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Long Live King Rutger
« on: June 27, 2021, 04:59:13 PM »

As is tradition King Rutger will be coronated at the Jundt Schloss in 7 days time.

The event will take place within the castle courtyard regardless of the weather. Invitations are hereby issued to all Heads of State and Government who wish to attend what is for Altona a significant moment in our history. We would at this time like to extend hands of friendship across all of Mundus.

We hope that you will join us on this happy occasion.

Best Regards

General Bertram
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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2021, 10:13:32 PM »

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We can confirm that Burkhardt Kvalheim, President of the National Council and Secretary of Foreign Affairs, will attend the coronation in representation of the Federal Union of Jugland.

We hope that the Juglander delegation will be able to witness what we wish that will be the first of many happy days to come for Altona and their people.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2021, 10:37:35 PM »

To:- General Bertram

East Moreland sends its condolences to the family of the future King Rutger for the death of their loved one King Gottschalk. We are honoured to be invited to the coronation of King Rutger and we wish him well for his future reign. I shall be attending the coronation accompanied by our Chief Councillor Mr.Grant Nightingale.

We look forward to seeing your nation and watching it enter a new phase of it's history.

May The Gods Watch Over You and Your Nation Know Peace.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2021, 11:04:02 PM »

To:- General Bertram

It would be a great honour for the Majestic Empire of Lijiang to be able to witness the ceremony of King Rutger taking the throne.

I will be attending the event with my young 14 year old daughter Princess Wenjun. We are both looking forward to visiting your nation. If possible we would also like to meet with a government official to discuss matters of trade and diplomacy. We understand that this may not culturally fit into this circumstance of the event and if neccessary are happy to meet at some future date.

We wish the new King well and look forward to meeting him and his family.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2021, 11:11:55 PM »

To:- General Bertram

The nation of Achkaerin sends its most heartfelt condolences to the future King's family and the nation of Altona in light of the death of King Gottschalk. Myself and my wife Renee as well as my son Simon and his wife Lydia, this may also include their twin daughters, shall be in attendance at the coronation of King Rutger who we hope will have a long and fulfilling reign.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2021, 08:03:18 PM »
Altona was what some would consider nothing more than a sprawling city. It had been several small settlements that had grown out from their rather nicely preserved historic centres and become one. Surrounding that was a seeming green sea of forest and plains. While the country did have a nice international airport it was small. Altona enjoyed a reputation as a vibrant place for upmarket holiday makers, business trips and various other enterprises that required only small numbers of flights a day. Today though they were expecting several international VIP flights and so rather than fly them into the Edvin Junger International airport, named for a respected Altonan physicist, the VIP's were headed to the Royal Altonan Flying Corps HQ at an airfield about 10km further inland. As each visiting plane entered Altonan airspace a pair of F-14's appeared alongside, their tailfins specially decorated for today with the Sülldorf family crest. The pilots pulled up parralel with the arrivals cockpit and gave them a friendly wave before one pulled ahead showing the way into the airfield.

As the aircraft landed the F-14's peeled away ready to take up a position for the next if required or to head off and fly a patrol as part of the security of the day. Once on the ground the guests were treated to a choir made up of children doing their best singing their national anthem while the current Witan's oldest member, a 72 year old gentleman called Franz Schroder, usually a grand-father who spent his time making rocking horses in a shed, greeted the guests according to their rank and status. Having passed them off to the military they were whisked away in a fine air conditioned SUV to the venue of Jundt Schloss

The castle was the official seat of the Royal Family and a home had been here since the 14th Century. It had witnessed every coronation in the nations history and while the design and construction had changed the central courtyard was built around a stone throne where today's ceremony would be focused around. The guests would be sat along the left of the throne and various Dukes, Ministers, minor royals and a lottery selected group of commoners were filling the other three sides. A clearly flustered General Bertram dressed in his green and red dress uniform including cape. He greeted each guest, thanked them for coming and placed them in their seat. "The ceremony will begin in around ten minutes, following the formal section I know the new King would like to spend a little time meeting you before the formal celebration. In the meantime any questions, any requests please let us know."



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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2021, 10:21:08 PM »
OOC- Ignore who East Moreland said was attending.

