentially some of the largest and most violent weather patterns in nature, and the range needed to operate many hundreds if not thousands of miles out over the western sea, far from the safety of the Imperial Isle, which is why these aircraft will typically be operating in groups of five, with four aircraft carrying sensors, and the fifth carrying large, exterior mounted fuel tanks and aerial refueling equipment, allowing it to refuel the other four as needed for extended operations.

It is expected that the IASC will also serve a secondary purpose, to act as an early warning network against potentially devastating storms and natural disasters, such as Typhoons, the patrolling metrological aircraft could, in this role, prove vital in saving countless lives in these events, providing a crucial early warning of incoming storms, a problem that has plagued Nemidia in the past, and will likely to continue to plague it well into the future, unless someone creates the ability to control the weather. The IASC is also expected to take delivery of a number of ships converted for use in a similar role, for use in both charting weather systems, but of also attempting to map ocean currents. Whatever the political motive may be for this move, it is certain that this new organization, and its new equipment, will likely shake the meteorological community forever.

[Garandy]

The Garandaian Guardian

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Openning of the Games!

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Liatsoa, Garandy
August 14, 2136

As the anniversary of the protests that challenged the rule of President Oumouri come up, a new phenomenon arises as to remind the nation of the dangers of turning against the state. The Opening of the first ever Garandaian Gladiatorial Games! A new amphitheater, funded by the beloved Nyantsa Lota, has been constructed in the capital, a brilliant blue and gray metallic structure inspired by the Senghore Amphitheater on Narumada, to host the events as criminals and enemies of the state, alongside select volunteers, enter into the arena for the entertainment of the nation.

President Oumouri and Nyantsa Lota arrived in the Presidential Box, alongside the former’s two daughters, Voahangy and Hasanti Lota as they opened the games. The gladiator fights have been met with grand acceptance and revery as tens of thousands gathered to cheer on the battles to the death. The games are set to be a grand boost to the rule of President Oumouri and financial boon for a new crop of financiers trainers and advertising managers.

[Great Hyruke]

The Telegraph

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An Imperial Scandal!

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22 August 2136
Gaosa, the Celestial Empire

Royal watchers have been scandalized across the empire as an unprecedented claim has been launched by a young woman by the name of Mary Hunt, claiming to be the mother of the Celestial Emperor’s illegitimate daughter. Miss Hunt, an unmarried Hyrukian commoner reportedly arrived in the capital city of Gaosa last week with her mother, Maude Hunt, widow of the late actor, Aleksander Neptune, and her daughter, whose name has not yet been released to the press. Miss Hunt, 21 years old, and her mother were interviewed by the Telegraph correspondents in the Celestial Empire, after we are total the news network Royals Life refused to speak with them.

In the interview Miss Hunt reported that last winter she and several of her friends had visited the town of Ezikwizalo, where they had enjoyed several winter events, and during which she and her friends ran into the Celestial Emperor and his noble gentlemen, students at the nearby Ezikwizalo University enjoying their winter break. Over the course of the next few days, Miss Hunt and her friend, another young woman whose name is not yet disclosed and is thus referred to as Miss X engaged in a sexual affair with the Celestial Emperor and Keoni Rohan. The pair of couples carried out their escapade throughout the winter break, but ended it as the two Deritains returned to school and Miss Hunt and her friend returned to Great Hyruke.

All seemed perfectly for Miss Hunt until some time later in Great Hyruke when her friend, the aforementioned Miss X, had a pregnancy scare, but following a doctor visit found that she was not indeed pregnant. This scare however rattled Miss Hunt, and after some hand ringing, she went to the doctor, roughly a month after her encounter with the Celestial Emperor, and discovered that she was pregnant. When she told her family, her grandmother, Margaret Hunt ordered her to the countryside as Miss Hunt initially kept the identity of the father a secret. However Margaret and Maude Hunt pressed the issue. The mother and daughter pair dispatched private investigator Emily Decareily to uncover the truth.

Miss Decareily thus travelled to Ezikwizalo in order to carry out her investigation. Decareily’s search involved her speaking to locals in the village, only for her to find that all conversations quickly came to a close when discussion came to the university and the personal lives of the students there. When attempting to get answers from the university itself, she too found the close shut. Undeterred Decareily’s search took her from Ezikwizalo to Aukusa City upon learning that an Aukusan heiress had also been in the area during the same time. There it was discovered that the heiress was too conducting an affair with a high status individual from the university. Only this was not an affair with the Celestial Emperor, but a secret marriage between the Crown Prince of Raudoya and Cecilie Dupuy, only daughter of the steel tycoon Baudouin Dupuy.

This shocking twist however seemed entirely unrelated to Miss Hunt’s situation until it was discovered that back in Great Hyruke an undisclosed sum of money had been paid to Miss X and Miss Hunt. The same financier, put under the name of J.V.I. had been paid (supposedly) to the officiant of the secret marriage, nanny of the secret child, and several other household staff of the Dupuys in Ezikwizalo. After some uncovering, Decareily found that J.V.I. Was in fact a representative of a series of shell companies connecting back to Verga Industries, notably presided over by J.J. Aurelains, maternal grandfather of the Celestial Emperor. This was thus evidence of a potential series of cover ups.

However, months had passed by the time Decareily had presented her gathered evidence and even then, she could only thus narrow down that the father was likely a member of the Celestial Emperor’s inner circle, though which one was not for certain. A by now heavily pregnant Miss Hunt was grilled by her mother and grandmother, yet still the young man refused to budge. It would not be until she was in the very midst of labor, under the influence of medically drugged induced contractions that she revealed the name of the Celestial Emperor as the father of her child. Miss Hunt gave birth to a healthy daughter at 4:40 pm on August 5 of this year at Summerley House, country estate of the Countess of Mendoza. Dr. Williamina Easom was the physician who delivered the girl. The girl weighed 8.45 pounds at birth.

With this new addition to Hunt line, and with the claims of Mary Hunt that she was the offspring of a foreign monarch, the Hunt family consulted lawyer, Charlotte Beerling over the rights of the girl a and expressed concerns over the reputation of their family. Finding answers in the Hyrukian law court, as the Legitimacy Act of 2106 is clear that children born out of wedlock are considered illegitimate, not entitled to inheritance, though two exceptions potentially apply to Miss Hunt’s child. As a girl, should Miss Hunt not have a second daughter from a legal marriage, the daughter would be considered her common law heir. Second, as neither Miss Hunt nor the Celestial Emperor were married, either too each other or third parties, the subsequent marriage of the couple would legitimize the girl under Hyrukian law.

Thus raises the question of the rights of the child in the realm of her reported father. Hence the Hunt’s family’s arrival in Gaosa.

[Caraintos]

Caraintos One News

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Rise of the Matriarchy!

