[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]Summer of 1800[/h2][/center]

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

It's people angry, and rightly so, [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b], under the personal request of King Marino, slashes the nation's tax rate's back down to their original rates. While some view this as attempting to paper over cracks already too wide, for the majority, it is a very welcome change. For now, the riots that had been consuming Redcliff like a wildfire draw to a cautious pause, the population watching King Marino's actions carefully. What they have seen so far, they begrudgingly approve of. 

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

After it's peace with [b]The Echyan Empire[/b], the war surrounding [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] draws to a close. The Conference, albeit of course absent of a Redcliff representative, convenes once more, and the concerned nations agree to withdraw their forces. Around the provinces of Centrix, Salid and Resdian, there is still some doubt, but for now, the war is over. The fleet of [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b] makes it's return journey, the soldiers of [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b] willingly following their allies and abandoning their siege of Avedua. 

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

The amassed fleet of [b][color=00aeef]The Empire of Attolia[/color][/b] and [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b], under the de facto leadership of the Attolian Admiral Topi Valtonen, reach the waters in which the original expedition first encountered [b]The Shuren Dynasty[/b]. Admiral Valtonen has a burning vengeance in his heart, remembering all too well the men that died under his watch, but the Shuren forces have had months to prepare, and they have not been idle. A huge fleet of 'war-junks', the ships of the Dynasty, sails out to meet their European counterparts. But the lightly armed and sluggish junks are poorly matched, and the superior strength and firepower of the Ships of War, and of the Frigates, tears apart the more rudimentary ships. The ships of the Shuren Dynasty hastily retreat, and the Attolia-Ianian fleet returns to the friendly harbors of [b]The Jinje Kingdom[/b], in high spirits after their easy victory, and awaiting further orders.

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

With it's full military might returned home, [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] begins a long, and laborious re-modelling of it's armies. With the threat of war temporarily alleviated, it has become all too apparent that the Redcliff army, while an immensely powerful weapon, is cumbersome and, more importantly, almost unbearably expensive. What follows is a rigorous 'cutting of the fat'. Huge swathes of the army are released, allowed to return home and live out the rest of their days on pensions provided to them. Only a hardened, and formidable core of regulars remain, with thousands more placed in 'reserve', in case war should trouble Redcliff again. For now though, the budget required for the Empire's armies plummets.  

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

Although slightly bloodied, the soldiers of [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b] are in fine spirits as they return home. Perhaps growing over-confident due to their own new alliance, old tensions flare up along the Akkadian border with [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] and, in turn, [b]The Kingdom of Ilastiri[/b]. Armies begin the well-used pattern of increasingly scaled patrols along the border, and as has already happened several times across Europe, war becomes an increasing possibility. 

[b][i][u]17th of April[/u][/i][/b]

The force of [b][color=708090]The Kingdom of Ubren[/color][/b], fresh from conquering Inversen, and enjoying the current respite from the naval cannons of [b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b], does not waste time. They begin the march north, their sights clearly set of the city of Hjorth. Unsurprisingly, the fleet of Aontas follows them, sailing north to defend their city. 

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

The Attolian East Asia Trading Company is born in the colonies of [b][color=00aeef]The Empire of Attolia[/color][/b]. Unlike anything that had been seen before, the Company takes its Imperial Charter and quickly puts it to full use. The powerful, and wealthy, shareholders of the company, are wary of the unrest in the region, and dockyards, purchased by the Company, begin the construction of a private navy. 

[b][u][i]21st of April[/i][/u][/b]

The army of [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b] pushes onwards, ever onwards. The city of Hodov is garrisoned by a tiny fraction of the forces that Dashkatar possesses, and their morale is badly broken by the death of their king, and the falling of their capital. None expect Hodov to hold, and if the capital province falls, then [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] will be forced to surrender. And so, Dashkatar continues it's march. 

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

The fleet of [b]The Echyan Empire[/b] continues to hound and harass the fleet of [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b], trapping them in the Nalci Strait. Under the cover of darkness, or seizing the slightest opportunity, the Echyan ships carry out daring raids against Dashkatar, both her ships, and her ports. As the Dashkatar army continues to rampage almost unimpeded, these are the closest actions to victory in the ongoing Dashkatar war. Even with them, the balance is quickly swinging in Dashkatar's favor. 

[b][i][u]29th of April[/u][/i][/b]

The siege of Batko continues to drag on, both nations tentative to act as they await the actions of their allies. They also delay the movements of their other forces, aside from [b]The Kingdom of Claidor[/b] moving forces to sit in reserve, ready to come to support the garrison of Batko if the siege escalates. For [b]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/b], they call out for the aid of [b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b], all too aware that their only allies are fighting a war of their own. 

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

The army of [b][color=708090]The Kingdom of Ubren[/color][/b] reaches the walls of Hjorth. Again, the force of Ubren hugely outnumbers [b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b] garrison, but also again, the fleet of Aontas arrives with it's cannons, and begins to bombard the besieging army. The Ubren army engages the same tactics, digging trenches and tunneling beneath the cities defences, but the cannons of the Aontas ships still take a bloody toll.