Eternity RPC Board
10-06-2017, 02:39 PM
Severograd, Republic of Severyane
19 Septum, 1585
Lupokski cleared his throat before beginning. His throat was dry.
"Madame Konsul." he began softly. "As I am sure you are aware, Balochia is being ravaged right now by a band of rogues. This band is significantly larger and better equipped than any of us expected. They came at us like a thief in the night and have taken us by surprise. The government is in transit, fleeing for your border. Most of the Balochian population is doing the same, and I'm sure you have already experienced the first waves of refugees coming over the border."
"My colleague in Harmajaa has been notified that their government is willing to commit to stopping the violence and securing peace in the region, but they have also made the demand that the Lappish be acquiesced with a promise of freedom and their own self-determination."
He coughed. This was the uncomfortable part for him. "I am not yet sure what the government thinks about that. Surely they are not particularly interested in selling themselves to the violent horde and the very thought of it makes me sick to my core, but... Madam Konsul, I am not an unreasonable man. It is clear to see that the old Balochian state was, and would be, unsustainable. The cost of returning things to the way they were would be immense and not entirely financial. Why would we pay in blood for vast stretches of wild lands populated with savage who very clearly have no intentions of civility."
"My request for you, and I have it in confidence that a significant portion of the government supports it, is that Severyane and Harmajaa settle this conflict, and quickly. Draw a line, and enforce it. Keep the savages on their side. Let the Harmajaans deal with them as they would their kind. Balochia and Harmajaa have had their differences, but I have no doubts that the government in Tyko would be a shepherd over the Lappish wilderness. It pains me to say it, but this is the only path to sustained peace, if you ask for my opinion. I am unsure whether or not the Balochian President has endorsed this, but he is hardly in a position to be making demands and I have the assurance from several of the top government officials that he will agree, regardless of whether or not he wants to."
19 Septum, 1585
Lupokski cleared his throat before beginning. His throat was dry.
"Madame Konsul." he began softly. "As I am sure you are aware, Balochia is being ravaged right now by a band of rogues. This band is significantly larger and better equipped than any of us expected. They came at us like a thief in the night and have taken us by surprise. The government is in transit, fleeing for your border. Most of the Balochian population is doing the same, and I'm sure you have already experienced the first waves of refugees coming over the border."
"My colleague in Harmajaa has been notified that their government is willing to commit to stopping the violence and securing peace in the region, but they have also made the demand that the Lappish be acquiesced with a promise of freedom and their own self-determination."
He coughed. This was the uncomfortable part for him. "I am not yet sure what the government thinks about that. Surely they are not particularly interested in selling themselves to the violent horde and the very thought of it makes me sick to my core, but... Madam Konsul, I am not an unreasonable man. It is clear to see that the old Balochian state was, and would be, unsustainable. The cost of returning things to the way they were would be immense and not entirely financial. Why would we pay in blood for vast stretches of wild lands populated with savage who very clearly have no intentions of civility."
"My request for you, and I have it in confidence that a significant portion of the government supports it, is that Severyane and Harmajaa settle this conflict, and quickly. Draw a line, and enforce it. Keep the savages on their side. Let the Harmajaans deal with them as they would their kind. Balochia and Harmajaa have had their differences, but I have no doubts that the government in Tyko would be a shepherd over the Lappish wilderness. It pains me to say it, but this is the only path to sustained peace, if you ask for my opinion. I am unsure whether or not the Balochian President has endorsed this, but he is hardly in a position to be making demands and I have the assurance from several of the top government officials that he will agree, regardless of whether or not he wants to."