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September 13, 2136

A subtle change sweeps across Caraintos as woman tightened their hold on the wealth and power of the nation, spelling what some have called the end of the kingdom and the rise of a new queendom. Women, particularly in recent times, have whelmed a great deal of power in the realm, from Queen Dowager Mereya to Princess Regent Tasa, and even symbolically the young Queen Vaella. However, it was not simply these influential individuals at the very head of government, but indeed largely in the industrial sector of the economy. Sparkled by large-scale labor loss due to the fighting in the Great Eastern War, as well as the extreme loss of life in the destruction of Renato, saw more and more women take up jobs and positions of power as more and more men went off and died in war. This gap has resulted in an unprecedented amount of power falling into the hands of daughters, sisters, mothers, and widows. And they have refused to release it, lobbying changes in the legal system, citing its importance of the women who remain home during war, the imagery of the nation as a Motherland, and the divine right of Vaella as Queen of Caraintos. This twitch has resulted in matrilineal favoritism, and the Council of the Realm being filled by women at the appointment of the Princess Regent. And with significantly fewer men of age to protest, this change has gone unimpeded as Caraintos becomes a queendom.

[Fauste]

KARLIN CENTRAL NEWS
28th August 1975

Fauste doesn't go by the IC date, they are set in August 1975 instead of September 2136. Sorry I guess?

The SH "Karlin Pride"

At 13:30 on the 28th of August 1975, the Faustean National Ferry Company (FNFC) unveiled their new line of ferry hovercrafts dubbed the "GH-Class", to thunderous applause. This is surely a great breakthrough in hovercraft technology.
The GH-Class is by far the largest hovercraft built so far, with an immense weight of 320t! It also has a top speed of 76 kph, almost doubling the top speed of conventional ferry boats. These innovative new crafts will be used to transport goods from Karlin, Fauste's capital, to certain coastal towns in Hantuonia and the Eastern State.

[Nemidia]

The Imperial Times

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Emperor Minixus Announces Discovery of Continent to the West, and Successful founding of a small Nemidian, Unveils Massive Naval Budget Expansion, and Founding of the Nemidian Imperial Expeditionary Force

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INS Imperial During Her Launching Ceremony

The Newly Launched and Christened NIS Imperial, Flagship of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, and one of eight planned ships of the Imperial Class Fast Fleet Carriers, Steaming West

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Many have been wondering what the plans of the Emperor are, and his reasons for remaining relatively uninvolved in politics in the east. There had been rumors of a focus on space exploration, with the recent revelation of the building of a series of mountain-side telescopes, and of mapping oceanic weather patterns, however, now it would seem that these were all simply distractions from the true machinations of the Emperor.

At 9:30 AM, precisely, the Emperor made a live announcement in the Imperial Square, speaking in front of a massive, gathered crowd.

"My fellow countrymen and women, I know that I have made you all wait patiently, and with little to no information or knowledge of what has been ongoing, however, that patience has been rewarded, and shall continue to be rewarded, for many years and generations to come. At this time, two months ago, an expeditionary fleet, travelling west under my direct order, made landfall on a plot of land far across the western sea. This land, which has now been named Xiasox, is, as far as we know, untouched by the civilizations and nations of the eastern world, and we, the people of the empire, are the first to make claim to a small piece of this continent. Here, all those peoples of the empire seeking to build for themselves a new life, will be welcome, and will be free to build their own life, in the name of the empire, as they see fit. Likewise, I am already organizing further expeditions, by sea, air, and land, across this new continent, and I shall spare no resource or expense mapping its entirety."

This announcement was also followed very shortly by both the launching of a pair of new aircraft carriers, and the announcement of a further six new carriers of the new type, what the newly founded Imperial Expeditionary Force is claiming is a Fast Fleet Carrier, capable of carrying eighty fully equipped aircraft at a speed of 33 knots, to a distance of almost 20,000 nautical miles. These new carriers, along with, apparently, and entirely slueth of new ships being built for operating across the vast distances of the western ocean, will be what is used to guard and protect the newly acquired Imperial Colony from whatever threats, both new and old, should present themselves. This also marks a distinct departure from the apparent battleship focused doctrines of the Empires relative neighbors in the Borean league. However, it is unclear how this development will affect both the external and internal workings of the League of Armed Nuetrality, but only time will tell with many things, as one thing is certain, things have, and will, change forever after this point.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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The Duchess, the Emperor and a Princess!

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1 October 2136
Gaosa, the Celestial Empire

The Celestial Emperor has made a scandalizing announcement from the Celestial Throne, as, before the assembled royals (including his sister the Princess Imperial, his aunts the princesses Elisabeth, Mamela and Yonela and the Duke of Alencon’s extended family) nobility and aristocracy of the Empire and the ministers of the Inama, he summoned Mary Hunt, along with her daughter. Here, before all, the Celestial Emperor open king acknowledged the child as his daughter. This spark a great gasp from all, including the prime minister and the Duke of Alencon.

This was not the end of it. Rising from his throne and taking the infant girl into his arms, the Celestial Emperor declared his daughter legitimized, declaring her as the Princess de Volonte,and naming her Mariete de Volonte. This was met with mixed applause and cries of shock. This immediately raised the question of succession, to which the Celestial Emperor responded only that his sister remained both the Princess Imperial and his heir presumptive. Despite this, he announced that Princess Mariete de Volonte is to have on the privileges, rights and honors of a daughter of a Celestial Emperor.

The infant newly made princess was thus swaddled in a cloth of gold by Princess Yonela, (great-aunt of Mariete) who was named as the princess’ godmother and new imperial guardian. With this, the Celestial Emperor then called upon Mary Hunt, who he presented with letters of patent, ennobling her as the first Duchess of Chasse, and Countess of Nanyao. The letters established that the dukedom could pass only to her daughter with the Celestial Emperor (or any future children they may have) while the county could pass to any other legitimate descendants of Mary Hunt.

This ennoblement was allowed despite the law stating that only descendants of Askia the Great, the first emperor are allowed to be noble, as it was found that through her paternal great-grandmother, Mary Hunt is a distant dependent of Emperor Antoine’s second son over seven generations. Along with her new titles, the Duchess of Chasse was given an annual of allowance of 150,000 dérrals and a castle in the form of the Château de Nanyao in the city of Nanyao not Far East from Gaosa.

There are, however, string attached to this it seems. Reportedly Maude Hunt and Margaret Hung have both been banished from the Celestial Empire, with the former having been deported back to Great Hyruke last evening. The Duchess of Chasse has been forbidden from speaking with or seeing the Hunt Family on threat of being stripped of her titles, allowance, and banished as well. Though one should not be too quick to pity the young woman, as reportedly last night the Celestial Emperor presented her the option of gaining much in Celestial Empire with his acknowledgement or returning to her quite life in Great Hyruke. Her decision now, appears apparent.

