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[ic=Grand Archon Orman of Celend to Dragonlord Lindus]
You agreed to become a tributary in exchange for our aid in securing your capital; the Archons intend on keeping our end of the bargain, and we of course assume that you will fufill yours.

We have no need for the frivolities you have attached to the coming council, nor do we intend to enter into any treaties with the peoples of the middle sea.  Our role is simply one of an observer, to guide your peoples into a lasting cessation of war and secure for your state what we have promised to secure.  Mighty and venerable Celend has no designs on any isle in the sea and peaceful relations with all, making us the ideal arbiter of a permanent accord.  I would be remiss in my duties if I allowed savages, or any other people, to disrupt the council we have called.

Your words on the northerners will be taken into consideration; at this time, however, they are too primitive and far away to be either a useful tributary or a potential threat.  The Archons regard them as totally irrelevant to these proceedings.  Perhaps they will serve some recreational purpose in your "games," as we have no use for them in the council chambers.[/ic]

[ic=Lindus to Ormand of Celend]
If you have no need of the 'frivolities' then you need not participate. You may have called the council, but I, by nature of its location, am the one running it. Again, calling them 'savages,' 'primitive,' and whatever other slang words you use demeans our guests. I understand you may not be able to help yourself, but when meeting them, as you most certainly will be, keep a civil tongue, if not for your own honor, than your tributary's as that of a host.

It is my hope that there will be more treaties made than just that between the Machta, the Cpatains, and Inveran. If that be the case, I implore your lordship to remain out of them.  [/ic]

[ic=From the Chronicler to the Dragonlord]Atrusthva clasps his hands together in front of his lips thoughtfully before removing them and replies, "Yes, I am sure, in time, arrangments can be made more to your liking.  I shall see what I can set into motion at getting your people lands farther removed from beneath the thumb of the Ryvalnya, should you wish it.  I fear that diplomacy may be hindered by the Ryvalnya as things stand now.  I make no accusations against the Strava, but there are those of the Ryvalnya who were born without a Motherhouse, per se, and their honor is questionable at best, as is the nature of such people.  It would be a shame for a relationship with one particular Vrena or theRyvan-Holme in general to be sabatoged with outright falsification so easily.  In fact, my house personally fears this so much that we have formed an informal confederation of like-minded houses called the Grychgayt.  Many, but not all, of the Houses in this confederation are represented here, as I put together as many as time and discression would allow.  Most of the honorable warriors accompaning us are here for, in addition to the competition, the oppurtunity to present discrete assistance should you desire it.  As you so generously probide us with a place to stay, they may even remain behind, should you desire it.  I will be blunt.  In return for this, we, the Grychgayt, desire the knowledge and means of forging and metalwork such as you possess.  It seems imperitive that we surpass the Ryvalnya in this.  They already possess a significant cache of superior bronze weapons but, luckily for us, they do not possess the means to make more or , worse, better weapons.  We will gain a much needed edge if you are so gracious to grant us the gift of such knowledge or any other knowledge you see fit to grant.  Of course, we will be most patient, but I think you can see how this would benifit us both, your Honorable Grace?"  At this, he holds his breath, awaiting the reply.[/ic]

[ic=From DL to Ch]
Lindus purses his lips in thought momentarily, then replies, "I agree, on one condition. Once you have cemented your rule, you allow only Inveran vessels into your ports from the Middle Sea area. Our commerce has suffered from the Free Captains, and recently the Otahvy, and a monopoly in this regard would be extremely beneficial."[/ic]

Quote from: Stargate525[ooc]Amikaligula: Small thing, but the festival/tournament is being held in newly retaken Inveran.[/ooc]

Which is still held, interestingly enough, by the Machta-In. My ships and men are there to keep the peace and prevent another rebellion. Hopefully.

As soon as Lindus and his men arrive, you guys will be out.

Quote from: Stargate525As soon as Lindus and his men arrive, you guys will be out.

So you think. :P

*whistles innocently*

QuoteWhich is still held, interestingly enough, by the Machta-In. My ships and men are there to keep the peace and prevent another rebellion. Hopefully.

To be technical, the transfer of Inveran to you is only planned and has not occured yet, so in truth Mavda still holds Inveran.

Yeah! Go Mavda!

Right... about doing the in-character things...

[ooc]
Important Announcement
I will post an entirely IC thread in the next few days to cover the conference at Inveran.  If your state is attending, send me a PM saying so.  You don't need to say anything fancy, just have it say "X is attending" in the subject line or something like that.  Please attempt to get those in to me as soon as possible.[/ooc]

Your ignorance over the Chronicler shall be forgiven. However, I am not sure how to explain his worth in your terms. To begin with, I shall discuss "hospitality". This is a foreign concept to us, though we believe you have it in your culture. The idea of providing people with food and shelter when they have not striven to do so fof themselves and their blood is not even considered, normally. Make no mistake, it is not easy living here. One must hunt and work for survival. We can but afford to keep one full grown man in the House, normally, who does not work the fields or the blade, and that is the chronicler. He is most valuable in ways that others can never be, however. He not only retains our blood, he retains our Clan's history, our land's history, the knowledge of Andos. He knows the songs and runes of our blood, our most sacred treasures. He is essential for any alliance, any sharing of blood, for before blood can truely be shared, memory must be shared. A Vrena, our most sacred daughters, can go nowhere not sanctified by a Chronicler, by our oldest and most closely held traditions.

