State of Esshar

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The Kingdom of Myllenoris
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1736AC

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The Kingdom of Myllenoris formally declares war upon the Empire of Esshar and any who back the Petrakis dynasty.

In 1736AC, Alexander and Nebula Petrakis held their wedding party in their castle. Some sort of disagreement sparked a conflict in which King Alexander ordered the arrest of High Lady Asta. The High Lady violently resisted, and in the ensuing chaos she and her consort Regulus Grimmore, alone, defeated six of the finest warriors of the royal court. Before they carved their way out of the castle and Osrona, the High Lady slew Knight-Cadet Hrist by allegedly tearing her soul out of her body. Among those wounded by the High Lady was Mikael Hargrave, Asta's own son.

Upon returning to Myllenoris, some form of heated debate took place outside the tower of Moonfall Valley between the High Lady, Mistseers Finley and Aerilon, and many other Greycloaks.

In the end, war plans were formally drafted, and an official, written declaration of war upon the Empire of Esshar and Petrakis' allies has been delivered to Petrakis Castle.

Some announcements have been made by the High Lady and her consort:

It is with a heavy heart that I announce our retaliation against King Petrakis for violating the Treaty of 1733. My husband and I, guests of the royal family, were forcibly apprehended and intimidated for seemingly no reason at all. In his cowardice, King Petrakis sicced his entire royal court upon us. I was forced to throw the first strike. Forced to wound many of Petrakis' people. Forced to kill the one who had pledged herself to House Grimmore as a retainer for her betrayal.

But I am not sorry for any of it. I do not regret it.

If the boy-King was so willing to throw away the peace at a moment's notice, this war was inevitable. Perhaps it is a mercy that it happens now, rather than later.

Our demands are simple, but we will only state them if His Majesty honors us with his presence.

For my loyal subjects, a word of reassurance. Even versus the combined might of Osrona, your High Lady remains undefeated. They started this war, and even if I must march onto the battlefield, alone, and free the spirits of every last one of them myself, this conflict shall end only with the decisive, unquestionable defeat of His Majesty.

- Asta Hargrave

I am bereft. I've advised the King for years, served as a Diplomat honourably even longer. I've been through two wars, done my best to eliminate the risk of another. Made personal sacrifices for Osrona, for the whole of the Essharan Empire. And now, King Alexander Petrakis shows his gratitude: a knife in the back.

I advised him against marrying a commoner, cheapening the honourable line of Petrakis. I admit, I was desperate enough to offer to sponsor her to be granted nobility, if only to prevent such a shame being brought upon the Petrakis lineage. And yet, he has done so regardless. And at the reception for this wedding, a celebration of this union, Alexander has shown himself already bent to the will of this commoner, as for naught but a wrong look at her from my wife, the High Lady of an allied Kingdom, the King attempted to depose her.

Mere weeks after ending one war, he sought another over percieved insult. To meddle in the succession of a Kingdom recognised as independent by the crown in the Treaty of 1733. And when I refused to compromise my honour, and the peace I forged by pushing for such a provocation when ordered to do so? He unilaterally declared me stripped of my titles and land, me, Lord of House Grimmore, for acting in a manner that would preserve peace!

I ask this of you, people of Osrona, people of Esshar! Will you be drawn into another war, a war started over a percieved insult of a wife? Make your decision wisely, and may the stars judge you justly for it, as I'm sure they will I.

- Regulus orn Grimmore

The Kingdom of Myllenoris is abuzz with military movements. The Valeborn appear to be mobilizing en-mass for some form of attack.

Conflict has already begun in Starfall tower. News of the war reached the guards stationed at the joint military outpost late, but when it did, a small battle ensued after either side refused to pull out. A few dozen warriors from both sides have been slain in the battle. Starfall tower is now abandoned, with military encampments from both factions established all around the tower. Occasional skirmishes break out, but it appears to be a stalemate.

It will take a decisive push from either side to claim the tower for their side.