A coronation was something King David always liked to witness. While normally he would have brought with him his wife Queen Stasya she was feeling a little under the weather with morning sickness and so the pair had determined she would stay at home. As such David had opted to bring with him his best friend and brother-in-law Alex Redfern. The pair hadn't spent much time hanging out in the last few months and the King was hopeful the trip would give them a bit of time to catch up. The journey across the Illumic didn't take too long and Redfern spent the last moment of the flight getting a good view of the Altonan air field, his military intelligence mindset was often a hard one to break out of. The pair exited the aircraft and smiled as the children sang. David was pleased the East Moreland anthem was a cheery tune for them and he clapped their efforts as they finished and ensured he thanked them for their welcome. Seeing the castle David was feeling a little excited, it seemed the coronation would be more intimate than many they'd witnessed and a nice castle always got the history nerd in him going. David extended a hand to the General thanking him for the hospitality and took a seat with Alex where shown. "Is there much you can tell me about your new King General? How well do you know him?" David was keen to get a feel for his new Illumic neighbour.


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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2021, 10:17:16 PM »
OOC- Hope you don't mind I didn't put a RSVP in.

It had been some time since Queen Atalanta had visited another nation and the prospect of visiting what was perhaps one of the smallest nations on Mundus was interesting. Not wanting to travel alone the Queen had opted to travel with her favourite young cousin Lady Filippa. The young girl should have, as far as Atalanta was concerned, be a Princess but Cassiopeian tradition dictated that royals must at least be capable of military service and with her eye sight progressively failing that was impossible. Atalanta though was determined to make the young girl an example of service and dedication to the Realm and if possible the Queen could convince the Oracle to consider service to the nation as equal to military service.

Filippa was excited to be attending. It was rare she got to attend events such as this and on the flight over her guide dog Kipar sat snoozing under her feet rousing only a few times to go and drink some water and accept the occasional snack offered by Filippa. Upon arrival the royal plane taxied alongside the East Moreland one and having exited the aircraft just as King David exited the airfield Atalanta joined arms with her cousin and between her and Kipar they descended the steps and stood smiling while the children sang. Atalanta nodded her thanks to the children before making her way to the waiting vehicle.

Upon arrival at the castle it was a much more compact venue than her own sprawled complex and connected temples. The Queen sometimes worried the sheer size of the Queen's complex was impresonal and she suspected if he resided her the new King would easily get to know all his staff and servents, a much more personal affair. She took her seat near the Morelanders and wondered if perhaps having the dog there they had broken some unwritten ettiquete. She waited for the General to answer King David's question keen to hear the answer herself. She then checked whether Kipar would be OK tucked away under Filippa's seat.


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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2021, 11:00:43 PM »

As it was announced, Secretary Burkhardt Kvalheim, in his role as President of the National Council, attented the coronation ceremony in Altona. Although there was not much to expect in a ceremony like this, obviously, Kvalheim hoped that it would be a first step to cultivate a close and constructive relation with the western Coft Aranye kingdom.

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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2021, 06:10:19 PM »
The opportunity to visit a nation he'd never been to before had been more than enough for Peter Azurewind, Emperor of Achkaerin, to decide to attend - witnessing the coronation was the icing on the cake, the only downside was that yet again they'd had to make the trip in a plane that was rapidly becoming unsuitable for the purpose and he'd spent half the flight placing a custom order for a replacement as soon as time permitted. Accompanying the Emperor was his wife Princess Renee, and then also his son Prince Simon, as well as Simon's wife Princess Lydia and then Simon and Lydia's twin seven year old daughters Aeolia and Lamia. There had been much conversation over what to wear for this occasion in the end it had been decided to keep things simple Peter and Simon both wore suits, typical to look at Simon in the traditional black and white and Peter in a dark navy blue and white, both wearing pins on their lapels indicating their military service, the navy for Peter the air force for Simon. As for the women Renee wore a red dress and Lydia, perhaps channeling her title as Countess of Gowu, wore a dark green dress. The twins typically matched each other in white dresses.

After being greeted by their host and whisked off to the castle and once seated Peter had to smile as King David asked a question, he wasn't surprised to see the Morelanders already there, after all they had the reputation for punctuality, there were others he didn't know personally but had heard about and this was a good opportunity to do some networking, it was also an opportunity to get relations with Altona going and that was Peter's primary focus, especially with Awhaele's situation in mind.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2021, 11:09:48 PM »
For the Princess Afroditi had worked hard to persuade her brother to allow her and her cousin Danyaal to attend the coronation. With the diversification of the economy and various other arrangements the idea of making connections with a nation like Altona were appealing however being an Illumic nation it was likely they'd end up being another puppet of East Moreland and so Heydar had refused to go himself. This had opened the oppurtunity for the two minor royals to go. Afroditi and Danyaal had both tried gaining more responsibility in the nation, Afroditi by undertaking various charitable endeavours most of which had been usurped by Queen Haniyah. Meanwhile Danyaal had found himself on endless meaningless Councils such as the Council for Road Haulage. This was their chance.

