Crusader Kings [Concluded]

**Kagemusha** · 06-19-2011, 23:26

I have informed his Grace about my intentions. I am not dismissive towards him in any way.I also cant be dismissive towards trouble spreading to my counties either. I dont think any of you can blame me for not trying to settle this issue or can you?

This is something i think would have been nice to know bit earlier. I cant comprehend why the bishop did not tell us about it. Was it not me who originally proposed to give Mide to church and now i am not even being told about an army supposed to march into Mide.Very strange i must say.

**Kagemusha** · 06-19-2011, 23:59

As we only have a single Ulster vassal telling us that there is a Church army marching to Mide. We are forced in this uncertain situation to move in as well. Not for our own bidding, but to make sure that the lawlessness will end at Mide.

**johnhughthom** · 06-20-2011, 00:05

Round over. I'll get on to the write up and results after Rory McIlroy finishes embarrassing the worlds golfers.

**Jolt** · 06-20-2011, 04:36

((Since nobody warned me I had to militarily occupy the province - as such, I presumed it would simply transition from the NPC to me like any inheritance in the game of CK - I didn't bother to send troops. JHT, I would appreciate if I could be briefed on what one has to do rather than having to guess. And I have been staying with my cousins so internet is not plentily found.))

The Church is moving to restore order in the province. Furthermore, the Church's armies are supported by Ulster's Ducal armies to make sure we overwhelm the bandits and utterly dispose of them. Connaught is obviously most welcome to help the Church root out the rebels and hang them like the petty thieves they are.

Further be known, Duke Kagemusha that the Church is not very happy that you, wishing to take advantage of the chaos, decided to move in and unconsiderately besides wanting to unlawfully take control of the province, breaking the agreement you yourself put forth, that you would marry the princess without seeking permission of any religious authority. What a foul deed! I am sure that every other Lord can see through meaning behind your intervention in the lands of Mide. The Eclesiastical Congregation was originally inclined to award to a vassal of the Duke Kagemusha the hand of the maid of Mide, but now seeing your actions in the hindsight has made some of my fellow counselors weary of giving the hand of the maid to Connaught.

As such, whom is the suitable groom will be decided by the Holy Church along with the vassals of Ireland after Mide is suitably established under eclesiastical order.

**Kagemusha** · 06-20-2011, 10:01

We understand if the Church might be irritated about our original plans, but we have lot to thank for the Ulster vassal Beskar who made us aware that something was actually going to happen concerning Mide. Because of his valuable information we had time to adjust our orders in a way that should not irritate your Grace. Had we actually known that your Grace was sending an army to Mide we would have supported you with troops, which we are actually going to do now also.You have to understand that leaving a county plunged into anarchy connected to all our counties would not have been an option for us, but we wellcome this new option to pacify Mide with open arms, like our actions are soon about to show.

**Diamondeye** · 06-20-2011, 16:36

I reluctantly have to agree with the Duke of Connaught here; It was not public knowledge that the Church would bring Mide under its wing; I only found out in my private correspondance and was therefore late in warning my fellow Duke in this forum. I am glad that you have been able to make amends to your orders, Duke Kagemusha. As I have stated before, Leinster aims to keep Ireland a peaceful nation.

Diamondeye,
Duke of Leinster.

**johnhughthom** · 06-20-2011, 20:04

1072

Desmumu, Ireland.

A great tourney was to be held in the seat of Duke Csargo, the previous winner TheCelticViking was clear favourite for another victory. There was a tense air around this year's tourney with the issue of Mide's succession still to be decided, these next few days would be a distraction from the ongoing crisis.

The preliminary round saw two matches as TheLastDays met Beefy and I-K met Duke khaan, visibly angry at being drawn in a preliminary match. TLD won after 4 runs and khaan defeated his fellow Ulster man in the first run.

The first match in round one saw two home riders face up, defending champion TCV versus Skooma, TCV received a huge cheer from the crowd as he readied himself for what was seen as a simple victory. The two men raced toward each other and the crowd quietened, there was silence for a few seconds as one man went flying off his horse into the grass. Skooma looked as surprised as anybody else to see the defending champion lying in the grass. There was little time for the crowd to draw breath as the next riders took their place. Duke Csargo, resplendent in glorious armour, defeated autolycus on the third run, before B_Ray unseated Double A. Kagemusha was the third Duke up as he was matched against God Emperor, the Duke took an easy victory on the first run. Duke Diamondeye unseated Beskar in the sext match, to make it a clean sweep for the Dukes. Skullheadq defeated Romanic next before A_Dane defeated preliminary winner TLD and the final match saw Duke khaan face best loser autolycus with the Duke winning on the second run.

The topic of Mide was the main subject of the feasting debate that night, there was a lot of discussion on letting the County come under control of the church, no firm commitments were made however. The food and drink flowed all night, a number of defeated competitors stating they were glad to have lost so they didn't have tohold back on their drinking.

Home Duke Csargo unseated Skooma Addict in the first match, before another pairing from the same household with Duke Kage facing B_Ray, another victory for a Duke led to mutterings that the draw was fixed. A third Duke vs vassal quarter final saw much of the crowd appear to lose interest, Skullheadq's victory over Diamondeye on the third run was the match of the day however and reignited the crowd's enthusiasm. Duke khaan's victory over A_Dane was an anti-climax after the previous classic.

With three Duke's still in contention there was much banter during the second night's feasting with bets and proud boasts flying back and forth. Mide was all but forgotten as more men left the tourney and started indulging in the ale and food.

The final day dawned bright, a winner would be crowned today, a new champion. The first semi final was Duke v Duke, Csargo against Kagemusha. A close match saw Csargo reach the final on the second run, his gleaming armour had glanced a seemingly dead on blow on the first run. Next up was Skullheadq against khaan, looking to make it an all Duke final. khaan unseated Skullheadq on the third run to reach the final against Csargo.

As the two Dukes faced each other for the final match there was an excited buzz in the air, as the men of Munster cheered their new Duke, hoping for a second consecutive tourney victory. Csargo certainly looked the part in his new armour and perfectly balanced lance, three consecutive victories and it still hadn't splintered. khaan sat on his horse, quitely confident skill would defeat equipment. It wasn't quite the classic of the previous tourney, but still the match of the week, going to six runs before the Ulster Duke defeated the home Lord. There was a muted response to the victory from the Munster men, the small band from Ulster made up for it with wild celebrations.

A final nights feasting was another noisy affair, before the visiting Dukes departed for home, the question of Mide would be decided individually it would seem.

End of phase three

Chancellors:

Ulster: Ibn-Khaldun.
Connaught: autolycus.
Leinster: God Emperor.
Munster: Romanic.

I'll do each Dukedom and individuals results and events over the next few hours, there's quite a bit to it, most will be in the QTs but a few people will get individual pms. Phase four will begin when it is all done.

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