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FORM: crystal
SENDER: Nikos Averesch
RECIPIENT: Riftwatch
NOTES: this is breaking news


Nevarra is suffering. [Very serious.] It has two rulers.

News is, the Van Markhams felt left out, so they've crowned a king of their own. And they went all the way to Hunter Fell to do it, which, as any good Nevarran will tell you, means they're using the weight of history and tradition and ancient old King Caspar Pentaghast's precedence to make their coddled milksop the most legitimate claim.

The Pentaghasts have dismissed the claim as treasonous theater. A good combination of words. If only it wasn't coming from other nobles. Presumably they're dismissing because they want their Aurelia to go to Hunter Fell to get a crown dropped on her head by the Reverend Mother, or whatever Reverend Mother they bring along to do the job.

In the meantime, let us pray for Nevarra. They got rid of one monarch. Now they're saddled with two too many.

Comments

[katabasis]

[oh no what a crazy random happenstance]

[exsecutus]

[is it]

[katabasis]

[confirmed: a development fully out of left field]

[rathercommon]

What's Hunter Fell?

[exsecutus]

A place steeped in tradition. Nevarran has crowned its rulers there since the Glory Age. So of course it means something, because King Caspar once chose to sit his arse there by happenstance.

[rathercommon]

[ Hold up ]

There was a king named Caspar?

[libratus]

And you would rather-- what? That they have no one to lead them at all?

[excipio]

Because greedy monarchs and complete anarchy are the only two options, of course.

[ not that he's against anarchy, but for the sake of discussion ]

[libratus]

While the capital is overrun by the dead and Tevinter has them half surrounded, yes. It seems a poor time to roll the dice.

[galvanising]

Why are you being sarcastic about this? It is bad.

[exsecutus]

I find it genuinely tragic that there is a queen and a king vying for the throne of Nevarra.

[gentlecountry]

Well. I didn't votes for 'em.

[Dwarven succession of rulership is so much more sensible than this. Not that he supports that monarchy either.]

[exsecutus]

What a surprise.

No one but other fucking nobles did. If you can call propping him up voting.

[gentlecountry]

Now don'ts mistake me, I don'ts gives one watery shit who lords about one nation or another, lets alone one specific place. I'm sure it's all very importants to folks who lives there, but this ain't no deeps roads, and it's no business of mine.




But that is nots how votings works.

[doneisdone]

[a long, drawn-out groan of aggravated malaise]

[gentlecountry]

[The sound of an exact and photographically accurate outline where I told you so would go, were he the kind of person to utter such a phrase.]

[doneisdone]

[flames]

[exsecutus]

Go on.

[doneisdone]

[with physical weakness but also the usual amount of vitriol,]

fuck off.

[sarcophage]

[If the grippe itself had a voice it would be this: a croaking filament of his usual clear timbre.]

I've a solution.

[exsecutus]

Sounds like a deathbed wish.

Well?

[rowancrowned]

It is a technicality ( but who cares. ) but what crown?

Rather, do either of them have Markus' crown?

[exsecutus]

Since the Van Markhams didn't tout it, I assume if anyone has it, it is not them.

I think it's too much to hope that it's been misplaced.

[exequy]

Do you know if they intend to try to hold Hunter Fell?

[ It's not in a great spot, at the moment, mapwise. ]

[exsecutus]

I would think so. If only to prevent anyone else from trying to be crowned there.