Imperial Diet III

[Stuperman]

I deeply mourn at the news that Henery is dead, he was a cool head in many times of crisis, an example for all to look up to. His Presence on the battlefield always inspired confidance, and his council always inspired hope, may his journey to Sto-Vo-Kor (OOC:Star trek anyone?) be celebrated my all.

Long Live Kaiser Jobst!

[GeneralHankerchief]

Conrad Salier:

Kaiser Henry was a model of consistency and hope for his entire tenure in office. I mourn his passing deeply. May the rest of you Electors follow his example.

I wish Kaiser Jobst a long and prosperous reign.

[gibsonsg91921]

Kaiser Henry always knew what was best for the Reich and executed his plans masterfully.

Long live Kaiser Jobst!!

[Ituralde]

It is with great regret that I hear of the death of Kaiser Henry!
He died far away in an unknown land, but he will be cherished by all people within the Empire! His service for the Reich has been outstanding and he will be missed by all.

I salute Kaiser Jobst and swear my fealty to him!

[Stig]

Ansehelm still in Rome mocking about Russians and no men to fight them walks into the Diet, only to here about the death of der Kaiser. He halts and speaks

I too am touched by the death of Kaiser Henry. I propose a week of mourning to, how will I put it, celebrate this man.
After that Prinz, excuse me, Kaiser Jobst can announce his heir.

You will have to excuse me now, I have been planning on going back to the north for quite some time now, this might not be the correct time, but I still need to assemble an army.

[Kagemusha]

Jonas Von Mahren enters the Diet.

"With great sadness.I will pass my condolences to the family of Kaiser Henry.I was with him,when Jerusalem fell and in my mind Henry represents the ideal of Holy Roman Kaiser. May he rest in peace. I hope that Kaiser Jobst will continue his fathers work to ensure the glory of the Reich. Heil Kaiser Jobst!"

Jonas salutes and drinks the whole pint of beer with one swallow,then he leaves the diet.

[Warluster]

Jobst stands,his head bowed

It is always a tragic event the death of someone, but the death of a Kaiser...

At least now you can rest your mind Henry... You had a long,properous reign.

I stride to live up to your deeds.

Now to other matters we are to attend to.
I believe Lyse von Salza is going to be of age, a princess soon. I encourage anyone who is thinking of winning her heart to do so.
Other then that, nothing else changes.

Jobst sits, now Kaiser Jobst.

[AussieGiant]

And what would winning her heart entail exactly Kaiser Jobst?

[Northnovas]

Karl Zirn

Electors, before we move on to other matters I would like to express by sadness of Kaiser Henry's death. I had the opportunity to speak with him while in the Outremer and will make it my mission to carry on his idea of the Holy Roman Empire in the Outremer. I shall not fail him or the legacy of the Austrian House.
Long live the Kaiser Jobst and the Reich!

[OverKnight]

*Lothar Steffen walks into the Diet and takes his seat with the Bavarian delegation. He looks around the room and grins.*

Long live Kaiser Jobst!

Matthias's face grows stern, anger and resentment flash across his features as he witnesses his brother's actions. He leaps to his feet.

You arrogant bastard! Kaiser Henry is dead, the man who was ruler for our entire lives, who lead the Reich to glory and redemption, who, along with the the rest of the now departed first, great Generation, crafted the luxury and dominion we now enjoy. All this he has done, he had sacrificed for, and you caper into the Diet grinning like an idiot as if you've done something that's mattered!

Enjoy your hollow triumph over a dead man. I only hope we can meet the standards he set. To maintain the model of integrity he put forth in his rule. If you are any indication, brother, we will not.

Matthias's gaze shifts to take in the rest of the Diet.

The Kaiser is dead, God save the Reich!

May our Lord grant Kaiser Jobst the wisdom to rule well.

[Cecil XIX]

I also express my sorrow at the death of such a great man. A true knight, he exemplified every quality that a young noble such as myself could hope to attain. He was skilled in war, fair to all, and worshipful of the Lord. His leadership will be dearly missed. I pray Kaiser Jobst will also have a virtuous and honorable reign.

[TinCow]

Lothar rolls his eyes.

Dearest brother, you are being ever so rude. Have you no respect for the dead? Surely your inane rants about integrity can wait for a more proper moment. Regardless, we are here to pay our respects to our new Emperor and declare our loyalty to him. Did father not provide you with tutors to teach you of such formalities? I am simply doing my duty to my new Kaiser. Jobst is the future, my brother, and you would do well to respect him.

