Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-26444332-20160820033218/@comment-25975584-20160821015816

Faenor of the Silver Laurel wrote:

The Indomitable wrote:

Faenor of the Silver Laurel wrote:

The Indomitable wrote: Why are they allies? Apparis and Arcadia are allies because they're both naval powers with vested interests in keeping the seas free. Canaris Nova and Arcadia are allied specifically for situations like these, as the Empire-invading-the-principalities thing has happened before in the past. They've never done it on such a grand scale, though. What if I did a coup? Funded a revolt against the oligarchal family, and swept in to "restore order" in the ensuing chaos. Canaris Nova is perfectly happy with the ruling family, who are far more lenient than their "iron fist" policy would dictate. They're steel when it comes to the law, but they let people be free to dictate their own affairs. And no-one wants Imperial control over them, especially not a Grand Marshal who seems to delight in the torment of others. That's wrong, he usually writes some heart felt edict before carrying out an atrocity. Which can mostly be boiled down to 'an eye for an eye.' His cassus belli for declaring war on Canaris Nova was border skirmishes, and their participation in events that weakened the empire. IE: an offensive to prevent travesties such as the 'Year of Nine Emperor's' from happening again.