Like the others they had watched when the Seleucid aircraft was flanked by the hosts air force. Upon touching down they had watched first the Morelanders, then the Cassiopeians and finally the royals of Achkaerin all watch the anthems before they descended the steps. Unlike the others they did not stand and wait for the anthems to be finished and instead approached the staff of Altona greeting them at the airport, first they introduced themselves and then Princess Afroditi spoke. "I am sorry to do this on such an important day for your nation but I am left with little oppurtunity. Me and my cousin Prince Danyaal would like to claim political asylum here if possible."

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2021, 12:27:42 AM »
General Bertram had held his post for nearly three years as head of the King's Heavy Cavalry, a unit that in a very real sense could claim to be the Kingmakers of Altona. As such since his appointment he'd had to learn about the potential need for diplomacy as well as military strategy. He therefore didn't struggle too much with King David's question. "If I'm being honest Your Majesty I was rather surprised that Rutger won. Our nation has a tradition of electing strong military leaders and I had expected Prince Lukas to win. The Prince has a long association with the military and is highly respected in those circles. Rutger.....King Rutger meanwhile I would describe more as a business man. I think that perhaps symbolises a way the nation wish to head. There is an expectation among particularly the younger Altonans that we begin to capitalise on the significant wealth we've squirreled away and not just in buying equipment for the military. Rutger is a man who did the bare minimum of military service and then hit the books. I believe you and him share a degree specialism? He graduated well with a degree in History and then bounced around various government jobs. He's a man with a great intellect and a keen sense of duty. His biggest challenge will be ensuring the military give him their full backing two or three years down the line when the armed forces don't get the majority of the investment they enjoy now. I think though he's a man who will use his family to support his throne, Lukas in particular will be an asset for that."

Bertram wasn't sure whether the dog of the Cassiopeian royals was a good idea but it wouldn't do to be seen on a global scene as discriminating against the visually impaired. For now the hound was quiet enough and he hoped when the bands started it would remain that way. As for the Achkaerin entourage he hoped the children followed the dogs lead.




Lutz Becker was a very distant cousin of the ruling  Sülldorf Dynasty. The 28 year old Duke of the East Valley had greeted each arrival with a friendly smile, an exchange of pleasantries. It had all been rather simple and going to plan and then the Seleucid had arrived. Things had rapidly gone above his pay-grade. He knew little about the Seleucid delegation and they'd been very sparse with details. "Well Your Highnesses I think we'll need to first of all get you in he SUV. We can't just give a blanket yes but if you have a geniune reason under our laws on the matter then of course. There is another castle used by the royals near the venue. We should perhaps head there."

Lutz made some phone calls and as they arrived at the castle some 5km away Tillo Hertz a senior officer in the military meet them and escorted them into a lounge. "Duke Lutz has explained the situation to me as best he can. The question remains under what grounds should you be given asylum, and then why us?"


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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2021, 08:13:09 PM »
Danyaal and his cousin Afrodite had expected such a question would be asked. They didn't expect a nation to just automatically give them a new homeland simply because they asked. "Where we come from forced and arranged marriages are a thing. We have been in a secret relationship for nearly two years. My brother, King Heydar, does not yet have a marriage arranged for me as I believe he intends to use me as some kind of political pawn at somepoint. Danyaal here is used as a scapegoat for our family."Afrodite explained the situation. "We wish to marry but will not be allowed. Danyaal is likely to be killed if he is sent home and I would be forced into the Priesthood at best."

Danyaal looked nervous. It had been quiet a wild card move to make this request here in Altona but they had determined a country that was a stranger to Royal Seleucid would be the best choice. They had considered for a brief moment East Moreland or The Iwi hoping their animosity towards the Seleucid could be useful, however they deduced that they'd just as likely be put on trial for somehow being connected to the conflicts between their homeland and these nations. They also couldn't be sure someone like Tamora or Waddan wouldn't simply hand them back. "I believe that news of our relationship would be enough to sign our death warrants." Danyaal added. "We picked you as you presented an opportunity we could use to both get out of the nation together."

