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The Fleets of Albion and the Cinque Ports

On the matter of His Majesties Fleets, and the support offered to them by the Cinque Ports: Notes by Benedict Karlennon Updated by Marcellus d’Castiglione in 1106 His Gracious Majesty retains two fleets – the Northern Fleet, traditionally sailing out of the Cinque Port of Newcastle but recently transferred to Londinium, and the Southern Fleet,…

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The Charter of Harmonious Government

For our good governance, and seeking harmony with the just laws of Albion, we the people of Hiraeth seek to appoint an officer to oversee our relations with the outside world, and to represent us at the Court of Albion. For the purposes of this charter, this officer is referred to as “The Lord”, but…

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/More News from Hereford

3rd day of December 1098 Good people of Albion, Some of you may know me, many of you will not. My name is Quarim Almalik and I am a man of Albion, but recently returned to my homeland. I sincerely wish that I were able to meet you all in happier days, but it seems…

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Copy of a letter to Lady Marisa D’Arby from Lady Harriet Corvidae

This letter was discovered being used as a bookmark during Septimus Smithson’s researches into the locations of Waylund’s ancient forges. My Dearest Marisa I must write to you as I have had the most fearful experience, it was enough to make a girl feel all giddy. We went riding today, Will and I. Will suggested…

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Land Rank – Updated after the Great Erdrejan Fayre of 1111

The following table shows the heirarchy of Albion’s nobility. This chain of command exists parallel to the faction rank structure and some posts may be responsible to both (e.g. the Sheriff of York answers to both the Duchess of York and the High Sheriff). Updated after the Great Erdrejan Fayre of 1111 The King –…

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The Truth about the Hunter and the Laughing One

Elemmhir Lanatrae The Harlequins and Death Jesters graciously offered the Eye of the Laughing One in order that Excalibur may be found. This was at the Gathering of 1096. What was not known, by any, was that the Hunter himself would deliver that most precious of Swords. Nor was it known that he would once…

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Meeting of the War Captains

Ok me be quick with this cos t’Keen is wanting with message pigeon and I think it done pooh on her head… s’Kalion “We go to council, we drink we talk me and v’Ar have good time teaching K’Arpet to fight. (Ok Benadict give me good kicking so did Jack and Hugo too but I…

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Ancestors and Unliving

Why is it that all Ancestors, regardless of alignment or the people of the factions that worship them, all get dismiss unliving? why is it that ‘evil’ ancestors bestow upon their worshippers the ability to dismiss the unliving? Surely they like unliving? To address this question you must first look at why the Ancestors have…

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The 40 days of Ramadan

Cathy Emmas and friends recorded by Hakim Abaht (Hashassin, Ret.) Each line of the song has its own physical manoeuvre to be performed as it is sung. I shall list out each verse once and you can easily put together the descending days yourselves. On the first day of Ramadan the prophet gave to me,…

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The Proclamation of the Fallen Hart

“That upon the third day of April, 1105 AF, at Winchester ritual circle, Her Royal Majesty, The Queen of Albion, Elspeth Pendragon of the Harts, was struck down and vilely murdered, by a group of depraved, vicious treacherous creatures, an event to which many subjects of Her Royal Majesty and allies of Albion did witness…

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