RE: Spheres of Influence: Alliance
08-25-2019, 04:58 PM
The meeting was concluded, and a couple of news articles were published before it resumed a little while later.
First of all, a new republic had emerged in Vogfur. The so-called Vogfur Republic was organized in a similar fashion to the Freed Bay Post, with a bureaucratic paramountcy. The cultural ambassadors of Kor Vurneus, sent so far afield earlier in the year, were rebuilding its great library with books taken from across the Alliance, while the new Paramount, Gazadar Jembrilgan, made sure that everyone knew that Vogfur would be seeking membership with the Alliance. From what could be told, it seemed like Kor Vurneus and Thorjron had worked together to take Vogfur, and now they had just released it as an independent nation, albeit one with strong ties of friendship with Kor Vurneus due to that being the original home of most of its populace.
In unrelated KV news, they had brought a new product into the general market - a red metal from the desert, which could be easily ignited and burnt without being consumed. It eventually went out without mages keeping it stoked, but it didn't take much effort to keep it burning, making it useful as a potential component both in industrial development and in military research.
And beyond that, Khuln Verdaral had fallen to the Army of Reclamation. The ancient capital of the dwarven high kingdom was back in dwarven hands - specifically Thedrin's hands. But the fighting there wasn't done, and the leaders would not be back in time for Rykarth's reply, so those who went would need to send ambassadors or other government figures to keep the emergency meeting going.
Eventually, word did get back from Rykarth. His diplomat had been replaced with a much more senior ambassador, one empowered to make decisions affecting not just military and defense policy but to enact Rykarth's will in all matters. This senior ambassador was an elderly dwarf with a very long white beard, and he took his seat at the estate in north Tiranóg waiting for people to reconvene. The other minor nations had also quietly upgraded a number of their diplomatic representatives, as this was not some military threat that needed warding off, but rather a major diplomatic threat that needed actual decision-making.
Once everyone was present, the ambassador stated that his king was disappointed with the conduct of Kor Vurneus, as spying on another Alliance member was a gross violation of the fundamental trust that held the Alliance together. He relayed that Rykarth hoped that the other Alliance members would follow his lead in delivering censure on Kor Vurneus, and hoped they would fine the Kimarisal a fair sum for their breach of trust. The ambassador had brought the remains of the cloak, and would hand them over to the Alliance to deliver to the elves, as proof that it has been destroyed. He saw no reason to be troublesome in this matter, when the Alliance needed to stand shoulder to shoulder against the elven threat.
First of all, a new republic had emerged in Vogfur. The so-called Vogfur Republic was organized in a similar fashion to the Freed Bay Post, with a bureaucratic paramountcy. The cultural ambassadors of Kor Vurneus, sent so far afield earlier in the year, were rebuilding its great library with books taken from across the Alliance, while the new Paramount, Gazadar Jembrilgan, made sure that everyone knew that Vogfur would be seeking membership with the Alliance. From what could be told, it seemed like Kor Vurneus and Thorjron had worked together to take Vogfur, and now they had just released it as an independent nation, albeit one with strong ties of friendship with Kor Vurneus due to that being the original home of most of its populace.
In unrelated KV news, they had brought a new product into the general market - a red metal from the desert, which could be easily ignited and burnt without being consumed. It eventually went out without mages keeping it stoked, but it didn't take much effort to keep it burning, making it useful as a potential component both in industrial development and in military research.
And beyond that, Khuln Verdaral had fallen to the Army of Reclamation. The ancient capital of the dwarven high kingdom was back in dwarven hands - specifically Thedrin's hands. But the fighting there wasn't done, and the leaders would not be back in time for Rykarth's reply, so those who went would need to send ambassadors or other government figures to keep the emergency meeting going.
Eventually, word did get back from Rykarth. His diplomat had been replaced with a much more senior ambassador, one empowered to make decisions affecting not just military and defense policy but to enact Rykarth's will in all matters. This senior ambassador was an elderly dwarf with a very long white beard, and he took his seat at the estate in north Tiranóg waiting for people to reconvene. The other minor nations had also quietly upgraded a number of their diplomatic representatives, as this was not some military threat that needed warding off, but rather a major diplomatic threat that needed actual decision-making.
Once everyone was present, the ambassador stated that his king was disappointed with the conduct of Kor Vurneus, as spying on another Alliance member was a gross violation of the fundamental trust that held the Alliance together. He relayed that Rykarth hoped that the other Alliance members would follow his lead in delivering censure on Kor Vurneus, and hoped they would fine the Kimarisal a fair sum for their breach of trust. The ambassador had brought the remains of the cloak, and would hand them over to the Alliance to deliver to the elves, as proof that it has been destroyed. He saw no reason to be troublesome in this matter, when the Alliance needed to stand shoulder to shoulder against the elven threat.