 [ic= to vrena hosayav] I apologise for my own ignorance and i did not meen to offened you or your people. I shall send to your country two thinkers from my academy, both of them are Young and very knowledgable, together they should know all of the known history of arannia. These two are also quite capable of hunting as they do this in the spare time they have.

Dek Lakrail.[/ic]

 [ic= To Lindus the wise] Hello friend, i have not recieved your letter until recently due to some mishaps with delivering messeages to me. I will attened this meeting in person and i shall bring some of my finest people to compete.

Dek Lakrail[/ic]

 [ooc]Ok, i swear i will get some form of story going on within arannia tommorow. just been busy lately with life.[/ooc]

[ooc]Final Orders:
1.)  As the lack of a significant naval presence in Avardera has been noted by those Andosens who still attempt to trade with them, a company of traders(such as they are in Andos), pirates, raiders, and fisherfolk are endevouring to claim the northernmost island of it as their own.  This is a free enterprise in that neither the Ryvan-Holme nor the Ryvalnya condemn or condone this enterprise.  However, as the Blooded of Andos, this company will still be held to the will of the Ryvan-Holme.

2.)  The navy will grow as warships are interchangable with tradeships in the Andosen mentality,  and as both the winds of trade and war seem to be blowing, the Andosens are preparing.  An additional unit of outrigger canoes should be in my statistics.

3.)  With the most recent campeigns into the Hartlas, blades have fallen out of vogue among the non-sailors.  As such, spears should replace the bladesman unit in my statistics.

4.)  A consensus is reached within the Ryvan-Holme stating that, for Hold and Honor, every able-bodied man, woman, and child shall be trained as  proficient in the bow to better defend their Hold and Honor.  The other provisions vary somewhat by Clanholding to Clanholding, but the gist is everyone must have a bow that is best for their size and strength, with the type of wood and construct depending on your Clanholding, and that there will be training and competition in bowmansship on the day after Washday.

5.)  Inspired and in competitive spirits by the news of the festivities and competition in Inveran, the Ryvan-Holme and Warden of Ryvham are sponsoring a "Fyor" in Ryvham.  The Fyor is a grand competition open to any Andosen where an impartial and informal council of the Ryvan-Holme will judge the most fit contestent in Andos in a variety of areas.  Such areas include archery, finest flock of goats, finest net weaving, finest knives, and a number of martial competitions.  Obviously, with each year, it will expand and the amount of activities will increase.  It will be held on the bi-annual feast week of Rylodynyvra, one week celebrating Rylodyn's victory at Grycham and the other week her departure from Andos.

6.)  Greathouses Baynestrav, Chorbovaid, Gravaynalas, Ovaytyes, and Svladlavak of the Grychgayte will attempt to get around Stravam's control of trade by founding lumber camps and heavily fortified holds along the coast north of Arrania.
     a.)  Establish a chain of logging camps inland along streams and attempt to float the lumber down stream to (b).
     b.)  Establish fortified settlements at the base of streams and rivers where logging is occuring.  the settlements               will include (c)
     c.)  Ship yards in these settlements!  The Grychgayte will expect engagements with the Ryvalnya and will thus seek to build a navy.
     d.)  They will also seek a way of getting lumber across the "vast" gulf between Krynam and the coast north of Arrania to the all-but-secret academy near Krynam that researches ship designs.  It seems Avardera will aid in this enterprise.

7.)The Ovaytyes Warrior-chief Hychordo will lead her Motherhouse's forces and their allies to aid the Nargaq against the Auri:
     a.)Gaining a foothold at the mouth of the river south of Nargaq and north of Inveran is ideal, but a base from the Grychgayte's new "embassy" in Inveran is acceptable.
     b.)Control of the crossings in the river is the ultimate goal of this phase of Hychordo's strategy.
     c.)Harassment of the Auri along the river, that is those within raiding distance from the river, is also part of the plan.
     d.)There should also be some ships on Nargaq's northern river to facilitate defense of Nargaq and hasten any retreat that may be necessary.

8.)Hychavor the Natural intends to learn the ways of the Arranians and introduce and apply their sciences to the Academies in Andos, especially whatever knowledge of geometry, alchemy, and construction they are willing to share.

9.)Carpenters are taking more and more to the use of bronze tools when available and are thus constructing more elaborate and finely crafted things.  In fact, near the Hartlas and within the Hartlas, the use of stone is falling into disfavor except in the guard towers and defenses around the "seals", or passes in the hills that lead into the Hartlas, which continue to be fortified.[/ooc]

((sorry about leavin the qoute there, i was in a rush last night. also again i must delay my posting for a couple days.))

[ic TO Lord Lindus]Dear noble king of Inveran, we wish to attend the meeting, but with our war against the Auri, we will only be able to send an ambassador. our warchiefs are much too busy  with planning and we must support our people's morale and hope. Sincerely, the elder council[/ic]

[ic=Reply to The Elder Council]
We understand completely. However, should you wish, we welcome civilian spectators to observe and watch the festivities, as this will surely be a spectacular event.[/ic]