Perhaps you should retire from this place and rest. We have all heard of your constant illnesses. I would not want my own brother to catch his death in here. Hopefully the dry air in Outremer will do you some good. If not, perhaps you can have Conrad sneeze on you. Last I heard, the very spittle of the King of Outremer can cure the bloody flux! Or is that cause it? Apologies, I get these 'miracles' so mixed up these days.

[Cecil XIX]

It is obvious that you are the one being disrespectful, my Count of Florence. If you truly cared about being respectful to the dead, you would have either apologized or ignored the brother. You would *not* respond in an arrogant and condescending manner, claim that outrage at perceived insolence is itself insolence, or make uneccessary and uncalled for insults against the honorable King of Salier. And you would not make rediculous statements about the future, as if you only see reason to pay respect to the Kaiser because of his office. I say again, either apologize or be silent and let the matter pass.

[OverKnight]

Matthias glowers at Lothar but says nothing.

[FactionHeir]

Dirk Freihafen enters the diet

It is with great sorrow that I see a good friend pass away. I fear I should have been with him at his last moments, but alas, I could not.
I also bear a message from the late emperor's son, that he is mourning his father's passing in private, but wishes the new emperor divine guidance in ruling this vast empire.

[McIwoo]

*Observes his brothers’ public animosity with a stern face*

My dear brothers please respect this noble assembly and keep your self control.

The King is dead. Long live the King!

[AussieGiant]

Looking over at "House Steffen" Arnold chuckles

It seems Duke Steffen needs to take the boy's outside for some training. There seems to be some pent up frustration going on over there.

May I recommend Helmut, he's the reigning jousting champion and would be more than happy to thrash a few of you on the field.


Kaiser,

As I requested, what would one have to do to gain's one's favour with the lady?

[Warluster]

Kaiser Jobst stands

Duke Arnold, I know very much you seek Lyse's hand.

I know there shall be at least another person, competeing.

You are a very battle hardened man, its something I respect. But first, before I can give Lyse away, I have to see you prove it, again.

But before any thing happens, we have to go through rh appropiae mourning.

Kaiser Jobst sits

[TevashSzat]

I am sorry for being late as the French have been quite bothersome, but must say that I too mourn for the passing of Kaiser Henry which I don't think anyone can doubt have done much good during his reign. Kaiser Jobst will need much effort to match the rule of Henry

[econ21]

[Elberhard:] Thank you, Electors, for your kind words about my father. We'll all miss the old @#$%^&!.

I swear my fealty to Kaiser Jobst - may his reign be long and glorious.

And may I be the first to welcome Scotland into the fold of the Reich. (Looks bewildered at the alarmed Diet speaker). What? ... I wasn't supposed to mention that? @#$%^&!ing hell! Sorry...

[AussieGiant]

While spinning the tip of a dagger on the palm of his mailed handed, Arnold flips it up and snatches it out of the air at end of Elberhard statement

Christ Elberhard, what the blazes are you carrying on about?!!!

Scotland!! Are you on some of this hashish stuff!!??

[Ituralde]

An Austrian noble stands up from the ranks to adress the Assembly:


It has come to my attention that the populace of Budapest is revolting against the rule of the Reich. This is due to an absurd amount of taxation set by our current Chancellor Ulrich Hümmel! This goes against the express wishes of my master the Count of Budapest, who has clearly stated in his orders for the Chancellor that tax levels in Budapest have to be adjusted to a level that keeps the populace at least content. (OOC: yellow or green face)

It seems Budapest is not the only Imperial city suffering of such blatant over-taxation. While I'm not aware of the arrangements made by other Counts, I hope this has not been their intent. I urge the Chancellor to remedy this situation immediately, the Count of Budapest is already quite displeased as it is!

[FactionHeir]

Hans enters the diet, visibly angry

What mockery is this chancellor making of the empire and its laws I ask, my lords?

From what my informants are writing, it seems that we have bought Edinburgh and Inverness off the English and are currently laying siege to Gaza and several units are en route to besiege Caesarea.

Besides that, the merchants that were hired many years ago still sit idly in their offices and our best diplomat has defected to the Russians. Jonas von Mahren is still camping out in the woods south of Magdeburg, although he should have been at Hamburg by now.

Additionally, Outremer is left entirely undefended and 4 Imperial cities are rioting with several others on the verge.