With this legitimization of the daughter and the ennoblement of the mother, the Celestial Emperor however has rocked the monarchy like never before. While many could find his musical career endearing, the staunchest of royalist are horrified by these events. No emperor in history has ever acknowledged, or even been known to have had an child born out of wedlock. Some have brought up the argument of Celestial bloodlines, said to be so high that nothing can lower it. While previously applied to marriages to commoners and lower aristocrats. Never however has the concept taken to consideration of legitimacy in this regard.

With only two illegitimate children known to be born to the dynasty in living memory, Maite-Marelle last year and before that Nukai d’Aurelains in the 2060’s, it is unclear if Princess Mariete, being legitimized, is excluded from the throne, even if she is not the heir presumptive, a concern left unanswered by the Celestial Emperor. Debates have erupted over the princess’ right to the throne, while others question the morality of the Celestial Emperor, this Andeja the Amorous, and his seemingly playboy rock and roll lifestyle, noting his many, apparently sexual relationships with high and low born women.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Celestial Forces Enter Lower Saizon!

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22 October 2136
Borouges, Lower Saizon

Over ten thousand soldiers of the Celestial Empire marched through the streets of Borouges in the region of the Lower Saizon to the shock of many. The reason, for this shock? The small town of Borouges, barely a settlement of ten thousand people, is 45 miles east of the Celestial-Riessan border. This move comes at the direction of the Celestial Emperor himself, placing the elderly, but experienced Duke of Alencon as the commander in chief of a military force to "Return the Lower Saizon to the bosom of the Empire". The Duke of Alencon himself arrived in the Upper Saizon near the border to take command, issuing a demand to the court of the Riessan king for the Lower Saizon to be handed over.

For nearly a decade the Celestial Empire has sought to acquire the entire Saizon region, with Marijani d'Aurelains having even offered to purchase the entire region in 2132, only to be face with their neighbor dragging their feet. Various development projects have been planned to integrate the Upper and Lower Saizon regions, but while the Deritain side has advanced greatly, such as with the construction of the Emperor Andeja III Hydroelectrical Dam, the Riessan side has remained under utilized and with these lack of connections between the two halves of the projects, have cost the Celestial Empire billions in derrals. Now, the Celestial Empire has set a clear course, though one that heads towards war.

Citing the ethnic and religious make up of the region, with Saizon being home to tens of thousands of Lajaz immigrants and acts as a bastion of the Catholic faith in the largely otherwise Protestant nation of Riessany, as well the economic historical ties, the Celestial Emperor has declared Saizon to belong to the empire. Some have even viewed the idea of seizing the region as a way of balancing the budget from the stalled projects and the rumored great expense of the reconstruction projects of Gaosa. Thus after three years to the day, Andeja IV picks up, albiet quite differently, where his forebear left off, leading the Celestial Empire into a daring new conflict.

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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King Augustus Orders Mobilization against the Celestial Empire as War breaks out over Saizon!

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“A reign of twilight has been ours to suffer for two score years, a once proud people bowed low by the end of the world. And yet still we cling, unwilling to set down our weapons. For the Fighting spirit is the core of all our souls. We shall not go quietly into the night, even as the darkness approaches. A new dawn is coming, upon a new world unknown to us. If it shall welcome us, we do not know. If we shall live to see, we do not know. But one thing is certain, if we die, we die fighting! Should this be our final sunset, it shall be one that is glorious!”

Those were the words of King Augustus as he dressed in full military regalia, vowing to fight back the advancing forces of the Celestial Empire into the lands of the region of Lower Saizon. The military invasion of the southern most province of Riessany has sent shockwaves across the continent as an unexpected action on the part of Emperor Andeja IV, the emotional young ruler who launched the war without warning.

As towns and villages on the west side of the Saizon River fall with little resistance to the Celestial Forces, Riessan military and the King’s Privy Council have scrambled to respond, sending thousands of troopers from the capital westward to halt the advance. In the capital many have voiced their outrage of the violation of Riessany’s sovereignty. This sentiment has been experienced less so in northern and eastern provinces who have long held animosity towards Saizon.

Too in the capital a mixture of nationalism and nihilism has arisen while some feel that the war can not be won, nor should it be worth fighting over the culturally and religiously different region, but feeling that a fight must be made. This has raised concern over the ever looking question of succession, as Augustus, unmarried and childless, and rumored to be gravely ill, seems determined to go out fighting.[/align]

[Royal Genes]

The Genoise Mail
Princess Helena visits the New World!

Genes, Genes
October 30, 2136

Princess Helena, granddaughter of Queen Louise arrived in the imperial colony of Xiasox recently established by the Nemidian Empire on the newly discovered and little explored continent. Princess Helena, well known for her scientific pursuits and close relationships in agricultural and botanical research, experimentation and implementation in Genes, the princess has expressed great fascination and excitement upon learning of the new continent.

Princess Helena was therefore excited to visit the colony on the edge of the world. Arriving dressed in simple warm weather clothes alongside her husband, the handsome Prince Angemar, with a team of researchers, surveyors, photographers, meteorologists, geologists and other sample collecting personnel, including Captain Ketema Agrimiro and cartographer Marianne Haile. The princess has clearly come interested in more than just simple tours.

The princess has previously expressed interest in joining expeditions further into the continent, thought is rumored to have been forbidden to do so by the Queen. Nonetheless the royal visit to the colony and the new world has been expressed as a shift in Valwa policy, both towards Nemidia and the new world.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Battle of Kapfloch ends in a Draw!

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7 November 2136
Borouges, Lower Saizon

Alarming reforms have come in from the Hyrean Alps as news of the first major battle of the ongoing conflict between the Celestial Empire and Riessany head back home. A battle early late last night and early this morning commenced between Colonel Dubula Tambo and a contingent of the Riessan Army outside the mountain pass village of Kapfloch. Col. Tambo, who had managed to push keep into the region, entering the southern tip of the Duchy of Hyrea, was met with Riessan forces heading west.

Col. Tambo, seizing the opportunity launched an attack on the Riessan forces. By most reports the two sides were relatively similar though numbers favored the Riessany, estimates coming in that they were 5000 Deritains against 5600 Riessans. The attack began at 11 o’clock at night, and dragged on until roughly 8 o’clock this morning. The grueling nine hour battle saw the Celestial Army bombarded by heavy Riessan artillery and a series of infantry assaults in the narrow mountain pass.

However, as dawn broke over the bloody battlefield, it became clear that neither force could break the other, and the two forces each pulled back into a stalemate. Some two thousand soldiers on the Empire’s side have been reported to have been killed in action, an alarmingly high number for a campaign expected to be near bloodless, though causalities are estimated to higher for the Riessan forces. This stalemate has seen immediate reverberations back home as support for the annexation of Saizon and the government have all ticked downwards.

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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Burning of Bridges!

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A new martial vigor has seized King Augustus as the monarch takes direct command of the mobilized Riessan Armed Forces, reportedly having left the capital to be closer to the frontline, albeit from a safe location, as to more quickly react. With the shattering of the myth of the invincibility of the Celestial Army, thousands across Riessany have rallied behind King Augustus in protecting the country and pushing the invaders back out of the country. over four thousand new troops already are said to be heading west to through them back. Yet, while Augustus has promised to push back the enemy in the mountains of the Hyrean Alps, in the South he has pulled back all forces and administrative personnel west of the Saizon River.

