The Great Realm Chronicle & Monastic Annals

The High Seat Falls: Tang China (Эльф ушастый) Takes Bukhara from Saffarids (бургундий)

Lordship of Bukhara now belongs to Tang China (Эльф ушастый), having wrested the cradle of Saffarids (бургундий) after a bloody siege. Chroniclers record that the victory feast was held within the ducal solar itself. Barons of Tang China swore renewed fealty amidst clinking goblets and joyous shouting. Local serfs note that whether the tax-gatherer wears foreign or native colors, the levy of barley remains unaltered.

Lord of the Realm: Tang China (Эльф ушастый) in the Vanguard with 42 Keeps

No sovereign exercises greater influence across Christendom than Tang China (Эльф ушастый), holding sway over 42 fortified towns. Rival courts look to their own defenses, mindful of the vast legions marshaled under the royal lion. 'A masterstroke of arms hath redrawn the feudal map of the realm,' declared a veteran castellan. The sovereign court of Tang China erupted into celebration, with barons and knights pledging joyful toasts.

Hosts Gather: Tang China (Эльф ушастый) Mustering New Formations

Armories and tanneries across Tang China (Эльф ушастый) have delivered gear for 5 additional units this season. The new banners were consecrated with holy water in cathedral ceremonies. Trumpets sounded from the gatehouses of Tang China as couriers rode through with news of the great triumph. 'All earthly dominions are but borrowing; we hold them only until the grave,' preached an itinerant canon.

Citadel in the Storm: Tang China (Эльф ушастый) Recaptures Indraprastha from Saffarids (бургундий)

Surrendered 3 times now to rival crests throughout this bitter feud, lordship over Indraprastha hath once more been rewritten by the broadsword in favor of Tang China (Эльф ушастый) against Saffarids (бургундий). The town bailiffs have exhausted their supply of welcoming speeches and surrendered keys. The local blacksmith reported brisk trade in straightening bent swords for the vanquished and polishing new spurs for the victors. 'The balance of the realm is like a weathercock upon a steeple, swinging with every puff of wind,' noted an old armorer.

Ujjain Changeth Masters Anew as Tang China (Эльф ушастый) Ousteth Saffarids (бургундий)

The ravaged bailey of Ujjain has fallen for the 2 times, passing to Tang China (Эльф ушастый) as the troops of Saffarids (бургундий) were expelled. The expedition was launched from Malabar Sea, where the baggage train had been assembled. Farmers in the vicinity have long ceased planting crops in the scarred earth. Pilgrims at wayside hostels debated the rights and wrongs of the war until the tallow candles sputtered out. A village curé remarked that the prayers for peace were answered promptly by the arrival of two hundred hungry crossbowmen.

The Revolving Bailey: Tang China (Эльф ушастый) Storms Varanasi from Saffarids (бургундий)

The battered curtain walls of Varanasi have changed hands 2 times in this strife, falling once again as Tang China (Эльф ушастый) ejected the retainers of Saffarids (бургундий). Townsfolk looked on with weary resignation as foreign heraldic crests were hoisted above the barbican for another turn of fortune. Emissaries from neighboring principalities watched the frontier closely, taking measure of the shifting balance. Innkeepers along the highway reported that both retreating and pursuing armies showed equal neglect in paying their tavern scores.

A Feud Without End: Byzantines (Xenonic) and Saffarids (бургундий) Lock Horns

Hostilities between Byzantines (Xenonic) and Saffarids (бургундий) have now ground on for 2 unbroken years, stripping the border manors of grain and livestock. That maketh 2 years of bitter warfare between the houses. Wandering friars carried the news from tavern to roadside shrine, finding eager listeners at every door. 'Earthly glory is fleeting as mist upon the fen, yet costly in silver and blood,' murmured a wandering friar.

Bonds of Fealty: Byzantines (Xenonic) and Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg) in Chivalric Accord

Mutual oaths sworn upon holy relics have borne fruit for Byzantines (Xenonic) and Carolingian Franks (MonsterSerg), whose forces took part in 4 shared enterprises this year. Envoys applaud the steadfastness of the two courts. Lords and envoys in foreign courts received the tidings with drawn brows and wary murmurs. 'In the annals of men, yesterday's conquest is ever tomorrow's lament,' noted an abbey librarian.

The feudal rolls of Saffarids (бургундий) are shortened by 5 fiefs, leaving merely 9 fiefs in allegiance. Tang China (Эльф ушастый) flourishes across the realm, widening its sway by 5 strongholds to command 42 strongholds in all.

Pilgrims report that hooded couriers have been riding by moonlight between the keeps of Saffarids and Tang China throughout 1918. Friars crossing the border whisper that a secret parchment sealed by Tang China was carried into the keep of Byzantines beneath a load of turnips in 1918.

Crisp Martinmas air settleth upon the kingdom in 1918, turning the marshes silver under a hunter's moon.

ILLUMINATED PSALTERS: Written in fine monastic minuscule, with gilded capitals and azure borders. Scriptorium of St. Jude.