[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]Winter of 1799[/h2][/center]

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[i][u][b]3rd of October[/b][/u][/i]

The Conference, held by [b][color=fff200]The Holy Territories of Edoniras[/color][/b], is a revolutionary diplomatic event, bringing together the representatives of fifteen different nations. The summit quickly seems to resolve the Sescosi War, peace treaties being written up, and agreements made. However, an allmost unanimous vote against the demands for reparations from [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] from [b]The Echyan Empire[/b] sours the occasion, and the representative of the Redcliff Empire deserts the Conference, voiding all of their involvement in the treaties they had already agreed upon. Regardless, the other nations carry on, and few doubt it will be long before these new treaties are put to the test. 

[b][i][u]4th of October[/u][/i][/b]

The armies and fleet of [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] withdraw from the territories, and waters surrounding, [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b]. They honor their agreement to end hostilities and return to their own lands to lick their wounds. The Sescosi City of Sarad, which had previously been under Ofluan control, is quickly seized by forces of [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b]. 

[b][i][u]6th of October[/u][/i][/b]

[color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color] continues it's rapid colonial expansion, its global holdings already dwarfing what any other nation can claim. Colonists travel south from the already established colonies of Toubrian Guerra and Toubrian Matos to found the colony of Toubrian Paiva. While the colonies of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] descend into chaos and bloodshed, the colonies of Toubres only seem to be going from strength to strength. The ships travelling from the Toubres homeland to the west often provide passage for bright-eyed and hopeful colonists, and the returning ships are laden with rich and valuable resources. In a bold stroke, the Republic of Toubres announces that the five colonies to the west will henceforth be known as The Western Territories of Toubres, and be largely self-governed, the region's capital being in Toubrian Rilos, the oldest of the Toubres colonies in the area. This announcement is met with joy from both the natives and the colonists of the Western Territories, as the Republic acknowledges their importance. 

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

The army of [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b], still marauding across the lands of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b], and besieging the city of Osnic, seems to hesitate during the events and discussions of the Conference, waiting to see how the pieces fall. But following the large scale of the peace treaty, it seems that Dashkatar's patience runs out. With worrying ease, their army shatters the garrison, claiming the city, and in turn controlling the Province of Osnic itself. The army takes a moment to resupply and take stock of the situation, but few think they will hesitate for long. 

[b][i][u]10th of October[/u][/i][/b]

Already benefiting from it's closer relations with [color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color], [b]The Empire of Rubrus[/b] receives engineers and craftsman from Toubres, and begins refitting and bolstering it's navies, turning the Empire into a fledgling naval power. What this will do to the power balance in the region, is yet to be seen. 

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

Perhaps over-buoyed with confidence due to their alliance with [color=1b1464][b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b][/color], and attempting to emulate Aontas' rivalry with [color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color], [b]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/b] resumes it's tension with [b]The Kingdom of Claidor[/b]. Moving troops along the border, and beginning extensive training of it's armies, the relations between the two bordering nations plummet.

[b][i][u]16th of October[/u][/i][/b]

Despite [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] abandoning the conference, [b]The Echyan Empire[/b] honor's it's pledge, and withdraws it's forces from the Province of Ventir. This is a clear offered olive branch to Redcliff, although few realistically expect that even this gesture will sate their apparent appetite for war. The Echyan armies return to their own land, and begin digging in. 

[u][i][b]19th of October[/b][/i][/u]

In reaction to the inflammatory actions of [b]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/b], [b]The Kingdom of Claidor[/b] begins preparing it's own armies for a potential war. They act with the full support of [b]The Rubrus Empire[/b], with [color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color] issuing a strong warning that Vendsyssel stands down it's armies. All this creates a maelstrom of tension. While the Conference attempts to put out one fire, another is already threatening to whip itself into an inferno. 

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

[b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] licks its wounds. They begin a large-scale resupplying and repairing of the damage done to their fleets and armies. Even while they pour money into healing their own injuries, money is siphoned off and paid up to the Kingdom of Sescos, to help the Republic's neighbors recover. This quick and scheduled payment of the first string of reparations is a clear symbol of good faith, and it goes some way to repairing the deep rift between the two nations. 

[b][i][u]25th of October[/u][/i][/b]

Faced with a growing roster of enemies, [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b] turns to it's ancient allies, [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b]. However they find that Akkadia has had honey poured into their ear by [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b], and they are hesitant to launching into a war with Europe. However even as they are given a cold response by Akkadia, Dashkatar finds a new ally, newly formed [b]The Naziim Caliphate[/b]. The newly free natives are keen for a guiding hand, and Dashkatar is all too happy to oblige. 

[u][i][b]28th of October[/b][/i][/u]

[b]The Hastel Dominions[/b], with the Sescosi War effectively drawing to a close, or at least changing its face, withdraw their armies, which had only recently begun to march. Rather than concern themselves with wherever the next war occurs, the Dominions launch an extensive economic reform scheme. It takes off to a shaky start, but as time passes, and the right people are moved into the right places, the Hastel Dominions emerge as a richer, and more modernized, nation.