The western withdrawal has head to massive abandonment of land in favor of the advancing forces of the elderly doddering Duke of Alencon, as they practice scorched earth tactics. Reportedly roads, railways, and airstrips have been sabotaged while countless landmines have been laid across the region. Along the banks oof the Saizon, small army engineering units set and blew charges, destroying every bridge along the wide river that gives the valley and the region its name, effectively cutting it in two. It was in the port city of Carmo however where the destructive retreat was most explosive as the mayor moments after fleeing the city, violently launched a massive explosion, destroying the harbor's ability to receive vessels.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Hell at Horngen!

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16 November 2136
Borouges, Lower Saizon

As the Duke of Alencon arrived in Carmo, the Celestial Army arriving mere hours after the flight of the Riessans, slowed by the need to employ extensive usage of minesweepers, it did not seem that worse news could be found. This however, was soon proven an inaccuracy. The Duke of Alencon was inspecting the damaged, smoking wreckage of the Port of Carmo when reports arrived of an unfolding catastrophe in the Hyrean Alps.

In a missive penned by Lt. Col. Sonwabile Dyani, on the morning of November 13, Col. Tambo, progenitor of the shunning and inglorious Battle of Kapfloch last week, pulled his forces back, withdrawing north to the southern slopes of Mt. Horngen. Here, perhaps learning from his mistakes, the colonel sought the high ground and spread his men out amongst the steep slopes above the road lead the village of Horngen. This however is reportedly in direct violation of the recall order sent by the Duke of Alencon.

Perhaps knowing what fate of dishonor awaited him, likely a court martial for his disasterous and reckless conduct at Kapfloch, Col. Tambo was more determined than ever to stand his ground. And stand his ground he would. On the following morning, Riessan forces reportedly attacked a contingent of scouts in the valley below the mountain, erupting into a full scale battle as Riessan artillery, the great killers at Kapfloch, began a bombardment in the valley.

Col. Tambo ordered his forward positions to retreat uphill, employing his two remaining tanks to halt Riessan advances up the road. However, it so became clear that numbers were not on Col. Tambov’s favor. Lt. Col. Dyani reports an estimated 6 to 7 thousand strong Riessan force, outnumbering the Celestial soldiers 3 to 1. Lt. Col. Dyani reports that Col. Tambo received orders to fall back west to the border to for reinforcements. Col. Tambo refused and informed Col. Simangaliso Tshwete to advance east to support them. Tshwete would make the attempt, but would not make it in time.

Attacked from below, Col. Tambo’s forces initially held the upper hand, but sustained artillery fire and the number of enemy combatants lead to a breach forming in the tenth hour of the battle. Lt. Col. Sabelo Jali and five hundred men were pinned in place. Lt. Col. Jali reportedly ordered his tank to fire on the upper slopes of the mountain, causing a rockslide that while crashed into an enemy contingent, effectively spilt the battle field.

Unwilling to surrender, Col. Tambo order sustained machine gun fire, still as night fell ammunitions began to grow low in supply. Lt. Col. Jali attempted to break a position down the side of the western slope of the mountain through the woods, but this attempt ended in catastrophic deaths, including Jali’s own. It also saw the loss of his tank, allowing the Riessan to refocus on Col. Tambo’s position.

Fighting continued all through the night as a storm struck the battle, freezing rain and hail falling upon the combatants. This worked in favor of te defenders as Lt. Col. Dyani reports he was able to destroy a machine gun nest with a grenade, aided by the freezing rain shifting into the direction of the Riessans. This is also the last known sighting of Col. Tambo as he and a hundred men headed down the mountain armed with grenades, disappearing into the icy night.

Some time later, Lt. Col. Dyani reports, a massive explosive ripped through the valley and was followed by a several hours of silence. Fighting continued early in the next morning for several hours as Lt. Col. Dyani assumed command and under extensive fire, finally ordered his remaining main to scale the mountain. He was left with just 45 out of the starting 2808. Lt. Col Dyani reports that he and his men hid for several hours in a mountain cave before climbing down the treacherous icy northern face of the mountain and then trek through the forest west.

They eventually made their way to Col. Tshwete’s advancing caravan, upon which Lt. Col. Dyani penned his report and Tshwete pulled back to the border, though setting up a garrison at the Owakarajie Bridge over the Jouille River. The disaster that is the Battle of Horngen has stunned the nation further. In Aukusa City, protestors have called for an end of the war in the face of an unprecedented loss of Deritain lives. In Gaosa, Minister Tian Tambo (no relation) and Sir Christian Charpentier have resigned from office in protest of the Prime Minister’s handling of the conflict.

Lord Haulani Rohan, Minister of the Armed Forces, has threatened to quit as well, supposedly stating that despite the fact he his actual minister, military affairs have been dominated by the Duke of Alencon due to Lord Haulani Rohan’s liberal political leanings. Lord Laurent Rohan, Minister of Culture and nephew of Lord Haulani has similarly denounced the war as the foolish endeavor of the Ultra-Royalists, the party of the prime minister, and even called on the Celestial Emperor to make the unprecedented move to remove the prime minister from office.

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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Augustus Offers Peace!

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Augustus himself visited the scarred slopes of Horngen, where, days ago, the second and thus far largest and bloodiest battle of the ongoing war between Riessany and the Celestial Empire. The king's visit caught on camera has been one of horror and disgust. The King, though dressed in full military regalia, remained seated throughout his entire visit, furthering the idea that the king, already ailing, has lost his ability to walk. It was the hollow look in the King's eyes as he surveyed the wreckage of tanks, rocks and broken bodies half buried in the snow, that has left a taste of ash in the mouth of the realm following this victory in the mountains.

"If we have such a victory as this again, we shall all be undone," King Augustus is said to have said to his Privy Council upon returning to his undisclosed command center for overseeing the conflict. With this, Augustus has suggested to his Celestial counterparts to have an armistice so that the two sides might be able to speak on peace negotations.[/align]

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Alencon's Ascent on the Delta!

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21 November 2136
Borouges, Lower Saizon

Despite the set back of the ongoing conflict in the Lower Saizon, it seems that the Iron Duke still has some talent in his old bones. This was certainly seen on the bloody and muddy field of Rickindorf on the mighty Saizon's lush delta. The Duke of Alencon, though many thought his days numbered whilst he was still in Carmo following the terrible defeat at Horngen and the breakdown of the Inama in Gaosa, he has refused to halt and joined his men directly as they moved to cross the mighty river that gives the region its name. Armed, reportedly, with sixty new K-10 main battle tanks, the Duke of Alencon lead a crossing over the river through the delta. Consisting of over five thousand soldiers, Alencon's forces towed with them five light artillery pieces and a total armored calvary of sixty-two tanks, would find themselves meeting with King Augustus's forces, the very same who had halted Tambo at Kapfloch and shattered him at Horngen. It would be here, however, where they would be shattered by the strength of the Iron Duke.

