The Great Realm Chronicle & Monastic Annals

Centuries of Spite: Byzantines (Xenonic) and Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет) Bleed Upon the Field

Sentries upon the curtain wall report that Byzantines (Xenonic) and Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет) have prolonged their ruinous vendetta into yet another season, completing 7 years of ceaseless struggle. Counselors on both sides advise caution, but pride brooks no counsel. Village maidens observed that a retreating knight rideth every bit as swiftly as an advancing one, and looks far less proud. Neutral dukes summoned their chancellors to examine old rolls of lineage and boundary claims.

The Leading Banner: Byzantines (Xenonic) Commands 38 Strongholds

No sovereign exercises greater influence across Christendom than Byzantines (Xenonic), holding sway over 38 fortified towns. Rival courts look to their own defenses, mindful of the vast legions marshaled under the royal lion. 'Let the scribes make room in the chronicle; Byzantines hath won a great name,' declared a visiting scholar. Knights in the tiltyards of Byzantines raised their drinking-horns high, hailing the triumph of their liege.

Sound of the Anvil: Byzantines (Xenonic) Calls Up Levies

The high constables of Byzantines (Xenonic) have marshaled 4 fresh companies of foot and horse. Newly forged chainmail gleamed in the courtyard as knights knelt to swear their oaths. The great bells in the cathedral of Byzantines rang without ceasing from nones until midnight. 'The bells of victory ring sweet, but the blacksmiths must now labor on new ironwork,' laughed a camp armorer.

Feudal Growth: Byzantines (Xenonic) Adds 3 Walled Towns

Few predicted the dramatic leap of Byzantines (Xenonic), which added 3 fiefs in a single campaigning season. Captive battle-standards were displayed in the town square to the cheers of thousands. Lords and commoners alike celebrated throughout Byzantines, filling the streets with torchlight and festive cheer. 'A winter campaign consumeth more boots than honor,' muttered a cobbler at the crossroads.

Reversal of Fortune for Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет): 2 Strongholds Lost

Enemy assaults have chipped away at Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет), depriving the crown of 2 castles in a single year. Dispatches describe a demoralized court struggling to hold the remaining line. Innkeepers along the highway reported that both retreating and pursuing armies showed equal neglect in paying their tavern scores. Friars through Umayyad Cordoba preached of repentance, declaring that worldly arrogance had brought divine chastisement.

Repulse at the Moat: Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg) Denies North Ocean Sea to Tang China (Эльф ушастый)

Despite gathering formidable support for the enterprise, Tang China (Эльф ушастый) failed to dislodge the defenders of Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg) from North Ocean Sea. The garrison held its ground through a day of bitter melee, maintaining sovereign control over the fortress. 'The crown that is won by the lance must now be held by the keep,' observed a venerable abbot. Trumpets sounded from the gatehouses of Carolingian Franks as couriers rode through with news of the great triumph.

Generations of War: Byzantines (Xenonic) and Saffarids (бургундий) Refuse to Make Peace

Neither prayers of bishops nor exhaustion of revenues can quench the hatred dividing Byzantines (Xenonic) and Saffarids (бургундий), sustained now for 5 long years. Skirmishes between the rivals also flared across Mecca. The common folk pray only that the armies move elsewhere. Moneylenders in the great trading cities quietly tightened their terms and demanded gold in hand. Court poets are already discovering that the conqueror's grandfather was, by astonishing fortune, a paragon of chivalry.

Unquenchable Hatred: The Long War of Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg) and Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет)

The vendetta pitting Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg) and Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет) against each other hath endured through 3 campaigns without a single honest embassy of peace. The two houses clashed this season at Salamanca and Valencia as well. Both treasuries are hollow shells, yet the slaughter continues unabated. 'Parchment is cheap, but the iron that enforceth it costeth dear,' observed a guild merchant. The toll-collector noted that whichever lord held the bridge, the tax on pack-horses curiously never went down.

Byzantines (Xenonic) swelleth its territorial rolls by 3 fortified keeps to count 38 keeps in all. Royal charters of Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg) confirm the acquisition of 1 domain, mounting to 14 domains. The bailiffs of Umayyad Cordoba (интима не будет) collect diminished tithes, the crown receding to 11 strongholds (-2).

Tavern gossips swear upon their tankards that Carolingian Franks and Saffarids have drafted a secret truce upon a greasy trencher. Merchants at the frontier fair note that moneylenders tied to Umayyad Cordoba are extending substantial credit to barons loyal to Byzantines.

Summer heat cracketh the clay of the road in 1911; men-at-arms loosen their gorgets and pray for a breeze.

FINE SALT from the coastal pans, packed in dry barrels. Inquire of the merchant carter near the bridge chapel.