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Frost and Fracture
January 1, 2007
The President-Marshal Alexander Kemerskai, the Father of the Republic, was frustrated. He had summoned a council of the military officers to discuss the issues that currently plagued the Republic, hopefully to brainstorm ideas. But when the council met, they were more interested in arguing amongst themselves than coming up with solutions to the problems. Maybe there were no current solutions. The President-Marshal wanted to try anyway.
The obstacles were many.
First, the language and cultural barrier exists between the local griffons of Cloudbury, the land the Republic occupies, and the Republican Herzlander griffons, who had traveled from the southlands to this cold land they now consider home. This has caused ongoing problems, from impacting the military performance of the local natives, to collecting taxes from the populace. There is no known insurrection fomenting, so this obstacle is not as concerning as others.
Second, the once pride of the Republic, the Republican Army, which led the Herzlander griffonos north to this iceland, is in complete and utter disarray. This is the most concerning of the obstacles. Many within the military are frustrated, with some resorting to plundering the local communities. This needs to be fixed. At the moment, new military units cannot be trained until this problem is resolved.
Third, bandits plague the countryside. At the time, lynching the old ruler and his family felt good to the republicans when they came here and found the nobles oppressing the locals. But in so doing, the previous government imploded, and now (years later) the bandits have gained such strength that they rule swathes of land with impunity. This affects tax collection, resource gathering, everything needed to run a nation.
Fourth, food. Starvation is the great fear. Nogriff yet has turned to cannibalism, but the food stocks dwindle by the day. The Republic needs to find a permanent solution to the food problem.
January 1, 2007
The President-Marshal Alexander Kemerskai, the Father of the Republic, was frustrated. He had summoned a council of the military officers to discuss the issues that currently plagued the Republic, hopefully to brainstorm ideas. But when the council met, they were more interested in arguing amongst themselves than coming up with solutions to the problems. Maybe there were no current solutions. The President-Marshal wanted to try anyway.
The obstacles were many.
First, the language and cultural barrier exists between the local griffons of Cloudbury, the land the Republic occupies, and the Republican Herzlander griffons, who had traveled from the southlands to this cold land they now consider home. This has caused ongoing problems, from impacting the military performance of the local natives, to collecting taxes from the populace. There is no known insurrection fomenting, so this obstacle is not as concerning as others.
Second, the once pride of the Republic, the Republican Army, which led the Herzlander griffonos north to this iceland, is in complete and utter disarray. This is the most concerning of the obstacles. Many within the military are frustrated, with some resorting to plundering the local communities. This needs to be fixed. At the moment, new military units cannot be trained until this problem is resolved.
Third, bandits plague the countryside. At the time, lynching the old ruler and his family felt good to the republicans when they came here and found the nobles oppressing the locals. But in so doing, the previous government imploded, and now (years later) the bandits have gained such strength that they rule swathes of land with impunity. This affects tax collection, resource gathering, everything needed to run a nation.
Fourth, food. Starvation is the great fear. Nogriff yet has turned to cannibalism, but the food stocks dwindle by the day. The Republic needs to find a permanent solution to the food problem.
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