On the night of Nov 16 to 17, the Duke of Alencon reportedly sent a mobile platoon under the command of Lord Lt. Alexis Rohan, the youngest brother of the recently fired Ministers Lord Laurent and Lord Haulani, across the river at an island of built up sediment divided the Saizon into two small streams. Under the cover of darkness Lord Lt. Alexis and his men lead his men south, and were able to spot patrols of the Riessan forces and took up positions on a small hill north of the Riessans before signalling the Duke of Alencon.

Having received the signal, the Duke of Alencon ordered an immediate crossing of the river, with soldiers swimming while others crossed with equipment via boat, towing the artillery on raft. Meanwhile, a sand bank was found and snorkels were affixed to the main battle tanks and they were rolled across the river beneath the waves.The Duke of Alencon, though less adept in the conference rooms in the halls of politics, was in his element on the battlefield and was amongst on the first to cross the river, ordering his men from the ground. As the sun rose, the veil of darkness fell and Riessan forces spotted the Iron Duke's main forces and launched an attack on the disembarking soldiers as the boats approached the riverbank.

It was at this moment that Lord Lt. Alexis launched his own attack, undetected by the Riessans, striking at the flank and rear of the enemy's forces while the Duke of Alencon secured his foothold on the river bank. Lord Lt. Alexis set up mortars from his hill and launched incendiary shells down upon the fields of the fishing hamlet of Rickindorf, halting Riessan retreat. Intense firefighting ensued, and Alencon ordered his artillery to remain afloat, drifting down stream, firing onto the enemy's positions. Things were halted to a bloody back and forth till as afternoon settled with the sun high in the sky the Iron Duke's tanks rose from the river and opened fire. The Duke of Alencon, now aided by his armored calvary repositioned his forces and pressed forward, shattering the Riessan's mechanized center.

The Riessans reportedly fell back, having managed to cut a watered path through the fires started by Lord Lt. Alexis. However, even as they made their way to Rickindorf proper they were continuously harrassed by the Lord Lt. The Duke of Alencon finally landed his artillery and moved forward. As night fell once more, a tank battle took placed on the scorched and muddy fields of Rickindorf. The K-10 main battle tanks served as the great work horse of the fighting, however, their mudguards proved fragile and slowed the advanced. This proved near disastrous as Riessan reinforcements arrived, striking at the southern flank, destroying a great number of them through striking the sides. Here too saw the destruction of the Iron Duke's artillery.

Undetered, the Duke of Alencon ordered Lord Lt. Alexis to vacant his hill, once more moving north east to out flank the enemy while Alencon moved his tanks to the hill and fainted a retreat. The trick work, as the advancing Riessans were boxed in and came under heavy fire. Futher south Lord Lt. Alexis struck the Riessan reinforcements, pinning them to a swampy branch of the river delta, turning the fighting into a slaughter. 37 hours after initial fighting began, and thousands (reportedly as high as 6,600 ) dead, the Duke of Alencon found himself victorious in the wake of the largest and bloodiest battle thus far.

The battle however was blunted with news that a four day siege at Wingengenhan by Colonel Tschwete proved disastrously unsuccessful with two thousand SDeritain soldiers dead, and with the Rohans having been fired by the Prime Minister, ironic in the face of the contributions of Lord Lt. Alexis Rohan, the Duke of Alencon has offered to meet with King Augustus on the lakeside town of Lailly to discuss terms of an armistice.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Brawl in the Palace!

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21 November 2136
Gaosa, Celestial Empire

As the conflict in Saizon grows more and more bloody on the field, tensions rise amongst the Inama, it appears that it has overflown into the inner circle of the Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Emperor was reportedly having dinner with his friends and family, those at least that make up his inner court: his gentlemen, Lord Jean Yoyo, Lord William Dreyfus, Keoni Rohan, and Augustin and Louis Dupuy, along with his sister the Princess Imperial, her ladies Lady Sophia Dreyfus, Lady Philippa Dreyfus, Lady Natalie Blackthorn and Hasanati Lota, along with Vaohangy Lota and the Duchess of Chasse.

The group was enjoying the meal until some disagreement between Keoni Rohan, son of the recently fired Lord Haulani Rohan of the Inama and Lord William, son of the Duchess of Mouscron who did the firing. The two young men quickly began a heated exchange despite the Celestial Emperor’s attempts to placate both of them. The final straw appears to have been when Keoni rose from his seat, breaking imperial protocol and blamed Lord William’s mother for mismanaging the war, which prompted Lord William to denounce Keoni’s father as a bastard and claimed Keoni had produced a number of bastards himself with his philandering lifestyle. This accusation proved too much as Keoni launched himself across the table attacking the younger lord.

Chaps soon erupted as they fought knocking over the table and frightening Lady Natalie. Lady Sophia, older sister screamed at the guards to arrest Keoni as he plummeted her brother. This order was waved off by the Duchess of Chasse, while Lord Yoyo and Louis Dupuy attempted to separate the two fighting aristocrats. In the process of attempting to break up the fight both were struck themselves, poor Louis Dupuy suffering the worst of it as he wrestled Keoni Rohan off of Lord William. Tempers however still ran hot as Keoni cursed at Lord William, who was left bloodied on the floor. Lady Sophia enraged ran to her brother’s side, joined quickly by her cousin Lady Philippa.

The Duchess of Chasse, clearly favoring Keoni, hurried quickly, telling Louis to remove Keoni still cooler attitudes could be establish, to the protest of Keoni. To this Lady Philippa snapped “you have draw blood sir, what else would you have him yield?” To this Lady Sophia reportedly hissed that she would have “the whole of that damned clan yield blood” referring to the Rohan family, who have long opposed the Hollandes. Lady Sophia rose to her feet, some believing to indeed extract her pound of flesh, while others assert she was attempting to speak with the Celestial Emperor. Either way she found herself halted by the Duchess, who dismissed her anger as hysterical. Lady Sophia’s sharp tongue turned on the Duchess, referring to her as “a base born holiday whore” referring to her affair with the Celestial Emperor last winter.

It was as this exchange was unfolding that the Dupuy brothers ushered out Keoni Rohan whilst Lord Yoyo and Lady Philippa helped up Lord William, a medic arriving, supposedly called by Vaohangy Lota, who had returned with them. The senior Lota sister, swing the heated exchange between the Duchess of Chasse and Lady Sophia entered the fray at its tell in. The Celestial Emperor, rising from his seat to try and regain control of the situation attempted, and failed to stop her. Insulted the Duchess merely turned her back to the noblewoman and walking away with a air of annoyed grace. Vaohangy, perhaps on the duchess’ behalf, boxed Lady Sophia on the ears. Sophia, startled, screamed and moved to strike Vaohangy. However instead she accidentally struck the Celestial Emperor, who’d stepped between the two women. Reportedly the Celestial the Emperor took the blow directly on the chin, stunning all into silence. Lady Sophia broke that silence after a moment with a gasp, falling to her knees, pleading for forgiveness.

