Yesterday (or, for some of you, early this morning), our beloved Kaiser Ayreon abdicated and took his own life. We are all deeply saddened. But, as a nation, we shall continue forward, as we have with e passing Kaiser. We leave behind a wonderful ruler and a wonderful friend.
Kaiser Ayreon began his reign unexpectedly with the assassination of Kaiser Hasan I, who broke an oath to the gods and appointed Ayreon over Loki, as was agreed upon. After a turbulent battle for succession, Ayreon arose victorious, and so began a reign as tumultuous as the path to the throne.
Ayreon was a quiet Kaiser, content to leave much of the business of the nation to the Landsraad and his ministers. There was much change during his reign. Brookshire, Elwynn, and Yardistan each saw new dukes (Elwynn twice so). Undeterred, Ayreon continued on. He battled through much sickness, served by three stewards (HypatiasMom, Ardashir Khan, and myself).
Ayreon, wise and true, left us with a new and different Shireroth. However, in his passing, he has left us with a most precious gift. With his appointment of Jacobus Loki as his heir, the imperial succession shall no longer be tainted by the competition and rivalry that began with the passing of Mors V. This fact alone shall leave him forever in our debt, as well as forever in our hearts.
His reign was short, but it was full, lived out to the fullest. His memory will live on forever, dear in out hearts.
I've found it hard to bring a suitable epithet to mind, but one sprung to mind and stuck.
IMPERIAL DECREE NO. 310
In Ayreon's memory, I shall require a short period of mourning:By my power, as granted by his Niftiness, Jacobus Loki the unnamed Kaiser, and the Landsraad:
Kaiser Ayreon the Ordinal-less shall be remembered to the history books as Kaiser Ayreon Stilli ("The Calm/Quiet").
Let it be done as decreed,
Signed,
Steward Corey I
IMPERIAL DECREE NO. 311
May we move forward, fueled on by the memory of our dearest Ayreon.By my power, as granted by his Niftiness, Jacobus Loki the unnamed Kaiser, and the Landsraad:
For a period of one day, as a time for mourning the loss of Kaiser Ayreon Stilli, the following institutions shall suspend business except as required by emergency or duty:
The Landsraad
The Ministry of the Exterior
The Ministry of the Interior
The Ministry of Military Affairs
The Treasury
The Registrar
Let it be done as decreed,
Signed,
Steward Corey I
LONG LIVE THE KAISER!
