The Western Theatre Abelhard Latimer travels to Lusits offering the garrison of their lands. The Queendom of Lusits however declines, stating that they have already created an arrangement with the Kingdom of Ithania. Markus Delmotte’s last act in office is to send Milena Cadieux to Minaal, Tuija Viduggla to L’Elvellen and Maliyah Kassambara to Basqlierra, inquiring garrison requests. All save for the Basqlierra region reply no, with Basqlierra requesting greater garrisons to deal with Daen nationalists as well as Allorn skirmishes (not knowing a non-aggression pact is about to be signed). The Regalian state acknowledges Ithania’s sphere influence on Salaria, Andois, Visois, and Sulèce. Valarosta Ino-Femunn is sent to l’Elvellen, with the Ithanian General assisting in clearing out the Allorn insurgents that are already retreating on account of the non-aggression between the Allorn and Regalian people. The Daenshore ambassador is summoned to Regalia and will arrive next week. The Burning Bridges clinic initiates a mission to give medical aid to the people of Daenshore affected by the Allorn skirmishes. They generally do a good job, and create some good will with the Daen people in the western colonies and governorates with their reputation spreading to the other viscounties. The Allorn Empire accepts the provisional non-aggression pact between Altalar and Ailor people, ceasing all skirmishing on the border against the Regalian Empire. The Daendroque nationalists however pay no heed to this command, and continue to invade and skirmish in Allorn territory. Sol Fazais remarks to the Regalian Empire that it appreciates the overtures to diplomacy and invites that future events for diplomacy be held in the capital of Sol Fazais. Many diplomats claim this is logical, but some assume this is an attempt from the Sol to garner more local relevance to himself. The elected King of Staat Kezzeret Artamon seems displeased with the Allorn Empire, and is agitating the Eronidas to invade Narseth Mossalef and Narseth Ëronn. The Allorn Empire is for the time being disregarding them. The three way war between the Suvial Sandhi, the Allorn Empire and the Dread Empire seems to be grinding to a stand still. Navies of all nations continue to engage, but there is an uneasy understanding that land invasions should not happen, as this would provoke either a Fire Scar, or a Void-out, and as such, the nations seem content to wage a proxy war. The allorn Empire seems to be building up massive military supplies and logistics on the southern island chains, intent on a military campaign against the Sendrassians. The Eastern Theatre Supposedly, a major battle has taken place between the Oltaran Republican Hegemony and the Heser-Herriarch Theocratic Empire in the Kolmanh Duchy, with an indecisive outcome. The Silbrae Republic reports that all is quiet on their border for now and that the war is likely to continue. Some of the Yervonth tribes are making their first cautious attempts to colonize Old Ceardia, some of them carrying the banner of House von Drachenburg. There is no actual clear connection between the tribes and House von Drachenburg, they are merely honoring the legacy of the von Drachenburg Chancellor as being the one who cared the most about Old Ceardia, and name one of their first settlements Dietrichdom. Zemlith is re-manned by a tribe from the Mannadh Tribedom, thus bringing the ruined fort back into the theoretical control of Regalia. The stabilization of the climate in Yervonth has led to more stable food supplies. The Border between the Qadir Collective and the Songaskian Masaya continues to move back and forth feet at a time, with battles occurring on the border of Hadr Hijr and Hadr rial Khashabia, with no clear winner in sight. All is quiet in the Sihai lands. The Northern Theatre Hvitskag continues to push back the Nordskag occupation, their concerns for Ithanian hegemony in the area causing the Nordskag King to pull back more and more troops from the occupation zone. An ogre rebellion in the Tryllejag Kingdom has made the king very weak, as most of his army is either engaged in combat or decimated. Prince Raymond’s army of Anglian soldiers seems to be making headway re-establishing control over the Elladorian colonies and pushing back the Isldarrin fanatics of the Cavern Shiva Isldarrin faction. The Url are a major help to the battles against the Isldar, and require far less supplies and protection against the weather than the Ailor soldiers do. Regalian Court The Empress of Regalia and Queen of Lusits departs from Regalia and returns to Lusits. There is no official statement from the Imperial Court, however it is whispered in the court circulars that the Emperor cast out the Empress for her unwanted antagonism towards the nobles of the court. The Emperor seems to be recovering, however he has called no clear end to the regency, allowing the regency situation to continue. He has even made some public appearances, but continues to let the Imperial prerogative rest with the regent, as he claims to still be infirm from illness. Prince Raymond finally responds to the Regalian Assembly voting to oust his control over the Archipelago. The Prince remarks he regrets the decision of the Assembly, noting it is not within their power to decide these things, and commends the families who chose to vote against, but accepts the outcome. He remarks that he is busy fighting a war for the Empire and is unable to rectify the situation, nor does he seem to wish to subject himself to court intrigue. Prince Reynaud is unanimously elected as Crown Regent for the Archipelago by the Court, circumventing the lobbying of the Nobles. Due to a report made by Prince Cedromar about nobles openly speaking to him about their ability to lobby for a replacement, the Grand Ekhein had decided that the nobles crossed the line and spoke too openly about things they should never acknowledge. As such, the Grand Ekhein elected the regent for the Archipelago behind closed doors, where the inner court politics ruled, thus electing Reynaud who seems to have controlled most of the state court at the time. The Emperor re-opens the Imperial Paramour court, making is fairly obvious to the Nobility that he is done with the Empress. The Empress seems not to respond, and many presume that their splitting is amiable, or at least having come to a conclusion to their political venture; children were born, heirs were assured, and both their lineages would continue. Prince Reynaud Kade is verified as the Prince Regent for the Crown in the Archipelago, while Raymond remains Prince Regent for all other Regalian territories. Prince Reynaud immediately starts pressuring the state budget which has yet to improve, with his spending, thus pushing the state into a deficit, claiming Imperial right to the finances of the Empire and commanding the Chancellor to “fix the situation”.