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2021, 12:28:59 AM »
Tillo Hertz recognised that it was unlikely that he would get to see this coronation and that annoyed him. He took a breath and then recognised that such a decision on the future of the two royal guests would be above his pay-grade but at the same time he was certain they had no motive other than self preservation of their romance. "For now Your Highnesses we shall request that you stay within the walls of this castle. You will be granted rooms and if you require anything I am sure the staff here can accommodate you." He bid them farewell for now and headed off to make a few phone calls about the situation. In truth however it was likely nothing would be able to be done until after the coronation.

OOC- I suggest we perhaps make a new thread for this part of the RP.



Back at Jundt Schloss everyone was in position for the ceremony to begin. The sound of horses hooves on the roadway outside indicated the arrival of three carriages. Before their passengers could disembark a group of men wearing all black military tunics appeared on the walls of the castle and blew a fanfare hearalding the arrival of a trio of soldiers. The Red and Black Tower flag of Altona was carried centrally between two escorts armed with large axes, this flag with the port-coulis open was the current flag of Altona showing the nation at peace. A few steps behind them a 2nd trio entered, this time the port-coulis shown as closed, the nations flag of war. Further trios entered, first the King's Heavy Cavalry, then the Army, Navy and finally Flying Corps, bringing up the rear was the flag of the Sülldorf family. The flag were arranged with the current flag of peace behind the stone throne. Three flags stood either side. A further fanfare played, this one different to the first and a lady wearing a long flowing white dress walked in. Princess Constance was accompanied by her husband Duke Klaus who was carrying their two year old son Sigmund. Constance elegantly swept her dress across the wooden stool she gracefully lowered herself and waited as her husband and child made their way to seats further behind. Once in position Prince Lukas made his entrance hand in hand with his wife Kamille, his two elder sons and two young daughters followed them. Lukas was wearing his military uniform, his two sons in Army Cadet uniform while the girls and his wife wore white dresses similar to that of Princess Constance.

The final fanfare sounded and wearing a plain black suit but wrapped in a luxuiorusly furred red cloak the soon to be King entered. Rutger nodded respectfully to several of his friends in the crowd. The soon to be Queen Heidi entered just after him along with 12 year old Karl in a cadet uniform gripped her right hand and white dressed Matilda who was nine year old held her left. Rutger sat upon the centre throne and quickly and symbolically linked hands with his siblings in a gesture to show there was no hard feeling about the result.

The final person arriving did not come through the main gate but instead appeared from a tower of the castle. It was an old man with long grey hair covered by a black robed hood. He was a Wildhüter, a "game keeper" a priest of the faith of Sigyn. He carried a knife on his hip and a quiver of arrows on his back. The role of  "Game-keeper" was to help guide the souls of the faithful to good and honourable deeds ensuring that they had enough power in the after life to avoid the hunt that would destroy their soul. He stood before the throne and addressed the crowd.

"Today we are assured that King Gottschalk has escaped the pursuit of Her Holiness Sigyn. His soul was strong and full of good deeds and no doubt now having proved his worth he rides beside the Goddess in glorious beauty. He left us not long ago with a choice of who was the guide Sigyn's folk in the temporal world and we have made the decision to recognise Prince Rutger as our new monarch. Before we crown him we must however honour his siblings." Two other "game keepers" arrived each carrying a crown of iron. The man taking the ceremony took the first.

"Princess Constance. Do you recognise as your Lord and Sovereign your brother Rutger. Do you give him your loyalty as you should a King. Will you serve him and Altona however best you can." He held the crown forward. The Princess stood and bowed to her brother before saying loudly that she agreed to all those things. The "Game-keeper" handed a crown over which the Princess placed upon her head. The oath was repeated for Lukas who gave a salute rather than a bow.

Rutger seemed pleased and now it was his turn, a new crown appeared this one identical to the iron ones but in gold. "Rutger, your bloodline made you a candidate for the throne but your people have placed their trust in you. They have given you the rights and responsibilities of the King of Altona from now until you go to meet Sigyn. All your actions will govern whether your soul will have the power to evade her hunt and earn the right to ride alongside her or be destroyed for eternity. Your actions as King will weigh heavy in that determination. Do you accept these rights and responsibilities?"

