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The Lion's Repose, First Edition
High Rock's Premier Source of News
4E 203
All the King's Men
Yesterday, the streets of Wayrest hosted a most magnificent event commemorating the 10th year of High King Layne's reign of the United Kingdom of High Rock. In a stunning show, the entire main street of the city was closed down and lined with cheering citizens for the High King and his famous royal bodyguards, the Lion Guard, who made their way through the city to begin his kingdom-wide procession. Flowers of every color were tossed at the king's feet and an evening of feasting was enjoyed by all after his departure from the capital. It was truly a spectacular event full of splendor.
Over the coming months, High King Layne intends to visit the greatest cities of High Rock from Daggerfall to Jehanna. The entirety of the Royal Court moves with his majesty. Even the chambermaids. See our extra edition for details of when the High King may pass through your region.
Trouble in Wrothgar
Recent townships in the Wrothgarian Mountains have reported seeing more and more instances of organized, tribal Orcs. Given that the Orcs have been forbidden in the kingdom since the edicts of High King Cymric the Able centuries ago, this is a strange occurrence. These tribal Orcs have taken to the highways of Wrothgar as bandits. To combat the issue and enforce royal authority, the High King has issued sizable bounties for every pair of Orc ears turned in to a local constable. A small forward battalion of the Royal Army has been sent to ensure no major towns or villages become subject to organized looting or raiding. Time will tell how these beastly Orcs got here and how they will end up. It is the belief of the writers here at The Lion's Repose that the situation will be handled swiftly.
The Border Fortification Edict
Before the departure of his majesty from Wayrest, a royal edict was issued to fortify the borders with Skyrim and Hammerfell. As part of this edict, the city of Evermor is undergoing extensive renovations and construction efforts. Travel in and out of High Rock continues to be forbidden to Orcs and Khajiit as it has been since the edicts of King Cymric the Able at the end of the third era. The crown assured us that it "has no plans for hostilities with the Redguards or Nords," but wishes to "ensure the safety and domestic tranquility of the kingdom."
Hail the United Kingdom of High Rock.
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Imperial Province of CYRODIIL – BRUMA
28th Last Seed, 4E 203
Aelia Draconis closed the tavern door behind him as he walked out onto the streets of Bruma. The cold air enveloped him and froze his breath. Feeling his whole body shivering he tucked his hands into his pocket and started walking. Though he was a Bruma native, he’d spent most of his life in warmer climates. He never really got used to the cold, much to his dear mothers’ disappointment. He continued down the freshly snow-covered road past the various guild halls onto the main square. A crowd was beginning to assemble in front of the great chapel, towering over most buildings in the city. As everyone liked to point out, it had previously been dedicated to Talos, before the great war, though that was already long ago. Now it was more undetermined, though officially it was now called the great chapel of Saint Martin. Aelia thought that downgrading from a god to a saint was rather lacklustre solution, though because he wasn’t much of a religious man, he didn’t give it much thought. Neither did the population of Bruma either apparently, for as far as he could tell the chapel wasn’t frequently used. With that in mind the large crowd in front of it became much more interesting and he decided to get closer look to see what was going on.
As he approached, he saw that in front of the main entrance a snobbish imperial messenger stood in colourful garbs, waiting impatiently for his assistant to get the correct document from a large backpack. Aelia wandered closer to get a better look, but suddenly found himself bumping into a familiar face.
“Varius, so good to see you here. I see you haven’t gone to the camp yet?” Varius looked back in a mixture of surprise and delight.
“Aelia, damned good to see you. You’re correct, I was on my way there, but this imperial messenger turned up and clogged the damn square. Thought I’d stick around and hear what he had to say.”
Stopping beside him, Aelia motioned towards the messenger. “So, he’s said anything yet?”
Varius shook his head. “Damned idiot’s been waiting for this poor boy to find the correct speech. Been several minutes already.”
Just as he’d finished his sentence the assistant finally found the right document and handed it over to the messenger. His jubilant face soon turned sour when he saw the messenger’s angry expression. After clearing his throat, the messenger finally started speaking.