In regards to our laws, the witch near Ajaccio is still alive while the Bavarians are ordered to siege the castle and the above-named expansions go against the charter.

Lastly, I am most displeased that I am still being sent towards Vienna although I have explicitly requested to be sent to Outremer to help defend against the new invasion of the Mongols.

[Stig]

Ansehelm comes walking into the Diet, looking more than displeased

I've heard these words of the Honourable Hans, and I demand an explanation from the chancellor, immediatly, within 24 hours. And no excuses!!!
Also I want to know where my army is, I am supposed to go on crusade, and there is no sight of an army, I'm currently commanding something that resembles a Household Army while I should be near Riga. You throwed a reinforcement army against some insignificant Poles and I still have no explanation for that.
So you have some explaining to do.

And don't worry, I'll be up the entire 24 hours waiting for you to talk.

Ansehelm sits down on his chair, looking annoyed while he orders a servant to fetch some blankets as he will be here till he hears the explanations by the chancellor

[GeneralHankerchief]

*A Bavarian lawyer rises.*

*Ahem* Honorable Electors, I speak for Conrad Salier, who did not wish to raise much of a ruckus in the Diet. However, upon further examination of the current situation of the Reich, King Salier believes that there are several situations that are not quite in line with the Imperial Charter and the edicts of the recent Diet session.

First, the issue of Edict 10.2 comes up:

Edict 10.2: The Chancellor will not authorise any construction in settlements without the highest level of religious building currently possible, unless there is a religious building in the build queue.

This is not the case in several settlements. Thorn, which currently only holds a Small Chapel, is undergoing a "Military build policy," leaving no room for religious buildings. The same goes for Sofia.

Second, Edict 10.6:

Edict 10.6: The continued Milanese threat to Imperial trade and lands will be ended by taking Corsica and Sardinia. The witch Danae will be eliminated before any siege of the Castle on Corsica. The most devout Priests available, at least two, will accompany the army to bring the light of God to that accursed Isle. Once both islands are in our possession, Sardinia will be offered to the Sicilians in exchange for florins and/or their good will. All this must be accomplished in 10 years (5 turns).

The witch Danae has not yet been eliminated, but Ajaccio is still under siege. The two priests mentioned are nowhere in sight.

As Ansehelm already mentioned, the Teutonic Crusade Army is nowhere to be found.

King Salier also has two personal grievances with the Chancellor. He requests an explanation for why all of Bavaria's Italian possessions, plus Marseille and Venice, which belongs to Austria, are currently dangerously near rioting. Even in Rome, the capital of the entire Empire, the peasants are restless.

Finally, he is extremely displeased with the status of Outremer. He questions the wisdom in having him march in the desert straight for the entire force of the Horse Lords. He is also wondering why Gaza is currently being besieged by an Imperial Army. Outremer is complete, and if Gaza is to be included in its lands then it will be a violation of the Kingdom's Charter.

*The lawyer coughs, pauses, and finishes reading off of his paper.*

Ordinarily King Conrad would only ask for an explanation, but considering that there have been so many violations in so many different places, combined with Chancellor Hummel leaving the entire Diet in the dark for an extended period of time, he does not believe that the Chancellor is in a position to deliver a report.

King Salier formerly requests that either Kaiser Jobst, the new Prinz of the Reich (whoever it may be), or three of the Dukes call an Emergency Session of the Diet to discuss Ulrich Hummel's competancy as Chancellor of the Reich.

*The lawyer sits down, expressionless.*

[Stig]

Ansehelm stands again

I must say that it would be fair to give the chancellor a change to defend himself, otherwise we could just as well start a coup.

Ansehelm sits again

[GeneralHankerchief]

*The lawyer stands.*

There will be plenty of time to do that at the Emergency Session. That is the purpose of it, is it not?

[Stig]

There might no need for an emergency session if we like his explanation

Ansehelm sits again and murmers to one of his younger brothers

though I highly doubt that

[GeneralHankerchief]

*The lawyer stands.*

I should very well like to hear how his explanation can account for his violation of two edicts, ignorance of another, and possible violation of the Charter of Outremer. It is our duty as Electors in the Imperial Diet to hold the rest of us responsible for our actions. An Emergency Session will do just that.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Or, at the very least, an Emergency Session would finally convince Chancellor Hummel that we mean business and actually get him to give us a damn report for once.