Winston Smith — Roleplayer Guild

The People of Aznavor were no strangers to winter.Heavy snowfall,frozen lakes and scare hunting was a blight that affected the land yearly so the people were prepared for the worst.However, this winter things were especially bad and the mountain passes of the east became uncross able stranding hundreds of Dontian citizens in their poverty stricken nation. Stories of peasants dying,huddled in their homes whilst government officials feasted in their palaces made their way into Aznavor over the snowed-up passes. The terrible winter would only have compounded the effects of the harsh economic climate.Rumours of bread riots and populist grumblings in Nacer were not uncommon and the Aznavori could only hope this would mean and end to the regime in place. In Aznavor royal feasts were downsized throughout this winter leftovers were shared with the population, the poorest and the destitute were taken in by the church and given board bedding in exchange for work. As it did every year winter would come to pass eventually and the North sea would become practical again.

In Aznavor's Aventian colony the situation was slightly better,the climate was more tropical than temperate and the population was thriving. a second settlement emerged to the North of Newport with the northern mountain ranges attracting the unemployed from all around in fact several of former Dontian refugees now found themselves working in Mountaingate's deep mines. As ships and men sailed west to the new world cargoes of minerals and timber began to be shipped back east. Explorers were being sent further and further out,instructed to stay well clear of the Empires' lands to discover the resources and new sources of wealth that were sure to exist in the New World.Regardless of winter it could be said that Aznavos colony was thriving. And then courtier Ga Yao from the Empire of Khan arrived bringing news of his masters' wishes. This message had followed the discovery of the Khan empire by Aznavors' own scouts and now its seemed that Aznavors' own curiosity had come back to bite it. In the weeks between the arrival of the Empire's emissary and the dispatching of a response from the capital large Khan formations were seen parading outside Newport and Mountaingate's walls. Those who inhabited these towns were ever on high alert and all proceeded with their daily duties with great caution, and began carrying muskets around with them.New trenches were dug, food was stockpiled and cannons were taken off ships and added to the town walls in case of a attack by the Empire of Khan for few people truly expected the proud King of Aznavor would accept to become a vassal of the Khan Empire.

A few weeks after Ga Yao had addressed the governor of Newport a response arrived. A single ships had sailed over from Oceanrock bearing the response and this brought despair into the hearts of many for a single ship was unlikely to be carrying the King's entire entourage or a large enough support force to defend Newport and Mountainsgate from the wrath of Khan. From this single ship a man unknown to most people , protected by only a small escort, emerged and ordered the town gates to be opened before riding out to meet the Empire courtier who would take him back to their capital to meet the Emperor.

Back in Oceans rock preparations were made for the arrival of Duke Kollin from the Southern Alliance lands to discuss a potential peaceful resolution to the tensions going on in Dont a region where both the Kingdom of Aznavor and the Alliance had many vested interests. Just days before the arrival of Duke Kollin King Phillip had sanctioned a move that would authorize the sending of several theater troupes, bards and musicians to Dont where they would perform traditional Aznavori songs and sagas including the tale of Bard and his lovely Lutetia who had been kidnapped by a vile foreign uncle who made her work as his slave in his home and mistreated forcing her to sleep in the cellar with his dogs instead of in one of his home's many rooms. The wicked uncle thinks to have Lutetia to himself by sending her sweetheart Bard away to fight in a war. The story is one of hope as eventually Bard returns from the war a hero kills the wicked oppressive uncle and frees Lutetia before marrying her. King Philip saw in this tale an opportunity to score a diplomatic victory so had his musicians and playwrights substitute the names Bard and Lutetia for Victor and Melodie a former King and Queen of Aznavor who had fallen in love with one-another when King Victor visited Melodie's fathers' estate in Dont as part of an official visit.

In other news due to the increased numbers of pirates and privateers in the western ocean King Philip has decided to invest 850,000,000 to build a series of warships.

TLDR
-An emissary is sent to respond to the Empire of Khan will it be fealty or War?
-Aznavor's Aventian towns prepare to fight off an attack by the Empire of Khan
-Aznavor isn't too badly affected by the winter they're kinda used to harsh winters and know what precautions to take.
- Aznavor employs soft power to send a propaganda campaign to Dont
-Preparations are made for the Arrival of Duke Kollin of the Alliance
-Aznavor's Aventian colony expands northwards as a mining town emerges.
-Building orders are placed in Shipskeep for:
1-Frigate
3-Schooners
and in Wintersgate for:
2- Sloops
10-Brigs

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