Rutger stood. "I swear that I shall do my best to guide Altona forward and ensure all my subjects are able to save their souls. I humbly accept the responsibility of Kingship." The "Game Keeper" placed the crown on Rutger's head and then knelt before him. Rutger placed a hand on the mans head for a moment or two before helping him up and the two embraced. A hunting horn was blown from the castle's highest tower, a message to the Goddess indicating that Altona had a new King. The siblings all embraced and joined by their families posed for photographs before making their way to mingle with the crowd.

Prince Lukas made his way over to Secretary Burkhardt Kvalheim from Jugland. "I am grateful you've come." The Prince was still wearing the iron crown but had his military peaked cap tucked under his arm. "You must forgive me however, I believe you're the only non-monarchy here, may I ask why a Republic would be interested to attend our coronation.....not that I'm complaining."

Princess Constance headed towards the Cassiopeian delegation with Sigmund in tow. "Your Majesty" she bowed and had to catch her crown before it fell from her head, she was not yet used to the weight. "We're delighted you attended. I tried to persuade my father to allow me to attend your own coronation but sadly he didn't permit it. Such a shame. Perhaps we can discuss ensuring our nations can begin on better terms than we have." Meanwhile Sigmund was reaching a hand towards Lady Filippa's dog. "No Sigmund" Constance pulled him away and he looked like he was about to cry. "We have dogs at home and he plays with them all the time. I don't think he understands yours will be a working dog no?"

Rutger and his wife split up, Rutger approached the large Achkaerin delegation. "Thank you for coming" he extended a hand to the Emperor. "I understand you ride a bit?" he enquired, "Do you perhaps hunt?"

Queen Heidi was left to "Your Majesty" she was about to bow then realised that she was of equal status now to the Morelander. "Its a pleasure to meet you. May I pass on my congratulations to you and Queen Stasya on your impending arrival. You must be thrilled to have a second child arriving."

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2021, 12:46:46 AM »

"Oh", Secretary Burkhardt Kvalheim, slighly surprised by the question, replied, "we came as a sign of respect, obviously. We are certainly interested to increase dialogue and cooperation with your nation. You are invited to visit our country when you wish so".

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« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2021, 04:00:51 PM »
Peter smiled as he shook Rutger's hand "It's a great honour to be here Your Majesty and if I may be the first to say it welcome to the club." Peter said referencing that him Rutger was now one of the monarchs on Mundus, before turning his words to the new King's question "Yes I and quite a lot of my family enjoy a good ride, my granddaughters are quite eager to begin learning as well. As for hunting we do hunt, we have a Royal Hunt every year." he paused for a moment "If you're available yourself and your family would be welcome to attend this years as my guests."

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« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2021, 07:25:56 PM »
Queen Stasya gave a sideways glance to her husband. The question was an awkward one and Stasya was a little concerned about what David's answer would be. "I think Your Majesty might have been sadly misinformed." David tried to sound polite "You see our child" he held Stasya's hand tightly, "will be Stasya's first child, my third. You see Princess Rhiannon is a twin, unfortunately her brother Caspian was born with a rare genetic disorder which saw him die at the age of three. It turns out my former wife, Matilda, carried the gene and sadly it means her second child with her new partner also had the same disorder." Having explained the situation, "Sorry to dampen your happy occasion but we are indeed excited to be having a child."

Stasya was keen to move away from the topic of Caspian, "Congratulations on your coronation though. What kind of role will a Queen of Altona have now you've got your crown?" She asked.

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« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2021, 09:25:22 PM »
Prince Lukas was happy to hear the response of Secretary Burkhardt Kvalheim, "Well we delighted you came. We're a nation keen to do what you appear successful in and that is becoming more recognised internationally. While I would be thrilled to come and visit that is now a decision for my brother. I am now at his service. Do you think there is any ways our two nations can work together in the future?" He knew he would get some kind of royal duty and so gathering as much intelligence as possible would be useful.

Rutger was pleased to hear that royals outside his nation hunted, "I'd be excited to see what kind of game you have in your nation. Here we have a lot of deer and wild sheep in the woods. For us the idea of hunting is a sacred act, it helps us remember the goddess we worship. As for attending your Royal Hunt we'd be thrilled." He wasn't exactly sure how the Achkaerin royals would hunt but he was sure it wouldn't be that different.

