Sixth Collateral Session

Sixth Collateral Session

Dana Agash, the king of Ælfwode

Campaign	The Collateral Campaign
Game Date	Friday, June 16th, 2021
Start Date	Mawsim 15th, 261 IM
Start Location	Negizi Ungir, Ungirsi Federation
Ending Date	Silde 14th, 261 IM
Ending Location	Halperion, Halperion Prefecture, Jalinjeri
Absentees	Everybody except Rayjok Halperion
Next Session	Seventh Collateral Session

The Sixth Collateral Session began with an embassy to Ælfwode where Rayjok decided to continue his message and announce the ushering in of a new era in western Ortalyk with cooperation between the various races, religions and cultures.

Embassy to Ælfwode

Dana Agash, the king of Ælfwode called in Rayjok for an audience before letting him run amok among the Ælfen people. Rayjok rose the occasion and announced that he and Hedgewind Jalinbeti were building a new type of government in their region; a civilization with a new creed of equality between the races. He explained that for the plan to work that it was essential to have contributions from the Ælfes, who's understanding of nature was second to none.

The king was swayed by this plea and bade that Rayjok might certainly recruit immigrants from among his people for this new cause. He personally gifted Rayjock with one of the finest bows the Ælfes are capable of producing and a quiver of deadly arrows. Rayjok went on to gain audiences with tradespeople, traders, warriors and farmers alike with his story of how Halperion and Jalinbeti were set to grow under this new creed and that opportunity was everywhere. His treaties did not fall on deaf ears and processions soon formed to head south.

Rayjock pays homage to Dana Agash, the king of Ælfwode.

The Return of the Ambassadors

Rayjok's returned in time to herald the return of the ambassadors to the Aydahar Confederation and the League of Dweorgen Miners, both returning with good news for Rayjok Halperion. Togzhan Kuat's tri[ tp the Aydahar Confederation had her spending most of her time visiting the southern regions. She explained to the Aydahar that a new nation was forming where different races would get a seat at the table.

Togzhan's Embassy

Togzhan Kuat pointed out to the Aydahar that migrating individuals would get access to the choicest locations in the hearts of new towns as they were being built. She continued that Halperion and Jalinbeti were likely to give tax breaks to incoming tradespeople and that the the area was becoming a central hub of trade between Ælfes, Grendel, Aydahar, Ungir and Humans alike. She showed how the new territory had mountainous region that would be far better suited for dragons who preferred remote heights and cooler temperatures.

Each of the missions was successful in its own right, however the mission to Togzhan Kuat's native Kizil Aydahar Region was perhaps the most successful, attracting the interest of many a Kizil (red) Aydahar and even some stodgy old red dragons. The point was driven home when Togzhan pointed out that the Garis were thirsting for war and that there was no guarantee that the Aydahar Federation would not be plunged into a war.

Caladan's Embassy

Caladan Ironforge's embassy to the League of Dweorgen Miners was more succinct. Unexplored mountains. Mining rights. Low taxes. If Dweorges don't mine it, Ungir will. Many Dweorges had heard enough and immediately made preparations to visit and possibly move to the region.

The Foundation of Jalinjeri

Halperion Prefecture

On the 1st of Silde, 261 IM, the Kiywar Territory seceded from Ortalyk. This forced the hand of Hedgewind Jalinbeti who moved his contacts to take control of the region before a foreign nations or the Ortalyk Tsar could send an army to regain control. Hedgwind had two key allies in the secession, territorial leader and Boyar Almaz Zhibek and of course the then Governor of Halperion, Rayjok Halperion.

With the Tsar of Ortalyk readying his forces for a possible confrontation with the Garis Triumvirate, Hedgewind only needed to control local powers and agitants. Almaz Zhibek now serves as the Lord Commander of Jalinjeri in all military affairs under Hedgewind Jalinbeti.

Rayjok Halperion's role in the secession was somewhat more complicated, in that his town and lands were in the Karagay Province of Ortalyk. That province did not secede, however the people in the vicinity sided with Rayjok when he joined into Hedgewind Jalinbeti's secession and formation of a new country, Jalinjeri.

Rayjok Halperion was appointed the title of Earth Minister of Halperion Prefecture, one of four Elemental Ministers of the country of Jalinjeri. He retained control of his town of Halperion and made it capitol of his new real which extends over 100 miles to the south into some very mountainous terrain.

Rayjok Chooses a Cabinet

In order to handle the influx of immigrants and manage the defense of his territory, Rayjock Halperion quickly assembled a cabinet. Rayjok had to seriously think about raising taxes to support a military. He knew he would also need to provide humanitarian aid to immigrants who might not find work, food, shelter immediately. He advanced the profile of his Halperion Irregulars to encompass the whole region, creating a separate Halperion City Guard to defend the city proper.

The resident financial wizard Gulshara Rysbek, who briefly served as Mayor of Halperion was promoted to Finance Minister of Halperion Prefecture. Rayjok made a bold and controversial move to appoint a Grendel as War Chief of the Halperion Irregulars, a war hardened veteran from Maercland, Nuradin Danijar. After her success in the embassy to the Aydahar Confederatoin he appointed Togzhan Kuat to be the Minister of Dragons to handle all affairs specifically related to dragons and Aydahar entering and/or settling in the prefecture. Numerous other appointments were made to create Rayjok's cabinet including a new mayor of Halperion, Merey Evnika. an Ortalykshilar from the former Kiywar Territory.

The Garis War Progresses

As Rayjok Halperion made his preparations for governing, the Garis Triumvirate had greatly expanded its war. Having already started a ground offensive in Sigis on Mawsim the 28th, the Garis navy had begun to antagonize the Araldar navy. They brought about its complete destruction by Silde the 8th, effectively leaving a shocked nation without a leader or a means to defend itself.

Barely a week later, on Silde the 13th, the Batis Empire fell to the Garis military, under the leadership of Zhannur Timurlan. Timurlan's banner was no sooner marching down the streets of the Sigis capitol of Asiltas than it was flying over regiments at the Ortalyk border.

The Tsar of Ortalyk, Batil Zhurek moved all of his forces to battle the Garis on Ortalyk's southeastern border only to see his troops crumble under the onslaught of the Garis might. By the 16th, the Garis had reached the capitol of Kala Astanals. By the 18th of Silde, the capitol had fallen. The Tsar, his family and what little of the military remained, fell back to Karagay.

Meanwhile, the Garis military ravaged southern Aydahar, particularly the chromatic dragon regions. Shock troops invaded the lairs of many dragons from young adult to ancient, killing them in preparation for the invasion. The invasion took only days as the Garis military swept through the Aydahar defenses as though they had no defenses at all. By the 28th of Silde the Zhannur Timurlan had negotiated a conditional surrender from the Aydahar and had moved on to invade the Caliphate of Ontustik, quickly capturing the border cities and advancing as far as the major city of Sie.

Rayjok Prepares

Taking in the situation through spies and other sources of news, Rayjok Halperion began to prepare his newly founded prefecture as best as possible. He commissioned a spymaster to be his eyes and ears abroad and began to assemble a special forces team to take out the Garis leadership, where possible.

The results of these efforts will soon be seen...

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