Duchal Decree of 2474 ASC: Perestroika

[Shyriath]

I, Shyriath, Duke of Naudia'Diva, proclaim and decree the following:

-That, in accordance with the directives of the late Kaiser Alejian II, the Barony of Northern Brookshire shall be dissolved, and that the only remaining County of that Barony, Benacia, shall be made an independent County under this Duchy.

-That, reflecting our diminished vote count in the Landsraad, the number of votes possessed by the Duke shall be decreased from 10 to 8; those of the Baron of HOLY shall remain at the current 4 votes.

-That, since the County of Naudia'Diva is no longer under the administration of this Duchy, it cannot rightfully hold the name for its own use. Therefore, the name of Naudia'Diva shall henceforth be used as a temporary name only, till a more appropriate name is chosen.

-That, nevertheless, in respect of the Naudia'Divan culture and that of the Priests of Horjin and the Hunters of the Stag, there is a certain responsibility on the part of this Duchy to see that the County and its unique characteristics are not despoiled, and are treated with respect by all of Shireroth.

-That, during my reign as Duke, Duchal Decrees shall cease to be numbered from a given first decree, but instead shall be numbered by the date according to the ASC calendar, to be referred to in full as the "Duchal Decree of XXXX ASC", where XXXX represents the year; this may be abbreviated to the form "DDXXXX". In the event that two or more decrees are made within the same ASC year, the first shall be retroactively labeled "the First Duchal Decree of XXXX ASC", with subsequent decrees being known as the Second, the Third, and so on. These may be abbreviated in the form "DDXXXX.1", "DDXXXX.2", etc.

-That a redefinition of the nature of this Duchy is seriously needed, having little to distinguish itself from the other Duchies and make itself attractive to immigration.

-Fnord.

Shyriath Bukolos,
Duke of Naudia'Diva

[Kaiser Meskan II]

Fnord.

DIE
(Most fitting use of that icon, ever)

Oh, and copycat.

[Gman Russell]

Name? Duchy of Yardistan. We need to restyle it as Old Yardistan, a return to the old ways. Duchal Patriotism rekindled with a real sense of unified culture, rekindled in the fires of passion!

[Shyriath]

That's an awful lot of rekindling. We're gonna have to set some stuff on fire, methinks.

[Gman Russell]

I say, lets set fire to Shirekeep. I like that idea. WHO'S WITH ME?!

[Braden Indianensis]

Yes! Just as long as you don't set the foreign quarter ablaze--I like the spicy Babkhan food.

[Kaiser Meskan II]

Fair enough, as long as you don't mind me moving the capital under my reign to Qentosara.

[Gman Russell]

Sorry kiddo, it's ALL going to burn. Start a riot baby.

[osmose1000]

I did a doubletake just seeing the banner for this place. Actually had to reopen the window and come back to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

As much as this pleases me that Yardistan exists again, it exists in a form that still makes me a sad panda. Not until the fuedal reforms are repealed and a better system instituted will I feel that former Yardistan can exist again.

And I don't know if Shyriath's crazy enough to be duke yet. He'll just have to prove his loyalty to chaos through a monumental act of confusion.

[Gman Russell]

If he told us he was actually Locke in disguise, would that be enough?

[Shyriath]

And I don't know if Shyriath's crazy enough to be duke yet. He'll just have to prove his loyalty to chaos through a monumental act of confusion.

Indeed so. For I am by nature a timid, peace-loving creature of the woods; and I shall have to work hard to find my inner Yardistani. But I think I may have an idea for just that kind of act...

[Gman Russell]

Uh-oh...