DerKaiser said:Great title! The AAR's not bad either ... Keep it up!
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DerKaiser said:Great title! The AAR's not bad either ... Keep it up!
I. That the War was to end and all parties involved would pledge not to renew hostilities until the Sun grew cold, the Moon fell from the sky, or at the very least until five years had passed.
II. The province of Karaman to be ceded to Austria [3]
III. The province of Konya to be ceded to Poland and renamed Galicia.
IV. The province of Kastamon to be ceded to Novgorod, and instructors in German language and court etiquette were to be shipped to Novgorod proper.
V. The provinces of Anatolia, Angora, and Sivas to be reconstituted as the reborn nation of Candar, under the leadership of Emir Ibrahim II. [4]
VI. The province of Thrace to remain the territory of the Ottoman Empire.
I've seen a few peace treaties like thatI. That the War was to end and all parties involved would pledge not to renew hostilities until the Sun grew cold, the Moon fell from the sky, or at the very least until five years had passed.
Bella gerant aliī, tū fēlix Austria nūbe/ Nam quae Mars aliīs, dat tibi regna Venus
Imperatrix et cher cousine,
Be it known that the Palatinat always observes her obligations. Be it further known, however, that these obligations and this alliance exists to preserve the peace in our beloved Germania, and does not extend to participation in Austria's endless, fruitless battles over worthless deserts in Asia. What heathen chieftan rules the howling wilderness at the headwaters of the Euphrates is of no moment to the Palatinat.
That said, we will, as ever, pray for your victory.
Ave atque vale,
Siegfried Augustus, Koenig im Palatinat
Knights and nobles, ladies and sirs. I will not lie to you -- the situation we are in is serious. Zwinglists openly roam the streets in Wien. The inexhaustable Turkish hordes of Asia have exploded into our lands. We stand abandoned by our allies, while the Slavs, as ever, watch for weakness. And -- dare I mention it? Dare I mention aloud what I overhear in whispers in the halls? That we are doomed, because a woman holds the reins?
The time for whispers is over. I stand before you to tell you exactly how we shall triumph.
First: I have re-forged the Eastern League, with Lithuania and Poland. The Poles know that we hold Konya in the palm of our hands, and that our interests run in parallel. And where Poland goes, so goes Lithuania. The weight of the League will keep Germania quiet. As will the knowledge that this too shall pass. Muenster, Mecklenburg, and the faithless Palatinat know that the Turkish tide will ebb.
Second: The Holy Father has authorized a full Inquisition for Wien. There will be disruption of trade [3], to be sure, but we daren't let this viper coil at the very heart of Austria.
Third: Do not forget, my friends, how vast the resources of the East-Kingdom really are. The new alliance has freed up mobile forces which even now are streaming south.
And finally: We must not give way to fear. Ever. Bad news has piled on bad news, but do not forget the lesson of Daniel. Surrounded by the lions of the East, he emerged unharmed and triumphant in the sight of the Lord. With faith as our beacon, we shall do no less.
"Ladies, Gentlemen, I have no sword to lay at Saint Leopold's feet. My heart is my blade. Yet we live by our symbols, do we not?" With that, she withdrew a bejeweled hair-pin from her coiffure, and gently laid it among the forest of swords in front of the saint's relic. "There is much work to do. Best we were about it."
Why do I think the Palatinate just got itself classified as a "detail"?akaioi said:She waved a slim hand. "Details, Braunfeld. You've always been good with details."
And a very fine AAR it was too - well played, well-written and lots of fun to follow.akaioi said:Well folks, that's it!