Things however had progressed to far, the normally amiable monarch had members of the Amagorha escort Lady Sophia out, declaring her under house arrest. At this, the Princess Imperial, who had remained silent throughout the fiasco alongside her remaining ladies, crying out in protest. When met with her brother’s unwavering gaze, the Princess Imperial stomped her foot and stormed out with her ladies. With this final outrage the tension in the palace finning hall eased as the Celestial Emperor escorted Vaohangy Lota out, joining the others who had left attending to Lord William.

This affair, shocking as it is to see such powerful nobles and peoples of importance, compromising the heart of the court around the Celestial Empire behaving so badly, it is even more stunning in how public it was. The sight of which as lead to news of it spreading rapidly across the capital. With the conjuncture of personal and political grudges between the players involved, divisions in support of either side have come with a sense of hot blooded disagreement. The Duchess of Mouscron and Lord Haulani Rohan are both reportedly furious over the treatment of their children, with the former demanding the arrest of Keoni for charges of assault while the latter has asserted the Dreyfus children were planted in the Celestial Emperor’s friend circle in the prime minister’s attempt to influence the monarch for political advantage.

With a war in the Saizon, the collapse of the Inama, and the growing division of his own court, one wonders if we should adopt the Genoise anthem of ‘God save the Emperor’ for it seems they may be the only one could possibly could.

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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The Peace of Lailly!

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After a month of war between the Celestial Empire and Riessany, Augustus and the Duke of Alencon sat down at Seeufer Manor in Lailly to discuss peace terms. The two aged commanders got along surprisingly well, and despite the fighting between their armies, by the end both sides recognized that their two nations are closer to being brothers as opposed to enemies. They penned and signed the Treaty of Lailly, in one fell swoop ending the war, redefining the border, entering into a state of friendship. This, come weeks after such terrible losses on the battlefield, and from when all in Riessany thought the nation lost, has seen Augustus' popularity skyrocket as he is held as the Restorer, bringing back the Riessan Empire, and given many a since of national pride. The treaty, notably generous and amicably geared towards reconciliation has been distributed through the nation to largely positive response.[/align]

Treaty of Lailly

This treaty of peace and friendship, in the Name of the Their Imperial Majesties declares the intention of both parties of the Celestial Empire and Riessany, their respective monarchs, dynasties, governments and peoples, to forget all past misunderstandings and differences and secure to both perpetual peace and harmony in brotherly relations.

1. All Signatories acknowledge the immediate cease of hostilities between the two nations.
2. Riessany recognizes the Celestial Empire’s acquisition of all land east of the Saizon River.
3. Riessany cedes the water river of all the head waters of the Saizon River that join the mainstream north of its junction with the Jouille River.
4. Celestial Empire recognizes the rights of all private citizens of Riessany to fish, travel and otherwise act with the waters of the river, streams and tributaries of the Saizon.
5. Riessany relinquishes all riverine commercial fishing to the Celestial Empire on the waters of the river, streams and select tributaries of the Saizon.
6. Celestial Empire withdraws from the banks of the Jouille River, and any remaining positions in the Principality and Duchy of Hyrea.
7. Celestial Empire shall allow a period of six months on from this day for all families, peoples and groups on the Lower Saizon to settled freely on the west or east banks of the Saizon River.
8. Riessany Shall pay one hundred ten million dérrals in war reparations to the Celestial Empire.
9. Celestial Empire is to accept the dynastic marriage of Augustus of Riessany to Mamela of the Celestial Empire. Mamela upon her marriage, shall renounce all claims to the Celestial Throne and for her descendants. Inlew of a bride price, the Riessany government pledges to provide a suitable annuity and estate for the duration of her life in Riessany.
10. Celestial Empire shall recognize, respect and protect the lawfully appointed dynastic heirs of Augustus with neighborly non-aggression and friendly affection.
11. Celestial Empire shall provide a to be determined shipment of tanks, and other miscellaneous weaponry to Riessany.
12. Riessany shall abolish tariffs on the metals silver, copper, iron and aluminum in trade with the Celestial Empire.
13. Riessany shall reduce the tariffs to fifty percent on the export of grains, meats, diary products, and vice versa in trade with the Celestial Empire.
14. Celestial Empire shall exchange first rank ambassadors with Riessany
15. Celestial Empire shall be administrator of all present islands in the Saizon River; and islands formed in the future from land previously establish as Riessany shall remain under Riessan authority and administration.
16. Celestial Empire granted fishing rights and economic control of the Carene Grand Banks in the Southern Sea.
17. This Treaty and Peace shall be ratified three days hence its signing, and renewed every five years.

Done at Lailly, this twenty-fourth day of November in the year of this Common Era, two thousand one hundred and thirty-six.

Augustus I R.
EMPEROR OF RIESSANY

Prince Alexandre,
DUKE OF ALENCON
(Representative on behalf of Andeja IV, Emperor of the Celestial Empire)

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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Wedding of Augustus of Riessany and Mamela of Derita!

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Emperor Augustus the Restorer, 46, was married to Princess Mamela of Derita, 30, at Seeufer Manor in Lailly today as part of the Peace of Lailly.

The bridal entourage began its journey at 9.30 in the morning on November 27. In the bridal carriage was Princess Mamela, second daughter of the late Emperor Andeja II and aunt of the present Emperor Andeja IV, and her mother Empress Dowager Amelie de Hollande.

The bridal train, had in it the bride's teo sisters Amelie, the Duchess of Hyrea and Alara, Duchess of Rossendale, eight maids, seven noble ladies and many carriages, amongst others. The train was greeted by Augustus’s own impressive entourage when they reached Seeufer Manor.

The emperor had Lord Berengar Maranyon, a cousin of His Majesty come up to the bride’s carriage to greet her. He served as the ailing monarch’s proxy as he lead the bridal entourage into the manor’s grand hall.

In the afternoon the bride and the groom’s proxy were brought in a procession to the manor. First came the marshal of ceremonies Leopold Harig, and six timpanists. After them came a line of the Dukes of the Realm, the emperor’s Privy councilors and more timpanists.

Most grand of entrances was that of the House of Pearson. Considered the wealthiest family on the continent, their splendor was on display as Prince Loris entered, husband of the Duchess of Hyrea, his brothers, sisters and nephews, including the new Duke Michael of Jouille, and nieces in tow in suits and gowns of blue and gold.

Then came Princess Mamela, escorted by her mother and elder sister. The young noble girls, Lady Alara and Alayna Maranyon alongside their brothers lords Herculles and Vaegon Maranyon carried the train of the bride’s dress and veil. At the alter she joined the emperor seated on a throne.

