[i]"If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud. Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues, my friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori." [/i] -Wilfred Owen

[center][h2]Autumn of 1799[/h2][/center]

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[b][i][u]30th of July[/u][/i][/b]

[b]The Jinje Kingdom[/b] sends an urgent message to [b][color=00aeef]The Empire of Attolia[/color][/b]. They report that a bedraggled group, nearly delirious with hunger, thirst and exhaustion, has stumbled across their borders from the north. They recognize one of the figures as Admiral Topi Valtonen himself, and the message recounts the fractured and rambling story that the Admiral tells. The Jinje Kingdom gave the Attolian fleet new supplies, and bid them good luck on their onwards voyage nearly three months ago, and the Admiral claims that they encountered another great civilization to the north that called itself [b]The Shuren Dynasty[/b]. The Attolian fleet was welcomed, and invited to dock at one of the nation's great ports. But they had barely disembarked before they were fell upon, the ships burnt and the men slaughtered. Only a few hundred survived, and they were thrown into dungeons, tortured for information of 'The West'.Somehow, the Admiral, and a handful of his officers and marines, were able to escape, and began the long, almost aimless trek south. It is by sheer luck that they found their way to the territories of Jinje. 

[b][i][u]2nd of August[/u][/i][/b] 

Despite their recent fracturing relationship with [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b], with the recent aggressive actions of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] to the south, [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b] once again pledges to defend it's neighbor, demanding that Redcliff withdraw their troops at once, or face a deceleration of war. 

[b][i][u]5th of August[/u][/i][/b]

The army of [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b], still bloodied from it's failed Siege of Larymnas, marches towards the city of Sarad in [b]The  Kingdom of Sescos[/b] province of Osnic. The fleet of the Republic, returning from it's remarkable success in the Strait of Nalci, begins bombarding the city days before the army arrives. By the time they do, the small, ill-equipped, and battered garrison of Sarad, demoralized by the news of defeat at Visev, surrenders. 'The Siege of Sarad' lasts a matter of hours, and leaves only the City of Osnic keeping the province under Sescosi control. 

[b][i][u]8th of August[/u][/i][/b]

Surprised by the army of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] suddenly abandoning it's campaign against them, and reports of the Redcliff province of Ventir being entirely un-garrisoned, [b]The Echyan Empire[/b] rallies its army and marches west. Their reports are true, the garrison of Ventir is currently marching with the main Redcliff army, and mass panic consumes Ventir as the populace realize they are undefended. With no army to stop them, the Province of Ventir is officially claimed by the Echyan Empire. 

[u][i][b]13th of August[/b][/i][/u]

Under the guidance of the papal representatives of [b][color=fff200]The Holy Territories of Edoniras[/color][/b], the people of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] begin to believe that divine aid is on its way, and that they cannot fail, not with the Pope protecting them. Morale rises, and religious celebrations erupt amongst the remaining Sescosi cities. 

[u][i][b]15th of August[/b][/i][/u]

Prince Pieter Mátyás of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] returns to Larymnas at the head of his army. Heavily delayed by raids from the remaining forces in the area of [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b], the army is not greeted with celebrations along the street, the people of the city beaten and broken. Regardless, the Prince marches to the High Cathedral of the city, and is officially crowned. A Prince enters, but it is a King that emerges. 

[u][i][b]18th of August[/b][/i][/u]

[b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b] send industrial planners and experts to [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b]. The intent is clear, the nations that side with the Three City's Republic will benefit from the Republic's extreme wealth, and as forerunners in the Industrial movement, the Republic can offer much. Akkadia welcomes these industrialists, and allows them to work on revolutionizing the Empire's industry.  

[b][i][u]23rd of August[/u][/i][/b]

With the newly formed Native Regiment watching over the Colony of Masbon, the 8th Line Regiment of [color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color] marches west with a group of colonists. The journey is difficult, crossing unknown and un-mapped regions with difficult environments and extreme weather, but eventually, the survivors of the journey reach their destination. They are met by ships of the Toubrian and resupplied as they establish the Toubrian Colony of Fontes. 

[b][i][u]26th of August[/u][/i][/b]

The army of [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b] marches onwards. Leaving a garrison behind to watch over the captured city of Visev, Dashkatar sets its sights on the City of Osnic. The garrison prepares itself to defend the city, the last symbol of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] in the province, but they are outnumbered, and few know if they can hold off the attacking army for long.