Once Queen Heidi had finished hoping the ground would swallow her up she could still feel her face was bright red, "I am so sorry" she apologised, "If I'm honest I was not expecting to be Queen and I am so disappointed our diplomatic service didn't tell me this." She would make a mental note to have someone reprimanded when the event was over. "I'll be praying for the safe arrival of the new Prince or Princess" She was thankful Stasya had asked a question as it gave her a way to change the conversation. "As for my role as Queen I am now effectively the mother of our nation. My job is to try and provide help and support to those in need and ensure our nations guests on occasions such as this are cared for."

As the conversations came to an end a  Wildhüter priest appeared through the castle gates leading a Chamois. It had been hundreds of years ago traditional that the new King would take his guests out hunting to get food for that evenings feast, that however had on a number of occasions seen them come home empty handed and so many had felt the new monarch was cursed. This resulted in the Heavy Cavalry  officers going out a few days before and trapping a suitable animal. Rutger knew Lukas would be more comfortable doing this than him but he had no choice. A Sergeant from the Heavy Cavalry brought the King a thick heavy spear. Rutger held the spear firmly, Lukas had talked him through how to use it and where to strike several times but now the spear felt super heavy. He fixed his eyes on the spot where he had been told the heart was and while the Heavy Cavalry guys held the animal steady unaware of its fate Rutger pushed it as hard as he could. He felt the spear cut through flesh and blood dripped onto the cobble court yard. "Sigyn has sent us a bounty to feast with, she is pleased with our future." Rutger said trying to avoid the blood going on his shoes. Another member of the Cavalry handed him a cloth to wipe his hands and took the spear from him. "Now with meat provided for our feast we can eat."

Rutger lead the gathering inside. Inside was a long but narrow room. Plain round wooden tables filled the room with an open fire at the far end, a Chamois, already prepared and spitted was spinning over the fire. Every now and again a drip of fat would hit the fire filling the room with the smell of succulent meats. "Please everyone mingle, enjoy the food and drink" Rutger announced as he and his wife headed towards a pair of thrones that over looked the room.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2021, 08:13:15 PM »
David hoped his revelation about Caspian hadn't cost some poor soul their job. Mistakes such as this could easily be made during what could perhaps be considered "First Contact". Stasya spoke to Heidi, "Our two roles are very very similar, perhaps moving forward we could look at some joint projects." In truth she wasn't that bothered whether they did or not but it wasn't tactful to say otherwise.

The ceremonial slaughter wasn't anything the Morelander King was concerned by, his people still had many examples of living off the land and that included hunting and killing wild animals. Stasya though was still not used to seeing animals in person being killed and winced at all the blood.

Inside the Morelanders discreetly found a corner and David performed the pre-meal ritual all Morelanders followed. David gathered small samples of various foods onto a small plate and produced a candle from his pocket. It was wrapped in a white cloth. He placed the candle on the centre of the plate and lit it before saying a few prayers to the various Cultist gods. The King nicked his thumb and left some drops blood of his own on the plate and then blew out the candle before gathering everything together.

Their own little religious ceremony over Stasya and David gathered their own plates of food. "I've never eaten, Chamois before" David said as he handed a plate to his pregnant wife.

"Me either" she replied as they found a seat.

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Re: Long Live King Rutger
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2021, 05:07:16 PM »

"We'd be certainly interested in improving ties as well as facilitating and increasing trade between our countries", Secretary Kvalheim replied, "which is more than likely to benefit both of our nations. Obviously, we'd be willing to consider cooperation in other spheres if your government has any proposal in mind".

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« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2021, 03:03:20 PM »
"I'll make sure everything is arranged for your attendance." Peter said smiling[1]

Peter had in his years on the Achkaerinese throne seen and been involved in many rituals, so seeing Rutger drive a spear into a Chamois wasn't anything new for him though Simon and Lydia did take measures to ensure their daughters didn't see the slaughter actually happen,  the pair had just started looking for pets of their own so watching an animal die was probably not the best thing for them to be seeing. Chamois wasn't something Peter was familiar with food wise, he knew the animal just had never eaten it.
"I haven't seen you like this in a while." Renee said as they sorted their food out.
"Makes a welcome change from not having to worry about all manner of international crises." Peter said "So much less stress."
"And therefore better for your health." Lydia said as she put food on Aeolia's plate, Simon was doing the same for Lamia.
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