News of the Holy Blood

Mobian's Refusal to Submit to Holy Blood brings War

When the Alliance of the Holy Blood formed over 50 years ago, King Mobian refused the call of the Faith preferring to remain neutral. In spite of all diplomatic attempts made by the Lords and overtures made by the Church, King Mobian has refused to follow the Faith to the banners of the Holy Blood. The Council has remained passive on this account as well seeing it as a matter for the Church and the Lords. With the aid of the Holy Blood's new allies in the Empire of Coastaar, plans are in motion to liberate the enslaved people of Mobian's kingdom. "They shall be free of the blasphemy that is neutrality and stand with the Lords and Church under the Holy Blood Banner!" The Lord Director and King of Jar'gon is reported to have said before a gathering of the Lords, the Church and the people at Blood Moon in the Byzantar.

New Temple of Ahk'ha'ma in the Ishtikarr!

It has been several decades since the Ishtikarr were pacified. Their Empress of the Ishtikarr has worked well with the Church in establishing the Faith of the Holy Blood within their lands. In the new settlement of Norgraad, with the good graces of the Empress of the Ishtikaar, construction on a new temple to Akuma was been completed. The blessing ceremony will be in the spring when the Blood of the well-rested once again flows strong after a long winter's hibernation. Emperor Bazavier of Syconia and Empress Isabella of the Ishtikarr are expected to be present for the ceremony.

Kingdom of Rigen signs Peace Accord with the Ishtikarr

After near 70 years of war, the Red Mage of Rigen, King Di'gen and Empress Isabella have signed a formal peace accord between the two nations. Although there have been no active hostilities in decades, Blood Moon saw in proper that an official peace accord be signed between the two nations to show unity with the Alliance of the Holy Blood's newest ally, the Ishtikarr.

The Church of the Holy Blood however has spoken out against this decision stating that the removal of strife is improper in the eyes of Ignyon and His followers. The Church has explained that Hate runs deep within both the People of Rigen and the Ishtikarr. However, on this matter the Lords decided a formal peace was necessary for the furthering of the Holy Blood's holy war against the Nations of the Star.

King Lyric of Lorace, Speaker of the Council, Restored to Honor

Over 4 decades after King Lyric's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Trister, the Kingdom of Lorace has recovered. All attempts by the Alliance of the Star to destroy Lorace has failed, thwarted by Lyric and the Army of Lorace. With Lyric's stalwart resolve over the past few decades, the Lords have saw fit to restore King Lyric to a position of honor within their standing granting his majesty once again his seat at the table.

The Order of Florance Announces 12th Straight Year of Prosperity

For over a decade, the Order of Floranc in the Byzantar and the Isle of Keta has been prosperous. During the 2 decades following the Founding of the Alliance of the Holy Blood, the Byzantar and Keta were invaded many times. Invading armies sacked and raided from one end of the Order of Florance to the other devastating crops, production and infrastructure. Fortresses were destroyed, village's burned and innocent people slain by the nations of the Alliances of the Star and East as well as by the Kingdom of Kira. To add to the hardship the people of the Order of Florance had to face, the cost of the resulting wars were expensive. The people suffered the most for justice.

In Spite of the Rape of Florance, through Faith and hard work, The Order has thrived. Now in the 12th year of reported growth, the people can say they have climbed out of the shadow of their darker past and live in the Holy luminance of the Faith in continuing prosperity.

Jar'gon Reclaims Dominion over East Jar'gon!

For generations the lands of East Jar'gon had been forcibly devoid of their Jar'gonian soldiers. This created a lawless bad lands made even worse by the absence of Eastern Alliance soldiers as well. The nobility of East Jar'gon were powerless to stop rampaging marauders and thieves as they terrorized the land. Worse yet, the expansion of the Kingdom of the Fallen could not be checked by Jar'gonian forces for they were barred entry into the East by Corgen leaving the unarmed populous to fend for themselves.

The Nation of Corgen after its second-failed invasion of South Falnore in the heartland of the Kingdom of Jar'gon had returned east only to occupy East Jar'gon in what would be later known as the Rape of East Jar'gon. Through the careful negotiation of the Lord Director of the Alliance of the Holy Blood, although unpopular at the time, peace was secured. However, that peace had a heavy coast. Corgen ordered the King of Jar'gon to remove all military presence within East Jar'gon under threat of renewed hostility from the Eastern Alliance. The King of Jar'gon accepted the terms set by Corgen and removed its army from its eastern lands and the Eastern Alliance left soon after. In the years that followed, any attempt at returning to East Jar'gon with an army to secure the peace of Akuma would be met by immediate action from the Corgenite navy.

However, to the joy of countless thousands of East Jar'gonians and surely the millions of people throughout the Alliance of the Holy Blood, the people of Corgen rose up against their ruling class in a civil war. During this time of Corgenite instability, Jar'gon once more landed an army at Tempest, the regional capital of East Jar'gon. Immediately after their arrival, the army began securing order and re-establishing the dominion of the noble class as well as the Word of the Holy Blood. This night, the Holy Blood welcomes East Jar'gon back into the embrace of the Holy Father's.

Syconian Embassy at CrestGrath