State of Esshar

[Epoch]

The City of Magic:
1811 AC

The City of Magic retains it's forward hold of Baleford Bridge, still at war with the Fireblooded Temple and The Deep Company.
In the interim several key shifts in military hierarchy took place. Haruki lux Taiyang was placed on reserve as a knight, Aelrin Alcast replacing him as Radiant and Malakai filling the other open void of Radiant. This leaves them and Tybalt lux Mighas under Lightbearer Cristole's leadership.

Internal affairs progress positively, infrastructure built upon in the poorer districts. The citizens of the city enjoy the protection of the Dawn Order and the growing prominence of The Faith. The Stellus, Geztelle ven Pelleaux's act of the divine to restore her leader Archmagi Amori's vision is regarded as a miracle by the common folk. It has been appropriately referred to as White Magic, with rumors that the entire Cathedral shook with white illumination.

In terms of warfare, a ceasefire with Achyon has been agreed upon. Osrona put out this statement earlier in the year, spread by newspaper:
"There are no open borders between Achyon and Osrona outside of non-combatants or those with express permission. One time direct invitations do occur but beyond that we're in a ceasefire."

Regarding other nations, the past few years have led to evolving tensions between Osrona and the Tribes of Moxtli. The clash of cultures becoming more apparent with every day that passes. Even with the agreement on the Starfall territory, the cities act of exiling Moxtli from it's walls has done little to stop the two from interacting. Following a public Osronan execution which caused outrage from the Tribes, a diplomatic meeting was organized. It went awry when allegedly a battle broke out. Erupting the cold war into outright war.

The Archmage Amori addresses his people:

Osronans,

It has been a long time coming, the Tribes of Moxtli have decided to show their true colors. With this our city stands at a political impasse.
The situation so cut and dry it will be unable to be won with words or reason, only sheer strength and an unbreakable will.

To explain, following an execution of a law breaking Moxtli tribesman, the Tribes took offense to our public display of justice. They invited us to a meeting of diplomacy with our only stipulation being Lannis Grimmore, Osrona's known enemy not be in attendance. They broke our term when we honored all of theirs and peacefully we tried to leave.

Osrona does not lend an ear to liars. Our great city does not entertain those who deal in bad faith.

Moxtli's leadership makes no effort to hide what happened next. They ambushed us with cries that it was what Moxtli wanted. Overwhelming our knights won. With no casualties and Di'or Toryia captured by my hand, they once more resorted to demands instead of surrender or remorse.
I executed Di'or Toryia in response.

Their actions were a declaration of war. My action was just recompense. However they'll paint it in some fanatical way.

They will claim dishonorable while they strike for our backs. They will claim we're cowards while they cower from meeting us honorably.

Do not look at their words instead to their actions.

The first battle will be to take back Starfall Island, to return it to what it should be: a place of diplomacy. To show our enemies that civilisation still has a place in this great country.

This will not be a victory easily taken. We may suffer defeat at times but know victory sits on the horizon waiting for us to claim it. We will win this war.

Within my last state address I left something unsaid, to be read between the lines. It flew right over Moxtli's head so I'll reiterate clearly for the Tribes.

Our resolve will not only make mountains bow or the seas shift, it will trample forests, overrun deserts and warm tundra's.
We will overcome even the darkest winters, for not even that will smother our light.

I hereby announce Osrona's declaration of war upon the Tribes of Moxtli.

Shortly after, the Stellus of The Faith speaks:

Good people of Osrona,

It is with a heavy heart that I endorse the declaration of war upon the Tribes of Moxtli. The Order of the Second Dawn will have full support from the one True Church. For years we have sought nothing but peaceful reconciliation and understanding from Moxtli, making agreements which we have always adhered to.

From their unprovoked attacks to their banditry- we have sustained a flurry of injustice and wanton aggression from a state that attempts to paint itself as morally superior. I stand here and tell you today that this is not the case, not now and not ever prior. They seek nothing but more bloodshed, hypocrites who have blinded themselves several times over.

Their consistency is laughable, and they have only made a mockery of their own tenents. They point to our breaking bread with Achyon as a point of contention and moral deplorability, but nothing could be further from the truth. We do not sit with Achyon under the terms of friendly alliance, but rather, a temporary ceasefire to handle a much larger, much more potent threat to the livelihood of our people. Achyon knows quite well that I abhor their arts, their practices, and that one day we will undoubtedly come to blows.

Moxtli, on the other hand? They act only in their own self-interest, and always have. From one batch of leaders to the next, they have spit upon the good will and respect of the Shimmering City, and this simply will not stand.

We march into war not to kill, but to deliver just recompense. We seek to deliver those who have been blinded by hypocrisy and corruption the opportunity for self reflection, the opportunity to repent. Osrona is just, it is fair, but it has a firm hand. The ritualistic and barbaric ways of Moxtli have been allowed to fester for far too long.

The divine are on our side, the stars shine upon us brighter on this moment than any other prior. Keep your heads up, march with pride, and deliver your city a swift victory. We will not relent, we will not allow the enemy to make a mockery of us, to hurt our innocents, to threaten our way of life, to so blatantly give in to falsities and spew nothing but poison-tipped lies.

We are lions.

-Geztelle ven Pelleaux - Prophet of Maltziel, Stellus of the True Church

After their declaration of war, Osrona halts it's northern advances upon the Tarian Mounterlands. The Order reroutes it's magi forces to contest the Starfall Territory. Now fighting enemies on nearly every side, there is no doubt that these wars will be harder to close out. Much to the increasing dismay of Osrona's common folk.

Moxtli, The Fireblooded and The Deep Company are exiled from Osrona from the year 1811. Until further notice.