Archbishop Herbert Rahner officiated the wedding in Riessan. Augustus and Mamela were crowned as the Emperor and Empress of the second empire of Riessany with the new Imperial Crown Jewels, the Restoration Crown of steel and amethyst and the Imperial Tiara of silver and diamonds.

After that, the couple were taken to their nuptials in a red gold-embroidered velvet bed. There the bridal couple got to eat confectionery, listen to speeches and drink wine. The hall of state was converted and made up for the wedding dinner.

Despite the personality and age difference in the new couple, to the surprise of many, the pair appear to get along, a rare smile being seen on Augustus’ face as Mamela filled his cups with wine. The wedding festivities are expected to continue in Lailly in the coming days as the nation celebrates the start of a new era.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Lord Avi Ardales dies, age 41

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16 December 2136
Gaosa, Celestial Empire

Tragedy struck in the Aukusa Bay Area on the water as Lord Avi Ardales, son of the Duke of Samory and grandson of the Duchess of Infinity, as well as uncle to the Celestial Emperor through his marriage to the Duchess of Manchester, was killed in a boating accident on the bay. Lord Avi 41, along with his son Alexander, 11, were aboard their family’s luxury wood panel speed boat in Aukusa Bay this afternoon when they were struck by a another speedboat being operated by Godefroy Marais, 39. With Marais was his girlfriend Angelique Arusi, 29,and their friend Remi Aveline, 32.

According to Arusi, Marais had been drinking before operating the boat and had continuously sped up whilst having less and less control. She reports that they had almost hit a ferry causing the Bay Authority to be alerted to them. Arusi reports that when she attempted to take the wheel from Marais he jerk it away, knocking her off her feet and sending the boat careening into Lord Avi’s own boat. Struck on the starboard bow, Lord Avi’s boat flipped and capsized, throwing both him and his son into the water.

Marais was killed instantly in the crash, while Aveline, also believed to be intoxicated drowned attempting to escape the wreckage. Arusi reports that whilst still on her sinking boat she saw Lord Avi pushing Alexander, the only one amongst those in the crash wearing a life jacket, onto the over turned speed boat before disappearing beneath the waves himself. It is not yet clear what directly lead to Lord Avi’s drowning, though it is believed that he sustained injury when he was thrown from his vessel and had difficulty keeping himself afloat amidst the down suction of the second boat’s sinking.

Arusi, able to swim further away from the wreckage was soon picked up by the Bay Authirity who soon quickly rescued a distraught Alexander. Lord Avi’s body along with Aveline’s were shortly recovered while the search for Marais continued into the night as his body had been dragged down to the bottom of the Bay. This tragedy has stunned many, and has pushed many in the Aukusa Bay Area to push for stricter rules in the famously chaotic and crowded bay. There have also been political ramifications, as the Duchess of Manchester, who was in Gaosa at the time as she served as a member of the Inama, has resigned and return to Aukusa City. Lord Jama Ardales, Ambassador to Nemidia and younger brother of Lord Avi too has left his post and is en route home.

[Kingdom of Derita]

The Gaosa Gazette

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Celestial Empire makes Yasebusika Day Announcement

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25 December 2136
Gaosa, Celestial Empire

As the Celestial Court celebrated the holiday season, with the entire Ijuru Ingoro lit up like a crystal ball and silver lights bathing the parks in star-like light, the Celestial Emperor hosted a Yasebusika Day brunch with his court. Of there were the Duchess of Chasse, along with her daughter the Princess Mariete, Lord Jean Yoyo and Lord William Dreyfus, as well as Augustin and Louis Dupuy. Vaohangy Lota too was by the Celestial Emperor’s side, while her sister Hasanati was at that of his sister, the Princess Imperial. Lady Natalie Blackthorn and Lady Philippa Dreyfus were also seated with the Princess Imperial.

This left the noticeable absence of two people, the Celestial Emperor’s gentleman of the chamber, Keoni Rohan, and the Princess Imperial’s lady-in-waiting, Lady Sophia Dreyfus, daughter of the prime minister. The two haven’t been seen for weeks since the infamous brawl at the palace. Insiders state that a stand-off has formed between the emperor and his sister, Volonte sibling rivalries unfortunately have a long history in the Celestial Empire, it’s almost a tradition in itself.

Lady Sophia remains locked away after striking the emperor, and despite rumors of the princess asking for her release, the Celestial Emperor has refused to budge. Meanwhile, Keoni And his family, particularly his father, Lord Haulani, and his uncles former minister Lord Laurent and war hero Lord Alexis have left Gaosa for the distant Hemaka Islands, all but exiled from court, believed at the instigation of the Princess Imperial. If there has been any attempt of reconciliation by the intervention of the Lota sisters, it has prove of no Avail.

But whatever tension might br brewing the the Celestial Court was pushed down and left to simmer as they celebrated the winter solstice holiday, one usually celebrated in Ezikwizalo, though held this year in Gaosa. And it was at brunch, after the gift giving ceremonies of the morning, that the Celestial Emperor raised a toast to being together and to family. He then announced that he would be expanding his further. Just months after introduced a daughter into the world, he announced that he and Vaohangy Lota are expecting their first child. The Duchess of Chasse was the first to congratulate the couple. The announcement was met with dignified applause, though the Princess Imperial was noticeably silent.

The news has caused quite a stir. Supposedly rumor has it that when Empress Marijani of Nemidia heard the news in Caraxia, she nearly fainted. Several japes have been made of Andeja the Amorous and his winter holiday couplings. However even more of a concern has occurred this time over the expecting mother, and the fact that, unlike the Duchess of Chasse, she is being parading around and living in the palace as if she were a queen, clearly holding the affection of the Celestial Emperor. There are even fear they marry before the season is out.

Where Mary Hunt was a minor socialite with at least a drop of noble blood, Vaohangy Lota is commoner through and through. Baseborn and from Garandy, a slum den of crime and depravity, rumors are abound of how exactly the Lota’s gained their great fortune and wealth. And while no source can agree, the hint of it being criminal abounds. The Lota sisters went from being no one in the mud of a tiny city state to being at the hands of the Celestial Emperor and Princess Imperial, perhaps soon the mother of a prince or princess. With such rapid ascension, one must fear the ambition they must have, and wonder how the Celestial Emperor might break free from such a grasp.

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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Augustus the Restorer dies in Lailly!

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January 17, 2137

Augustus, the Emperor of Riessany, the Restorer was declared dead this evening due to cardiac arrest at the age of only 47, after seventeen years of just rule over the realm. Over the last two years Augustus had suffered from ill health and was not expected to survive long. Despite this, he held on to the reigns of power, guiding the nation to a state of unity, through a foreign war and over saw the restoration of the empire. With his death, 120 years to the day of that of the first emperor, it marks the end of an great chapter in Riessan history.