“Loyal citizens of our the empire, it is with great joy that the High Chancellor with the blessing of our great Emperor, announce that in light of the deteriorating security in the border regions, several Imperial Legion units will be transferred north to a new division and reform the Eighth Legion, also called the Pale Legion. To lead this heroic force will be the beloved Imperial Princess Clivia Mede. Fear no longer, for our great Empire protects all its citizens. Praise be Akatosh and all the divines and praise the Empire!”
The assembled crowd reacted with a mixture of cheering and disinterest. Aelia and Varius on the other hand hurried away towards the eastern gate.
“Damn, so this is why we were transferred up to this hellscape.”
Aelia bumped him in the shoulder. “Hey now, you do know this is where I was born?”
Varius shrugged and continued walking. “Still doesn’t mean I’m wrong.”
After the two men passed through the gate, they continued past the stables and down the road towards the provisional Legion camp that had been set up just outside the city. Varius though continued mumbling to himself. “And under some imperial twat as well. Damnit all.”
Aelia gripped Varius’s shoulder hard to stop him. “Shut it now! Have you gone mad? Continue spewing such crap and it’ll be the gallows in no time. Now continue walking before we’re late for roll call.”
Varius forcefully pulled himself free and continued walking to the camp. Grumbling as he tried desperately to warm his hands. Aelia could only shake his head in disappointment and follow behind. It looked like the weeks ahead would be quite eventful.
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TAGS: Roleplay, Pale
In no particular order, the following embassies have been created:
1. Tribune Arminius Orientius has negotiated a trade agreeement with The united kingdom of high rock. This agreement allows the trade of Alofsteader pearls for Breton silver.
2. Tribune Areobindus Orientius was sent to Argonia and black marsh to negotiate a military alliance. It was successful and Alofstead have promised to defend Argonia and black marsh's independence and they have agreed to the vice versa.
3. The Fellowship of Trollz are now honoured guests in Alofstead. They are to be provided with their own houses in exchange for their many fine tales of their travels.
4. The same courtesy has been extended to Nadd in exchange for mercenary service.
5. Tribune Carolus Rivetus is currently at court in Dreughia negotiating a trade deal where Alofsteader saltrice will be traded for the Dreugh's slaughterfish meat.
Here is my diplomatic dispatch featuring the Tamrielic folk who responded to my post :)
Nadd, Trollz, Argonia and black marsh, Dreughia, and 1 otherThe united kingdom of high rock
No, I haven't. Looks like the Emperor hasn't been online for a month now!
4 days ago I sent a telegram to 
The Emperor of Tamriel, but I don't have any answer
(I can see in my Dossier from where I added The Emperor of Tamriel that his last activity was 4 days a go, so perhaps be patient. Either way I been thinking with so few of us we can just RP in something of a mock council. My last posting is the conclusion of the Third Trollz Saga so I will take a little break I figure here before starting the Fourth Trollz Saga. Special thanks to Argonia and black marsh for letting me use Rangal in the last posting as well as his and Nadd following my storyline from at least the Third Saga I had seen in the likes, and hence the cameos of characters from their nations as a nod to them.
I would say anticipating our coming Elder Council whether it be official or just in the RP terms since there is so few of us, I will give a bit of the Region RP and related history summarized (merely flip through the pages here if you like instead: page=display_region_rmb/region=the_empire_of_tamriel?start=77650 ) to help for context.
It seems as if right now smaller factions like city states or small successor states are arising in some of the provinces while in other the power vacuum and fractious nature has had the provinces sort of stagnate in the shadow of the CTE-ing of the older nations and factions once present in them. The last time we had something like an Elder Council was around when I did the Second Trollz Saga. We did a minor timeskip to the year 203 4E due to the Region staying in 202 4E for a very very long time lol. However the calendar is still technically disjointed as I started accounting for the RP year when we reckoned the calendar last which was in the Autumn of 2019, though I have kept simply the date the same and the months are merely mismatched. I would propose we do another timeskip of a few months to bring us to the real time equivalent of the Elder Scrolls calendar system, about Rain's Hand (April) of the year 204 4E on whatever date, and if we all agree, to have a minor time skip and calendar reckoning ( for reference to the Elder Scrolls Calendar system; https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Calendar ).
