[quote=@Spiritzer]Ooc is 87 posts long, is this still open? :).

I'd like to join as an ambassador from Acirum, the land beyond the sea of stars, is such a spot still viable?[/quote]

I think we've lost at least one interested party from the interest checks, so I don't see why not. Though, we've already got someone interested in playing an ambassador from a foreign power, and the idea, really, is for players to represent one of the Great Provincial Houses of Viexmeur. Plus, Acirum's far enough away that contact with Viexmeur is sporadic, at best. I'd be glad to have you in if you wanted to play a province, though.

[quote=@ReusableSword]Im okay with this. It could be that they sent many different negotiators into the forest. Low ranking of course due to the high mortality rate. But one would have come back with a name kam'till, and that he was willing to negotiate terms. Kam'till would have also wanted to keep this pact alive and by forming a blood oath with the king insures that his clan would be obligated by honor to continue to help the king. The only thing that would break this pact is the obliteration of one of the two the blood lines.[/quote]

Makes sense to me. Let's say Laurensia initially proposed the pact, and was largely responsible for mediating the discussions. Kam'Till was interested in a closer relationship with the Kingdom, and Chancellor Vulmar convinced Childeric of the usefulness of having allies in Aborim. And I agree with the pact binding succeeding generations, as well. It gives Vulmar added incentive for making sure Gisela got the Crown in the first place, since she's Childeric's only living heir and without her the deal would no longer be valid. Which would have made the whole thing a waste of time.

[quote=@Genni]They aren't as common in Laurensia either, since the dense forests make it difficult for a fully armoured person to navigate quickly. Most armoured knights who enter the area tends to wander out again several weeks later, minus their armour and with their arms filled with 'magical' items.[/quote]

That makes sense, and would probably explain why Viexmeur never bothered to try and conquer Laurensia in the first place.