Augustus is survived by his wife, Empress Dowager Mamela, who was wed to him only two months ago. She is to remain in Riessany, and examined for the possibility of a posthumous pregnancy. Should she prove so, she shall be named regent till the birth of the child. If the child is a male, he shall be proclaimed Emperor of Riessany. Should the child be a girl, the throne shall pass to Lord Berengar Maranyon, great nephew of the late emperor. Till then, the Privy Council has taken over the day to day of governance, declaring an interregnum.[/align]

[Turanda]

The Turanda Journal

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Queen Oiyora establishes the National Academy of Linguistics

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February 12, 2137

Queen Oiyora cut the ribbon as she lead the opening ceremony of the new National Academy of Linguistics in the capital city of Bendas. The new academic institution was approved by the legislative, and stands as a symbol of the growing cultural and educational importance that monarchy has placed on the identity of Turanda. The new institution, headed by Dr. Alaba Fiayosemi, has been made the definitive source of language, grammar and spelling in order to better regulate and unite the kingdom.

Despite these claims, there are still some concerns over a darker reasoning for the raising this shining new academy. Anti-Lajaz prejudice reportedly been on the rise throughout the kingdom, and thousands continue to flee the Northern Territories into neighboring Genes as Turandan settlers push further and further into the new lands. Even in Bendas, which was once largely Lajaz, the city has seen a dramatic demographic shift. This new academy is, some claim, a tool to crush the last vestiges of non-ethnic Turandan aspects of the kingdom’s society.

However these rumors have thus far been presented without proof. The regulation of the national language, Dr. Fiayosemi stated in a splendid interview, shall aid in improving national literacy rates. This is indeed the first step in a plan to construct more schools and fast track students from the countryside into schools of higher education in the cities. Standardization of signs, documents and a new national dictionary are set to uplift thousands in a meritorious system.

[Verocusa]

The Verocusa Post

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Coup in the Capital, Grand Duke Antonio Haroza Killed, Civil War begins

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Today, the busy day to day ruckus of the capital city of verocusa was suddenly, and without warning, disrupted by a series of explosions, followed by the sounds of gun fire and even some artillery. This came as a group of unknown soldiers launched an attack on the Duchal Palace, surrounding it completely. What followed was a ferocious firefight between these soldiers, and the brave souls of the Palace Guard, who, despite being caught by almost complete surprise, managed to rally and put up a ferocious fight, with reports coming that the fighting could be heard for miles. However, despite their heroic bravery, the Palace Guard was too outnumbered, and too outguned, with reports that the soldiers were using a number of captured, or stolen 12-pounder guns from a nearby arsenal, the distinctive booms of the locally built artillery pieces filing the morning air, and blowing down the palace gates. The fight that then ensued was brutal, fast paced close quarters combat, with reports of hand to hand fighting. This went on for more than two hours, as the assailants pushed the guard further and further into the palace, however, despite the eminent danger, the Grand Duke refused to run, and instead it is believed he picked up a weapon and joined in the defense. However, this brave stand turned out to be his last act. However, a group of duchal guardsman managed to fight their way out, and have not been seen since, and it is rumored that the Duchal Prince escaped with them, likely under orders of his father, however this has not been confirmed.

By that afternoon, the fierce fighting had grown silent, and a new flag flew over the Duchal Palace, and an assembly was called. There a Duchal Guard Officer, under the name of Carles Acaso, announced that he was now in control of the country, and that the lazy pacifism of the Duchy, more concerned with the wellbeing of fish than its own people, was no more.

Martial law has been officially put into effect by the new National Generalismo, as Carles has taken to calling himself. However, not long afterwards, he contacted the commanding officer of the Duchal Guard,, General Diego Garcia, demanding that the man surrender himself to the authorities of the new National Guard, and order his soldiers to stand down., To this demand, the Generals response was simple, no. The General has put out a call asking for any and all volunteers, and while the site of his HQ is currently not known, what is known is that the odds are not in his favor, this new National Guard already numbers upwards of 18,000 men, consisting of a mix of career soldiers, criminals, pirates and former prisoners enlisted with promises of freedom in exchange for their service. The Generals numbers, on the other hand, are, at best, 9,000 trained soldiers. There are rumors that the General has retreated deep into the Verocusan jungle, however, one key, noted advantage, is that nearly the entire Duchal Navy seems to have remained loyal, and will not be joining the Generalismo. The Admiral of the Navy has already stated that he will undertake all actions necessary to bring the rebel to justice, and to avenge the death of the Grand Duke. However, in all of this, there still remains the question of the whereabouts of Duchal Prince Javier Haroza, whos body was not recovered following the attack on the palace, leaving some to speculate that he may have escaped the attack entirely.

From this point forward, the country is at war, and the future of Verocusa, and her people now rest on a razors edge.

[Verocusa]

The Verocusa Post

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The Battle of Lorez Bridge

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It has not been long since the start of the rebellion in the capital, and there has already been sporadic skirmishes and some small battles, but the story has been mostly the same, with Loyalist soldiers executing small raids against rebel positions, then fading back into the jungle.

However, at 7:00 this morning, the quiet forests surrounding the Lorez bridge, and important crossing point of the Larasia River, was suddenly, and without warning broken by the loud cracks of rifles and boom of artillery. The 3d, 8th and 9th infantry Regiments of the Duchal Guard launched a surprise morning ambush on several regiments of the National Guard, totally 3,000 men. The fighting swiftly escalated, with the rattle of machine guns and submachine guns filling the air and creating a terrifying staccato. Things began to look desperate for the beleaguered Duchal Guard soldiers, as the rebel soldiers executed a well timed bayonet charge, pushing the Loyalist soldiers back, and they executed a fighting retreat back across the bridge, towards the jungle, with many loyalist soldiers not making it back across. However, the tide of the engagement turned, suddenly and in loud roar, as several explosions rocked the bridge, and the bridge suddenly collapsed, taking more than six hundred national guard soldiers down into the river with it. While the rebel soldiers were busy trying to find a crossing, the Loyalist soldiers faded back into the jungle, and the sounds of battle grew eerily silent. The current, confirmed tally stands at 742 rebel soldiers killed or wounded, and 245 loyalists.

This marks the first true battle of the war, and while it was not a spectacular victory, the destruction of Lorez bridge has bought the Loyalist forces time, something that is crucial for the currently disorganized Loyalist forces still recovering from the attack on the capital.

[Riessany]

The Caiserstadt Post

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Lord Hettinger denounces Carles Acaso!

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March 12, 2137

Lord Dominic Hettinger, head of the Riessan Privy Council, has expressed his and the nation’s disapproval of Carles Acaso’s illegal seizure of power in the Grand Duchy of Verocusa and the regicide of Grand Duke Antonio. While no direct action is set to take place in the immediate future, the privy councilor has expressed his support for Admiral of the Verocusan Navy, marked by a recent sell of a new class of warships to the Verocusan Navy. Lord Hettinger has called for Acaso’s arrest and acknowledged the missing Duchal Prince Javier as the rightful ruler of the nation.[/align]