At the last time the community had a Council the RP world was flourishing also. It was decided to have a sort of Regionwide RP event. A small invasion of the Akaviri which the various active nations at the time participated in to their will on the RP world. The Akaviri assaulted namely Morrowind at the major weeks long Battle of Baan Malur which Trollz, a now fallen faction named Great Redoran, and the former overlords of High Rock, Ardoland took part. While the Battle of Baan Malur was occurring there was also simultaneously a massive battle between the Akavir and the Nibenean Empire in Leyawin that had dire consequences for the city and the former faction that ruled it. The Nibenean Empire for a long time was the last real sizeable active state and over the course of a year had ruled over much of the cities and towns of southern Cyrodil. going back as far as my own start as Trollz. The Nibenean Empire though they did manage to repel the Akaviri, they were in-RP devastated by the Akavir fitting well OOC as their nation would become gradually more inactive after the brief war and would CTE. Following the Battle of Baan Malur and the Akaviri flight by sea.\ the Bretons of High Rock that had been loosely united under the banner of Ardoland managed to destroy the remnant of the Akaviri navy near the coasts of Skyrim. Afterwards Ardoland held High Rock in peace and made some trade deals but also would CTE, though I presume that in a way peacefully allowing for High Rock to reform peacefully under a new political faction similar to Argonia.
Though I am able to continue the Trollz Story from this point solo if needed; I can't help but wonder if it be fitting to bring back a second wave of the Akaviri invasion, and perhaps even turning it into a wider war? We don't necessarily have to continue the Akaviri War in particular, but I think it be fun to give a sort of Regionwide event both to mark this time era and also to have something that can be played upon from the multiple angles of the various nations, factions, and characters of The Empire of Tamriel. Either way just some thoughts and suggestions I guess that may be helpful while I go on an in-character trollbreak between Sagas briefly before throwing Trollz into the Arena lol.)
Another Oblivion Crisis may be repetitive, but an Akaviri invasion could be realistic. Remember that Lloros Sarano in the Ald’ruhn Temple (TESIV Morrowind) said that “I’ve heard rumours that Akaviri is making preparations to invade us again. They are apparently only waiting for the Empire to collapse in Civil War or some other crisis.". So, an Akaviri invasion could take place in the year 204 4E.
(Indeed. On top of that in the Region's RP world we all ready had a first wave of the Akaviri Invasion, so in the sorta story setting we could play it off like that was the sort of scouting invasion attempt, moreso like them testing Tamriel's defenses, and that this second wave could be a lot more hardcore, a full blown invasion and occupation of some of the coastal parts making it more of a wider war.)
(Lol though that sounds like a hilarious idea the only problem I can see is as noted earlier almost all the active nations besides High Rock are located heavily in the east so they probably wouldn't be very effected by a sload onslaught.
I don't think an Akaviri Invasion would be too repetitive because we could make it much bigger in scope than before to make it more of a long term war. Also since we had the first wave of the invasion it wouldn't so much be repetitive as it would just be additive, building upon some plot that we all ready have. I imagine if there was another Akaviri Invasion, we could do it from a stance of being much more grim. It be easy to see how the inhabitants of Tamriel might have grown complacent and a little arrogant being able to defeat the last wave in a mere month. But we could play upon that, sort of like how the Allies underestimated Germany at the start of WW2 thinking they would hold them off in France similar to WW1 only to find the Maginot Line totally overwhelmed quickly by the blitz.)
(I don't quite understand what you mean. Though it does make me laugh thinking about making Trollz into a greaser. We don't necessarily have to do a timeskip, I just figured now is a good time for me to timeskip and it might be handy to align the real world calendar with TES calendar for the sake of easy organization.)
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